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September 8, 2022 |
Upcoming club events:
- September 8: Next UARC Club Meeting. We hope that this will be an in-person meeting, but details are still being worked out - but we still plan to have it available live and online, regardless.
Other club news and announcements:
- Occasional noise on the '62 repeater. A possible noise source has been found - See the Repeater Status page.
- Live, in-person UARC meetings to resume in the fall. We are working to resume live, in-person UARC meetings in the fall at our previous venue - the University of Utah. We continue to monitor the "health situation" and understand that not all members may be comfortable meeting in person just yet, so our plans include the live "broadcasting" of the meeting over the club's YouTube channel as before. Details - including making sure that we can get a solid Internet connection for such streaming - are still being worked out, so watch this space!
- Microvolt Editor sought: With the passing of Gordon, K7HFV, we lost the editor of the Microvolt, the club's newsletter: Gordon left big shoes to fill in this regard - and we have only recently been able to "find" these shoes - meaning that there are a lot of "moving pieces" to the production of the Microvolt that happened behind the scenes, and we have had to find and figure out what all of these parts are and how to do them.
We are working on the current issue of the Microvolt but a combination of the above challenges, the approach of UARC Field Day and Steak Fry and several of the key people involved being knocked down by illness have delayed its production. Please bear with us as we work through these issues.
Meanwhile: If you can write pretty well and have at least some familiarity with putting together articles electronically and we willing to entertain being the Microvolt editor, please contact any club officer.
Gordon Smith, K7HFV (SK):
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and "Elmer" Gordon Smith, K7HFV on April 21, 2022. Gordon was not only the friendly voice on the radio, but the "Elmer's Elmer", helping new hams into the hobby, offering sage advice, and pointing the way for many new hams to become Elmers themselves.
You can find a short bio about Gordon and information about the memorial service here.
He will be greatly missed!
Welcome to the Utah Amateur Radio Club's web site. Our club is the oldest and largest 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 The 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, 583-3002. A volunteer will either be available in person or, generally, will get back to you within 24 hours.
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