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

Build or Repair Your own Cables LARC Activity – Sat. July 23rd from 9:30am to 12:30 pm 

Location:  950 South Sherman St in Longmont, in the rear of the building with parking lot entrance off Iowa Ave.
Time:  Sat July 23rd from 9:30am to 12:30 pm
Beginner and Expert DIY cable builders — Please join your fellow Ham operators for a hands-on session of building or repairing any power and communications cables you desire for your station, mobile, or Go Box.    If you’ve ever wanted to learn how or experiment with building your own cables, this is your chance to have special tools and experienced mentors to assist!
We will provide a few soldering stations, wide variety of power and communications wire, the club’s specialized cable crimpers & terminations for Anderson Power Pole connectors, various coax terminals, RJ-45 (8P8C) plugs/sockets, DB-9 M/F connectors, heat shrink wrap, fuse holders, ring and spade terminals, wire cutters/strippers, a label printer, free advice on cable design, and lots more.  Experienced builders are encouraged to bring their own collection of spare cabling parts, tools, and wire to share and trade with their neighbors.
For more information or to inquire about special parts needs or ideas contact Will at [email protected]

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LARC PVET Exam Session Sunday 7/17

LARC is sponsoring a FREE Patriot VE Exam Session this coming Sunday, July 17th, at 9:00 am.

If you would like to join us, please pre-register at:

www.hamstudy.org/sessions/w0pct

This session is being held at the Professional Building in Longmont, at 350 Terry Street, 80501, UPSTAIRS in the Onyx Room. You may take this exam on your tablet or your laptop, in-person with us.

Ned Gravel Race Ham Radio Support Video

Our big brother/big sister club, the Indian Peaks Radio Club, put a call out for help for amateur radio support for the Ned Gravel Race. As usual, it was a great time and I’m thankful they let me help. I made a short video which is on YouTube at:

NASA on the Air

General Meeting Videos Uploaded

Recordings of the February, March, April and May LARC general meeting presentations have been made available on YouTube. You can find them under the LARC YouTube channel, or on the club web page by clicking on Meeting Presentations under the LARC History menu drop-down.

Presentation topics include: BCARES, SkyHub Link System, Air Force MARS, and NASA on the Air.

UltraPico Keyer

NCARC Kit Building Event – Sat June 11

The Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club (NCARC) is hosting a “Rosin Core Event” where participants will be building their own UltraPico Keyer Morse code keyer (http://www.hamgadgets.com/ULTRA-PICOKEYER).

The cost is $30 and all kit and soldering materials will be provided (but you are welcome to bring your own equipment if you want). The event will be held Saturday, June 11th – there are still slots available at the 1:00pm – 3:00pm session.

Not an NCARC member? Don’t worry – non members are welcome to attend!

For more details, see their club web page at: http://ncarc.net/

ARRL VE Exam Session, Saturday, 6/25

An ARRL VE Exam Session will be held on Saturday, April 25th, at 10 am. It will be at the Professional Building, 350 Terry Street, Longmont, on the 2nd floor in the Onyx Room.

As it is an ARRL test session, a $15 fee applies to take the exam(s). You can take all levels of the exam, but to retake any of the same exam, another $15 fee applies.

For more information, go to the Licensing/Testing link under the Education tab, or click on this direct link: https://w0eno.org/licensing-testing/.

The size of the room is limited, so it’s advised that you pre-register, but walk-ins are welcome as well.

Please use the Contact Form to notify our VEs of your intent to attend the session.  Include your phone number so we can notify you of any last-minute changes or weather cancellations of the exam session.

LARC PVET EXAM SUNDAY, 5/15

The Longmont Amateur Radio Club is holding two FREE License Exam Sessions TOMORROW, SUNDAY, MAY 15th. There are still seats available in both sessions!

The first one is at 9:00 am, and the second one is at 10:30 am, at the Professional Building, 350 Terry Street, zip 80501.

You may bring your tablet or laptop on which to take this exam, or you may take it on paper as well.

Pre-registration is preferred at hamstudy.org/sessions; walk-ins are allowed as well.

LARC has a NEW NET!

New Net Starting!

A revived 6 meter net, the “Donald Duck” net is starting on Mondays at 6:30 pm local time at 50.160 Mhz.

Check-ins and discussions of interest to 6M enthusiasts are the main topics.

Dick Paige, KE0VT, will be the net control.

Mondays that are holidays there will be no net, unless someone else wishes to conduct the net in my stead. Volunteers accepted!

The net will begin today, Monday, May 2nd. Hams with new or renewed interest in working 6 meters are encouraged to participate.

Hope to see YOU on “The Magic Band”!
Dick Paige KE0VT

ARRL VE EXAM SESSION on Saturday, 4/23

LARC is sponsoring an ARRL VE Exam Session on Saturday, April 23rd, at 10 am.

It will be held at the Professional Building at 350 Terry Street, Longmont, on the second floor in the Onyx room. As this is an ARRL exam session, a $15 fee will be charged.

Please use the Contact Form to notify our VEs of your intent to attend the session.  Include your phone number so we can notify you of any last-minute changes and/or weather cancellations for the exam session. Walk-ins are allowed as well, but pre-registered candidates get first seating priority.

Go to https://w0eno.org/licensing-testing/ for more information.

LARCFest

After a log hiatus due to COVID restrictions, the Longmont Amateur Radio Club held a Hamfest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in beautiful Longmont, Colorado. I walked around and shot video including a few great talks I attended given by our esteemed club members. For more information on our great ham radio club, visit https://w0eno.org #hamradio #icom #yaesu #alinco #hamfest #larc

73,

Raman, KV0N