“Ham in a Day” will be held at the Chick-Owa Sportsman’s Club located at 9279 E. Ottogan Street (just west of Winding Creek) in Holland. This is an opportunity for anyone wishing to get their amateur radio technician license to study and take the exam all in one afternoon. Directed study starts at 1:00 and continues till 6:00, when the test will be given. For registration and more information, go to: http://tinyurl.com/holo-hiad-ve. Cost for the Ham in a Day study session is $25 (which includes the book Ham Radio by Bob Heil), but there is no cost for testing. Also, anyone holding a current technician or general license may arrive at 6:00 and take the test to upgrade at no cost. Anyone whose license is within 90 days of expiring can also renew their license between 6:00 and the end of testing at no charge.
Obtain, Upgrade, or Renew your License ~ Dec. 14, 2019
On Saturday, December 14, the Holland Amateur Radio Club will be holding licensing exams for anyone wishing to get or upgrade their amateur radio license . The testing will be held at the Chick-Owa Sportsmans Club, 9279 Ottogan St., Holland. The testing session will begin at 6:00 p.m. There is no charge for any testing. No Morse code is required for any grade license. In addition, if your license is within 90 days of expiration, it can quickly be renewed at no charge between 6:00 and the end of testing.
What to bring with you: If available, bring a legal photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport. If no legal photo ID is available, bring 2 pieces of legal ID. Anyone 16 years old or younger must have a parent or legal guardian present for the entire testing session. IMPORTANT… If you currently hold a ham radio license, bring the license and a copy of the license to the test session. (Copy will be sent in with the testing results.)
Note: This is a federal exam and the FCC requires you to have an FRN. You can obtain your Federal Registration Number (FRN) before the test, by going to this website: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do The FCC FRN process is simple, and quite fast.
For further information on license testing, please email Bob Broene, K8RJB, at k8rjb[dot]ham[at]gmail.com.
HARC Build / Radio Nights ~ Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Dec. 17, 2019
HARC Build / Radio Nights are planned for Tuesday, December 3 and December 17 at the Chick-Owa Sportsman’s Club 9279 Ottogan St, Holland, from 6:15 PM to ?PM. Bring your kits and projects to HARC Build / Radio night. Test equipment and volunteers will be available to assist you.
Do you know someone who would like to learn how to solder? Invite them to Radio Night. There’s a collection of inexpensive kits to choose from as well as tools and solder equipment to try out.
If you have items to sell – radios – power supplies – antennas – wire – parts and pieces – kits – bring to the meeting. Tables are free to use. If you’re interested in radios, kit building, soldering, test equipment, Arduino, and device firmware, stop by and check things out.
E.A.T. Meeting ~ Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019
The next E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) will be held on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 7 pm at the Chick-Owa Sportsman’s Club located at 9279 E. Ottogan Street (just west of Winding Creek Golf Club).
We will have instructional videos, as well as answer any questions and especially help newcomers to the hobby get started.
HARC E.A.T. sessions are open to the public and you do not need to be a HARC member or have an amateur radio license to attend. If you have questions about amateur radio equipment, operating practices, licensing, test and measurement, or anything remotely related to amateur radio, this is the place to be.
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Buy? Sell? Swap? ~ Mailing List Subgroup!
The HARC has decided to split out “swap” messages into their own mailing list on groups.io. A list has been set up so that anyone already subscribed to the main K8DAA group will be able to post by sending a message to buysell@k8daa.groups.io. If you’d like to subscribe to the list to receive the messages by email, however, you’ll need to send an email to buysell+subscribe@k8daa.groups.io.
More details about the subgroup are available here:
https://k8daa.groups.io/g/buysell
Holland ARC’s DMR Repeater is on the Air!
If you are interested in DMR, the Holland ARC has put a DMR repeater in service, co-located with the 147.06 and the analog UHF repeater at the Holland Community Hospital.
Details: Rptr out 443.8875 Rptr in 448.8875
Color Code is 4 (Repeater is connected to the Brandmeister Network)
Static Talk Groups
Slot 1 3169 (Midwest), 31261 (Mi5-Statewide 1), 31608 (USA Area 8)
Slot 2 3126 (Michigan), 31262 (Mi5-Statewide 2), 31267 (West Michigan),
31268 (UP of Michigan), 31269 (West Michigan Technical group)
Other Brandmeister talkgroups are available using PTT.
This repeater is for experimenting and having fun. Quite a bit of activity on the West Michigan Talk Group, 31267.
The Holland ARC wishes to thank Sam, K8SN and Mike, KB8ZGL for their helping hands in this project.
We’re nothing without you…
If you haven’t already done so, please join the Holland Amateur Radio Club for another successful year by renewing your membership today. This club is active and growing and we need your support to keep the ball rolling. Where else can you have so much fun for so little cost? And how easy can it be to pay those dues? Just bring your $25 (single) or $35 (family) dues to the next meeting, OR mail it to Holland Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 2104, Holland, MI 49422-2104 OR you can use Paypal. Even if you don’t have a Paypal account, you can still pay online using your credit card. Details are on the membership page: http://www.hollandarc.org/?page_id=2458.
The Holland Amateur Radio Club values your membership and your support. Thank you!
2018 Field Day photos and a video link
There is a PDF uploaded that has pictures of the 2018 field day.
And Zach, KE8BSM has uploaded a great video to Youtube:
New Email List Server for the Holland ARC
After years of being with the Yahoo Groups, and after much heartache, the Holland ARC has moved over to the groups.io email list server. Superior service is here.
If you did not get the email on how to sign up, please go to:
https://k8daa.groups.io/g/k8daa
From there you will see “apply for membership” icon. Click on that and follow the instructions and we should be good to go.
The archives are available at any time to be read without logging in. Todd, W8YHF ported over thousands of emails from the Yahoo Group.