Newsletter

πŸ“° The Splatter

Official Newsletter of the Longmont Amateur Radio Club β€” W0ENO
Serving LARC members and the Boulder County amateur radio community
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About The Splatter

The Splatter is the official newsletter of the Longmont Amateur Radio Club (LARC), W0ENO. Published periodically throughout the year, The Splatter keeps members informed about club news, upcoming events, technical articles, member spotlights, and the broader amateur radio community in Boulder County.

Back issues are archived here for members and for the historical record. If you have older issues that are not in the archive, please contact us to help complete the collection.

πŸ“§ Subscribe to The Splatter: New issues are distributed by email to all LARC members. Members automatically receive new issues β€” make sure your email address is current with the club secretary. Update your contact info β†’
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2025–2026 Issues

IssueDateHighlightsDownload
Vol. XX, No. 3 Spring 2026 Field Day 2026 Planning, POTA Activations, New Member Spotlight Coming soon
Vol. XX, No. 2 Winter 2025–26 Annual Meeting Recap, 2026 Officers, Club History Highlights Upload PDF
Vol. XX, No. 1 Fall 2025 Field Day 2025 Results, LARCFest Recap, Digital Modes Feature Upload PDF

πŸ“Œ WordPress: Upload newsletter PDFs to Media Library, then paste the URL into the “Download” column links above.

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Archive: 2023–2024

IssueDateHighlightsDownload
2024, Issue 3Fall 2024Field Day 2024, Officer ElectionsUpload PDF
2024, Issue 2Summer 2024LARCFest, BCARES Exercise, Member ProjectsUpload PDF
2024, Issue 1Spring 2024Annual Meeting, New Members, VE TestingUpload PDF
2023, Issue 3Fall 2023Field Day Results, Hamfest PlanningUpload PDF
2023, Issue 2Summer 2023POTA / SOTA, Technical ArticlesUpload PDF
2023, Issue 1Spring 2023Annual Meeting Recap, ElectionsUpload PDF
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Older Archives (Pre-2023)

Older issues of The Splatter are in the process of being digitized and added to this archive. If you have printed or digital copies of past issues, please contact us β€” we’d love to preserve them here.

πŸ“ 2020–2022

Issues from this period are being scanned. Some may be available on request from the club secretary.

πŸ“ 2015–2019

Limited archives available. Contact us if you have issues from this era to contribute.

πŸ“ Pre-2015

Historical issues from the club’s early years are of particular interest. If you have any, please reach out β€” we want to preserve LARC history.

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Contribute to The Splatter

πŸ“ Write an Article

Have a project you’re working on? An antenna you built? A contest you operated? A DX country you worked? Share it with fellow members β€” all skill levels welcome!

πŸ“Έ Submit Photos

Photos from Field Day, LARCFest, club meetings, POTA activations, or your shack make great additions. Send high-resolution JPGs to the editor.

πŸ“’ Club Announcements

Upcoming events, VE sessions, BCARES drills, net schedule changes β€” send announcements to the editor at least two weeks before publication.

πŸ“’ The Splatter Needs an Editor!

LARC is always looking for members to help produce The Splatter. Whether you want to write, edit, layout, or just coordinate submissions, your help is welcome. No journalism degree required β€” just enthusiasm for amateur radio and the LARC community. The role is flexible and can be done entirely from home.

Volunteer as Editor

Send article submissions, photos, or archived issues to:

newsletter@w0eno.org

Or use the Contact page and select “Newsletter” as the subject.