QST QST QST – STARC 2023 Hamfest coming soon!
Please join us on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at the VFW, on Lake St., St. Albans for our annual hamfest. Doors open at 8:00am. The hamfest ends at 12:00pm.
We hope to see you there.
73 de STARC
This video is from 'BIFF' Bob K1BIF and is from the quarterly Vermont Emergency Hospital Net from the UVM Medical Center Hospital in Burlington, VT. BARC Secretary Ed W1OKH also participated in this net.![]()
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This is an example of public service radio communications that AROs (Amateur Radio Operators) might be called to provide during an emergency.![]()
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" Once a quarter, the Vermont Emergency Hospital Net does a preparedness test; this one was on April 5, 2025. This video was taken in the University of Vermont Medical Center Hospital in Burlington VT. On this net, we only did voice on HF (80m), UHF linked repeater system and DMR. On other nets we pass messages on voice and digital. This hospital uses an Icom 7100 and an Anytone DMR transceiver. I know it seems boring, but when an emergency arises, all this practice makes things go better. " - Bob K1BIF![]()
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One a quarter, the Vermont Emergency Hospital Net does a preparedness test; this one was on April 5, 2025. This video was taken in the University of Vermont...
Question from the Extra License Class question pool:![]()
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" Which of the following is used to reduce or eliminate intermodulation interference in a repeater caused by a nearby transmitter?![]()
A. A band-pass filter in the feed line between the transmitter and receiver![]()
B. A properly terminated circulator at the output of the repeater’s transmitter![]()
C. Utilizing a Class C final amplifier![]()
D. Utilizing a Class D final amplifier "![]()
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Question from the General License Class question pool:![]()
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" How does a noise blanker work?![]()
A. By temporarily increasing received bandwidth![]()
B. By redirecting noise pulses into a filter capacitor![]()
C. By reducing receiver gain during a noise pulse![]()
D. By clipping noise peaks "![]()
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Question from the Technician License Class question pool:![]()
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" Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?![]()
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A. Linearity![]()
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C. Selectivity![]()
D. Total Harmonic Distortion "![]()
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More FCC rules and regulations that you really should know as an ARO (Amateur Radio Operator).![]()
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" §97.29 Replacement license grant document.![]()
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Each grantee whose amateur station license grant document is lost, mutilated or destroyed may apply to the FCC for a replacement in accordance with §1.913 of this chapter. "![]()
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