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

Field Day – 2008

Field Day – 2008

Location:  Thompson Park, Longmont, Colorado

Times: On air Saturday from noon until about 6:30

   

Thursday Night Net Script

Please note that the Script has been updated recently (5/29/2018)

Removed references to linking and unlinking (repeaters are to stay linked at all times for normal operation)

Also added text for dividing check-ins into groups to help avoid doubles during checkin. 

LARC Thursday Night Net

LARC Thursday Night Net

When you are ready to signup for NCS  CLICK HERE 

The club currently hosts an informal net on the clubs VHF and UHF Repeaters

Every Thursday evening at 8 PM Local time

(except for the rare holiday – and maybe even then)

 

The purpose of the Net, other than to exercise the repeaters, is to provide information concerning the activities of the club for our membership
as well as all Amateur Radio Operators in our coverage area.   

 

This is a good time to exercise your radios, to make sure they are fully operational and working as designed, getting acquainted with members  and other hams in the area. It is also a great place
to get answers to your radio operating questions and maintain proficiency in 
net operations so we can be ready to support our community in times of emergency.

 

The current Net Manager is Jerry Schmidt (N0OUW), and I can be reached by e-mail by clicking on my name.

Acting as Net Control, as well as the protocol for participating in a controlled net, is a valuable skill to learn and anyone who would like to give this activity a try should contact Jerry. 

Have a look at our current ‘suggested’ script   (new as of 5/29/2018)

Our Mission

The goals and mission of LARC are aligned with the tenets set forth in the Basis and Purpose of the FCC part 97 Amateur Radio Service:

  • Subpart A–General Provisions

    §97.1 Basis and purpose.
    The rules and regulations in this Part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles:

    (a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.

    (b) Continuation and extension of the amateur’s proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.

    (c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communications and technical phases of the art.

    (d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.

    (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur’s unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

  • Bylaws Provisions

    The Club is organized for educational and scientific purposes and to provide public communication services to the local community and adjacent areas through the operation of Amateur Radio. The Club shall hold regular meetings for the business of the Club, for the presentation of papers, amateur radio topics and their discussion.

Join Us

Become a LARC member!

Whether or not you are an Amateur Radio Operator now, the Longmont Amateur Radio Club invites you to join our club.

If you do not understand how it benefits you, please check out “Our Mission” and “About LARC”. We believe at $20 per year membership fee, it is a bargain.

We encourage you to come to a general meeting and sign up with our Treasurer (Check Upcoming Events on the calendar for the next General Meeting). Print out the application below, fill it in and bring it with you.

OR, 

Print out the membership application attachment below and mail it in to LARC, PO Box 86, Longmont, CO 80502 with a check for your membership fee. 

Or if renewing, 

You can also click on the PayPal button and pay your membership dues using your favorite credit card, online

 NOTE:

  • Memberships are good for one year from the date of application. 
  • Renewing members should renew 30 days before their membership expires.

Click Here for information about joining the ARRL as well.

 

From the new President – by Starr Aldrich N0AES

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was at the general meeting on September 21st for the annual election of officers.  The following people were elected for the 2016/2017 period: Starr Aldrich N0AES – President, Ron Schwartz K2RAS – Vice President, Pat Engstrom W1PGE – Secretary, Don Lewis KE0EE – Treasurer.  I am looking forward to working with everyone in the upcoming year.  The LARC Board now consists of the 4 above Officers of the club along with:  Jerry Schmidt N0OUW – Past President, Doug Altman KE0SI – Planning Chair, Larry McGimsey AD0TT – Publicity Chair.  We currently have 2 position open which are the Membership Committee Chairperson which is currently being done by Don Lewis KE0EE and the Technical Committee Chairperson which is currently being done by Ron Schwartz K2RAS. I would like to have someone come forward to volunteer for the 2 open committee Chairs.  Please contact Don or Ron (or any board member) if you would be interested in helping out.  Again, thanks to all members for supporting your club.  Any idea’s for making the club better and more enjoyable to be a member of, please contact me by email at sealdrich@comcast.net. 

73’s  

Starr Aldrich N0AES – LARC President