Mentorfest!
Watch the North Texas ARRL Division’s MENTORFEST on Saturday, April 24 that starts at 8:30 am! Presentations will be recorded for viewing afterwards as well. https://arrlntx.org/WP/learning-center/mentorfest/
Longmont Amateur Radio Club (LARC) -WØENO
Serving the Longmont Colorado Community!
Watch the North Texas ARRL Division’s MENTORFEST on Saturday, April 24 that starts at 8:30 am! Presentations will be recorded for viewing afterwards as well. https://arrlntx.org/WP/learning-center/mentorfest/
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
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:
Download the current flyer with planned outings subject to change.
Free GOTA Technician Class
Are you up to it? I have a challenge for you.
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!
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
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 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.