The Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is a non-profit IRS 501(c)(3) association of federally licensed Amateur Radio operators (also known as "ham radio" operators) who primarily reside in southwestern Utah, mostly in the greater St. George City metropolitan area. We also have members who live in rural areas of Washington County and in areas outside of the county. The Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is a formally "Affiliated Club" with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) "The National Association for Amateur Radio".
Our members are all volunteers. We are experienced and capable of providing non-commercial radio telecommunications, independent of public and/or commercial networks. Members of our Club provide vital communications services in this part of the state of Utah and we strive to live up to ham radio's motto: "When all else fails... ...Amateur Radio works!"
Amateur Radio operators provide, in many circumstances, the first and only reliable means of communicating to an from an affected area in the first several days following a natural disaster. This was well proven during the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 and in the days and weeks following Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Our Club also provides local public safety and health and welfare communications services for local events such as the annual St. George Marathon, the Huntsman World Senior Games, and many other cycling and running events in the area.
To explore our web site please use the web site navigation links located at the bottom of this and every page on this web site. For more information on the Club CLICK HERE. Or you can use the "About the Club" link found at the bottom of each page this web site.
If you are interested in becoming a licensed Amateur Radio operator come and meet us at our next club meeting. Information on our Club meetings is available below. Information on how to contact the Club is found at the bottom of this page.
Click on this LINK to view the Story Archive Page.
The Club Board held its first meeting of the year on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the home of Nick Nickle, W7CRN, in Washington City.
At this meeting the Board discussed:
* Setting a time and place for Board meetings for the remainder of the year;
* Planned the calendar for 2010;
* Reviewed committee assignments;
* Reviewed the bylaws and discussed possible amendments for 2010;
* Reviewed the 2009 Financial Statement; and
* Planned the budget for 2010.
For any Club concerns or for more information on the Board and to discuss future Board meeting agendas, please contact Club President Nick Nickel via e-mail: w7crn@crnick.com. For information on the 2010 Club Board, including viewing minutes from the meeting, please use this link or use the "DARC Board" link at the bottom of any page on this web site.
The next scheduled regular meeting of the Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (Club Meetings are always the third Wednesday of each month except in December). Unless otherwise advertised here, our Club's meetings will be held at the St. George Community Building which is located at the far southwest corner of Washington County's Gayle M. & Mary Aldred Senior Citizens Center property which is located at 245 North 200 West, St. George, Utah.
PRESENTATION TOPIC FOR THE FEBRUARY 17th MEETING:
The program for the February 17th Club meeting will be Weather Spotter training conducted by Kevin Barjenbruch with the National Weather Service - the Washington County emergency response officials are also invited to this training session, so plan for this special event and come early to get a good seat.
Additional information on our monthly Club meetings and the V.E. Testing session before each one is available by clicking HERE.
You can also use the "Club Meeting Info" link at the bottom of this and each page on the site. A link to an interactive map of the location is also provided on the Club Meeting Info page.
For
those wanting to take
the FCC test for a new Amateur Radio license
or upgrade to a higher license class,
there will be a ARRL Volunteer Examiner administered exam test
session
held at 5:30 p.m. prior to
the club meeting at the same location (use the link below or the "Club
Meeting Info"
link at the bottom of any page). A link to an interactive map of the location of the Exam is also provided on the "Club Meeting Info" page.
Below is a link
to view the presentation on the Club's Repeater System that Nick
Nickle, W7CRN, presented at the October 21, 2009 Club meeting. A
number of Club members asked if it could put it on the web site. Please CLICK HERE to view the presentation. (Note: It is provided as a PDF file, 1.303MB file size. Adobe Acrobat or any similar PDF reader is needed to view the file.)
If you have any questions on the presentation, please contact Nick at: w7crn@crnick.com
There were numerous requests for information on how to build the tape measure beam that was presented at the January 21, 2010 Club Meeting. Please use this link to get all the information you need: http://www.qsl.net/cars/tape2beam.htm
In addition, there are project plans/kit for the construction of an active attenuator that could be used with the 2 meter tape measure antenna above for fox hunting. You can get information about the attenuators here: http://www.homingin.com/joek0ov/offatten.html
The following individuals are the new duly-elected Club officers for 2010:
President: Nick Nickle W7CRN
Vice President: Kory Talbot KE7MMH
Secertary: Kevin Merrill KE7TLW
Treasurer: Harold Wells KE7OZG
Board Members: Bruce Bissell KE7LGD; Scott Taylor KE7YIQ; Ken Forshee KE7DZI
For more info on the Board please see the "DARC Board" page (Use the web site navigation link at the bottom of any page on this site).
You are encouraged to join the Dixie Amateur Radio Club or renew your membership for 2010. Please use the "Join the Club" link at the bottom of any page on this site to learn how to join the club. Or simply come out to our Club meeting (see info above) and join at that time. If you are new: " Welcome to the Club!". To renewing members: "Thank You!"
Thanks to Club Newsletter Editor Ric Wayman, K7DLX, the latest Club Newsletter (February 2010) is now available.
Please use THIS LINK or the "Club Newsletter" link at the bottom of any page on this web site to view it.
Ric needs your help in order to expand and grow the Newsletter. This is your Newsletter! Please help take ownership by providing Ric with stories, articles, photographs, product reviews, or a personal profile you would like to submit, please e-mail them directly to Ric at: k7dlxham@gmail.com
The Club has implement a voluntary list of local Amateur Radio operators who have expressed a willingness to assist aspiring as well as newly licensed ham radio enthusiasts in learning more about the hobby and helping when questions/difficulties arise.
Click HERE to find out more about this new program and view a list of willing and able mentors to assist you as you come into this exciting hobby. You can also reach this information by using the "Contact the Club" link at the bottom of each page on this site.
WEBMASTER NOTE: THERE ARE NUMEROUS HAM RELATED ITEMS BEING SOLD THAT BELONGED TO CLUB MEMBER BART ANDERSON, W7EDU (silent key) Please see the Equipment classified page for more information on these items.
There is never a bad time to clean out the ol' ham "shack" of those items that really need a new home. We have had many news ham operators join our ranks at recent Volunteer Exam sessions who may be looking for rigs and all of the ancillary equipment that you may have lying about the shack that could be put to use in the shack of a new ham.
Please visit the "Equipment Classifieds" page on this web site for items that are for sale and to see items that hams are looking for that you might be willing to part with. Send requests for posting items for sale or wanted to the webmaster at: n7are@arrl.net
Amateur Radio Practice Exam Site
Available
An Amateur Radio operator in Colorado, Hamilton Carter, KDØFNR, has just created a set of free online exam practice tests that he hopes hams will find useful.
Within the practice tests, online study resources, (Wikipedia, NASA, ARRL, etc...), are provided for many of the questions. The list of resources available for each question is constantly growing because users can add their own favorite links to the study materials. Users can also track their test scores over time and see which subelements are giving them the most trouble.
You can see the practice tests at: http://copaseticflow.blogspot.com . Please let Hamilton know if you find it handy, or if you think of any ways to make it better. His e-mail address is: hcarter333@gmail.com
Check
the Status of Your New or Upgraded Ham License
Those who have
just recently taken and
passed
an Amateur Radio examination
(see below) administered by the Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. at a
ARRL-VEC
Volunteer Exam session may check the status of your first license or
your upgrade by going to American Radio Relay League (ARRL) web site
portal
that has up to date information directly from the Federal
Communications Commission database. Everyone else can verify the
expiration date of your license using this portal.You can use this link to the ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/fcc/fcclook.php3 to look up whether your new license is effective (and discover your newly assigned call sign). You can confirm your upgraded license status (if you took and passed a test to upgrade).
Another great link is the ULS lookup on the FCC's web site. On that site you can print out additional "reference copies" of your license and see the status of your license and any application matters related to it. You can choose to search by name, callsign or your FRN number. This helpful search page can be found at this link: http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp
Volunteer
Exam Session Results
Congratulations
to those who attempted an examination for a new Amateur Radio
operator license or an upgrade in license class at the most recent January 21, 2009
ARRL-VEC Exam Session conducted by ARRL-VEC Certified Dixie Amateur
Radio
Club volunteer examiners.
The following seven individuals passed license examinations:
The following seven individuals passed license examinations:
| NAME: |
CALLSIGN: | HOME
TOWN: |
ELEMENT PASSED: |
| Colby N. Johnson |
KD7JSQ |
Kanab, Utah |
Upgraded to General Class |
| Jay E. Andrews |
KE7LGB | St. George, Utah |
Upgraded to General Class |
| Alan D. Boyack |
KF7HFI |
St. George, Utah |
Technician |
| Billy E. Jergins |
KF7HFJ | St. George, Utah |
Technician |
| Jimmy E. Jergins |
KF7HFH | St. George, Utah |
Technician |
| Weston B. Johnson | KF7HFG | St. George, Utah |
Technician |
| Ralph R. Richey |
KF7HFF |
St. George, Utah |
Technician |
Webmaster note: Please note that for new licenses it may take up to several days for the http://www.qrz.com web site to be updated with current FCC information. In those cases you can use this link: FCC LICENSE SEARCH where you can type in your name and/or callsign to view the information that is in the FCC database. You can click on the "callsign" link in the table to view more details about this Amateur Radio operator at the QRZ.com website.
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Mailing
Address: Dixie
Amateur
Radio Club, Inc.; P.O.
Box 422; Santa Clara, Utah 84765
For Additional Information on the Club or on Specific Questions on Ham Radio in general, please contact:
Club President C.R. (Nick) Nickle, W7CRN via e-mail at w7crn@crnick.com
Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is an IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Charitable donations to our Club are always accepted and much appreciated.
For Additional Information on the Club or on Specific Questions on Ham Radio in general, please contact:
Club President C.R. (Nick) Nickle, W7CRN via e-mail at w7crn@crnick.com
Dixie Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is an IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Charitable donations to our Club are always accepted and much appreciated.