2012 was a big year for The Noise Blankers. What in the past had been an annual gathering of the group for field day, became a full-fledged calendar of ham radio events. Planning for next year is already underway and will include another island activation, field day, Wreaths Across America, tower projects and possibly a summit on the air.
- March 2012: Gary WBØRUR raises his tower. Tower envy spreads throughout northwest Arkansas.
- June 23-24, 2012: Field Day, category 2E using generator power from Andy’s shack, callsign K5PO. Read all about it.
- August 2012: Decided we should give ourselves a name, to help brand our activities. Rejected names: The Kerchunkers, The Dirty Harmonics, Loose Wires, Couple Sections Short, Zombie SKs, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’s CW Operators
- September 2012: We made t-shirts! Lookie
- September 30, 2012: Produced the 1st activation of Horseshoe Island, callsign K5H
- November 2012: Advocated for the redesigning the Arkansas amateur radio license plate, in an effort to make them less expensive and get some publicity for the hobby.
- December 2012: Started a conversation on how to fix the LOTW logjam.
- December 15, 2012: Provided radio communications for the Wreaths Across America event at Fayetteville National Cemetery (Arkansas) and put N5W on the air to commemorate the ceremonies.
Happy New Year to you! Here’s to a great 2013.
