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

Ed Fong Antenna Order

For our January General Meeting we had Ed Fong speak to us about how he builds antennas. During his presentation he mentioned that the club could place a discounted order for any of the items that they make. Quite a number of people stated they would like to order…Here is your chance!

Please fill out the form with what you are interested in. No money is due at this time. We will contact you prior to placing the order to confirm and make those arrangments.

You can see all the antennas and other equipment Ed offers on his website.

Everyone can participate, you DO NOT have to be a club member. Just fill out the form and let us know what you want.

We will be placing the order the first week in April so get your orders in by April 5th!

Please fill out this FORM to Place your order.

 

Order form link: https://forms.gle/R9xyi1fp9byKqX3v7 

 

Feel free to contact Chuck (k0itp) or Mike (w0kki) with any questions

 

Pricing:
 
  • DBJ-1 dual band base antenna – available in HAM (144-148 MHz and 440-450 MHz) or Commercial (152-157 MHz and 460-470 MHz)  $32
  • DBJ-2  dual band roll up antenna –  available in HAM (144-148 MHz and 440-450 MHz) or Commercial (152-157 MHz and 460-470 MHz)  includes 6ft extension, BNC, SMA and SMA female adapter    $32
  • TBJ-1 triband base antenna 2mt/220 MHz/70 cm –- $65  – includes shipping with 6ft of pvc pipe. 
  • 6ft extensions cables (BNC male to  BNC female  $5
  • BNC – female to PL259 (adapter for roll up DBJ-2 to mobile or base) $2.50
  • GP5-SSB Software defined radio   $65
 

Monthly POTA (Parks On The Air) Activation Starting 3/20

Come join us!

LARC will be holding a monthly POTA event to help current and prospective members get comfortable and proficient with using ham radio equipment. We will use this time to also train and certify club members on the Club’s Go-Box and antenna system. It is encouraged to bring your own gear if you have it, but the club will provide an HF and VHF/UHF radios (the Go-Box) for use during these events.

Times will be assigned for the go-box usage in 1hr time slots that you will need to sign up for. Dates and time are subject to change. Feel free to come early or stay late depending on your comfort level. 

All events will start at 9am MST.

To sign up and register in advance please submit this form so that we kow you are coming and can inform you of any changes.

For specific info on Parks On The Air go to: https://parksontheair.com/

This is an outdoor event please plan accordingly knowing that Colorado weather can change quickly and often.

For more information please email w0kki@w0eno.org

Some of the locations that we will be visiting are:

  • Boyd Lake State Park
  • Rocky Flats Nation Wildlife Refuge
  • Barr Lake State Park
  • Eldorado Canyon State PArk
  • Cherry Creek State Park
  • Golden Gate State Park
  • Pawnee National Grassland
  • Rocky Mtn National Park

Download the current flyer with planned outings subject to change.

LARC – Ham Net Challenge

Are you up to it? I have a challenge for you. 

Below you will see a list with all the nets I was able to find on the web. 
I would like for you to help update, maybe attend one or many of these nets to see what they are like. 
 
 
The Goal: 
To create the best list of nets for the state of Colorado!!! Then I will post it on the w0eno.org website. 
 
For any corrections or additions please send the information to me. K0ITP@w0eno.org
 
I’m giving it 2-3 weeks to get this list as detailed as we can so we can publish it to the w0eno.org website. If you can reach nets in Wyoming add them as well. 
 
Thank you all for your help and support in this effort.
 
So get on the air and start enjoying the nets Colorado has to offer!
 
Current List:  (Updates as I get them) Download here

Join our LARC Net Thursday at 8pm

You are invited to join us on our weekly LARC Net Thursday evening at 8:00 pm on our VHF/UHF repeater(s), listed on the left.  Hope to hear you on the air!

RMHAM – Radio Programming with Chirp

Next TUESDAY, Jan. 19th, at 7:30pm Chris K0SWE is giving an RMHAM Tech Talk on Radio programming with CHIRP.CHIRP is an open source program for programming radios from most manufacturers. The talk will cover setting channels as well as other radio properties using Baofeng, Kenwood and Yaesu radios as examples.

This could be a good way of making sure your radio has not only your local ARES group’s channels programmed, but also neighboring districts which you may need to interoperate with.

To get the Zoom key and and password please sign up for the class at

https://www.rmham.org/cgi-bin/rmham-u/signup

As always these talks are free and will be available on the RMHAM web site rmham.org afterwards.

73 -WillemAC0KQ

SANTA IS LIVE ON THE AIR NOW! HO-HO-HO!!

Get your children, grandchildren, & neighborhood kids on the air right NOW with Santa from 6-7 pm TONIGHT and TOMORROW NIGHT (Fri & Sat) to talk to Santa & tell him what they want for Christmas!  (Or just to say hello to him!)

Active on our UHF/VHF repeaters now as well as on Echolink:

VHF:  147.270  +100

UHF:  448.800  -88.5

Echolnk:  W0ENO-R, Node/Station 8305

SANTA IS LIVE ON THE AIR NOW! HO-HO-HO!!

SANTA IS ON THE AIR all the way from the North Pole!! HO-HO-HO!! From 6-7 pm MDT time, tonight (12/3) and through Saturday, 12/5!   Get your kiddos, grandkiddos, neighborhood kids (masked, of course!) on the air with Santa to tell him what they want for Christmas! A licensed ham radio operator is required, & all contacts go through the LARC Repeaters on VHF at 147.270 MHz +100 or on UHF at 448.800 MHz -88.5.

SANTA IS ON THE AIR! HO-HO-HO!

SANTA IS ON THE AIR all the way from the North Pole!!
HO-HO-HO!!

 
From 6-7pm MDT time, tonight (12/1) and through Saturday, 12/5!

 
 
Get your kiddos, grandkiddos, neighborhood kids (masked, of course!) on the air with Santa to tell him what they want for Christmas! A licensed ham radio operator is required, & all contacts go through the LARC Repeaters on VHF at 147.270 MHz +100 or on UHF at 448.800 MHz -88.5.

LARC Santa

to Dec. 5. The club is encouraging licensed ham radio operators to give their children
and grandchildr

 

 

en a chance to connect with Santa in a safe, distanced wa

Click Here to view the entire LARC Santa project article as published in the Times-Call.