Monday, April 29, 2024
Tuesday , April 30th —– 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
Friday , May 3rd —– Weather Alert Siren Testing
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:
Table Top Exercise
Bring your HT to
the meeting.
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
Indoor Commercial Vendors
Outdoor Flea Market Vendors
Wednesday , May 22nd —– HARC Monthly Club Meeting
Social Time: 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
Hancock County EOC Map
Visitors are Welcome
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 27th — East Indiana Hamfest
On this Date in Tech and Radio History —
29. 879: Electric arc lights were used for the first time
29, 1905: Philip H. Smith, inventor of the Smith Chart, was born. 1913
29, 1953: The first 3-D television broadcast was made
29, 1966: William Eccles, who coined the term “diode,” died
30, 1993: World Wide Web made Public Domain
30, 1897: J.J. Thomson first announced the existence of electrons
1, 1964: The first BASIC program runs
2, 1934: WLW begins operation with 500 kW transmitter
2, 1991: Microsoft registers their domain name
2, 1800: English chemist William Nicholson discovered electrolysis
3, 1984: Dell founded
4, 1874: Frank Conrad, developer of the first commercial radio station, and who coined of the term “broadcast,” was born
