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Arkansas QSO Party 2022
Get ready for aother Arkansas QSO Party on May 21, 2022 (U.S. time zones)! This year’s contest has updated rules and entry categories. Head over to arkqp.com to get the details. We hope to work you in the ARQP!
Noise Blankers Radio Group and The Arkansas QSO Party
For more than 20 years, the Arkansas QSO Party (ARQP) was chaired by Don Banta K5DB in some form or fashion. He single-handedly revived the state’s QSO Party many years ago and grew it to be a premier event with … Continue reading
What People Searched For, Installment #2
By K5KVN It’s been a while since the first time we did “YOU SEARCHED FOR WHAT?!” So, let’s open the hood again; this time for HamHijinks.com. We’re not making these up. These are actual search terms that brought people to … Continue reading
Club Minutes – SOME REDACTED – October 2013
The Noise Blankers Radio Group met at Jose’s Mexican Restaurant in Springdale, Arkansas, on October 16, 2013. Present: Gary WBØRUR, Andy K5PO, Kevin K5KVN, Nathan K5KAC Also present: a briefcase, a collection of Army figurines, a WW2 helmet, various handie-talkies … Continue reading
2012: Year In Review
2012 was a big year for The Noise Blankers. What in the past had been an annual gathering of the group for field day, became a full-fledged calendar of ham radio events. Planning for next year is already underway and … Continue reading
Ham Radio Hijinks
Kevin K5KVN and Andy K5PO try to communicate at the Wreaths Across America event:
Noise Blankers Assist At National Cemetery, No Injuries Reported
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., December 17, 2012 – Amateur radio and “The Noise Blankers Radio Group” (www.noiseblankers.com) provided event communications for Wreaths Across America at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Wreaths Across America is a national non-profit organization dedicated to … Continue reading
Log Jam of the World
There has been a lot of talk lately about the system issues with Logbook of the World. The Noise Blankers membership thinks LOTW is a fantastic tool, but obviously limited in its current state. We know the ARRL staff are … Continue reading
An Idea: Arkansas Amateur Radio License Plates
By: Kevin K5KVN Please share this page with as many Arkansas amateur radio operators as possible, email the link, talk about it at your club meetings. We need to determine interest in this, so please let me know what you … Continue reading
