BECOME BEGINNERS AGAIN!
06/07/21 16:56
In 2006 when we formed the Unusual Suspects, our focus and goal was very simple. Promote Amateur Radio and to have fun. We were extremely successful at this, we were known as the extremely friendly, energetic and fun group to hang out with.
Other clubs, the local Amateur Radio Store all recommended us to new ham radio operators as the group to hang out with, and because we were very active on 2 meter Simplex and all of us monitored 146.520 and reached out to each other using 146.520, we attracted a lot of brand new ham activity.
We were the UNCLUB with no rules, no officers and no drama, just doing ham radio and having fun. One of our biggest strengths were we were a family group, as such we had children, grandchildren and spouses join us in our activities ranging from remote field day weekends during spring break, antenna building, we had a monthly Meet & Greet Breakfast, and every Friday we had an informal breakfast get together.
To sum it up, we were fun and we had fun. As such, we did something very few clubs have pulled off, we attracted a lot of spouses into the hobby and even a few of the younger generation.
As more specifically ME, MYSELF AND I became so focused on Weak Signal Operating, and as a result the club did as well, our focus and the way we presented ourselves changed and we lost ourselves and what made us the fun group we were. We were highly successful in our promotion of Weak Signal Activity and we had some extremely successful events such as our lunch and learn…..But we were no longer doing the fun stuff.
So with that in mind, we are getting back to our roots and RETURNING TO THE DAYS OF THE UNCLUB attitude and activity.
LET’S ALL BECOME BEGINNERS AGAIN.
The HAMsters Weak Signal Group, will become the HAMster Amateur Radio Group, we will still focus on advancing, encouraging activity within the VHF/UHF Weak Signal arena, and we are expanding that activity to include more entry level EME, start dabbling with Microwave activity, but we are returning to 2 meter FM Simplex activity and will along with promoting and encouraging Weak Signal activity, we will promote and encourage 2 meter and up Simplex as well with a very noticeable return to FM Simplex activity on a daily bases.
We are seeing a return to our fun events and activities……..
Joining our weekly SSB net on 144.180, we will see a return of our FM Simplex net on 146.520. This was an extremely popular net and attracted a great deal of activity through out central Texas….WATCH FOR DETAILS. This was the net so many said could not be done, a simplex net would not work. Not only did it work, but it was one of the more popular nets in the region.
March of 2022 will see a return to our Remote Field Day Weekend camping trips again.
We will start working on our Balloon launches and experiments once again……We have two weather balloons just waiting to carry some radio equipment into near space or on a trip across the country or who knows maybe even further.
Starting August 6th our informal breakfast get togethers will return, we just enjoy breakfast and fellowship combined with our larger monthly Meet & Greet plus Swap meets.
And we will return to our HF DX hunt and work that was so popular on Saturday mornings for many years {I’ll explain more of this in a later article}.
PLUS ANYTHING ELSE FUN RELATED IN AMATEUR RADIO TO HELP NEW COMERS TO THE HOBBY ADVANCE AND GROW.
LET’S HAVE FUN!
Other clubs, the local Amateur Radio Store all recommended us to new ham radio operators as the group to hang out with, and because we were very active on 2 meter Simplex and all of us monitored 146.520 and reached out to each other using 146.520, we attracted a lot of brand new ham activity.
We were the UNCLUB with no rules, no officers and no drama, just doing ham radio and having fun. One of our biggest strengths were we were a family group, as such we had children, grandchildren and spouses join us in our activities ranging from remote field day weekends during spring break, antenna building, we had a monthly Meet & Greet Breakfast, and every Friday we had an informal breakfast get together.
To sum it up, we were fun and we had fun. As such, we did something very few clubs have pulled off, we attracted a lot of spouses into the hobby and even a few of the younger generation.
As more specifically ME, MYSELF AND I became so focused on Weak Signal Operating, and as a result the club did as well, our focus and the way we presented ourselves changed and we lost ourselves and what made us the fun group we were. We were highly successful in our promotion of Weak Signal Activity and we had some extremely successful events such as our lunch and learn…..But we were no longer doing the fun stuff.
So with that in mind, we are getting back to our roots and RETURNING TO THE DAYS OF THE UNCLUB attitude and activity.
LET’S ALL BECOME BEGINNERS AGAIN.
The HAMsters Weak Signal Group, will become the HAMster Amateur Radio Group, we will still focus on advancing, encouraging activity within the VHF/UHF Weak Signal arena, and we are expanding that activity to include more entry level EME, start dabbling with Microwave activity, but we are returning to 2 meter FM Simplex activity and will along with promoting and encouraging Weak Signal activity, we will promote and encourage 2 meter and up Simplex as well with a very noticeable return to FM Simplex activity on a daily bases.
We are seeing a return to our fun events and activities……..
Joining our weekly SSB net on 144.180, we will see a return of our FM Simplex net on 146.520. This was an extremely popular net and attracted a great deal of activity through out central Texas….WATCH FOR DETAILS. This was the net so many said could not be done, a simplex net would not work. Not only did it work, but it was one of the more popular nets in the region.
March of 2022 will see a return to our Remote Field Day Weekend camping trips again.
We will start working on our Balloon launches and experiments once again……We have two weather balloons just waiting to carry some radio equipment into near space or on a trip across the country or who knows maybe even further.
Starting August 6th our informal breakfast get togethers will return, we just enjoy breakfast and fellowship combined with our larger monthly Meet & Greet plus Swap meets.
And we will return to our HF DX hunt and work that was so popular on Saturday mornings for many years {I’ll explain more of this in a later article}.
PLUS ANYTHING ELSE FUN RELATED IN AMATEUR RADIO TO HELP NEW COMERS TO THE HOBBY ADVANCE AND GROW.
LET’S HAVE FUN!
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