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Florence Amateur Radio Club Swapfest

Date: August 12 Location: West Florence Fire Station Annex 3379 Pineneedles Rd. Florence SC Hours: 8AM -12 Noon Sponsor: Florence Amateur Radio Club For more information visit www.w4ulh.net

Ridge Amateur Radio Club Tailgate Party

Date: April 15, 2023Location: Open lot next to Shealy’s BarBQue – 340 East Columbia Ave. Leesville, SCHours: 8:00 AM untilSponsor: Ridge Amateur Radio ClubFor more information visit www.W4RRC.org

CARC Swapfest

Columbia Amateur Radio Club SwapfestDate: May 13, 2023Location: SC Military Museum, 1 National Guard Road, Columbia, SC (across from Williams-Brice Stadium)Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pmSponsor: Columbia Amateur Radio ClubFor more information, check www.w4cae.org

Gaffney Hamfest

Gaffney HamfestDate: October 21, 2023Location: 204 West Oneal St. Gaffney, SCHours: 7:00 AM-3:00 PMSponsor: Carolina Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES)Talk-In: 145.430(-) Tone 162.2Admission: 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

Rock Hill Hamfest

Rock Hill HamfestDate: October 7, 2023Location: TBD Hours: TBDSponsor: York County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS)Talk-In: 147.030(-) Tone 88.5Admission: TBDVE Testing: TBDWebsite: www.ycars.orgAdditional details will be added as they become available. For more information contact John Gendron, NJ4Z, NJ4Z@yahoo.com

DEC/EC Contact List

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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Multi-band Dipole Dimensions

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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