Monthly features of The Spirit of '76 & '88
- Upcoming meeting presentation
- Letter from the President
- Net report
- Sunshine report
- Hamfests
- Ham exams
- New members
- Event calendar
- Public service events
- Pictures from the previous meeting
- Minutes from Trustee meetings (bi-monthly).
Newsletter Contributions
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2024
April 2024
Solar Eclipse Recap with pictures, reports and video; Hamvention Award winners
March 2024
Upcoming Meeting - Skywarn; Prez column; Trustees' Meeting notes; Bob Heil, K9EID, Silent Key
February 2024
Upcoming Meeting - HamSCI and the Festival of the Eclipse; Prez column
January 2024
Holiday Party pictures; Trustees' Meeting notes; ARES Conference announcement
2023
November 2023
Upcoming Holiday Party announcement; Prez column; Trustees' Meeting notes
October 2023
Upcoming IoT presentation announcement; Pictures from recent meeting; Prez column
September 2023
Upcoming meeting - ARRL Division Director Candidate Michael Kalter; Trustees' Meeting notes; Prez column
August 2023
No newsletter that month...newsletter editor was on a long vacation...sorry :-)
July 2023
Upcoming Norfolk Southern presentation; Trustees' Meeting notes; Pictures from the Picnic Meeting at Kiwanis Pavilion; Potluck announcement
June 2023
Upcoming picnic meeting announcement; Prez column; Pictures from NanoVNA meeting at My Friends restaurant; Pan Ohio Hope Ride Support appeal
May 2023
Upcoming Nano-VNA presentation; Prez column; Trustees' Meeting notes
April 2023
Upcoming Skywarn presentation; Prez column; Recap "The Storied History of the Ham Radio Call Sign"
March 2023
Upcoming "History of the Ham Radio Call Sign" presentation; Prez column; Recap 1921 Transatlantic Test; Trustees' Meeting notes
February 2023
Upcoming "1921 Transatlantic Test" presentation; Prez column; NOARS Hamfest Flyer; Upcoming Hamfests and Examx; Leara Net Checkins
January 2023
Upcoming QRP presentation; Leara Holiday Party Pictures; Trustees' Meeting notes; Continuation of story from the radio officer regarding '76 status
2022
November 2022
Upcoming Leara Holiday Party; Recap from the Airband Presentation at Teamz, Trustees' Meeting notes; Notes from the radio officer regarding '76 status
October 2022
Upcoming Airband Scanning Presentation; Pictures from Scramblers Meeting; NOAA announcement
September 2022
Upcoming Portable Solarpower talk; Pictures from 2nd Picnic meeting; River Run Half Marathon Recap; Trustees' Meeting notes
August 2022
Upcoming 2nd LEARA Picnic meeting - DRONES; Pictures from last Picnic meeting; D3FC0N 30 Ham Radio Village
July 2022
Upcoming LEARA Picnic meeting; Public service events; Trustees' Meeting notes
June 2022
Upcoming ARRL night with Scott Yonally; Public service events; Leara on the Air Net information
May 2022
Upcoming NVIS Presentation by N8AUC; Previous Skywarn Presentation; Public service events; Trustees' Meeting notes
April 2022
Upcoming Skywarn Talk by Mat; Previous Grounding and Bonding talk - select slides; FCC fees
March 2022
Upcoming DX Engineering talk: Grounding and Bonding; Event Support Group pictures; Memoriam: Tom Kimball, KA8BZB; Trustees' Meeting notes
February 2022
Event Support Group "Hambulance"; APRS presentation slides; CB Radio news
January 2022
Pictures from 2021 Holiday Party; Upcoming APRS presentation; ARRL News; Trustees' Meeting notes
2021
November 2021
Upcoming Holiday Party at Houlihan's; Recap of Portable Operations by K8ZT; Trustees' Meeting notes
October 2021
Upcoming Restaurant Meeting at Houlihan's - Portable Operations, K8ZT; Ham radio and the law photos; Repeater Story, N8QMK
September 2021
Upcoming Restaurant Meeting at Kumos - Ham radio and the law; Trustees' Meeting notes, Solar Power Recap
August 2021
Upcoming Restaurant Meeting - Solar Power, Pictures from LEARA Summer Picnic, National POW MIA
July 2021
Upcoming Leara Picnic, Pictures from N8BHL Inside tour of "the Sarge", Trustees' Meeting notes
June 2021
Upcoming Ohio Section EC, N8BHL Inside tour of "the Sarge", W8SGT, ARRL Night with Tom Sly presentation recap
May 2021
Upcoming ARRL Night with Tom Sly, T41 SDT presentation recap, Trustees' Meeting notes
April 2021
Upcoming SDT Project presentation by Jack Purdum/Al Peter, Slides from previous Foxhunting presentation
March 2021
Upcoming Foxhunting presentation, Repeater Maintenance, Solar Generator Presentation links, Trustees' Meeting notes
February 2021
Upcoming Solar Generator/Inverter/Transfer-Switch presentation, Repeater Equalizer, Christmas lights presentation pictures
January 2021
Upcoming Digitally controlled Christmas lights, Trustees' Meeting notes, Bob Heil presentation pictures
2020
November 2020
Upcoming Bob Heil talk, Trustees' Meeting notes, Holiday Party & Raffle-Drawing announcement
October 2020
Upcoming Airwave talk, Monthly news
September 2020
AllStarLink, Upcoming ARRL Division Elections, Simulated Emergency Test
August 2020
Yaesu, Arrl-News, Arecibo
July 2020
APRS, Zoom Meetings, Trustees' Meeting, Allstar is coming, QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, Youth Assay contest
June 2020
Public Service Events, Gota, Virtual Meetings, ARRL News
May 2020
Public Service Events, Virtual Meetings, Trustees' Meeting
April 2020
Hustler 5-BTV Antenna, Virtual Meetings, Bylaw Updates
March 2020
Coronavirus, Cancellations, Meetings, Trustee Meeting Notes, February meeting pictures
February 2020
Mat Nickoson “Cleveland's Skywarn Radio Operations”
January 2020
KD8WBB's first Spirt of 76 and 88
2019
November 2019
N8AUC - The Ohio SET
October 2019
Stan Broadway - Ohio ARES
August 2019
Hurricanes in the Virgins
July 2019
It's picnic time!
June 2019
Desecheo Island DXpedition2009
May 2019
Leara 50th anniversary celebration.
April 2019
March 2019
New ARRL Podcast Geared Toward Newcomers to Amateur Radio Debuts on March 7
German Radio Amateur Successfully Sends OPERA Signal via Es’hail-2
February 2019
Young Amateurs Radio Club Wants to Pair Youthful Contesters with Big Gun Stations
HamSCI 2019 Workshop Issues Second Call for Papers, Speakers
January 2019
The Ohio Section: Things You Might Not Know (N8SY)
The Slot-Cube Antenna for Two Meters
2018
November 2018
LEARA Elects Three To Three-Year Board Terms
Special Call Signs Commemorate Centenary of World War I Armistice
October 2018
LEARA Remembers Dave Foran, WB8APD (SK)
Notice Of Annual Meeting And Elections
ARRL, FCC Discussing Issue of Uncertified Imported VHF/UHF Transceivers
September 2018
Candidates Biographies for Election or Re-Election to the LEARA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
August 2018
NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH
Atlanta Science Expo and HamJam, 2014 - 2018
Ham Radio at Arizona Science Center
Amateur Radio at Summer Camp
New US Submarine Forces Commander is Radio Amateur
July 2018
Bill Schultz, AC8CO, SK
Field Day Wrap-Up from Joel, K8SHB
Joe, KC8RAN, to become Good DX
ARRL Volunteer Examiner Team in Australia Holds First Technician Test Session under New Element 2 Question Pool
June 2018
Hamvention 2018 - Second Year in Xenia Improved
K8SHB and WA8LIV Set Field Day Plan
Andrew Kahn, WA8LIV letter to the ARRL
Hamvention Forum Videos Now Searchable on YouTube
May 2018
For Sale
2000-Foot Tower Collapses in Missouri
April 2018
Ohio School and University Radio Clubs Shine in on-air "School Club Roundups"
New ISS Crew Member's Ham Radio Contact to Highlight a Wider Educational Effort
March 2018
Management Change Under Way at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory
Alexa Can Be Your Ham Shack Sweetheart!
February 2018
Likely Restaurant Schedule for ALL OF 2018 MEETINGS!
Sisterhood of Amateur Radio Supports Girl Scouts in Obtaining Radio Wireless Patch
NBC News Left Field Report Says Hams "Could Save Our Lives" in a Disaster
January 2018
Extreme Weather Events Tied Conclusively to Humans
"Quantum Radio" May Offer New Twist on Communicating in Problematic Environments
