Club Meeting Information

Utah's "Dixie" is located in southwestern Utah

CLUB MEETING INFORMATION

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE JULY CLUB MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE WILL STILL BE A V.E. TEST SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH - SEE INFO BELOW.

The next scheduled meeting of the Dixie Amateur Radio Club will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 (the third Wednesday).

The Club meeting will be held at the Community Building located behind the Aldred Senior Citizens Center, 245 North 200 West, St. George, Utah.

Besides our Club members who are always encouraged to attend, anyone with an interest in learning more about Amateur Radio is certainly invited to attend.

There will also be a Club Board Meeting held after the General Club Meeting. See the "DARC Board" link below for information on that meeting.

All members of the Club are invited to stay and observe the Board Meeting.

VOLUNTEER EXAM TESTING SESSION HELD PRIOR TO CLUB MEETING

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THERE WILL STILL BE A V.E. SESSION HELD AT 6:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 AT THE USUAL LOCATION OF THE MONTHLY CLUB MEETING: It will be held at he Community Building located behind the Aldred Senior Citizens Center, 245 North 200 West, St. George, Utah

An ARRL-VEC Volunteer administered Amateur Radio License exam test session will held at 6:00 P.M. on the same date and location as each month's Dixie Amateur Radio Club Meeting.

While walk-ins at the test sessions are permitted, if you are planning to test for a new Amateur Radio license or upgrade to a higher license class, please contact Gary Zabriskie, N7ARE, ARRL VEC - Club Volunteer Exam Liaison, e-mail: n7are@arrl.net, phone: (435) 674-2678 [evenings ONLY] prior to the test date. If you get an answering machine, please leave a message explaining your intention to test at the next session.

While not required, informing us of your intent to test will help us to better prepare for the test session with the correct number of necessary exam materials.

Thanks for your cooperation in this. Please see the information below so that you can come well prepared at the exam session.

What you need to bring:

Must present a current government issued photo identification to confirm who you are.
If you are upgrading, you must bring a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license. (You will need to leave it with the V.E. at the session). Do not bring your original.
A copy of a valid "Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)" if you are claiming credit for an element previously earned.
You may bring a non-programmable calculator.
Patience and a friendly attitude towards the Volunteer Examiners who, remember, are volunteers.
Test session fee to be paid at the beginning of the session. This is a required fee as set by the Volunteer Exam Coordinator (ARRL-VEC), not the Club. See below for the cost.

What you don't need to bring:

Pens and pencils will be provided as well as any necessary scratch paper.
A form 605VEC. This will be provided for you to fill out at the session.

What does it cost?

You must bring a check or money order payable to "ARRL-VEC" in the amount of $14.00 or bring $14.00 cash (exact change only please, no change is available!) to the test session. This is a required fee as set by the Volunteer Exam Coordinator (ARRL-VEC), not the Club.

Are you a ARRL-VEC Certified Examineer who is willling and able to to help?

If you are already a ARRL-VEC certified Volunteer Examiner who would like to help out at an upcoming session, please contact Gary Zabriskie. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Examineer, also contact Gary.

What if you have a large group of potential exam applicants (i.e. Boy Scout troops, church groups, etc.):

From time to time larger groups and oganizations take part in organized classroom instruction in anticipation of testing to obtain an Amateur Radio license. There is the opportunity to have the Club's Volunteer Examiner team schedule additional testing opportunities besides the monthly scheduled exam date that cooincides with the Club meeting. Please contact Gary Zabriskie (see above) if you would like to discuss this option. If such a test session is scheduled it will be advertised on the home page of the Club's web site.

MAP OF REGULAR MEETING LOCATION

Click on this LINK to view the Club Meeting location on Google Maps. If the location is changed for a particular meeting it will be announced above and on the Club's web site home page and in the current Club Newsletter.