Flint Hills Amateur Radio Club

Tour of new Emergency Operations Building
2024-05-04 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | EOC, 2100 N. Ohio Street, Augusta, KS, United States
Meet at the EOC 2100 North Ohio, Augusta.
Following the tour, we will go to Bern’s Barn for lunch.

Butler County EOD Luncheon
2024-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
Join us for a luncheon at Bern’s Barn where the Butler County Emergency Operation Director has been invited to show us Butler County’s Emergency Plan where FHARC will be needed. We’ll also discuss other severe weather information.
This promises to be really enlightening and a chance to meet the Director and show her how Ham Radio activities can contribute in emergencies. She will show us how she uses our Repeater during severe weather.
Everyone can benefit at this luncheon.

Install Ham Clock app with Raspberry Pi
2024-02-24 11:00 - 14:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
Steve Saner (KDØIJP) will be showing how to install the Ham Clock app onto a Raspberry Pi. The Club will install the Bullseye Operating system on your Raspberry Pi and then install the Ham Clock Application.
The intended audience of this workshop is for people that have little to no experience with the Raspberry Pi, though others with more experience are certainly welcome to join.
Here’s a web page with information about the Raspberry Pi HamClock.
The goals of the workshop will be to learn how to set up a Raspberry Pi and then how to use that Raspberry Pi to make a HamClock application that you can use in your shack.
Equipment Needed:

Raspberry Pi Computer (RPi)– HamClock will work on about any model but should have built-in WiFi. Model 3B+ works well but if want to use the latest perhaps Model 4. There are numerous versions of the Raspberry Pi available on Amazon. Here’s a kit on Amazon that includes most of the accessories you would want. The best price I have found lately is from Adafruit. Adafruit also has most of the accessories you might want. You will need to choose how much memory you want. 2GB is fine, which is $45.00. If you are willing to spend a bit more, 4GB for $55.00 might be a good option as it will make your RPi useful for more different projects. The 8GB option is fine too, but overkill for most projects.

Power Supply for the RPi. If you already have one great. The Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply 5.1V 3A – Note that the power supply for the older models does not work with the RPi 4.
Optional: Heat Sink, Case and Cooling fan
HDMI cable to connect your RPi to a monitor. If you need one you can pick one up at Walmart, Office Depot, or Best Buy. You could also get one from Amazon.
*Important*: If you are using a RPi version 2 or 3, then the above described HDMI cable is all you need. However, if you are using the RPi 4, it has a Micro-HDMI connector on it and you will need an adapter.

Monitor – We’ll have a few there that you can use. Might have to kind of take turns.
USB Keyboard and Mouse. You will need a simple USB keyboad and mouse for doing the initial setup of the RPi. Once you have the HamClock up and running, you don’t necessarily need the keyboard and mouse any more. Any cheap USB keyboard and mouse should work. I’ll have some at the workshop, so if you don’t have something, that’s fine. Here is a set you could consider:

Micro SD Card. *This is important* You will need a microSD card which will act as the storage (hard drive) for the RPi. I’d recommend that you get one that is at least 32GB in size. They are available locally from places like Walmart, Office Depot or Best Buy. Here is a decent option from Amazon. Doesn’t hurt to get a couple of these as they do sometimes go bad. Here is a two-pack.

Micro SD Card reader/writer. You need some way to write data onto your Micro SD Card. The most common way is an adapter that plugs into a USB port. I will have a couple at the workshop, so you don’t necessarily need to buy one now if you don’t want to. If you do want to get one, something like this would work.

Computer/Laptop. You will need to use a regular computer or laptop running a normal operating system (such as Windows, MacOS, or Linux) to download a Raspberry Pi software image and then using the USB writer (above) copy the image onto the Micro SD card. We plan to have one or two laptops available for this at the workshop .

You are welcome to participate in this workshop in several ways. You may come and watch and learn what you can. You are, however, encouraged to bring the necessary equipment to follow along and build your own HamClock. Finally, if you are experienced in the ways of Raspberry Pi and/or HamClock, you are welcome to come and offer assistance to others.

Fox Hunt Activity
2024-01-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
We will meet at Bern’s Barn to learn and practice Fox Hunting (RDF). Fox will be a Handi Talky as a transmitter. Larry says to bring your antenna and a Handi Talky (example FT60, Baofeng)

Meeting and Elections
2024-01-09 19:00 | EOC, 2100 N. Ohio Street, Augusta, KS, United States
We will meet at the EOC for this meeting where we will be electing officers for the coming year.
If you can’t make the face-to-face meeting, you might consider joining via Zoom.

Christmas Gathering
2023-12-16 17:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
Shin-Ae and Bern offered their barn at 14365 SW Meadowlark, Rose Hill for our Christmas gathering.
We will have a Pot Luck as last year. Bring your favorite appetizer, side or desert.
Please bring spouses and guests… always welcome!
RSVP is you can so we can get an idea of how many will attend and the menu. (Remember the year we had 3 Cherry Pies)

Brunch at Bern's Barn
2023-11-18 11:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
We will be meeting at Bern’s Barn for this activity: Steve will be making a presentation on the new headphone interface standard, OHIS.

Monthly Meeting on Zoom
2023-11-14 19:00 | Zoom
FHARC will hold its monthly meeting on Zoom at 7:00 p.m.
We will be having a discussion on our club Constitution and do some Christmas party planning. Also, John (KØJDL) will update us on band frequency changes the FCC will be implementing.

Lunch at Bern's Barn
2023-10-14 11:00 - 17:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
Join the FHARC for lunch and socializing at Bern’s Barn.
Time: 11:00 a.m

Braum's in Andover
2023-08-19 09:00 | Braum’s Andover, 401 S Andover Rd., Andover, KS, 67002, United States
Join us on Saturday, August 19th at 9 a.m. for breakfast.

FHARC Business Meeting
2023-08-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
We will have our business meeting on Zoom at 7:00 p.m.
Following the meeting we will have a general discussion and demo on Antenna Analyzers. If you own one, please show and tell.

2 Meter Tape Measure Antenna Build
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
We will be meeting once again at Bern’s Barn for a Breakfast Social and a 2 Meter Tape Measure Antenna Build and Testing.
Larry, AAØLH will have a 2 meter tape antenna he built previously that we can reference. Dick, NØTGR and Larry will demo how to use antenna’s for a Fox Hunt and help test our antennas.
Download this document that outlines the materials you’ll need to acquire to build the 2 meter tape antenna. You can build prior to the Barn Meetup or build it at the Barn.
Come on out to the Barn if you just want to encourage our members, reconnect with FHARC members for breakfast or need an Elmer to help you out with a current or proposed project.

Breakfast at Jimmy's Egg... El Dorado
2023-04-22 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for breakfast at Jimmy’s Egg in El Dorado

Shane's Sugar Cafe
2023-03-18 11:30 | Shane’s Sugar Cafe, 430 State St., Augusta, KS, 67010, United States
Join us at Shane’s Sugar Cafe in Augusta on Mar. 18 at 11:30 a.m.

Elenco Kit Building Event
2023-03-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Bern’s Barn, 14365 SW Medowlark Road, Rose Hill, KS, United States
If you want to build this kit, contact Larry at larry7hastings7@gmail.com and he will order a kit for you. We ask club members who would like a kit make a $10 donation to cover part of the cost of the kit. Money can be sent through PayPal or given at a face-to-face meeting.
You will need a 9 volt battery and bring a soldering iron if you have one and perhaps some soldering flux.
Suggestion: You might want to bring a bag lunch if new to kit building and soldering. Coffee and water provided.
Download Elenco FM Radio Kit Manual

Introduction and Installation Linux Operating System
2023-02-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Steve will be explaining why Linux is different than Windows. He will show how to install Linux and discuss the basic use of the operating system. He will then finally install Linux and show some common ham radio applications.
Zoom Meeting ID: 380 798 8035, Passcode [REDACTED]
Use your first name and call sign to enter the room.
Steve said he would consider scheduling a face to face session as a follow up at Bern’s Barn for anyone attending the session who would like hands-on help.
Email KDØWAU@cox.net to let FHARC know you will be attending.
