Promoting the art of Amateur Radio in Central Vermont for over 50 years
Hi everyone,
Just another friendly reminder that our monthly meeting will be held the first Wednesday of every month, 6pm in Wise Campus Center, Room 228, on the Norwich University campus in Northfield.
ONLINE MEETING OPTION:
Topic: CVARC Meeting
Directions:
– From Rt. 12 in Northfield, turn onto Park Ave.
– Keep right onto Harmon drive.
– Stay on Harmon drive until you reach the campus center:
Parking is available just outside Wise.
See you there!
73,
-George, KC3AAD
CVARC President
As stated in our July meeting, the club is in the early stages of planning a fox hunt (or transmitter hunt) for August. As promised, here is another website with a fountain of information on the art of radio direction finding – also called fox hunting, transmitter hunting, or T-hunting.
http://homingin.com/index.html
http://homingin.com/SCalStyle.html
Pictures of a foxhunt transmitter detailed during the November 2019 CVARC meeting
Details on the “body fade” technique
The information mostly pertains to the Southern California foxhunting scene, so not all info may apply to Vermont’s mountainous terrain, but the basics are still valid. If you are interested in being a part of the planning team for the fox hunt or have ideas and past experiences to contribute, please leave a comment on this post or contact us.
We will be adding a “Rules” page to the website soon to illustrate the rules of the event, and special information regarding compliance with VT’s COVID-19 ordinances. As this event will be outdoors, the risk is substantially lower, but we feel it is necessary to ensure the safety of all participants.
Thank you and 73,
-Patrick, KC1DPM
CVARC President
Another Field Day in the books! With a minimal, socially-distanced crew setup at the Barre Rec field, W1BD operated as a 3A station running on 100% emergency power. With the original plan to run a remote station via the Internet for 6 and 10 meters, unfortunately we did not have this setup in time, so we apologize to anyone who wished to participate in that portion of the club station.
We encourage everyone who operated at home that wishes to submit a log to add CVARC as an affiliate club. However, in order for the ARRL to accurately aggregate the scores, please use the following format when submitting a log:
Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club
Exactly as shown, each word capitalized. As long as all operators sending in logs agree, all CVARC members will be listed under the combined score. No abbreviations or shorthand (CVARC or Central VT ARC, et al.) should be used. Thank you!
As is standard for July, we normally skip the first of the month due to the Independence Day holiday. Although today is only the 1st, we are going to be holding our July meeting next Wednesday, July 8th at 6pm, using Jitsi video conferencing. This platform does not require an account, so anyone may join by computer or phone. We will add the link in a different post closer to the meeting date. Please contact us with any questions.
As you may know, the club was set to participate in a few public service events for foot races around VT, namely the VSECU Point to Point, Northfield Savings Bank annual 5K, Groton Forest Trail Run, and the Corporate Cup. As of now, they have all been cancelled. These races comprise a good deal of the club activity for the fall. As difficult as it can be to plan events around the stay home, stay safe orders from the State of Vermont, I believe we as hams can be creative and adaptive to the situation, and continue to find ways to participate in amateur radio with CVARC as a whole. For this, I pose the following question: What activities can we plan that allow everyone to participate while still staying safe? I think ham radio is the best hobby for this! Some have proposed a “worked all CVARC” contest on the air, HF, through repeaters, etc. Another idea is to host a “digital net” on the Williamstown repeater, making use of the P25 digital mode capabilities. I’d encourage everyone coming to next week’s online meeting to think of one or two ideas of what we could do.
See you next week!
73,
-Patrick, KC1DPM
CVARC President
COVID-19 information:
Our annual meeting will be held in a hybrid format at Norwich University, Wise Campus Center Room 228 at 18:00 on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Remote meeting link will be published to the Google group and this website before the meeting. Directions to the meeting location are here.
Agenda:
1. Voting on revisions to the club bylaws.
2. Analyze your radio with professional equipment- Bring any radio you want and have a health check performed and learn how to do it yourself.
Officer elections will take place via electronic ballot again this year. In order for us to send out ballots, we need to ensure your information is up to date. Please take a few minutes now to update your information using this form. Updates to this information are due no later than 3/3/2023 with ballots to follow the following week. Please include your email address as that is the best way to keep up to date with club information and will allow for electronic balloting. If you are interested in running for any of the officer positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer, please email me at kc3aad <at> silonet.com to have your name added to the ballot. Current officers are added by default.
We will discuss future event ideas at this meeting too.
73,
George
CVARC President
Please join us over on our Google Groups discussion board.
Regular monthly meetings have been suspended for the foreseeable future. We will post important updates on our Google Group and this web site.
We are still actively planning events. Please join the discussion on our Google Group.
73,
George
The monthly Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club meeting will be held
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 on Norwich University campus in Wise Campus
Center Room 228 at 18:00. All are welcome. Please check the website for
additional information. A remote option will not be available.
Topics this month will include:
-Upcoming contests – VT QSO Party (others?)
-2023 Field Day planning
73,
George Silowash
KC3AAD
Good Evening!
The monthly Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club meeting will be held
Wednesday, November 3, 2022 on Norwich University campus in Wise Campus
Center Room 228 at 18:00. All are welcome. Please check the website for
additional information. A remote option will not be available.
Topics this month will include:
-Upcoming contests – VT QSO Party (others?)
-2023 Field Day planning
73,
George
All,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, CVARC meeting is canceled tonight, 10-05-2022. Sorry for any inconvenience. See you next month.
73,
George Silowash
KC3AAD