We will be holding our next club meeting at 5 PM, Wednesday June 27, 2012 at the Picnic Area on WCU’s Campus. This will be a BYOM Event (Bring Your Own Meat) and a cook-out! We will supply the charcoal, and are hoping to have a foxhunt to follow (starting around 6 or 6:30, pending approval from the University’s Police Department. Radio Coverage at the picnic area is minimal, so please call (828) 5151-HAM (515-1426) for directions or co-ordination. We should also be listening on 446.175 Simplex.

See you there!

Our next club meeting will be held Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 7PM on the second floor of the Belk Building (at Western Carolina University). We will meet in the lobby on the second floor near the vending machines.

Our Program for the evening will include the basics of How Radios and Repeaters work, along with an IRLP demonstration, and explanation of how it works.

You do not need to be a member to attend, and in fact, attendance by local HAMs and those who are interested is strongly encouraged!  Co-ordination and talk-in will be provided on the 444.700+ (131.8) Machine, or by calling the club’s phone number 828.5151.HAM. See you there!

Tour de Cashiers – May 5, 2012. Event Coordinators are currently seeking HAMs to preform communications for this event. If you can help send us an email to email at wcuradio dot c o m, and we will put you in touch with the event co-ordinator.

Due to Spring Break at Western Carolina University and students being out of classes, and the area, our normally scheduled Saturday Night, 8PM Net will be cancelled for March 31, and April 7.

We hope to hear you on the air again for the next net, April 14!

HUNT TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER.

We will be conducting a Fox-Hunt on Friday, March 23. All are welcome to join us, we will meet on the U.C. Lawn to start the hunt. Hunting is open to all, even those who are not licensed as HAM operators.

We ask that good sense is used when locating the fox. Please do not do anything that may damage property/landscaping, and remember, you are representing HAM Radio Operators Everywhere!

Co-ordination will take place on the 444.700 machine, and hunting will start at approximately 2PM.

We will be conducting a Fox-Hunt on Friday, March 9. All are welcome to join us, we will meet on the U.C. Lawn to start the hunt. Hunting is open to all, even those who are not licensed as HAM operators.

We ask that good sense is used when locating the fox. Please do not do anything that may damage property/landscaping, and remember, you are representing HAM Radio Operators Everywhere!

Co-ordination will take place on the 444.700 machine, and hunting will start at approximately 2PM.

A club meeting (our first official meeting!) will be held Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7PM on the second floor of the Belk Building (at Western Carolina University). We will meet in the lobby on the second floor near the vending machines.

You do not need to be a member to attend, and in fact, attendance by local HAMs and those who are interested is strongly encouraged!  Co-ordination and talk-in will be provided on the 444.700+ (131.8) Machine. See you there!

A SkyWarn certification class will be held in Haywood County, March 6, at 7PM for Basic Spotter Training. The class is being held by the Greenville/Spartanburg NWS Office in South Carolina, and will meet in the Waynesville Masonic Lodge, located at 435 E Marshall st.

SkyWarn is comprised of people just like you, who help the National Weather Service observe weather in realtime. Membership is encouraged specifically to HAM Radio Operators, as severe weather may affect traditional communications.

To find out more about the SkyWarn program, please visit www.skywarn.org/about/

We will be conducting a Fox-Hunt on Friday, February 17. All are welcome to join us, we will meet on the U.C. Lawn to start the hunt. Hunting is open to all, even those who are not licensed as HAM operators.

We ask that good sense is used when locating the fox. Please do not do anything that may damage property/landscaping, and remember, you are representing HAM Radio Operators Everywhere!

Co-ordination will take place on the 444.700 machine, and hunting will start at approximately 2PM.