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ARRL Field Day 2018
Field Day weekend is always the fourth full weekend in June, which will be the 23rd and 24th of June this year. It starts on Saturday at 18:00 UTC (12 PM MDT) and ends on Sunday at 20:59 UTC (2:59 PM MDT). The club will be holding Field Day exercises at the West Valley Fire & Rescue located at 4195 Farm to Market Road in Kalispell - Just north of Lost Creek Drive. Visitors are welcome to stop by and observe or even operate one of our stations.
Location
2018 Club Picnic
Our annual picnic will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 1-5 PM at Lone Pine State Park's covered picnic area (same place as the last 2 years).
The club will provide burgers and hot dogs. We need volunteers to bring chips, beverages, salads, etc. Please RSVP by emailing FVARC-President at fvarc dot org with the number in your party and what side dish or beverage you'll be bringing.
Hope to see you there!
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Location
Amateur Radio License Exam Session
Our next examination session will be offered on the 18th of September, at 6PM, at the Flathead County Search and Rescue building which is located at 525 Three Mile Drive, in Kalispell.
Please contact Ed Le Blanc (W7EFL) via email (w7efl@arrl.net) if you wish to be included, as there will be no walk-ins accepted.
Location
DOD HF Communications Readiness Exercise
From 22-26 October 2018, MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) members will be supporting the DOD HF communications readiness exercise testing the ability to communicate via voice and military standard communications protocols simulating the loss of traditional forms of communication.
Throughout this exercise, MARS members will interface with the Amateur Radio community to collect information at the county level regarding publicly available information using voice and amateur radio digital protocols.
On 24 Oct 0001 Hrs Zulu (23 Oct 2001 Hrs Eastern; 6:01 PM Tuesday 23 October MDT) amateur radio operators are requested to monitor 60 meter channel 1 (5330.5 KHz, upper sideband) for updated information regarding this exercise and how the amateur radio community can participate. During the exercise, MARS members will communicate with amateur radio operators on all five 60 meter channels, as well as the other amateur radio bands.
There will be an informal FVARC/ARES net on Tuesday, October 23 at 8:30 PM MDT on the club repeater at 146.76 MHz for anyone who wishes to discuss the exercise.
Amateur License Testing Session November 20
We will hold a testing session just before November's club meeting, at 6PM in the Flathead County Search and Rescue Building on Three Mile Drive.
If you would like to be tested and haven't already made arrangements with us, please contact us ASAP using the "Contact" form on this website so that we can ensure that we have enough of the right test materials on hand.
73,
Rick, W7YP
