Welcome to FVARC.org
Please accept our warmest welcome!
If you have ANY questions that haven't been answered through our web pages feel free to contact any member via our local repeaters, phones, or email from our contact page. We'll be more than happy to answer your questions and help you in any way possible!
The Flathead Valley Amateur Radio Club, (FVARC), setup this web site to keep you informed of our clubs activities and provide you with FVARC news.
We hope these pages will provide you with the information you seek to become more knowledgeable of amateur activities in the Flathead Valley and more involved with our club!
Announcements
Classes and Testing
Testing will be held during Field Day at the East Parking Lot of Glacier High School located at 375 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell MT.
License Exam Session: June 23rd - 2:00pm
Fee for Exam Session: $12.00.
Class Schedule: TBD
Fee for Class is $35. Includes Study Book!
* If you pass the test for one license level there is no additional fee to take the test for the next license level.
* Exam participants need to present a photo ID
* Parents may provide confirmation of identity for minors that do not have photo identification.
* Social Security numbers are required by the FCC on all new license applications.
* Those testing to upgrade their current license to a higher level must provide two copies (Not the Original)of their current amateur license.
License copies can be printed online by going to: http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp
1. Enter your call sign in the search field and click the Search button
2. Click on your call sign link to bring up more information
3. Click on "Reference Copy" in the upper menu
4. You will get a PDF file of your license that you can print
If you've studied on your own, have taken the sample tests online, and would like to test for your license NOW!, let us know! We'll set up a time, get three VE's together and get you tested ASAP!!!!! We want you licensed and on the air!
Location
Seeking amateur radio volunteers In August
Seeking amateur radio volunteers for communications for Epic Shore to Shore race in August.
Seeking 3-6 stations to perform Comm duties at the Epic Shore to Shore race on August 4, 2011.
The race will start at Camp Marshall. Paddlers will go North and cross Big Arm near the East shore of Wild Horse Island.
The first checkpoint and team relay/swap point will be at the United Methodist Camp in Rollins.
The second leg will go past Shelter and Cedar Islands and Painted Rocks and up to the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.
The third leg will leave FLBC and head up to Lakeside. This will be the shortest leg for team paddlers. The final leg of the race will run from Lakeside to the beach at Fazooli's in Somers.
The Intermediate race will start at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp at 11am.
There will be a single checkpoint/relay point in Lakeside and the second leg will finish in Somers.
The Recreation paddle will start in Lakeside at 1pm and finish in Somers.
At a minimum, we need 3 stations--one at each of the United Methodist Camp, Lutheran Camp, and in Lakeside. If additional stations are available, we will station someone at the finish line, start line, and mobile/marine in one of the safety motorboats.
This would be great Club/ARES practice with operating a remote/mobile station, and passing traffic. Primary duty would be safety comms, but timing duties could be added if people are interested.
Communications could be either simplex or suggest using the Blacktail repeater if it's OK to use for a full day for the race--or both!
Contact:
Shawn Baker
KF7EFX
shawnkayak@yahoo.com
406-270-8247
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Ham & Eggs
Every Saturday morning at 9am at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery located at 1390 US Highway 2 East. (See map below)
This is an informal get-together for an "eyeball QSO".
EVERYONE is invited, especially NEW hams! This is an excellent forum for new hams to be able to sit down with seasoned hams and absorb the hobby! Come on down and enjoy some GREAT Amateur Radio talk over coffee, ham and eggs!
Location
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