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    It’s official… our club call is K4BLF…

    The FCC systematically assigns call signs to new applicants, humans & clubs alike. If you want a vanity call, tou have to apply for the call and fight it out with the masses Google “vanity call prediction” and you’ll see a whole cottage industry around customer calls, strategies to obtain, and...
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    Tell me more about this thing called Meshtastic…

    I received two new T-1000 E devices today for the lifetime of me, I can’t figure out how to pair them with my phone Tried adding a new bluetooth device upon boot… no go tried to add new device from within the Meshtastic app. No go Anyone have any pointers?
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    Tell me more about this thing called Meshtastic…

    Although I do wish that the T1000-E had a common power cord - it’s USB powered and has a funky endpoint that you need to order from the SenseCap people - only two bucks, but out of stock. Still pretty cool.
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    Tell me more about this thing called Meshtastic…

    It’s essentially a peer-to-peer network, using extremely low powered radios using 915mhz in the US. Transmission rate ranges from 0.18 kbps to 21 kbps. To frame this properly, 21 kbps is about 79 times faster than that 300 baud modem you may have used back in the late 70s and early 80s. Of...
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    The Amateur’s Code

    The Amateur’s Code The Amateur’s Code is the creed by which all ham radio operators should aspire to live by. Written in 1928 by Paul M. Segal, then general counsel for the ARRL. You can still find the code published to this day in many ARRL books and publications. The Amateur’s Code The Radio...
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    W4BFT: VE Session - 11/14/26 1:00p

    The Beaufort Radio Amateur Group will host a VE session at Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Station 2 at 1:00p on 11/14/26. The fire station is located at 1120 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC. Please contact Jim Campbell, KB9LX, 970-531-3378, kb9lx@arrl.net or Mike Sinisi, KB1CTC, 860-841-3681. ALL...
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    W4BFT: VE Session - 9/12/26 1:00p

    The Beaufort Radio Amateur Group will host a VE session at Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Station 2 at 1:00p on 9/12/26. The fire station is located at 1120 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC. Please contact Jim Campbell, KB9LX, 970-531-3378, kb9lx@arrl.net or Mike Sinisi, KB1CTC, 860-841-3681. ALL...
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    W4BFT: VE Session - 7/11/26 1:00p

    The Beaufort Radio Amateur Group will host a VE session at Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Station 2 at 1:00p on 7/11/26. The fire station is located at 1120 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC. Please contact Jim Campbell, KB9LX, 970-531-3378, kb9lx@arrl.net or Mike Sinisi, KB1CTC, 860-841-3681. ALL...
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    W4BFT: VE Session - 5/9/26 1:00p

    The Beaufort Radio Amateur Group will host a VE session at Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Station 2 at 1:00p on 5/9/26. The fire station is located at 1120 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC. Please contact Jim Campbell, KB9LX, 970-531-3378, kb9lx@arrl.net or Mike Sinisi, KB1CTC, 860-841-3681. ALL...
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    W4BFT: VE Session - 3/14/26 1:00p

    The Beaufort Radio Amateur Group will host a VE session at Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Station 2 at 1:00p on 3/14/26. The fire station is located at 1120 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC. Please contact Jim Campbell, KB9LX, 970-531-3378, kb9lx@arrl.net or Mike Sinisi, KB1CTC, 860-841-3681. ALL...
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    A nod to our former call holder, R. Weldon Day, the original K4BLF

    Having received a very interesting call myself, with some fascinating history of the call (read up on the history of N2DAN at my QRZ.com page, https://www.qrz.com/db/N2DAN), I’ve become curious about those that came before us. Here’s what we know about Robert W. Day - he became a silent key at...
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    Club Vision

    Club Vision
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    Bluffton Radio Club Bylaws

    Bluffton Radio Club Bylaws
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    South Carolina Nonprofit Status

    SC Certificate of Existence
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    What is Ham Radio?

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