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Federal Communications Commission DA 22-1011 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE Emergency Request for a Temporary Waiver of Section 97.307(f) of the Commission’s Rules ORDER Adopted: September 27, 2022 Released: September 27, 2022 By the Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: 1. Introduction. We …

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Date: October 22, 2022Location: 204 West Oneal St. Gaffney, SCHours: 7:00 AM-3:00 PMSponsor: Carolina Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES)Talk-In: 145.430(-) Tone 162.2  Admission: 5.00VE Testing: NoFor more information contact Jim Fagan, KI4MJK, c/o CARES PO Box 8006 Gaffney, SC 29340, (864) 490-6369 or KI4MJK@gmail.com

Date: October 15 2022Location:   Darwin Wright Park, 106 Anderson Beach Blvd, Anderson SC. Coordinates: 34 -34-26.68 N 82-41-16.01 WHours: 8:00 AM- ?Sponsor: Anderson Radio Club Talk-In: 146.790 (-) Tone 127.3Admission: FreeFox Hunt: 11:00 amVE Testing: 1:00 pmWebsite: www.andersonradioclub.comFor more information contact Margie Spangenberg, KK4AGN, 200 Lacustrian Lane Central, SC 29630, (864) 654-1352 days, (864) 637-9159 …

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Date: October 8, 2022 Location: SC Military Museum, 1 National Guard Road, Columbia, SC (across from Williams-Brice Stadium) Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sponsor: Columbia Amateur Radio Club For more information, check www.w4cae.com

Date: November 12, 2022Location: Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1830 Celanese Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29732 Hours: 8:00 AM-2:00 PMSponsor: York County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS)Talk-In: 147.030(-) Tone 88.5  Admission: 5.00VE Testing: No, but VE testing will be held on October 1, 2022 at YCARS, 2051 Squire Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732 ( 34.909700245, -81.070946067 )Website: www.ycars.orgFor …

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SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATORS                             County         Name                                   Call Sign               E-mail AddressAnderson     Anson Hawkins               KN4UPY         kn4upy@gmail.comBeaufort      Jim Campbell             KB9LX            KB9LX@arrl.netBerkeley        Linda Selleck                  KJ4EVV           kj4evv@gmail.comCalhoun        Robert Bogan                  AE3RB            rbogan.sc@gmail.comCharleston   Rick Valentine            N8BKN           n8bkn@arrl.netCherokee     Randell Phillips              N4JRP             jrphillips69@gmail.comChesterfield  Andy Jasiewicz              KD2LQA          jaswcz559@gmail.comClarendon     Preston Tobias                W4GSR           cueball910@gmail.comDarlington   Lloyd Mitchell              KO4L              imitchell@gmail.comDorchester    Beverly Boyd                   W3BRB    Beverly.boyd30@gmail.comEdgefield      Donald  Zupon                W3MIF           W3MIF@YAHOO.COMFlorence       David Milligan              …

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TWO-BAND DESIGNS                                      TWO-BAND DESIGNS Bands Radiator    Ladder Line      Lower Resonance     Upper Resonance            Length (ft)  Length (ft)        Freq (MHz)  SWR    Freq (MHz)  SWR                                         VF = 0.975/40    144.83          89.50               3.87                1.8       7.25                1.6 30/17       54.75         36.17              10.12               1.8     18.12                1.3 20/17       77.67         76.17              14.13               1.7     18.11                1.6 20/15       51.00         50.67              14.17               1.1     21.27                1.2 20/12       68.00         46.67              14.15               1.7     24.92                1.5 17/12       28.58         46.67              18.11               1.6     24.95                1.5 17/10       …

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