Dresden Elementary Amateur Radio Station

09/29/2026

Maggie is the “DX DAWG” for this session of the DEARS. She talked with MI6NCG, Noel in Northern Ireland. A distance of over 3,500 miles!

09/29/2026

AJ is working the pile up. Give her a call on 14.225 MHz. 20 meters is sounding great!!

09/29/2026

AJ now calling on 14.225 !
Q R Z !?

09/28/2026

KD8NOM will be QRV on 9/29 on HF, local 2m and possibly satellite. Time 2:40 to 5:15 EDT. Watch DX Summit for HF. Go slow with our new ops please. We QSL with your SASE please. ‘73

09/24/2026

A BIG THANK YOU to the Dresden Buzz for announcing our ARISS acceptance!
Watch for more DEARS / KD8MOM updates here on Facebook and…
You can follow them on-line for more great local news too!

09/19/2026

LIVE CTU Webinar — This Saturday!

Join Greg, W8WWV, for a FREE live Zoom webinar presented by Contest University!

📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ Noon EDT / 1600Z
💻 No registration required!

Just click the link below before 1600Z Saturday to join the live webinar. The event will also be recorded, with the recording posted on the CTU website next week.

👉 Join the LIVE Zoom Webinar https://w3lif.org/yagi

Learn more about Contest University: contestuniversity.com

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

Yes!! We were selected to be one of the schools to talk with an astronaut!!!
KD8NOM, The D.E.A.R.S. are preparing to make it possible for Dresden Elementary students to speak with an astronaut about the ISS !
Find out more in the article !!

Official ARISS! ARISS lets students worldwide experience the excitement of talking directly with crew members of the International Space Station via amateur radio, inspiring them to pursue interests in careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

09/15/2026

Our new DX DAWG !!

Long distance champ for today’s session is Rory !!!
Her ‘out of the blue’ QSO was with M0KOO, Kris in York , England. A distance of about 3,700 miles! Conditions were ideal as his signal remained S9 throughout. I don’t think she quite realized what big accomplishment she did!

Maggie also had a good DX with New Brunswick as well as AJ with Jamaica.

Who will be the next ‘big dawg’ on the DX airwaves???

09/15/2026

KD8NOM will be qrv today! Listen 2m local, HF (DX Summit spots) and satellite if we have a good pass. 2:45 EDT to 5:15 PM. We have many new members so a lot of learning to do! AO-73 and SO-50 passes !