News & Events

Thursday, March 28, 2024


The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN.


Wednesday , March 28th —– HARC Monthly Club Meeting

Social Time: 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
Hancock County EOC Map
Visitors are Welcome

Tech Talk:

Anatomy of a
Directed Net

Saturday , March 30th —– Wabash Valley Hamfest

Tuesday , April 2nd —– Hancock County Weekly ARES Net

Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Held on the W9ATG
Linked Repeaters located
4 miles NE of Greenfield, IN

145.330 MHz (-) CTCSS 88.5
444.450 MHz (+) DCS 465

Join Us! Open to ALL Licensed Amateur Radio Operators

  • Test Your Radios
    Transmit / Receive Signal
    Propagation & Reception
  • Local Announcements
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Buy-Sell-Trade Amateur Radio Related Equipment

Monthly testing of the Hancock County weather sirens resumes today.

Volunteers will be assigned a siren to monitor and report its status via a net held on the 145.330 repeater.

Testing will be repeated on the first Friday of the month throughout the summer. Contact George, KD9GHS if you are interested in helping.

The following local frequencies
may become busy due to
visiting hams seeking

travel information & directions.

145.330 PL 88.5
444.450 DCS 465
146.520 Simplex VHF Call
446.000 Simplex UHF Call

443.675 DCS 465

Saturday , April 13th —– Hancock County ARES Monthly Meeting

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Coordinator: Brent N9BA

Hancock EOC Map
640 S. Franklin St., Greenfield

All Licensed Amateur Radio
Operators are Welcome

Meeting Agenda:

TBA


Saturday , April 13th —– Columbus Hamfest

Thursday , April 18th —– World Amateur Radio Day

Saturday , May 4th —– Amateur Radio License Exams

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
New Licenses & Upgrades
Pre-Register
Hancock County EOC Map
640 S. Franklin St., Greenfield

Saturday , May 4th —– 500 Festival Mini Marathon

Saturday, May 4th , 2024
Anyone interested in being part of the Communication Support Team for the
500 Festival Mini Marathon can
SIGN UP HERE

Saturday , May 4th —– North Central Indiana Hamfest

Saturday & Sunday , May 4-5th —– Indiana QSO Party

Friday thru Sunday , May 17 – 19th —– Dayton Hamvention


Fri 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sat 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sun 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Xenia, OH


Advance Tickets
Call-In Frequency
146.94 (-) PL 123.0

Saturday & Sunday , June 22 – 23th —– ARRL Field Day

Efforts are under way to prepare for our annual HARC Field Day Exercise. Jon (WB9CNE) will be the General Chairman again this year and is looking for a co-chair to assist with the planning.

Many other sub-committee positions are also available: Power, Antennas, Coax, Safety, Radio Setup, Computer Setup, PIO, and Meals.
Contact Jon if you are interested in being a lead person for any of these activities.

More information available HERE.

Saturday , July 20th —– Amateur Radio License Exams

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
New Licenses & Upgrades
Pre-Register
Hancock County EOC Map
640 S. Franklin St., Greenfield

Saturday , July 20th —– Auburn Hamfest

Saturday , July 20th —– Elkhart Hamfest

Saturday , July 27thEast Indiana Hamfest


On this Date in Tech and Radio History

25, 1954: RCA announced production of the first color television sets
26, 1975: The first Altair 8800 personal computer ships
27, 1899: The first international radio transmission is made by Marconi between England and France
28, 1905: Cornelius D Ehret received the first patent for a system of frequency modulation (FM)


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