W 1 O R S

Stratford Amateur Radio Club

Stratford, Connecticut USA 06614

Upcoming Events

LAST UPDATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2009

  Upcoming Events & On-Air  Activities

Next Business Meeting 12/9/09 7:30pm

PAST EVENTS

October 24-25, 2009 
Starts Saturday 0000 GMT Ends Sunday 2400 GMT
Starts 2000 Local on Friday Sept. 23rd.
 Ends 2000 Local on Sunday Oct. 25th. 
Jack K2RS and Dan N6ERD (Primary)
CQ WW Website  
RULES FILE

OCTOBER 17, 2009
Boothe Memorial Park Annual Pumpkin Festival
Area Scouts are invited as this day is also part of JOTA (Jamboree on the Air)
The SARC will be open and operating from Noon to 4pm
Download event flyer (pdf format)

Sikorsky VS-300 70th. Anniversary Special Event

   
Click on picture to hear our CQ during the SE
Info on the VS-300

September 19, 2009 ~ HF bands 20, 40
QSL with an SASE via the callbook address. 
Thank you to all the stations that made contact with us.

Thank you to all that attended our
1st Annual Open House, Membership Recruitment Day 
and Grand Re-Opening held on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 of 
the Stratford Amateur Radio Club, inc. (W1ORS )
established 1946, ARRL affiliated for over 60 years.  

We're glad you spent some time visiting and operating with us.

Welcome to those that have become members and we look forward 
to you joining us during future club on-air events.

If you were not able to attend, please visit with us during our business meetings
that are held at our recently renovated Club Station.
*Become a member of the Stratford Amateur Radio Club, 
which was founded in 1946 and has been revitalized for the 21st century.  
No matter if you are a seasoned ham or recently licensed, our Club has something to offer you.  
Our present membership spans all aspects of our hobby.  
We offer…A permanent, operational club station consisting of… 
Two all mode HF stations equipped with modern "state of the art" transceivers, 
utilizing intermod eliminating bandpass filtering and one VHF/UHF operating position. 
Computerized rig control and logging.
If you have covenant restrictions, no room for antennas, no ham shack, 
or would like to get involved with a club with a long history 
with smiling friendly hams, become a member and operate with us. 
 License testing with our group of VEs  Mentoring and experience on HF radio.

Please put us on your calendar and stop by. We hope you will like what you see and join our group.  
 the Stratford Amateur Radio Club, established 1946, ARRL affiliated for over 60 years.

“Signals heard around the world”  

Special Event-May 17, 2009
45th Anniversary of the first flight of the Sikorsky CH-53 helicopter.
1700 UTC - 2000 UTC (1pm to 4pm Eastern time)
Frequencies: 7.180Mhz and 14.265Mhz (+/- QRM)
Thank you to the many stations that contacted us.
For a commemorative QSL, send an SASE to the W1ORS call book address.
Commemorative QSL will be going out shortly to those stations that sent in a SASE

JOTA 2007
Jamboree-on-the-Air
The SARC put on a demo during the day. See photos below.
Saturday October 20, 2007 9am to 4pm at the club station
HF 40, 20, 10, 6,  SSB, PSK31

Download a printer friendly informational flyer in pdf format

FIELD DAY 2003 --  Listen for W1ORS- 3D-CT
June 28-29, 2003

Sikorsky VS-300 60th. Anniversary Special Event

   
Info on the VS-300

September 11-30, 1999 ~ HF to UHF bands

Participating club members signed their own callsign followed by a /SIKORSKY.
Thank you to the 700+ stations that contacted us during the special event. We enjoyed having you join us during this on-air celebration to commemorate this most historical event.

QSL for a certificate with an SASE via the callbook address of the individual station worked: W1CTN, W1JON or W1RPG. You may also use the W1ORS callbook address indicating the station you worked.

Certificates have been mailed to all that submitted a QSL so far.

Stratford Day Special Event ~~ June 5, 1999 HF Bands

Operators were W1RPG, W1CTN, W1JON, K1TMW, N2IYG

Thank you to those stations that stopped by to visit with us on the air.
Certificates were forwarded to all those stations that sent in a QSL with an S.A.S.E.

S.A.S.E. to W1ORS Callbook address

Special Event on board the Lightship Nantucket LV-112

Captain's Cove Marina ~ Bridgeport, CT

October 3, 1998 LogBook

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