Utah Amateur Radio Club

Steak Fry is Saturday, July 20, 2024. Details (with Paypal links for tickets) are here. Next in-person UARC Meeting at the U on Thursday September 12, 2024: Brett Davis, KJ7Y about the Utah Offroad Recovery Team The Utah Offroad Recovery Team (UORRT) was formed to provide recovery services for off road enthusiests.  Members of the team are volunteers who provide services on their own time at their own expense.  In addition to an offload vehicle with suitable recovery equipment, First-aid and FEMA ICS knowlege, all members of the team must hold at least a Technician level Amateur Radio license.  UORRT will speak to us about offload recovery and the role Amateur Radio plays in their offroad activities. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm and will be available on UARC's YouTube Channel, live and for later playback. The meeting before the meeting has moved! We are now meeting for dinner at 17:30, at "The Other Place" (a restaurant), at 469 E 300 S in Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Parking in the rear, entrance off of 5th East. UARC in-person meetings are held at the University of Utah. The meeting room is #2230 in Warnock Engineering Building - although that is subject to change, so keep an eye on this space.   To get to room 2230: If you enter the glass doors on the east side of the building, it is most of the way down the hall and up at the top of the stairs to the right. For directions on how to get to the meeting location at the University of Utah, including elevator access - and to see a map showing the parking lot north of Merrill Engineering Building which you can SAFELY park in without getting a ticket - go to the "Directions to the Meeting" page - link.

Other club news and announcements:

Amateur radio classes:


• For information on other classes and amateur radio exams - no matter where you are - visit Hamstudy.org.



Upcoming amateur radio events:

• Hamcon: Zion  This event - which includes the 2024 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention will be held Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, 2024 in St. George.  This event will include presentations, forums, workshops, demonstrations and special events along with a planned vedor expo hall and indoor swap meet - not to mention a "meet and greet" and banquet dinner.


• For more information about this event go to the Hamcon: Zion web site.
• UARC Steak Fry is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, 2024 this year. It was moved back a week and will be on the third Saturday rather than the usual second Saturday in July, because of conflict with the Hamcon Zion convention described above. Steak Fry is a great traditional UARC gathering that includes a BBQ dinner around 3pm-4pm at the Spruces Campground up Big Cottonwood Canyon.  Details are here.




Welcome to the Utah Amateur Radio Club's web site. Our club is the oldest amateur radio club in the state of Utah. It holds the call W7SP, a memorial call for Leonard "Zim" Zimmerman, early UARC member and radio pioneer. It also publishes a monthly newsletter called Microvolt, electronic versions of which can be found here.

To use this site, please select from the links in the index on the left. You will find the most common destinations available there. Some links direct you to another menu for certain items. The Microvolt link is an example.

This site includes information about the club's history and current activities, as well as answers to the most frequently asked questions about Amateur Radio in Utah and Amateur Radio in general. We hope you find it useful. Suggestions are always appreciated.

Have a question not answered here? Call UARC's Ham Hotline, 801-583-3002. A volunteer will either be available in person or, generally, will get back to you within 24 hours.

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