Boy Scouts Pack 832 honors N1ARN
Fellow ARO and past member of STARC, Michael Banyea (W1MSB) and son attended the July STARC meeting to present an award to STARC President Arn Benjamin (N1ARN) for his assistance with the 2016 Boy Scouts Jamboree On the Air event. The award, shown below, was presented on behalf of Boy Scout Pack 832. Congrats, Arn! Originally posted by Jason…
K1JAY Repeater Antenna Replacement – July 30th, 2017
On Sunday, July 30th, STARC members David (KB1JME), Mike (N1FBZ), Allen (W1EAM), David (KB1RWB) and Jason (K1LOL) took the tram to the summit of Jay Peak to replace the K1JAY repeater antenna, located on the roof of the Tram House at the summit of the mountain. The weather couldn't have been better for this trip, with the temperature in the…
QST QST QST – STARC July 27th Meeting Reminder:
This month's Saint Albans Amateur Radio Club meeting will take place on: Date / Time: Thursday, July 27th – 7:30pm Location: St. Albans VFW – 353 Lake Road, St. Albans, VT Meeting Topics: STARC Hamfest Misc. topics Depending on weather, we may take a field trip to the N1STA tower site as part of Thursday's meeting. Please…
STARC Upcoming Monthly Meetings
STARC looks forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming monthly meetings. Everyone, licensed or non-licensed, members or non-members, are encouraged to attend. The STARC meeting schedule for the next couple of months is as follows: July Meeting: Thursday, July 27th – 7:30pm Site visit to N1STA tower site (weather permitting) – Meet at VFW. August…
Lake Placid Ironman – Volunteers needed!
The following message comes to us from our friends at the Champlain Valley Amateur Radio Club in Morrisonville, NY: Sunday, Sept 10th is the Lake Placid Ironman 70.3. A 70.3 is half a full Ironman. 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 run. We have to cover 3 bike aid station, from 12-14 ambulances, 3 at net control and…
Saratoga County Hamfest – Sunday, September 10th
The following message comes to us from Peter, W2BEW: That’s right – it’s back again, for the 32nd time! The 32nd Annual Saratoga County Hamfest will be held SUNDAY SEPT.10 at the County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa , NY . Last year’s hamfest was Bigger and Better than the previous year – despite the Boxboro convention that same weekend. Please…
Happy Independence Day from STARC!
STARC would like to wish all of the AROs (Amateur Radio Operators) and their families a 'Happy 4th of July'! 73 de STARC Originally posted by Mike Gladu – STARC Technical Advisor on 2017-07-04
VE Exam Session Success!
STARC would like to thank the following VEs for helping with the ARO test session at the Northwest Medical Center last evening: Eric N1RCX, David KC1APK, Jason K1LOL, and Michael N1FBZ. We had one candidate take a test and they successfully upgraded from Technician Class to General Class. He must have studied a whole bunch as he only missed one…
STARC thanks the AROs that helped out today at the 2017 Bike for the Lake
STARC would like to thank the following AROs for helping out with the radio comms for the 2017 'Bike for the Lake' event today: Arn N1ARN – Alburgh Welcome Center, Jason K1LOL – St. Anne's Shrine, Larry KB1ZEB – St. Anne's Shrine, Bob WI2B – Monty Bay, Phil WG2W – Monty Bay, Allen W1EAM – Snow Farm Winery, John N1LXI…
Switchback – Bike for the Lake: Volunteers needed!
STARC will once again be providing communications capabilities for the Switchback Bike for the Lake – 2017 taking place in Grand Isle county and the upper-Eastern shore of Lake Champlain in New York. Communications activities will start at 6:30am, and end at 4:30pm Saturday, June 17th. If you are able to assist, please contact Arn Benjamin – n1arn@yahoo.com or Jason…
