This month's STARC meeting will take place on:
Date / Time: Thursday, June 28th – 7:00pm New Location: Elks Lodge – 43 Gricebrook Road, St. Albans, VT
Please note the new time and location!
Meeting topics:
– Hamfest 2018 planning
– Repeater updates
– Open forum
Presentation:
– TBD
STARC NET – Thursdays at 7:00pm:
STARC would like to remind everyone that we have our weekly STARC NET tonight at 7:00pm on the N1STA VHF repeater (145.230- 100Hz). Everyone is welcome to participate. If you're near your radio, please check in and say “Hi!”
2018 Membership Dues
It's that time of year again. Please remember to renew your STARC membership – which is based on the calendar year. All membership funds go toward repeater maintenance, club insurance, and other miscellaneous items required to keep STARC functioning every year.
The STARC website now contains a membership form you may fill out online. You may choose to pay online via credit card (via PayPal – no account needed), or print out the form and mail in with a check to STARC:
If you prefer to join or renew your membership in person, please stop by an upcoming club meeting. Checks or exact cash is preferred. The price for 2017 club dues is the same as last year:
Active / Single membership: $15.00
Family Membership: $20.00
Supporting Membership: $15.00
Thank you for helping to support STARC!
73 de STARC
Our mailing address is:
Saint Albans Amateur Radio Club (STARC)
PO Box 211
St Albans, Vt 05478
Originally posted by Mike Gladu – STARC Technical Advisor on 2018-06-27
Question from the Extra License Class question pool:" What type of electrical interference can be caused by computer network equipment?A. A loud AC hum in the audio output of your station’s receiverB. A clicking noise at intervals of a few secondsC. The appearance of unstable modulated or unmodulated signals at specific frequenciesD. A whining-type noise that continually pulses off and on "Put your answer in a 'Comment'. If we 'LIKE' your answer, then you are correct. Good luck!73 de STARC ... See MoreSee Less
Question from the General License Class question pool:" What occurs in an LC circuit at resonance? A. Current and voltage are equalB. Resistance is cancelledC. The circuit radiates all its energy in the form of radio wavesD. Inductive reactance and capacitive reactance cancel "Put your answer in a 'Comment'. If we 'LIKE' your answer, then you are correct. Good luck!73 de STARC ... See MoreSee Less
Question from the Technician License Class question pool:" Which of the following describes a type of antenna loading?A. Electrically lengthening by inserting inductors in radiating elementsB. Inserting a resistor in the radiating portion of the antenna to make it resonantC. Installing a spring in the base of a mobile vertical antenna to make it more flexibleD. Strengthening the radiating elements of a beam antenna to better resist wind damage "Put your answer in a 'Comment'. If we 'LIKE' your answer, then you are correct. Good luck!73 de STARC ... See MoreSee Less
More FCC rules and regulations that you really should know as an ARO (Amateur Radio Operator)." § 97.23 Mailing and email addresses.Each license grant must show the grantee's correct name, mailing address, and email address. The email address must be an address where the grantee can receive electronic correspondence. Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide the correct email address. "73 de STARC ... See MoreSee Less