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Canton Amateur Radio Club W8AL Fox Hunt 2026

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The 2026 CARC Fox Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2026.
Fox Hunting! A fun amateur radio event where individuals or teams sharpen their radio
direction-finding skills. All hams of any license class are welcome, as is the public.
Listening for and locating the Fox transmitter does not require an amateur license.
Participants only need an HT with a signal-strength meter and a directional antenna,
such as a Yagi antenna. Use of other direction-finding equipment, such as offset
attenuators, is permitted.


All Fox Hunters should meet at Middlebranch Machine in North Canton (6820 Wise
Ave. NW, North Canton, Ohio 44720) by 10:00 AM and check in with the event
coordinators. You will be given a sealed envelope that may be opened only if you fail to
find the Fox; otherwise, it must be returned unopened with the color of the square block
on the located Fox container written on it. You will also be given a set of simple rules.
Your chase vehicle’s mileage must be recorded by the event coordinators prior to
starting your hunt. Because the WINNER is determined by the least distance traveled,
not by first arrival, starting times will be staggered.
Remember: Safety first!
Please RSVP to Tom (N8TEE) at [email protected] by April 24, 2026 for the Fox Hunt.

Need a Yagi antenna for the Fox Hunt? There will be a build project for a tape-
measure Yagi antenna, commonly used for fox hunts by many.

The build project will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026, starting at 2:00 PM at
Middlebranch Machine (see above for address). The cost is $20.00, which includes all
supplies, instructions, and use of equipment. There will also be a demonstration of a
Fox transmitter with the chance to test your new antenna.
Please RSVP to Tom (N8TEE) at [email protected] by April 9, 2026 for the build
project.
If you have questions for either the Fox Hunt or the build project, call Tom (N8TEE)
Elavsky at 330-703-8379 or Don (N8DTP) Paprzycki at 330-417-1004.

Winter Field Day 2026

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The Canton ARC (W8AL) and Silvercreek ARA (W8WKY) are partnering up this year to make Winter Field Day bigger and better than ever before!

We will be operating under the special event callsign W8B from the Sycamore Hill cabin in Sterling, OH for Winter Field Day on January 24th and 25th, 2026.

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Details are still in the planning stages, but we expect to have them finalized and published very soon!

📻 All Stark County Amateur Radio Picnic – Sept. 6 at Jackson Bog Nature Preserve!

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Hello Stark County Hams & Friends,

You’re invited to the All Stark County Amateur Radio Picnic, sponsored by the Canton Amateur Radio Club!

📅 Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🍴 Meal Time: We’ll eat at 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Jackson Bog Nature Preserve – 7984 Fulton Dr NW, Massillon, OH 44646

Picnic area is toward the back, go to the right after entering the nature preserve entrance

Food & Fun:

  • The club will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks
  • Please bring a dish to share with the group 

Activities Include:

  • POTA station operation (W8P special call sign) 
  • Foot Morse Code Contest
  • Ham Radio Trivia
  • Kids’ Coloring Station
  • Guided Nature Hike

This is a family-friendly event! The picnic shelter is right next to a playground, so bring the kids and enjoy a fun day of radio fellowship, food, and outdoor activities.

We look forward to seeing you there!

73,
Canton Amateur Radio Club

 

The W8AL 2 meter repeater has limited coverage

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We are in the process of moving the W8AL repeater 146.790. Please check back for updates and information.  

The Wednesday night chat net has been moved to 444.900 Mhz with a PL tone of 141.3 Hz, positive offset of 5000 kzh.  

W8AL HOF special event event 08/01 to 08/03

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08/01/2025 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival

Aug 1-Aug 4, 0400Z-0400Z, W8AL, Canton, OH. Canton Amateur Radio CLub. 

Approximate Frequencies: 7.260, 14.260, 21.320, 28.400.

On air times, bands, and modes subject to operator’s availability. Watch for spots & digital modes. https://w8al.org

To obtain a letter size certificate: QSL to Canton ARC, PO Box 8673, Canton, OH 44711-8673.

Please include a 9×11 envelope with 3 stamps, and your completed QSL card to receive a certificate that is suitable for framing.
If you don’t have the proper size envelope, we can provide one. Please include stamps and address label with your QSL, if able.

We also have the capability of sending a PDF version via email if you’d like to print it yourself – just attach a note to your QSL card or email [email protected].

All Stark County club picnic – 09/06

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The all Stark county picnic will be held on 09/06 at Jackson Bog.   During this event, we will have a station operating as Jackson Bog POTA.  This is also the Ohio state parks on the air.  We will be looking for the parks.   Please coninue to monitor this page for more details. 

W8AL public estate sale – 08/16

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W8AL will be holding a public sale of estate items on August 16.  These are various ham radio related items we have collected from several estates.  There are hundreds of items to pick from including some great radios.   Please see link on the main W8AL page for more information and a listing of items. 

Stark County All-Club Picnic

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The Stark County All Club Picnic (to include the Tusco ARC) is being hosted by the Massillon Amateur Radio Club this Saturday, September 23rd, 10am to 6pm at Summerdale Park. You will remember last year’s event, hosted by the Canton ARC, was a great success!

The park is located at Summerdale Avenue and 12th Street NW, Perry Twp (just down the road from Sippo Lake on 12th). Main course is a taco bar, but there will be hamburgers and hot dogs available, also. Please bring your favorite covered dish or dessert.

See you there this Saturday!

Camp Tuscazoar RMB & JOTA

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On October 17th 2020, members of the Canton, Massillon, Alliance, and Tuscarawas County Amateur Radio Clubs came together and helped 97 scouts earn their Radio Merit Badge through Boy Scouts of America at Camp Tuscazoar. Also happening over the weekend was the annual scouting Jamboree-On-The-Air, and almost every scout got to make at least 1 QSO. Special Event callsign K8T was in use.

Thanks to the members who assisted with this event, including those of you who helped out at home by making QSO with the scouts over local repeaters.

The information we have found so far indicates that this may have been one of the largest groups of scouts to earn the Radio Merit Badge in a single session.

2020 Special Event Station Cancellations

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Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the cancellation/postponement of the underlying events during which our special event stations were to be held this year; both have been cancelled at this time.

This includes: 
Aug 1st thru 8th – 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival
Sept 16th thru 18th – NFL Centennial Celebration