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topic in the menu bar above. This page contains a great deal of information about the club, including
membership requirements, a membership roster, club officers, a brief history, club incorporation documents
and by-laws, and details on a wide range of club activities.
You may contact ICARC through this
link or by "snail mail" at: ICARC, PO Box 4, Iowa City, IA 52244-0004.
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ICARC meetings are normally held at 7:00 PM
on the second Wednesday of every month,
currently at the First United Methodist Church of North Liberty
Room 203
85 N. Jones Blvd
North Liberty
For current meeting information,
please see the "Upcoming Events" section, below. Visitors are
always most welcome!
We also have a
ICARC
Facebook
page. Please visit us there!
Interested in becoming a member? Please see the "Membership"
section on the "About ICARC" page for details and a membership application form.
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Mail Dues to:
        Iowa City Amateur Radio Club
        P.O. Box 4
        Iowa City, IA
                52244-0004
Roster shows when dues
have been paid
Meeting Wednesday, May 8th. 2024 19:00
Meeting will start at 7:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in North
Liberty.
Pre Meeting dinner at J&A Tap at 5:30. Come join us for the meal. Good food
and great conversation.
Meeting Presentation by W3ACO
Rich will introduce EZNEC the antenna analysis program, then start with a
dipole antenna, discuss antenna patterns verses height, antenna element
thickness vs changes in antenna length and SWR, the effect of insulated wire
vs bare wire. He will show the antenna pattern of a vertical and effects of
antenna height, vary the number of radials, use of raised radials vs ground
radials. Then a Q and A session.
If enough people are interested in building their own antenna, Rich has
agreed to help you build it at his shop. You will need to bring your antenna
wire, coax cable, end and center insulators, and any connectors you may
anticipate using (PL-259 or BNC male). We will discuss times at the meeting.
Meeting Topics
This years Field Day will be held at Kent Park at Red Haw shelter. June
22-23rd.
We will begin planning for this at the meeting. Your input and help will be
needed.
For you campers the shelter is not far from the campground.
Zoom Link:
March Zoom Link (David):
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ICARC_Zoom_Meeting_Primer.pdf
notes on attending using ZOOM
        DISABLE/MUTE your computer microphone when not talking
if you're also listening on the repeater (or we get that delayed feedback)
        DISABLE/MUTE your computer speaker
if you're also listening on the repeater (or we get that delayed feedback)
        Enter your CALLSIGN in the name here field
Usual meeting place is:
        The First United Methodist Church of North Liberty
        Room 203
        85 N. Jones Blvd
        North Liberty
Be sure to watch this web page for late-breaking updates!
Willow found a great introductory web page, and I am pleased to publish a link to it here:
alertfind.com/amateur-radio-and-emergency-communications
This web page concludes with a list of many interesting links to other web sites about amateur radio. The first one,
which I will repeat here, is this page, published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL):
www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio?
My thanks to Carla and Willow for providing the inspiration for this section!
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Johnson County Emergency Management has joined Project Lifesaver.
We have provided a page of Weather Spotter Safety information (from the
National Weather Service) to remind you of proper safety procedures when you are engaged in spotting severe
weather for the Johnson County Skywarn® Net. Please read this information
before you become active in Weather Spotting, and review it every month or two during the severe weather season!
Let's all give it a try! Keep the radio on, and respond when somebody announces "KØXYZ monitoring".
Most importantly, respond to visitors to our community who are looking for directions or just somebody to
talk to as they pass through town. We can have a much more enjoyable, open and friendly hobby if we all will simply
have QSOs with other local hams or travelers as they pass by on the Interstate. It doesn't have to be a half-hour
"rag chew" -- short "How are you today?", or "Can you believe this weather?" QSOs are often quite adequate.
So, how about it? We'd love to hear you on 2 meters!
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It is no secret that the on-the-air behavior of hams, especially in pileups, has gotten worse in the last few years.
Unpleasant, uncivil, impolite behavior of our fellow hams reduces the enjoyment of our hobby.
It does not have to be that way nor should it be. Impolite behavior is counter-productive and simply inconsistent
with the aim of our hobby, to have fun.
Just as we work to improve our technical skills, we should all aspire to hold ourselves to the highest ethical
operating standards. This Code is a reminder of the high ideals of which we are all capable.
We plan to use the Sunday evening net to stress test the system prior to having it in active use for the August Meeting.
Links to the video conference may be found near the top on the primary ICARC web page.
Clicking on the Sunday Evening Net Link will take you to the
Local & HF Nets page where the actual link to the video conference meeting.
Please let us know how it works for you.
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