Longmont Amateur Radio Club-LARC

Serving the Longmont Colorado Community!

“The mission of the Longmont Amateur Radio Club is to promote, support, and lead amateur radio activities in a manner that honors and exemplifies the radio amateur’s code, builds camaraderie within our membership, and serves our community’s needs.”

Meeting Minutes

LARC General Meeting – Wed April 18th 0

LARC General Meeting – Wed April 18th

Disconnecting from the Grid – Practical Examples


This month Ron will present a practical step-by-step process to move your radio operation off the grid.  Specific products will be highlighted, offering a proven configuration for when the lights go out.  In addition, a working portable ‘Go-Box’ powered from house power, solar, or battery power will be demonstrated.  Finally the highly reviewed Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver will be shown.  The IC-7300 is a great mid-level HF radio fully capable of working the world.  Join us and get hands-on experience with some great products.

LARC General Meeting – Feb 2018 – Kit Building 0

LARC General Meeting – Feb 2018 – Kit Building

We are pleased to have Frank Harris present to LARC in February on the topic of kit building.  Frank is a published author and has decades of experience in Ham kit building; from simple crystal sets and basic QRP, to all-band receivers and transmitters.  This will be a hands-on meeting with lots of practical examples and discussion.  See what Hams can do without purchasing radios from the big manufacturers…

 

LARC General Meeting Minutes – November 2017

LARC General Meeting Minutes – November 2017

We are pleased to announce that EOSS will be presenting at our November General Meeting.  Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS) is a Denver, Colorado based non-profit that explores science using amateur radio positioned on high altitude balloons.  EOSS flew balloons carrying radios during the recent solar eclipse.  This should be an interesting conversation from a number of perspectives.

January General Meeting – SWPC presentation – 17 Jan 0

January General Meeting – SWPC presentation – 17 Jan

This month we are pleased to have the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) present to our club.  The SWPC is THE solar forecasting organization for the government, the military, commercial infrastructure (like the power grid) and amateur radio.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the solar sunspot cycle, solar flares, and radio propagation.  Do not miss this presentation.