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A mateur R adio C lub

  Amateur Radio is a Hobby
    Emergency Communication is a Commitment

 

General Information

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2024 Officers  
President:  Jeff York, KE8VOB
Vice President:   Russ Williams, NR8W
Secretary:  Maureen Stein, KD8NXS
Treasurer:  Rose Marko, KD8TII
Past President:  Chris Monske, WF8U
Trustees:  #1 Darla York, KE8VOJ
   #2 Roy Haren, KD8IJF
   #3 Bob Kramer, KE8HHH
Appointed: 
Badges & Cards:  Bob Kramer, KE8HHH
Classes:  Chris Monske, WF8U
Club Logo Design by:  John Fabry, KC8SPF/SK
Database Manager:  Rosemary Marko, KD8TII
Facebook:  Chris Monske, WF8U
Field Day:  Russ Williams, NR8W
Historian:  Darla York, KE8VOJ
Newsletter Editor:  (This could be you)
Nomination Chairman:  (This could be you)
Publicity:  (This could be you)
Public Service Event Coordinator:  Jeff York, KE8VOB
Social Coordinator:  Maureen Stein, KD8NXS
Testing:  Chris Monske, WF8U
Web Design:  Robert Webster, WR8RW
Web Page:  Allan Avnet, AB8AA
   

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This Month's Upcoming Events

Board Meeting Tuesday, April 09, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. Food, 7:00 P.M. Meeting
(Place to be announced) All members are welcome.
Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. Food,7:00 P.M. Meeting
At Iron Skillet, 1 Petro Place, Girard, OH 44420. All members are welcome.




For information on any of the above or, you need help using Amateur Radio Communications
for Your Event e-mail our Public Service Event Coordinator, Jeff York, KE8VOB
 

Club Events

WRARC Monthly Club Meetings held on
the third Tuesday each month, at 7:00 P.M.,at
At Iron Skillet, 1 Petro Place, Girard, OH 44420
All members are welcome.
 
For more information email our Board.
 
 
 
 

Activities

 
  Jan. 2015 After the Holidays Annual Dinner/Meeting

 
 June 2014 Field Day
Pictures !
 
May 2014  We Adopted a Highway - 3
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  March 2014 Home, Garden, & Craft Show
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  Jan. 2014 After the Holidays Annual Dinner/Meeting

 
Oct. 2013  We Adopted a Highway - 2
 
Diabetes Walk, Oct. 20, 2013
 
2013 Astro Ham Event
 
2013 Tour of the Valley
 
 June 2013 Field Day
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Dave's  Antenna Party
 
Digital Interface Workshop
 
Soldering Workshop
 
FLDIGI Workshop
 
WRARC Tower Team takes tower down in Mecca
 
Visit our Facebook page for up to date activities
 

Newsletter Archive

WRARC Wave Bender Newsletter Archive
   06/06/2023
WRARC publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.
An archive of our newsletters is available below
2023 Wave Benders
2022 Wave Benders
2021 Wave Benders
2020 Wave Benders
2019 Wave Benders
2018 Wave Benders
2017 Wave Benders
2016 Wave Benders
2015 Wave Benders
2014 Wave Benders
2013 Wave Benders
2012 Wave Benders
2011 Wave Benders
2010 Wave Benders
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Membership Information

Membership Information
 
The Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club is a Special Service club
that exists to go above and beyond for our community and for Amateur Radio,
is what defines a Special Service Club (SSC).
We are leaders in our Amateur Radio community who provides active training classes,
publicity programs, and actively pursue technical projects and operating activities.

The Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club welcomes all Amateur (HAM) radio operators to become club members.
Information and documents related to membership are available below.

 
Membership Application
2024 Dues are now due and payable now through January 31, 2024

For more information email our Board.

Friday Night Nets

 
The Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club invites all amateur radio operators to join our net
 
The two meter net which opens every Friday evening at 9.00 PM
145.270 Mhz (minus offset), PL 110.9.

You can advertise your Swap 'n Shop and
Ask our Elmers anything
No Question too big or too small!
The only dumb question is one you don't ask

 
Information files for net controllers are available below.
Net Control Script   02/27/2024
List of Participants   02/27/2024
 
Club members are encouraged to act as net control.
For information about being the net control
or volunteer for the Net Control position, contact Ed Newsome.

Thanks to everyone who volunteers to take a turn.

Members Only

Members Only
Silent Keys   1/20/2024
Back to Basics
From shopping for your first radio to
putting up your first antenna,
here is some tried and true advice.
From August 1995 QST, Volume 79, Number 8
W6NBC-Coat Hanger Antenna.pdf
The Art & Skill of Radio Telegraphy - 3rd edition.pdf
Constitution
Bylaws
Members contact information   2/12/2024
WRARC Standard Operating Procedures
Fillable Club Wear Order Form
 
WRARC Volunteer Signin Sheet

Technical Resources and Links

 
HF Propagation Conditions

  Build an Emergencycomm BatteryBox
  District 5 ARES
  District 10 ARES
  Mahoning County ARES 
  Portage County ARES 
  Stark County ARES 
  Summit County ARES
  Tri-County Traffic net

  The Ohio ARES/OES HF Digital Net has a new website. Check it out at http://ohden.org/.
This net is held every Tuesday, 8:00 PM local time on 3585 kHz. See website for mode details.
All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES volunteer to check in. Check in and put your county on the map.

 Emcomm Great resource of emergency communications information

  Satern Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network

  OTHER INFORMATIVE LINKS

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