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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
--2010--

  • Wednesday, August 11th, 7 PM - Monthly Club meeting at the Plain City Firehouse.  Don Kovalchik - W8DPK will  discuss "Ham Radio - Etiquette and Good Operating Practices".  The pre-meeting dinner is at 5:45 PM at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City.

  • Wednesday, August 18th, 6 PM - Exam Session.  The Madison County VE Team has set up a Laurel  exam session to be held on
    Wednesday August 18, 2010 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at:

       Madison County Engineer's Office
       825 US 42 NE
       London, Ohio 43140
     
    This is located at the intersection of I-70 and US-42.  The entrance is located between the McDonald's and Wendy's.
    Talk-in on the 147.285+ MCARC repeater. 
    Walk ins are always welcomed.
    Exams are free.
     
    Contact information: 
       Mark Crosbie - N8MNI
       231 Jacqueline Dr.
       London, Ohio 43140
       740-852-4237  (10 AM - 8 PM) 
       email: n8mni@mcarcoh.org

  • Saturday, August 28th, 9 AM - Monthly Club Breakfast at Abner's Restaurant in Hilliard.  Abner's is located in the center of Old Hilliard at 4051 Main Street.



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 July 25, 2010