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.”

Club Events

First LARC Emergency Exercise – Scheduled for May 18

First LARC Exercise – Scheduled for May 18

Our first LARC emergency exercise is scheduled for Saturday, May 18 at 7:00 PM. The exercise will start promptly at 7:00, to participate you must start by calling into the LARC repeaters (they will be linked). Starting with Net Control (K2RAS), we will take a roll call for the exercise and will provide detail instructions for the event.  Net Control will (hopefully) remain on the repeaters for the duration of the exercise to answer any questions.
 
Note that two or more members can use a single radio, but each member must make their own contacts. Contacts must be made over the air to another radio, (Internet connections cannot be used in Winlink).  Also, points will only be awarded for contacts between stations acknowledged on the roll call.  All contacts must be made during the exercise.

All activity must be completed by 8:00PM (1 hour for the total exercise).  The following points can be earned (in any order) by participants:

POSSIBLE EXERCISE POINTS

 

Running your radio (and computer) on battery power for the entire exercise 5 points
Using the LARC GOBOX 5 points
VHF voice contact with Net Control 1 point
VHF Packet Winlink email sent (each 2-way QSO) 1 point
VHF Packet peer-to-peer email sent (each 2-way QSO) 1 point
HF Packet email sent (each 2-way QSO) 1 point
HF Packet peer-to-peer email sent (each 2-way QSO) 1 point

 
No final roll call will be made.  If you used Winlink for the exercise the final Winlink email should be to Net Control (K2RAS in this exercise). It should list all the contacts made (both the sending and receiving station), and the mode of contact. Also mention any other points earned (being off-grid, using the GOBOX…) If you are not using Winlink, simply email any required details to Net Control at K2RAS@ARRL.net.  It is not necessary to confirm the initial check-in contact with Net Control if you were acknowledged during the event.

Good luck…

 

Come to our General Meeting, Wed. 8/15

Our next Club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 8/15, at 7:00 pm at the Clover Building at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, in Longmont.

Join us to learn how to build a high-power mag loop and auto-tuner.  Hopefully a number of us will be undertaking a build project and you can be one of the happy builders.  We will overview some technical options for the antenna and auto-tuner, and also the costs for the projects.  Depending on your preferences, the loop antenna can handle 10W or up to hundreds of watts.  This is a great option for club members with HOA or other location restrictions.  We will order parts for these projects in the near future, so be sure to come and express your interest in this project.

DXepedition program set for June General Meeting

Have you ever considered going to a far-off island or country and have tens of thousands of hams try to contact you?  Some people do, and it is called a Dxpedition.  This month we look at dxpeditions, how to contact them, and what it is like to be involved in the effort.  Come join us and take a trip around the world!