Dresden Elementary Amateur Radio Station

So what is inside a tube????

The Anatomy of a Vacuum Tube.

Who’s the TOP DX Dawg at KD8NOM!?
Each week that KD8NOM meets, one student will hold the “DX Dawg” award for having made the farthest DX contact. Their photo will be posted and they secure bragging rights…. Until the next session!!!
For that we ask our ham friends in far away places to follow us on FB and watch for our CQ posts on DX Summit. However, some students who understand propagation a bit better might know just WHERE to look for DX! It is all in the learning process!
Thanks for following and working the kids in “The D.E.A.R.S. herd!”

Today, to prep the station for the 2026-2027 activation of KD8NOM I worked 11 stations through our satellite system.
Did I work you?? Please comment if so!
ISS repeater = N8HI, WI5D, N3DWB, WD5GRW, W0ISU, W4OX and WV8T.
JO-97 = N9MT and AA5VZ
RS-44 = KF0QS and VE7PTN.
Thank you all!
Very ‘73
Jim WX8J / KD8NOM

Few astronauts have embraced amateur radio quite like Mike Fincke.

From scheduled ARISS contacts with students to countless QSOs with operators around the world, Mike helped bring the International Space Station a little closer to Earth.

Thank you for your support, Mike. 73! 📡🚀

Do you have a favorite ARISS or amateur radio memory with Mike? Share it in the comments!

KD8NOM Club - Dresden Elementary Amateur Radio Station (D.E.A.R.S.)
operations will resume in early September 2026! - Jim WX8J

Parents of D.E.A.R.S. members, please check your email for an important question!