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STARC Meeting Location Update

STARC is moving it's monthly meetings and annual HamFest to a new location.   Starting in March, all future meetings will be held at:   St. Albans Elks Lodge 44 Gricebrook Road St. Albans, VT     This location is convenient to our members, as well as conveniently located right off of Exit 19 of I-89.   Monthly meetings will…

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STARC February Meeting Reminder

This month's  STARC   meeting  will take place on:         Date / Time:      Thursday, Feburary   22nd  –  7:30pm           Location:        St. Albans VFW –  353 Lake Road, St. Albans, VT Additional meeting topics:             – STARC Meeting location update (VFW)    …

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HAM-CON 2018 – Saturday, February 24th 8am – 1pm

The following message comes to us from our friends at RANV:   HAM-CON -The Vermont Radio And Technology Show, will be held  Saturday, February 24th 8AM-1PM  at the Holiday Inn Convention Center,  1068 Williston Road, South Burlington. HAM-CON is a gathering of hundreds of technology enthusiasts from all over Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Quebec. Their interests range from…

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VT QSO Party – Begins Friday, February 2nd

This comes to us from VT ARRL Section Manager Paul AA1SU: VT QSO Party is this weekend! The Vermont QSO Part starts at 7 PM on Friday, February 2 and ends at 7 PM on Sunday, February 4. This is your chance to put the rare state of Vermont on the air! Stations around the world will be looking for…

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Contoocook Valley Radio Club Hamfest – March 18, 2018

CVRC Hamfest HAMFEST/CONVENTION 03/18/2018 Start Date:  03/18/2018 End Date:  03/18/2018 Location:  Henniker Community School 51 Western Avenue Henniker, NH 03242 Website:  http://k1bke.org Sponsor:  Contoocook Valley Radio Club Type:  ARRL Hamfest Talk-In:  146.895 (PL 100.0) Public Contact:  Jeff Shaw , KB1WTI 831 Hemlock Corner Loop Henniker, NH 03242 Phone: 603-428-7109 Email:  kb1wti@gmail.com Originally posted by Jason Garneau – STARC President on…

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Northwestern VT ARRL VE session results – January 20th, 2018

We would like to congratulate the following amateur radio operators who passed their respective exams on January 20th at NMC: Nick Flora – KB1RWB – Upgraded to Amateur Extra Kurt Eckert – KC1IXH – New Technician   Future sessions will be held on the following dates: Saturday, February 17, 2018 Saturday, March 17, 2018 Saturday, April 21, 2018 Saturday, May…

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Springfield Amateur Radio Swap Fest – Saturday, February 10th

You are invited to a Springfield Amateur  Radio  Swap  Fest.   It is sponsored by the Connecticut Valley FM Association an ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio Club.  Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle.      Coffee  and  donuts  will  be  available  to  stave  off  those  early  morning  hunger  attacks. Saturday February  10th, 2018  at the VFW Post 771, Springfield, VT is the date…

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STARC Election Results – 2018

STARC would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in the STARC Officer election process, which took place during the January STARC meeting  on Thursday, January 25th at the St. Albans VFW.   Our newly elected officers for 2018 are: President:   Jason Garneau / K1LOL Vice President: Arn Benjamin / N1ARN Secretary: Nick Flora / KB1RWB Treasurer: Jamie…

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Vermont Mid-Winter Ham Radio Breakfast

Who from STARC is going to this tomorrow?   ” Vermont Mid-Winter Ham Radio Breakfast – Saturday, January 27, 9AM-Noon, JP's Deli, 39 River Road Essex Junction.   We've been holding this for something like 10-15 years (I've lost track) and it is always a popular and fun event. Just think – 30-40 hams getting together to eat and yack….

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STARC January Meeting and Annual Elections

It's that time of year again. We ask that all members try to attend our January meeting to participate in our annual elections. All licensed STARC members are able to run for any position, and are encouraged to do so. This is our club to make it what we want, but that cannot happen without participation from our members. We…

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