Busy Holiday for SEKARC

The Coffee QSO at Root Coffeehouse is going great! Nice place to meet with great Signet coffee and treats. We have had two so far and this week we had special visitors to the group. The new Crawford County Emergency Management Director and the outgoing Eldon Bedene met with us to get to know us and discuss possible projects and assistance that SEKARC can provide going forward.

Then last night at Barto's we had our first annual Christmas dinner. We had at least 26 people in attendance and it was a really nice evening. I've got to say what a great group you are to work with and know. The food and friendship was really fun and I think we all look forward to the next holiday dinner and I also think that 2017 will be a very good year for the SEKARC!

Photos below and we were treated to a tune...

Coffee QSO New Location - Root Coffeehouse

As of December 21st 2016, the SEKARC  will be moving it's Wednesday Coffee QSO to Root Coffeehouse! Spellbound had to close up shop so we found a new local joint to host us! We meet every Wednesday at 9am so if you have not made it to one, we would love to see you!

They have a large number of coffee options and also a great breakfast treat selection! Here is a message from their Facebook page. "Root. ro͞ot/noun - Definition: the part of a plant that attaches to the ground or to a support, conveying nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.

Root Coffeehouse was born from our roots. It’s a homestead for our family company connecting us to our ground, our support: the southeast Kansas community. A coffee shop has been a dream of ours for years and it's finally taken root. 

Amateur Logic Christmas Special

It's time for the Amateur Logic Christmas special. These guys are pretty funny and run a pretty good show. If you have never seen an episode, they cover a lot of ham radio topics and mix in a lot of humor.

Merry Christmas 2016

Amateur Logic Website

SEKARC Holiday Dinner RSVP

NEW TIME 6 PM

SEKARC will be having it's first annual Holiday Dinner. It will be held at Barto's Idle Hour Wednesday December 28th 2016 at 6 PM.. The radio nets will not be held that evening. Everyone is invited and XYL's and anyone you would like to bring are also welcome to come!

It will be a buy your own meal and drinks (best chicken in town some say) but you do not have to eat or stay long but we would love to see you! Please RSVP on the form below and let us know if you are coming to the dinner and how many including you, will be attending !! They have a nice big room in the back but we do need a count!

We will also be having a secret Santa gift exchange so feel free to bring a small gift and you will be in the running to receive one via ticket drawing!

Stuff You Should Know Podcast

This is an interesting podcasts about Ham Radio by some non hams. Mostly correct but still fun to listen to. Click play on the link below ot the image above. I am fairly new to the hobby so I did learn something.

Run some PSK or JT and listen while you ham it up !!

Stuff You Should Know

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Introduction To Magnetic Core Memory

"PROPERTIES OF MAGNETIC CORES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM; HOW INFORMATION IS STORED AND TRANSFERRED FROM ONE CORE TO ANOTHER."

Saturday - Breakfast and Museum

The October meeting for SEKARC will be this Saturday October 29th. We will first meet at 9am for breakfast at Hardee's. We will enjoy some breakfast, coffee and conversation!

Then at 10am we will head over to the Crawford County Historical Museum, just North of 20th and the US69 bypass.

They have lots of space and lots of trees for holding up antennas! Everyone is welcome to stop by and setup your radio gear!

Also, why you are there be sure and tour the museum and see the great historical items they have. There is a lot of history in that building!