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K8KRG Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society Celebrating over 40 Years of Amateur Radio 
Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society is one of the oldest radio clubs in the Great Lakes area, having been formed in 1958 or 1959, and receiving official status in 1963. Our membership comes primarily from the Northern Ohio area. Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society has been an American Radio Relay League (ARRL)-affiliated radio club since January 1972. We provide public service, education, and furtherance of the Amateur Radio hobby. Meetings: Club Activities: We first became World Champs in ARRL Annual Field Day in 1970, then again in '78, '79, '8., In 1981, we were Great Lakes Champions. In 1982, we again became World Champs in ARRL Annual Field Day, as well as CQ-WW 160, CQ-WW-WPX, and ARRL Sweepstakes CW Champions. In 2000, we began to operate ARRL Field Day in Lorain County at the Equestrian Center in then Carlisle Township Lorain County Metropark. Our July NOARSFEST has been held at the same location over 20 years, and our February Winter HamFest starts the hamfest season in Ohio. We were the first ARRL Special Service Club in Ohio. We have had radio equipment donated to us for use by NOARS members in the club station aboard the submarine U.S.S. Cod. We built a station inside the radio room that is available to any operator for use within his/her license class after showing a copy of that license to the U.S.S. Cod staff. Take home some great memories and try CW, SSB, or FM modes on many bands. In 1981, our 145.150 FM voice repeater was built and operated one of only five B.A.R.T. DX Alert systems to announce DX spots in the United States. This type
of unit was added to N.O.A.A. weather radio systems in 1997. Famous Members: Public Service: The clock on the square in Elyria, Ohio, is showing on the lower right corner of your screen.
Many of our members are active with these affiliations. Their discussions before and after our meetings help to fuse the Amateur Radio fraternity together.   
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Once upon a time, before television was mass media and
Internet connections
were heard of, radio was the means of primary emergency communications and
listening entertainment for those who had the capability of receiving, and making
the transmissions was a classified art itself. There are a few theories about
who made the first transmissions as well as whose could go the farthest.
About
this time, the Radio Amateur hobby was born. Those signals were sent using a
continuous wave oscillating sound, and by controlling the duration of the sound
with a hand-held switch, the signals could be transmitted as a code representing
each letter of the alphabet. This switch, called a code key, is something the
Amateur Radio hobbyists have used for years. The method of coding most prominent
is called Morse Code. It is still used today and shares importance with other
digital and phone or voice signals. The Amateur Radio operator uses these and
other modes to communicate with other stations to transfer information into areas
where commercial power and normal communication modes have become inoperative. These operators use whatever means they have to start up and perform emergency
communications into and out of these areas. Candidates who become Amateur Radio
operators must demonstrate detailed knowledge of both operating procedures and
electrical safety before the F.C.C. will grant the station license. This
has been achieved by men and women of all ages, all around the world.
There are many methods for
upgrading license classification, making it a hobby that can grow on you and
with you. Broadcast radio and television, telephones, copy
and fax imaging, digital paging, cellular telephone, and satellite communications
were created and tested by individuals with a keen interest in electronics, and
many are Amateur Radio operators.
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