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Field Day 2020
This weekend we went to Samatun for the annual NRRL National Field Day contest. Field Day is an annual contest which requires the participants to set up a new radio station specifically for the...
View ArticleLicense course fall 2020
We are finally able to announce the dates for our most important bi-annual event – the license course! The end goal of the course is to obtain the radio amateur license. As an amateur radio operator,...
View ArticleNew licensees fall 2020
On Wednesday November 18th, an amateur radio license exam was held at Gløshaugen. This concludes this fall’s license course, and we are happy to announce five new radio amateurs. Sondre Ninive...
View ArticleSpring admissions are now open!
Have you heard of amateur radio, or ham radio? Would you like to try establishing a connection with ISS? Have you ever been in the electrical waste scouting for goodies? Then we want you for...
View ArticleLicense course spring 2021
Here we go again with our biannual event, the radio license course. Bring out the inner LA8PV in you! For five weeks we’ll be going through what it is you need to know to get on the radio waves, and...
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Portable trip to Skogstua – January 16th 2021
Back in January, we decided to get a social event going with the ARK members. There had been a renewed interest among some of our members to learn CW during the Christmas holidays, and that weekend...
View ArticleNew licensees spring 2021
After months of Corona-related delay, the license exam was finally held on the 20th of April! Out of the ten who showed up, six passed the exam. We would also like to include one new licensee from the...
View ArticleThe fall recruitment has begun!
Have you heard of amateur radio, or ham radio? Would you like to try establishing a connection with ISS? Have you ever been in the electrical waste scouting for goodies? Then we want you for...
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Field day 2021
True to the annual tradition we participated in the NRRL field day the first weekend in september. Similarly to the IARU region 1 field day, participants are required to set up a dedicated radio...
View ArticleLicense Course Fall 2021
Hey! The time has come to begin the 2021 fall semester’s license course. The first lecture will begin on Thursday next week, that is September 30th at 17:00. The first lecture will be held at Campus...
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LA1K/P at Munkholmen
With our shack being QRT due to work being performed on the roof of Studentersamfundet, the motivation for portable operations has increased. Saturday, September 18 a few members of LA1K went to...
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Getting back on the air
This summer the Student Society of Trondhjem underwent a complete roof replacement. For ARK, that meant disconnecting all antennas, removing cables from the roof, and even removing some antenna poles....
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Portable trip to Leirsjøen
In the early days of October, after an inspiring trip to Munkholmen, LA1K planned another expedition to continue the series of successful portable operations this fall. This trip took us to Leirsjøen,...
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CQ WW SSB with LA1K/P from Estenstadmarka
This Sunday, October 31st, 4 people and 2 dogs set out to Estenstadsmarka for a portable operation. The weather forecast had predicted autumn temperatures, but thankfully not rain. The trip coincided...
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Back on the Top Band
By the fall of 2018 it was time to replace the ropes supporting our 160 m wire dipole. The flag lines had then been hanging in direct sunlight and feeling the force of nature since 2011. After we took...
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Telefonitest 2021
This weekend ARK participated in NRRL’s Telefonitest. It was a fun affair, with both experienced and new members operating the radios. This was a Norwegian stations only contest, and our 10 operators...
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Making an 80-meter vertical antenna
One of the antenna projects that we completed recently is a loaded shortened quarter-wave vertical 80-meter antenna, intended for use on our portable radio trips. LB5DH and LB9WI preparing a radial,...
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Weekend radio trip to Straumsvågen
On the first weekend of December, ARK took a weekend trip to LB0VG’s cabin in Straumsvågen to test out our portable antenna equipment, and get a change of scenery. Visiting the 7th most popular...
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Amateur radio as a family activity
During the holidays, the members of LA1K usually go home to their childhood homes, most of which sadly lack any radio equipment. This year, since my family only lives a 20-minute drive from our QTH, I...
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Status Vassfjellet
ARK has a small cabin located at Vassfjellet, about an hour’s drive from our usual QTH. This is where our beacons (LA2VHF, LA2VHF/4, LA2SIX and LA2UHF) are stationed, which are used by radio amateurs...
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