"Promoting fun and fellowship through amateur radio"

The HCARC will be taking part in this years ARRL Field Day Which will be held the 4th weekend of June (22nd – 23rd). We will be setting up at the Golf Cabin on the North side of Memorial Park. Set up will begin at 11 am and we plan to be on the air sometime around noon. We will operate for 24 hours. The 24 hours will start when the 1st radio is on the air. If you have any questions about the ARRL field day event please visit www.arrl.org. Questions about the HCARC Field day can be emailed to info@w9ob.org or call 765-524-3163.

The May meeting with be held on the 4th Tuesday. We will meet on May 28th in meeting room A of the NCHCPL and will start at 7 PM. Hope to see everyone there.

The individuals pictured below helped with the communications for the 2013 Henry County Mini Marathon. With windy and cold weather conditions these individuals did a great job helping with the first 2013 event for the Henry County Amateur Radio Club. We would like to thank everyone that help make this a successful event!

From Left to Right: JT Burns (KC9SQW), Robert Rai (KB7ZGB), Robert Griggs (W9MKA), Barry Edstene (AB9MT), Ben Burris (KC9QEW), Andrew Clark (KC9RVO), Tim Keesling (N9BRV)

The New Castle Henry County Public Library will be closed today Monday, March 25, 2013. We will NOT be holding a meeting tonight. Our next meeting will be April 22nd.

The Henry County Amateur Radio Club regets to report that William D. “Bill” Cable, K9YBY, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. Bill was an active member of the HCARC and very much enjoyed ham radio. He enjoyed woodworking, especially wood “turning.” Bill was active with Habitat for Humanity, loved to fish (especially with his grandson), and served as director of AARP tax program, which he enjoyed very much. He was a member of First Friends Meeting in New Castle where he served as trustee for 15 years and also enjoyed working at the church as a handyman. We feel very saddened about the news and extend our condolences to his friends and family.

Starting tonight, the Thursday night net will be moved to the KC9SQW repeater. The frequency is 441.400 with a PL tone of 141.3.
If you have any questions please contact Amber at KC9TXY@gmail.com or Ben at KC9QEW@gmail.com

The Henry County Amateur Radio Club will host their monthly meeting on January 28th, 2013 at the Henry County Public Library. The meeting will start at 7:00PM and will be held in meeting room A. This month’s meeting will include a presentation on winter weather forecasting from special guest, Meteorologist Sean Ash. Sean is currently employed with WTHR (channel 13) and spent several years as the weekend meteorologist at WISHTV (channel 8). Sean is originally from Louisville, KY and received his degree in Atmospheric Sciences from Western Kentucky University. So please bring a friend and join us in welcoming Sean to our club!

The Henry County Amateur Radio Club would like to recognize two of our members for recently upgrading their license. Ben, KC9QEW, has upgraded to General Class, and Tim, KC9WZF, upgraded to General Class then Extra Class. Congratulations to both of you!

Tonight the HCARC held our annual Christmas party at headquarters (aka: Pizza King). Everyone enjoyed great food and fellowship. Thank you to everyone who came. We look forward to another great year for the HCARC!

Christmas party attendees including club members and their guests.