Newsletter
Click here for a copy of our latest monthly newsletter, SquakBox, in PDF format.
Come to a meeting and signup and we'll give you a complimentary paper copy.
Contact Us
president@w7bi.com
webmaster@w7bi.com
editor@w7bi.com
elmer@w7bi.com
Electronics
As a service to the community, we can offer our opinion on what your old electronics or ham radio equipment might be worth. If you have leftover or unused ham radio gear, we may be able to help provide advice on its value, and possibly remove equipment or sell things off, and we gratefully accept donations of surplus electronics. Contact a club volunteer to get started.
Fall HAM Class Completed
These were on December 1st and 8th. Many new licensees passed the tests. Spring 2019 classes: May 4th and 11th. Fall 2019 classes: December 7th and 14th.
Emergency Communications
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Next Club Meeting
Mihai Manolache, W4MHI, will continue describing more new digital modes. For April 4th, we will meet before 6pm at Las Margaritas nearby on Front Street. This is a short walk to the Senior Center.
Calendar
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Last Meeting
John O'Brian K7JRO describing his continued wonderful SOTA adventures, featuring Costa Rica. He made several contacts back to North America, and we learned about millions of nesting turtles. We look forward to his next installment featuring Ireland. In regular business, we have not yet settled on a location for Field Day. Choices: back to Valley Camp, with ICAST, on Lake Sammamish. We are collecting support volunteers. The Amateur Radio Training team has reorganized itself. They are now affiliated with Laurel, not ARRL. This will change levels of service to the students. They will also ask sponsoring clubs, like IARC, for financial support. No decisions were made. The tentative plan for the next meetings: - May 1: Barry Hansen K7BWH, coast-to-coast adventure
- June 5: Plan for Field Day, June 22-23
- July 3: Picnic at Confluence Park, and Fox Hunt
- August 7:John MacDuff KA7TTY, antennas and analyzers
- September 4: Mihai Manolache W4MHI, GoTennas
See SquakBox for details.
Email Reflector
Read what's happening on our email reflector at groups.google.com/group/issaquah-arc. Members, guests, and anyone interested can join our group!
Issaquah VHF Beacons
IARC was a contributor to the Issaquah beacon project, a set of low-power transmitters on 144, 220 and 432 MHz. As of October 2014, the beacon hardware is running on the west side of Tiger Mountain at about 850 feet ASL on 144.299, 222.050 and 432.301 MHz. Read about the original equipment before the move here.
Membership
Open to any person, regardless of age, sex, race or religion, who is interested in any aspect of Amateur Radio.
"Regular" membership is for those holding a valid Amateur Radio license issued or recognized by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission; and "Associate" membership is for those who do not hold such an Amateur Radio License.
Membership is free for those under 19 years of age.
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