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Tuesday, April 23, 2024


Tuesday , April 23rd —– Hancock County Net

Weekly, 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

Wednesday , April 24th —– 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:
What does Field Day, POTA (Parks On the Air), Emergency Communications, and Public Service have in common? 

Monthly testing of the Hancock County weather sirens at 11:00 am.

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 thru November. Contact George, KD9GHS if you are interested in helping.

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

Saturday , May 11th —– 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


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, June 8th —– Monroe Hamfest

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

20, 1989: The first successful testing of high-definition TV was announced.
22, 1993: Mosaic, the first Web browser, is released 
22, 1991: Intel released the 80486SX microprocessor.
23, 1889: The Edison General Electric Company was organized
25, 1961: Robert Noyce was granted a patent for the integrated circuit.
27, 1791: Samuel F.B. Morse, developer of Morse Code, was born.
27, 1889: Lloyd Espenschied, co-inventor of coaxial cable, was born



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