The St. Albans Amateur Radio Club (STARC) is an ARRL-affiliated radio club located in and around St. Albans, VT. The club is a not-for-profit, general-interest amateur radio organization that exists to promote and enhance the amateur service.
Healthcare Facility Drill on October 4th
The 2025 Healthcare Facility Drill is scheduled for October 4th, Saturday morning. The purpose of the drill. The purpose is to test communications from a healthcare facility to others outside of the facility. We’ll be testing communications using FM and DMR on our repeater network as well as testing THOR on 80-meters.
To get the details of this event and how to participate, click this link to the information page.
New club address – update your address book
Due to the high cost of renting a PO Box in St. Albans, we’ve moved our PO Box to Franklin. Our new address is:
STARC
PO Box 131
Franklin, VT 0557
Club Meetings
Club meetings are held on the last Thursday of every month, although they may move depending on where Thanksgiving and December holidays fall.
Because our members are geographically diverse, meetings are held virtually on Zoom and start at 7 PM, usually concluding before 9 PM Eastern Time.
Email notifications for the meetings are sent out with the Zoom link for attendance. If you are not a member but would like to join the meeting, send us an email at info@starc.org, and we’ll get you the link.
Amateur Radio Licensing
The club offers testing to obtain or upgrade your ham radio license. Exams are typically held on the 3rd Saturday of every month.
Membership
Members of STARC come from all of Northern Vermont. All hams are welcome to become members of the club. Membership is currently $15 per year, with an option for a $20 family membership.
Repeaters
STARC maintains two repeater sites with both 2 meters and 440 operating from the sites.
