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"Ohm’s Law"

For the new students studying for the Technician Class amateur radio license, we offer this small aid.  This video explains in very elementary terms what Ohm’s Law is and how it is used.

This video is offered by the Sangamon Valley Radio Club.

Watch it here.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has forced changes to how ARRL Field Day is conducted. Last year, the SVRC did not participate in the traditional group activity. Instead, we followed the ARRL guidelines for individuals operating from their home stations.

The Special Event Station W9I, celebrating the 2020 Illinois State Fair, is now history.  For ten days, W9I was operated by nine SVRC club members operating on any band and using any mode they wished.  In addition to the traditional SSB and CW modes, several different digital modes were employed as well.

This year, Field Day is going to be quite different for the members of the SVRC.  Since the Covid virus has restricted our movements and social distancing is the new normal, the SVRC is not going to assemble a team to conduct Field Day as it has in the past.  Instead, we are recommending that our members run their own Field Day exercise on their own.  As long as you follow the health guidelines, we hope you can work from home or from some personal outdoor area and make as many contacts as you can.