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Club Events
Madison County Amateur Radio Club
Club meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM.  The club 2 meter Get Together Net is held each Tuesday at 8 PM on the 147.285 repeater.  The fourth Saturday of each month is the club breakfast beginning at 9 AM.  The location will be announced on the Tuesday evening net and on this web site.  Members and guests are always encouraged to attend any of the club's activities.

Upcoming Club Meetings and Events

  • Saturday,August 24, 9 AM - Monthly Club Breakfast at the County Table Restaurant in West Jefferson. (This was formerly the Cock's Crow Restaurant located at Main & Walnut.)
  • Sunday, August 31, 7 AM to 4 PM
    Annual Ox Roast Bicycle Tour
    As usual, the MCARC will be providing communications for the Ox Roast Bicycle Tour on Sunday, August 31.  We desperately need more volunteers to help with this event.  Please contact Don Kovalchik - W8DPK at w8dpk@mcarcoh.org if you are able to participate.
  • Saturday, September 6, noon to 8 PM -
    Ohio State Parks on the Air
    We will be operating at the Madison Lake State Park. We are planning to make this a picnic as well for the participants and club visitors. Bob - N8GU will be bringing his brand-new Elecraft K3 and generator.  Contact Bob at n8gu@arrl.net if you are planning to attend this fun event. Complete information can be found here.
  • Wednesday, September 10, 7 PM - MCARC monthly Club meeting at the Perkins Restaurant in London. This is the quarterly business meeting.
    Pre-meeting dinner will be at 5:45 PM.
  • Saturday, September 13, all day.
    Madison County 2008 Safety Expo
    located at the fairgrounds in London. We have a spot reserved inside the Delta Selsor building, with power available. Setup will be at 9 AM. The event runs from 11 AM to
    4 PM.  We would like to have 3 - 4 members at the Expo, and 3 - 4 members that can be on the air to talk to visitors on the repeater. If you can help with either spot, contact Mark Crosbie - N8MNI at n8mni@mcarcoh.org
  • Wednesday, October 15, 7 PM - Monthly Club meeting.  (Location TBA) We will be sponsoring the area ARRL Night for any and all amateur radio operators.  (NOTE: This is not the regular date for the October meeting)
  • Wednesday, November 12, 7 PM - Monthly Club meeting at the firehouse in Plain City - Amateur Radio Movie Night.
  • Saturday, December 13, 2 PM - Annual Holiday Party at Ann & Tony's Restaurant in West Jefferson. Forty reservations have been made.

OHIO PARKS CONTEST
The Madison County Amateur Radio Club will be operating the
Ohio State Parks on the Air event at the Madison Lake State Park on Saturday, September 6th.  Setup will be like a mini Field Day.  Contact Bob Lewis - N8GU at n8gu@arrl.net if you are planning to attend this fun event.

FISTS CW CLUB

The Madison County ARC is now a participating member of the FISTS CW Club.  The FISTS CW Club is an organization for the preservation of ham radio's beginning - Morse code.  It is an organization that continues to promote the usefulness and fun of CW.  In this country we face antenna restrictions from governmental agencies and Home Owners Associations.  From this dilemma has arisen the "stealth" antenna designs that work well with CW - especially QRP.  The Contest Section of this page lists the FISTS contests.  The club will now be able to compete against other FISTS clubs.  Participants do not have to be a member of FISTS.  The current MCARC members belonging to FISTS as individuals are:
  • Don Perkins - AB8EL
  • Don Fuhr - W8LJ
  • Reuben Fetterhoff - WY8C
  • John Gaynard - K8WDN
  • Jason Hissong - N8XE
  • John Vallo - KN8C
  • Bob Lewis - N8GU
 
Stay tuned to this column for further announcements for our club participation in a FISTS contest.


Here are some photos of the ARECC Em-Comm and FCC Amateur License exams hosted by the Madison County Amateur Radio Club on April 5, 2008.
Grading the examsGrading the exams
Grading the examsExamanees
He passed his exam!
This page last updated August 22, 2008