Upcoming Activites
Breakfast
Our next SIARC and friends breakfast will be on Saturday September 12th,2026 at 8am at Jack’s Kitchen, 19 West Main St, Shortsville. All are welcome and I hope to see you there!!
Local Educational Opportunities
The Antique Wireless Association Educational Institute
Learn It, Build It, Fix It (LIBIFI) Classes are opportunities for adults to learn about vacuum tube technology while building and/or repairing their equipment. For over half a decade, the AWA Educational Institute has been the premier source of hands-on technical education designed for Do It Yourself (DIY) electronics enthusiasts.
Hamfests and Related Events
The 51st annual Elmira Hamfest, Chemung County Fairgrounds in Horseheads, New York. September 26, 2026
Antique Wireless Association Convention, RIT Inn and Conference Center, Henrietta, NY. Sept 29th to Oct 3rd, 2026.
Public Service Events for 2026:
October 30 and 31—Pumpkin Patrol, Thruway bridges
We are fortunate to be invited to help with all of these events, so please make time next year to help as much as you can. It provides many opportunities to practice our skills to fulfill our mandate for the Amateur Radio Service from the FCC.
Mark your calendars to help out.
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SIARC Board Meeting Notes
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SIARC GroupSIARC holds Amateur Radio Exams every other month on the 2nd Wednesday. Pre-registration is required. For details check our Exam page.
The SIARC VE team is now a member of the Laurel-Volunteer Examiner Coordinator.
As a result of this change, all exams are now given free of charge. Please follow this link for more information about the Laurel-VEC.
Please check the exam schedule here
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K2BWK NEWSK2BWK D-Star Repeater
The K2BWK D-Star repeater system is available for use as K2BWK B on 443.500 +5MHz and as K2BWK C on 147.375 +.6MHz. Registration is not required for listening or local use. If you want to use the gateway services, registration is required. K2BWK is connected into the ircDDB system which allows many more reflectors and options than the standard Icom network. The link to the registration and status site is K2BWK. An email will be sent when the registration is approved. You must then login to the site and enter your personal information. Please enter the information carefully. This document has some details on the process. Instructions Pay special attention to steps 8 thru 10! DSTAR FILEHere is a program file for the ID-880H that will allow easy linking between reflectors and other repeaters or stations. It uses the C0 and C1 memory slots to hold the CQ and Unlink commands so the operator just needs to press the DR button, rotate the dial to the desired reflector, key the mike then use the M/Call button to select CQ or Unlink. It also has many local analog repeaters and some Ontario County public safety channels. Be sure to change the MyCall from NOCALL to your own. Right click and select "Save link as" to download the file. ICOM 80/880 K2BWK program file. Be sure you check the settings after you load the file. Things like GPS, messages, display color, etc. A different method of using the DR mode available to the newer radios is detailed in this document. ID-880H DR Mode Graphic. This method seems easier to switch to different repeaters since we have several now. A text document explaining this operation is here.ID-880H DR Mode. The links in the document are no longer correct but the rest is accurate.
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