Join Us in Our Weekly Nets
Days: Every Wednesday
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Where:
VHF 146.610 MHz (-600 KHz input), PL 77.0 Hz
UHF 444.825 MHz (+5 MHz input) PL 77.0 Hz
Echolink Node W8BLV-R #323719
Dial Dinner / General Meetings
Days: Third Monday of every month
Time:
5:30 PM ET – Dinner
7:00 PM ET – General Meeting
Where:
Warren County Armco Park
August 17 and September 21, 2026
Cost: $10 per attendee for food and shelter
Please let Roy – N8LRN know that you are attending.
Directions:
Enter the Greentree road gate, turn left at the stop sign, proceed across the creek to the top of the hill, and then turn left. You should see Shelter 9A immediately on the right.
–or–
Enter the OH-741 main gate, turn right at the stop sign, turn right again at the next road, follow the road until you see Shelter 9A on the left.
Next Exam
Amateur Radio License Examinations by Dial Radio Club and Butler County Amateur Radio Association.
When:
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Where:
St. John XXIII Elementary School
3806 Manchester Rd
Middletown, OH 45042
Examination sign-in start time: 6:00 pm
Exam registration 24 hours prior to the session is not required but is STRONGLY suggested.
See the 2026-09-09_ExamBulletin for details.
See the Dial Radio Club Exams webpage.
May 2026 Newsletter
Field Day 2026 – June 26-28
We participated in the annual ARRL Field Day and we had our family picnic at Smith Park, Middletown, OH.
The goal was to contact as many other stations as possible under abnormal situations for 24 hours.
Field day was a success. We did a good job with the small crew that was there, and in spite of the rain and rain storm late Saturday.
We had 1125 contacts on K8PI HF/6 meter bands, and 2 on the RS-44 satellite (thanks Jerry W8LR).
The GOTA-W8BLV station had 185. Several guests operated the GOTA station.
Our total for both stations was 1312 contacts, after Barney N8HP removed the duplicate contacts.
We contacted 49 states (missed Montana. Ernie W8EH almost got them on 6 meters). We missed 5 of the 85 ARRL sections.
Dave KD8W wins the prize for the most contacts, all CW.
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Hamvention 2026
We had fun at another Hamvention with a flea market booth at our normal spaces 8301-8308. The weather was good except for two or three hours of rain.
Dial Radio Club Hamvention Prize Winners
Dave (KD8W) and Bob (W8RES)
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Pass The Bill
Help put an end to the HOA antenna restrictions by sending a letter to Congress. You don’t have to be a member of the ARRL to send a letter.