This page and the calendar page are used for notifying members of scheduled Club activities or changes in those activities. It will also notify members of any upcoming item considered of interest to Club members (such as ARRL or FCC fee or regulation changes with links to those items). The page will change frequently as notifications become outdated and are removed. If you have an item you feel should be posted here, or in our “Member’s Corner”, for our members send me an email.
17 March 2025
Our next meeting will be on the 9th of April at the VFW Hall, 1325 Pine St, corner of Pine and Division. At our monthly meetings the Officers meet @ 5:00 PM, between 6:00 and 6:30PM you can find answers to your questions or just enjoy the fellowship of our members, the meeting starts promptly at 6:30PM.
Meeting topic: Interested in Becoming a POTA Activator? – Dave Guinnee, K7ZDP
Join us at our next breakfast on April 26, 2025, 9-10:30am, at Connie’s.
Meeting and breakfast dates for the rest of the year (as I now have them): The meeting dates are pretty static but breakfast dates (at Connies unless otherwise noted) frequently change due to various conflicts. Check here for any changes in schedule.
Meeting Breakfast Meeting Breakfast Meeting Breakfast
Apr – 9 Apr – 26 May – 14 May – 24 Jun – 11 Jun – 28
Jul – 9 Jul – 26 Aug – 13 Aug – 23 Sept – 10 Sept – 27
Oct – 8 Oct – 25 Nov – 12 Nov – 22 Dec – 10 Dec – 27
Club News – Scatter Shooting
Our new officer’s for 2025 are:
President: Daryl Baird, K6KRG Vice President: John Kludt, K7SYS
Secretary: Ken Conradi, KF7FDN Treasurer: Vern Walters, AI7WS
The presentation slides of past meetings are now available in PDF format on the “Monthly Publications” page.
For you that are not on groups.io, the BOD is dropping the Club’s zoom presentations of its monthly meetings. Its use has dropped off to where it is questionable as to its value vs. the time spent in set-up and tear down by the members.
Website:
- A new area has been created “Members Corner”. If you have an issue/concern that you feel should be brought to the attention of our members, contact me at our monthly meeting or send me an email. I will need a brief statement with the following: 1) what the issue is, 2) what, if anything, has been done, 3) any supporting documentation, and, 4) any help or assistance required. Please be aware that, if this is a controversial subject, I may refer it to the Board of Directors before placing it on the site. Any updates or follow-up will be posted, when feedback is received from the posting member, within each issues ‘ section.
- All Monthly Publications, in PowerPoint format, and the current, as well as 1 year of past copies of the COAX, in PDF format, can be downloaded from this area. The April issue of the COAX can be viewed here.
- If you are not a member of groups.io , it is highly recommended that you join the group. BCARC members will have to subscribe to groups.io in order to receive direct communications from the Club. Non members will need to access the Facebook page or this website for links to the monthly presentations (PowerPoint format) and the COAX Newsletter. In addition, the Zoom code to attend meetings using Zoom will only be placed on the groups.io site. When requesting admission please give your name and call sign.
Remember that it is by your dues that we are able to maintain and update our repeaters. By completing a new form each year we are able to verify and maintain accurate records for our membership. Please allow time for processing. A membership application is available here.
Bonner County ARES VE Testing – sponsored here as it is free to take the test
They test at 10:00 AM at the Sandpoint Library (Community Room A). The address is 1407 Cedar St, Sandpoint, ID 83864.
The good news is that there is no fee to take the exam and walk-ins are welcome.
You can see all details and all required material on their info page, here: https://bonnerares.org/wp/license-exams/ .
Future test sessions (second Saturday, ~bi-monthly):
May 10, 2025 July 19, 2025 Sept 13, 2025 Nov. 8, 2025
I hope to have studied enough to pass my Extra license on the May 10th test; see you at the next test!