K7LWH - Lake Washington Ham Club

K7LWH

National Traffic System

National Traffic System

The National Traffic System (NTS) is a unique platform that enables efficient transmission of messages between senders and receivers across the United States while providing valuable training for amateur radio operators. Our two primary objectives – moving messages quickly and fostering operator skills – may sometimes intertwine yet remain essential components of

New Member Orientation

New Member Orientation

Welcome to the Lake Washington Ham Club! Here are some quick tips to help you get started: * Sign up at https://lwhc.groups.io/g/main or email main+subscribe@lwhc.groups.io to join the club's groups.io email list. This will ensure that you recieve announcements regarding club

11am Daily: Health and Wellness Net

11am Daily: Health and Wellness Net

Our daily Lake Washington Ham Club K7LWH Health and Wellness net meets at 11AM to provide a daily “check-in” for our members and any licensed amateur operator. The net is operated through our linked Rose Hill repeater system. The Health & Wellness Net is known and appreciated by our community for

7pm Tuesdays: Evening net

7pm Tuesdays: Evening net

To accommodate those with scheduling issues that cannot make it to our daily 11am net, we also run an evening session at 7pm Pacific every Tuesday from our linked Rose Hill repeater system. For more information, please refer to our 11am Daily Health and Wellness net page.

Joining LWHC on ClubLog

Joining LWHC on ClubLog

ClubLog is a free website that helps operators be more effective and have more fun making on the air HF and Satellite contacts with distant stations around the world. New operators with a wire in a tree to seasoned contesters with million-dollar stations use ClubLog to connect with other enthusiasts,

7pm Wednesdays: The "Louie" net

7pm Wednesdays: The "Louie" net

On Wednesday evenings at 7pm Pacific, “The Louie Net” is dedicated to David Clark’s work to save, repair, and recycle instead of buy. Consumerism has moved us away from visiting repair shops. Inexpensive components and parts break before reasonable end of service life. Our culture emphasizes “Just buy another

7pm Fridays: Round robin net

7pm Fridays: Round robin net

QST! LWHC holds a no-host Round Robin Net on Fridays at 7pm on our Rose Hill linked repeaters. A Round Robin is an informal net that the first station on frequency kicks off, building an initial list of interested stations. Here's how it works (hopefully): The first station then gives

Electronic Morse Code Oscillator Kit

Learning morse code can be a fun and rewarding challenge. Hearing what you are keying can go a long way to making it fun while also giving you the ability to begin reading electronic schematics as well. Electronic Morse Code Oscillator Kit PDF Guide

RF Exposure Calculator

FCC has adopted guidelines and procedures for evaluating environmental effects of RF emissions. The new guidelines incorporate two tiers of exposure limits based on whether exposure occurs in an occupational or “controlled” situation or whether the general population is exposed, or exposure is in an “uncontrolled” situation. In addition to

radio-programming

Programming your radio

A selection of guides and resources that can help you program new channels into your radio.

In-Person Exam Registration (ARRL-VEC)

IMPORTANT: THIS REGISTRATION PAGE IS *ONLY* FOR THE ARRL-VEC IN-PERSON EXAM SESSIONS HERE IN THE SEATTLE AREA — IT IS NOT FOR THE GLAARG-VEC REMOTE VE SESSIONS. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE CORRECT REGISTRATION AND FEE PAYMENT FOR THE RIGHT KIND OF SESSION YOU ARE USING FOR YOUR EXAM.

Remote Exam Session Registration (GLAARG-VEC)

Registration information for GLAARG-VEC remote exam sessions held online by Lake Washington Ham Club and other organizations.

Coax Loss Calculator

Did you ever wonder if there was a “cost” to having long lengths of extra coax? Suppose you just ran a nice long length of coax to your new J-Pole antenna. You thought it would be approximately 100 feet, but it ended up being only 50 feet. Should you just

Scouting and Youth

The club’s Scouting and Youth activities include: * Our classes and testing services make it easy for youth to get licensed. * We encourage youth to set a goal of getting their Extra license by 18 years old and we have programs to make that doable. * However, getting licensed and radio

Satellite Tracking

Interested in what is needed to track a satellite? Check out this video that was developed using the LWHC’s satellite equipment: https://youtu.be/74sCCTYGqYA We use this as part of our Technician and General class instruction. Please note: * The contact made in the video was to Robert Hinshaw,

Keeping Echolink connected with an Android Phone

During a recent LWHC meeting I heard the complaint that Echolink on an Android phone has connection problems when the Echolink app is put in the background. As an Android user considering using Echolink, I was curious. I am not a programmer nor do I understand the inner workings of

Mobile Antenna Installation

For quite a while, I had been using an Alinco handheld in the car, along with a little Mirage VHF amplifier. Both of these were powered from the lighter socket. For antennas, I used various luggage-rack mounts and magnetic mounts. No combination of handheld, amplifier, and antenna really worked very

Studying for Extra class license

A common request that we get all of the time goes something like this: “Hey guys! Studying for my Technician and General was straightforward . . . But how do I study for my Extra? It is *hard*.” One issue is that there are very few and far between opportunities to attend Extra

Call sign tips and tricks

Here are some tips and tricks on call signs: Interested in getting sequential call signs with your and your family or friends? Suppose you and your Mom are taking the Tech exam and you both pass. Congratulations! Welcome to ham radio! Wouldn’t it be fun if you had call