Field day was a smashing success! With delicious food and excellent conditions for radio, it was a fun weekend!





The Ohio Valley Experimenters Club
The Ohio Valley Experimenters Club (OVEC) is a USA HAM radio based non-profit organization dedicated to the education and experimentation of the HAM radio world. Our organization welcomes any licensed as well as non-licensed HAM radio operators at every meeting and event we hold through out the year. For more information about our organization please click About Us.
Field day was a smashing success! With delicious food and excellent conditions for radio, it was a fun weekend!
As members of a local ham radio club, we are always looking for ways to learn more about this fascinating hobby and to connect with other enthusiasts. The upcoming winter field day is a great opportunity to do just that, as it allows us to test our skills and equipment in challenging outdoor conditions.
We are especially looking forward to the camaraderie and friendly competition that comes with participating in the winter field day. It is a great way to meet new people who share a passion for ham radio, and to learn from more experienced operators. We are also excited to see how our own skills and equipment stack up against those of other participants.
Join us for the weekly KD8LBS net, to be hosted every Thursday Night @ 8:30PM EST. The net is held on the KD8LBS Repeater 444.9750 MHz +5, Tone 162.2 Hz.
It seems like it was just yesterday that we did this whole “Winter Field Day” thing, but in reality it’s been 365 days. With the combined gusto of everyone, and it was a great turnout, the OVEC crew has once again succeeded at “ham radioing” in a group setting.
We started coming out to the lake about 4 years ago after coming to the conclusion that we wanted our WFD OPS to not only be a ham radio operating event, but a club member social operation as well. It’s always been fun, and this year was no different.
https://www.fistsna.org/operating.html
The International G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest will be 2300 Hrs UTC August 31 through 2300 Hrs UTC September 2, 2018. Everyone is welcome to participate, but only the logs of those using straight keys for all claimed contacts are eligible for awards.
BANDS:
Operation is limited to 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz amateur bands. No WARCs bands.
Work stations only once per band.
ENTRY CLASSES:
There are three entry classes: QRO, QRP, and Club:
Entry class MUST be shown on logs to be considered for entry in a particular class, or will be assumed QRO. An entry must be ONE class only, no combination of classes is allowed.
Well the time is here yet again, time for Summer Field Day! We will be operating in the same location as the previous two years which will be listed below. If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please send us a message via our contact page or on the club repeater.
Thanks!
Ohio Valley Experimenters Club
4962 Beechwood Rd.
Cincinnati, OH
GOTA: YES
Talk-in: 445.420, 147.555, And Repeater
Contact: Ohio Valley Experimenters Club
Come see us in the Flea Market for yours TODAY(and Saturday, and Sunday)!
73!
KD8FYT
This year we will be operating as N8A (special event callsign to commemorate the annual K9MUL Field Day) as a 3AB station – 3 transmitters, non-commercial and non-generator power, QRP.
We will be running a GOTA station for inactive hams or unlicensed people who are interested in ham radio! This is your chance to get on the air with a coach who will guide you through making contacts.
Once again we will be experimenting with a number of different antenna types, from standard dipoles to NVIS inverted vees, and for the first time we will have a 10-15-20 meter beam.
All are welcome at our Field Day site, licensed or unlicensed. We will be having a potluck dinner on Saturday at 6:30 pm – please bring a dish or a side to share.
We will be monitoring 447.800 so feel free to contact us on the simplex frequency.
We will be selling many items that will be ham related which include radios, equipment, etc. In addition, we will be offering services for the entire ham community that we are sure will be a hit (this includes custom made ID Badges, stickers, etc. made right on the fly)!
During the entire event you can contact OVEC (Club call KD8LBS) on 447.800 Mhz Simplex. We will be actively monitoring and communicating on this frequency for the entire duration of the event.
We encourage you to stop by our booth and visit us!