Open Hours at Brother James Court
Where: !! New Location For Winter !!
Brother James Court
2508 St. James Rd. Springfield, IL 62707
What: Get technical advice, operate;
An amateur radio license is a license to learn. Look here for information about upcoming license classes and specialized training.
Brother James Court
2508 St. James Rd. Springfield, IL 62707
What: Get technical advice, operate;
Operating from home locations, K9Y was on the air throughout the run of the 2021 Illinois State Fair, August 12-22, 2021. All amateur radio operator were welcome to participate from their own ham shack using their own radios. Three operators took part in the event; J. Mitch Hopper – K9ZXO, Chuck Hopper – K9PLX, and Roger Whitaker – K9LJB.
"Resistors & Capacitors in Series & Parallel"
For the new students studying for the Technician Class amateur radio license, we offer this small aid. This video explains in very elementary terms how to calculate the total resistance or capacitance in DC circuits when the components are configured in series or parallel.
This video is offered by the Sangamon Valley Radio Club.
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.
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.
Modern Amateur radio incorporates digital computing systems like never before. The word “Binary” is tossed about freely with sometimes little understanding of what a binary numbering system is or how binary mathematics actually works. This elementary video helps explain how a group of solid state elements can apply basic binary math to perform a function. We hope this five-minute video helps remove some of the mystery from digital electronics.