BCARC

Membership Renewals Due

BCARC membership follows the standard calendar year January 1 to December 31.

Club Dues are $18.00 per year for individual membership.  Family members at same address receive a discount which is $9.00 for 2nd family member and $6.00 for each additional family member at the same address. Dues are due by the January meeting each year.  For newly licensed HAM's (licensed for less than one year), dues are waived for the first 12 months in which they join. The remaining months between the end of their free 12 months and December 31st of that calendar year will be pro-rated at $1.50 per month (1/12 the yearly rate) for the remainder of the current calendar year. You may pay for more than one year at a time.

Full Membership is open to any licensed amateur radio operator. Full members can vote, be on committees and are welcome at all Club meetings and functions.

Associate Membership is available to any unlicensed individual who shares the Club’s mission and objectives.  Associate Members do not pay dues, vote or hold office. They may serve on committees and are welcome at all Club meetings and functions.

Honorary Membership is available to an individual, group, or business that has actively supported the Club. Honorary Members do not pay dues, and cannot vote, be on committees or hold office. Honorary Members are welcome at all Club meeting and functions.

If you are interested in becoming a member of BCARC, download our club membership application and send in with your dues. Acrobat reader is required. If another format is desired or you need it sent by postal mail, contact a club officer.

See everyone at the next meeting on January 10th, 2012!

December Meeting Highlights

For those that missed the meeting on Tuesday we had a short meeting followed by food and merriment. Here is a brief update.

New officers elected for 2012 are:
President: Dave N7UTG
Vice-President: Lori KF7IKP
Secretary/Treasurer: Kristen KF7OLA
Director: Kim KF7OLD

We voted in a change to eliminate the Trainer position and move the Quartermaster position back as part of the Director duties as outlined in the club by-laws.

We also voted in a change for newly licensed amateurs joining BCARC. Instead of waiving dues until December 31 of the year they are licensed, we will now waive dues for a full 12 months and then will pro-rate their dues for the time between the end of their free 12 months and December 31 of that year.

The club repeater on 146.780 will soon be taken down and hopefully moved to a new location.

We also voted to consolidate the 2 Tuesday evening nets into 1 and to change the time of the net. The new net will be Tuesdays on the 145.490 repeater at 6:00pm.

We decided to drop mention of the club breakfast from the nets and web site as there seemed to be little interest at this time.

Everyone there had a good time.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Dave N7UTG and Lori KF7IKP. May Santa bring all the radio gear on your list and may 2012 bring you the best DX contacts ever!

Bonner County ARES/RACES

Bonner County again has a local ARES/RACES group forming. More information can be found by going to www.bonnerares.org. You can also listen into their nets each Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM local time on the 145.230/444.075 Schweitzer Mtn. repeater.

Site Tip #1

The web site is changing. Click on the "Recent posts" link in the right panel under "Navigation" for recent changes listed.

Congratulation New Hams

Congratulations to those who passed their Technician License exam on Nov 1st. We had 5 test for Technician and 4 passed! Watch for announcements of future classes and exam sessions.

Please see the Calendar page for current dates, times and locations of club meetings and other events of interest.

The 146.780 club repeater is on the air! It is 146.780 with negative offset with no tone. Location is just outside Sagle on Gold Hill.

Thank you for visiting the site of one of the oldest amateur radio clubs in Northern Idaho. Your "All mode, all band" family club since 1961!

Bonner County Amateur Radio Club (BCARC) is a all mode, all band operational club, with interests ranging in all fields of Amateur Radio from DC to light and everything in between. Club is open to all licensed amateur radio operators and potentially licensed operators.

Interests include:
· HF and VHF SSB and FM phone.
· HF and VHF CW and digital modes.
· Club repeater K7JEP is open for use by all amateurs.
· Public service operations including emergencies, parades, fairs and more.
· HF and VHF DX'ing and contesting.
· Elmers, classes and more.
· Antenna parties and other help for all amateur radio operators.

The Bonner County Amateur Radio Club was initially established in 1961 by a small group of amateur radio operators with a strong desire to promote amateur radio, to join together in fellowship, and to provide a service to the communities within Bonner County.

In May 1969, it became an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Affiliated Club.

In 2002, the club incorporated and is recognized as a 501c3, nonprofit organization.

On 14 Feb 14 2003, the Club was granted a sequentially numbered call of KD7UJQ and on July 2, 2003, the Club's call sign was changed to K7JEP in memory of Neal Fredstrom who became a silent key in January 2003.