Ugh! October already. The ice cream places that are still open now will be closing in the next week or so. Luckily, the weather is being extraordinarily nice to us on what will be the last outdoor ham social for the season. And that gathering will be the Country Drive-In in Halfmoon at 1:00pm, per […]
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There seems to be a sudden interest in pneumatic launchers for installing antennas. These things are also known as air cannons. antenna launchers, or even potato guns. They are very easy and inexpensive to build. There are many references on the Internet for just how to do that. Schedule 40 PVC pipe and fittings are
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Update: The weather for this weekend looks to be shaping up nicely. So, Lickety Split it is. Lickety Split is located at 593 Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush. (Some of us know Columbia Turnpike better as Routes 9 and 20.) It is just west of where Route 4 meets 9 and 20. September 17, 2023,
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The annual Saratoga Hamfest rapidly approaches. September 9, 2023, from 7:00am until noon, the largest hamfest in the New York capital district will be held at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds. “All the hams will be there!!” Talk-in will be available on 147.00 and 147.24, both with PL of 91.5 Hz. The door prizes are reportedly
Summer is rapidly running out, so it was time to get in another Ham Social before summer is completely gone. On Sunday 2023-08-27, at the usual 1:00pm, some of us gathered that “On the Farm” on NYS Route 2, about midway between Watervliet and Latham. All the hams were there!!! (Well, at least six or
