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For an informative brochure about the Clark County Amateur Radio Club, click HERE. To view the video recordings made of the virtual General Meetings CLICK HERE. October YL Technician Class on ZOOM The October Women’s Technician Ham Radio License class is going online via Zoom. This is the first class we have offered online and the first CCARC online license class. As we are unable to use our usual venue we decided to go online with Zoom. The class schedule and lesson material will not change, just the Zoom venue is different. We look forward to offering our class six sessions online and hope the new venue will work as well as our face-to-face classes have in the past. Click HERE for more information. This year the December "Walk and Knock" is "Drive and Drop" "Drive and Drop" day on December 5 is this year's Walk and Knock food drive. Drive and Drop is the 2020 method of accomplishing the largest one day community food drive. Drive and Drop is the strategy the Walk and Knock organization developed to allow them to continue the one day food drive in a socially distanced, COVID-19 environment. There will be no additional days for missed bags because Walk and Knock volunteers will not pick up bags as in past years. Each drop site will provide a location for the public to leave their bags of food. The donated food will not be re-boxed or re-packed, but placed in a 4 cubic foot tote that will be fork lifted onto a trailer. There will be fewer volunteers at the drop sites. Social distancing, less contact, and fewer people will make it safer this year. The Clark County Amateur Radio Club will support the Drive and Drop effort with amateur radio communications. There will be a radio operator at each of 8 drop sites to facilitate communications with Walk and Knock officials and the Food Bank. The net control station will be located at the Food Bank. Our job will be much the same as before to communicate statistics, drop site requests, and other information for the drop sites. The Drive and Drop hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. according to the Walk and Knock website: https://walkandknock.org/walk-knock/drive-day-2020. As we hear more information we will give you updates. Reese Carpenter KJ7EKA and Barbara Yasson AC7UH will coordinate communications for the Drive and Drop on December 5. Contact them via email at: walk-and-knock@w7aia.org if you have questions about volunteering. To volunteer to help with Drive and Drop communications, fill in the online SIGN-UP SHEET with your Name, Call Sign, email address, and cell phone number. After entering your information, immediately close the window. Reese and Barbara will contact you. Thanks for volunteering to help with Drive and Drop 2020, the need for food is greater than ever. We know that whatever the volume of food donated this year, it will be put to good use. CCARC 90th Anniversary SES QSL Cards The QSL cards received from our Special Event Station (SES) 16-24 May are available for viewing. To view them CLICK HERE. A big thank you to Charles/AD7UF who is the CCARC QSL manager for doing the scanning. COVID-19 and the CCARC The Board of the CCARC has been monitoring the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation as it has developed along with recommendations as they are issued or revised. The latest advisory guidance is to"Stay Home, Stay Healthy". In light of this guidance, the Board has decided during thIs period to shift our general meeting to an online forum. We will still have our regular meeting, now online only, login starting at 6:50 pm, meeting starting at 7 pm. To see the videos of past Friday General Meetings that were recorded, click HERE. It will take you to a YouTube playlist of available recordings. You can bookmark the link in your browser for easy future access. We have developed a SOP for our meeting decision making process. Moving forward, we will make a decision at least 10 days in advance of any CCARC meeting to determine whether it will be online, face-to-face or other option. As a Board and leadership group, we will continue to review our meeting options along with any the continuing developments and the most current recommendations to determine our next steps as a club. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we develop a cohesive meeting strategy moving forward. On a lighter note, now would really be a great time to invest in those Push to Talk (PTT) radio skills and dedicate some time to ensure your ham shack and equipment are in working order! CCARC 90th Anniversary Year - 2020 As the Clark County Amateur Radio Club starts our 90th year, the celebration committee is delighted to announce that Club Sales is offering commemorative tee shirts. The gray tee shirts will feature the Club’s special 90th year logo on the front and back. They are available for $16. If you desire your name and call sign embroidered on a shirt or a polo shirt or some other variation, they will be available via special order through Club Sales. The 90th logo has also been made into a commemorative pin that is available for $5 through Club Sales throughout our anniversary year. CCARC SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE The Clark County Amateur Radio Club has property that has become excess to club needs, was donated to sell, or other sources. CLICK HERE to view the list. If you are interested in any of the items, contact Dave/WZ8T at equipment-sales@w7aia.org. The list is updated periodically, so check back to see what is available. Where can I sign up? The Clark County Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL “Special Service Club”. See the logo in the upper right corner of this page. ARRL Special Service Clubs go the extra mile to provide ongoing Training and Community Service. To check out the normal club activities and community events we plan to support this year, click here. To learn a little about the events we do have scheduled, click here. As an active club member that supports club activities, be sure and volunteer to do your part! To volunteer for one (or more) of the club’s community service or other activities coming up, click on an activity name link above and it will take you to the current signup sheets (when published) to see where you can volunteer to help out. Also shown are the activity dates and the event coordinator to contact if you want to sign up or have any questions. Don’t hesitate to sign up early for one (or more) or all the good shifts and/or locations will be taken! Interested in learning more about the Clark County Amateur Radio Club EYEWARN program? To view an informative video on the EYEWARN program in Clark County, click here. For more information, contact James/KE7ZAC at info@eyewarn.net Watch us on Social Media! If you "Follow", "Like", or otherwise use any of the social media tools that are out there, here is a list of CCARC social media sources to see what the club is doing! Facebook - "W7AIA" - https://www.facebook.com/W7AIA Instagram - "clark_county_arc" - https://www.instagram.com/clark_county_arc Twitter - "W7AIA" - https://www.twitter.com/W7AIA YouTube - "CCARC Clark County Amateur Radio Club" Blog - "CCARC-W7AIA" - ccarc-w7aia.blogspot.com Friday Lunch The Friday Lunches have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 Situation Everyone is welcome!! Bring your friends. This is basically a social time between club meetings. No agenda, just good food and fellowship. The Friday Lunch Schedule is: We always meet at 12:45 p.m. after the lunch crowd has thinned out a little. Friday lunch locations will be announced on the 147.24+ repeater starting at 11:00 am on Friday before the lunch time. Elmers? Do you need help with your HAM station, tower, or other equipment? Do you need assistance with getting on the air? Do you need help with _____ (fill in the blank)? Click here to see a list of CCARC "Elmers" (Amateur Radio operators who are willing to "mentor" and assist in any way they can!) The Clark County Amateur Radio Club, Providing Community Service Contact us today and join us at a meeting! 09/20/2020 gjt