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Upcoming Amateur Radio Test Sessions in St. Albans, VT

The Northwestern Vermont ARRL VE Team has scheduled the following Amateur Radio Exam sessions, right here in Franklin county: Dates: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Saturday, February 17, 2018 Saturday, March 17, 2018 Saturday, April 21, 2018 Saturday, May 19, 2018 Time: 9:00am Location: North Western Medical Center (NMC)                  Conference Room 2 (follow…

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STARC Holiday Party 2018 – Thank you!

STARC would like to thank all those AROs and their families that took the time to attend our potluck holiday party last Thursday. 🙂   73 de STARC Originally posted by Mike Gladu – STARC Technical Advisor on 2017-12-31

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Amateur Radio Exam session – December 16 @ NMC

The next Amateur Radio exam session will be taking place this weekend: When:  Saturday, December 15th – 9:00am Where: Northwestern Medical Center Follow signs to the “Conference Center”   Additional sessions will be posted soon! For more information, please contact Eric Lessard –  lessarderic29@yahoo.com  or  (802) 497-9000 Originally posted by Jason Garneau – STARC Vice President on 2017-12-11

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STARC Christmas / Holiday Party – Thursday, December 28th – 6pm

 This year's Saint Albans Amateur Radio Club Christmas / Holiday Party is just around the corner!         Date / Time:      Thursday, December 28th  –  6:00pm           Location:          St. Albans VFW –  353 Lake Road, St. Albans, VT   Please note the start time is 6pm, an hour…

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Sad news about our fellow ham and dear friend, KB1JME

It is with great sadness,  STARC has learned of the passing of fellow member and friend  David DiPerna – KB1JME. Dave  was a great man, well-known ham, and a key player behind the scenes at  STARC.   Dave was the trustee and one of the primary care-takers of the K1JAY repeaters.   He will be greatly missed by all of…

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November STARC Meeting: Thursday, November 30th – 7:30pm

Meeting Reminder:   This month's Saint Albans Amateur Radio Club meeting will take place on:         Date / Time:      Thursday, November 30th  –  7:30pm           Location:          St. Albans VFW –  353 Lake Road, St. Albans, VT          Meeting Topics:          …

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Happy Thanksgiving message from STARC

Starc would like to wish all the AROs (Amateur Radio Operators) and their families a very 'Happy Turkey Day'!! Remember to be thankful for all that you have and remember those that can not be with their families this Thanksgiving. 73 de STARC Originally posted by Mike Gladu – STARC Technical Advisor on 2017-11-22

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St. Albans area ARRL VE Test Session results

Today's St. Albans area ARRL VE Test Session ended with two new General Class Licenses earned, and two new Technician Class Licenses earned. We even had one candidate with an EXPIRED General Class License, from the late '60's, who showed up with photocopies from a callbook that had his original General Class License callsign, take, and pass his Technician Class…

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Cub Scout Jamboree on the Air – Saturday, October 21st

The Cub Scout Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) will be at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 38 Grand Ave. Swanton, VT 05488 on Saturday October 21st. 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. We would love the assistance of any ham operators that would like to volunteer to setup a station or work with the scouts about different things related to radio….

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Thank You to everyone that attended our hamfest today.

STARC would like to thank everybody that showed up today to attend our hamfest. The weather at first did not look good but after the down pour was done the rest of the day was FANTASTIC!   We hope that you had a nice time. We enjoyed all of the eyeball QSOs.   Below are some pictures of the fun….

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