Steve Stroh N8GNJ gave the Wayne Technical Fanatics a nice shout-out in Zero Retries 0229. If you aren’t familiar with it, the Zero Retries newsletter is a first-class, cutting-edge publication on amateur radio. Also, if you haven’t seen them, the first Zero Retries Digital Conference (ZRDC 2025) had some great…
WW8TF has decided to terminate some services in 2024 as part of a general clean-up of unused, inefficient, and underutilized services. Notably, the WW8TF-10 Winlink Gateway on 145.070 MHz in Rittman, OH has been shut down to free up the antenna and equipment for other things. An area alternative on…
Check out this link for a listing of previous Ohio VHF+ Simplex Contest runs with the WW8TF/Rover: https://ww8tf.club/?s=rover
The XLX Multiprotocol Reflector has a nice web-based dashboard that is also the linchpin of having your reflector registered in the XLX database. This guide helps ensure that your reflector number is secure and the hash key is not lost.
The video below takes advantage of stereo audio – you can play it fine on your phone but it will sound better with headphones or PC speakers, Update 1/17/2020: Audio recordings of the contest are now available here. Note: This is the first-run provisional score before double-checking and validation. Total…
WTF is pleased to announce the public availability of the Megalink Reflector for the D-STAR radio system. See the Megalink Reflector services page for more information. The dashboard is available at https://xlx.megalink.network.
KE8LDH is repaired and back on the air as of November 9, 2019. At least the preamp and possibly the RX radio both had issues. The preamp was removed for rebuild and the radio was replaced. The system is back online. Output is 18W into the duplexer with the new…
The KE8LDH repeater in Akron is currently having problems with the receive radio. A new radio is being prepared and should be installed in a few weeks. Consider the site down under further notice. Please note that the transmit radio still works and you can still hear traffic on that…
The following is the claimed but not official score WW8TF/Rover submitted to the contest: Total Points Claimed: 29,575 Here’s how that breaks down: Station Call: WW8TF/Rover Hours Operated: 6 QSO Points: 985 QSO Points * Counties (15) * 2 Rover: 29,550 Add 25 Rover Bonus Points: 29,575
The documentary video of the 2019 WW8TF/rover for the Ohio ARES VHF Simplex contest is ready, check it out here or on YouTube! Also be sure to check out the audio recordings here from the event made from a radio scanning most of the local simplex frequencies for the duration…
