posted Oct 14, 2008 4:37 PM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 6:20 AM
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POPLARVILLE - The Hamfest Committee of the Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club is meeting to make plans for the December, 2009 version of the PRCARC Hamfest.
The fest - set for the second Saturday in December, is expected to be bigger and better than last year.
Stay tuned for future announcements - which are expected to be coming soon! |
posted Sep 22, 2008 1:00 PM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 6:26 AM
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POPLARVILLE - By a unanimous vote, the Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club voted Tuesday night to purchase the 145.210 repeater from owner Roger Aubert. The repeater will not move from its current site, but will be switched to operate under the PRCARC callsign - KE5VSU.
The club voted to appoint long-time club member Art Tarver (KB5QBK) the trustee for the repeater because of his proximity to the repeater site and ability to control the machine. |
posted Sep 18, 2008 8:09 AM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 12:25 PM
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The Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club is looking into holding a Special Event Station event station in conjunction with the Stennis Space Center Amateur Radio Club.
Details have not yet been worked out, but the plan would allow members to set up and operate an amateur radio station from the grounds of the Stennis Space Center, located just south of Picayune in north-western Hancock County.
The special event station would be a first-time collaboration between the Pearl River County group and the Stennis amateur radio group. |
posted Sep 17, 2008 5:18 PM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 6:28 AM
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POPLARVILLE - The Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club voted to hold the annual Field Day event inside the county at February’s regular monthly meeting. Studies are being done now to determine the exact location of the Field Day Event. |
posted Sep 17, 2008 5:16 PM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 6:34 AM
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PICAYUNE - Plans for the Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club to participate in the upcoming Picayune Street Fair are now being finalized. The Street Fair is slated for April 4 and 5.
Like last year, the county’s premier amateur radio group will have a booth up near the intersection of West Canal Street and Main Street.
Plans are for the club to have a HF station in operation, as well as a VHF station for local communication. The HF station will use a vertical antenna.
Club members should be on hand to show off the equipment and the hobby, to tell others about the hobby and to explain emergency services provided by the PRCARC. |
posted Sep 17, 2008 5:13 PM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 6:29 AM
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POPLARVILLE - A Technician-level
ham radio licensure class has been scheduled for early March in Poplarville. The two-day class will be held Saturday, March 7 and Saturday March 14, with testing for license to be offered the following weekend - Saturday, March 21.
The class will be taught by Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club Vice-President Larry Wagoner, and will cover all material necessary to pass the technician level examination for license. Subjects included in the class will be FCC law that governs amateur operation, examinations, call signs, international laws that govern radio operations, authorized frequencies, amateur radio licenses, types of operation, who can operate a station, methods of operation, basic electronic and radio theory, radio equipment, common problems and how to avoid or fix them, digital communications, special kinds of operations including via internet or satellites, emergency operations, antennas and of course, safety.
The class itself is free, but testing for license costs $14. All materials necessary for the class other than a pen or pencil and scratch paper is provided. |
posted Sep 4, 2008 11:47 AM by PRCARC Member
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updated Feb 21, 2009 6:31 AM
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POPLARVILLE - A new set of officers for the Pearl River County Amateur Radio Club were selected at January’s regular meeting of the club.
Rom Smith (KE5WJL) was elected club president for 2009, while Larry Wagoner (N5WLW) was re-elected to the post of vice-president. Janice Wagoner (Larry’s wife) was elected secretary of the club, and Roger Aubert (KE5ELS) was re-elected to serve as treasurer. |
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