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Events in May 2025

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8:00 pm: ARES net


April 27, 2025

April 28, 2025

8:00 pm: TARC 2m Net


April 29, 2025

April 30, 2025

8:00 pm: Newcomers Net


May 1, 2025

May 2, 2025
May 3, 2025

8:00 pm: ARES net


May 4, 2025

May 5, 2025

8:00 pm: TARC 2m Net


May 6, 2025

May 7, 2025

8:00 pm: Newcomers Net


May 8, 2025

May 9, 2025

All day: Armed Forces Day Cross Band Test

All day
May 10, 2025

USS Yorktown
Patriots Point Maritime Museum
Mt Pleasant, SC

8:00 pm: ARES net


May 11, 2025

7:00 pm: CARS Monthly Meeting


May 12, 2025

Golden Corral
Center Point Dr
North Charleston, SC

8:00 pm: TARC 2m Net


May 13, 2025

May 14, 2025

8:00 pm: Newcomers Net


May 15, 2025

May 16, 2025
May 17, 2025

8:00 pm: ARES net


May 18, 2025

May 19, 2025

8:00 pm: TARC 2m Net


May 20, 2025

May 21, 2025

8:00 pm: Newcomers Net


May 22, 2025

May 23, 2025
May 24, 2025

8:00 pm: ARES net


May 25, 2025

May 26, 2025

8:00 pm: TARC 2m Net


May 27, 2025

May 28, 2025

8:00 pm: Newcomers Net


May 29, 2025

May 30, 2025
May 31, 2025

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Winter Field Day Fail..

Winter Field Day is about being prepared. We failed that test.

The trailer tires were flat and the inflater battery was dead. Our new folded dipole looked OK into a meter, but SWR jumped to 10:1 or worse when connected to the feedline (multiple cables were tried). Once the autotuner cooperated the radios were deaf.

There was only one person who signed up to come (not uncommon) but a handful showed up (normal). Not knowing if anybody would be available to tow the trailer back inside the garage overnight, we decided to pack up while we had help.

On top of all that, my car is misfiring and I don’t want to be driving it more than necessary.

Lesson Learned: The trailer committee needs to be doing more active maintenance, and the Emergency Coordinator (and the rest of us) need to do more trailer activations.


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