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BIG NEWS FROM FCHS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

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  • December 17, 2012
August 6, 2012 Last week we surveyed to roof to determine our challenges when we install the antennas for the FCHS club station.  Our “team” will visit tomorrow to make some decisions. Yes, the school club is becoming a reality.  Our “Elm...

Floyd County High School Amateur Radio Club Approved!

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  • July 30, 2012
Features of FCHS Amateur Radio Club: Networking and Communications Ability to communicate via amateur “ham” radio – a useful form of communications with a variety of applications. Incorporate other networking methods for a broad...

Hamvention 2012

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  • July 30, 2012
May 18-20 2012 Dayton Hamvention – Dayton, OH ‘Internationally Connected’ was this year’s theme, and General Chairman Michael Kalter W8CI encouraged us as Amateur Radio Operators that “we have the unique opportunity to communicate and share...

Cub Scouts present awards

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  • June 9, 2011
At a recent meeting of the Floyd Amateur Radio Society, two presentations by local Cub Scouts. Cub Scout Troop 36 presented Russ Abbey KG4MAV with a thank you photo for telling them about Amateur Radio and for letting them talk to others on the radi...

Dayton Hamvention May 20-22, 2011

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  • June 3, 2011
May 20-22 2011 Dayton Hamvention – Dayton, OH Global Friendship Dayton Hamvention is the world’s largest amateur radio gathering - not even the higher gas prices kept folks away!  Hamvention includes a huge flea market where ham operators can bu...

Year 2011: 5-9 is FAIRS 20th Anniversary!!

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  • June 3, 2011
David KK4WW & Gaynell KK4WWW Larsen, Directors of FAIRS
5-9 2011 20th Anniversary of FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur Intl. Radio Service, Ltd.)   On Monday, May 9th, 2001, FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur Intl. Radio Service, Ltd.) held special event station in areas around the world to commemorate an importa...

Floyd Harvest Festival is Downtown!

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  • September 11, 2010
FAIRS is transmitting LIVE from 2010 Floyd Harvest Festival & County Fair in downtown Floyd!   Members of FARS (Floyd Amateur Radio Society) and guests are transmitting on 20 and 40 meters. Breakfast was served by Natasha's at the Market this mo...

Cooperative Project "Operation X 2010" a Success

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  • June 29, 2010
Cooperative Project to Test Readiness-- Valda Woodman J73VW of Dominica Amateur Radio Club told us of a cooperative project amongst certain islands in the Eastern Caribbean back in early June 2010.  Now, members of Dominica Amateur Radio Club ...

FAIRS at Dayton Hamvention 2010 May 14-16

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  • June 2, 2010
Radio Clubs Worldwide: The Lifeline …Was the theme at this year’s Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio (May 14-16) and it’s a message which hits close to home for several locals who hold amateur radio license. Dayton Hamvention is the world’s larg...

DX Vacation Information - Dominica Amateur Radio Club Station

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  • May 14, 2010
Dominica Amateur Radio Club, Inc.  is raising awareness for amateur radio and emergency preparedness. They have an active club of community servicemen and women who head up a number of projects on the island of Dominica in the eastern...

Recent Articles

Floyd County Amateur Radio Club T-shirts!

The kids voted for club teeshirts today.  They also voted that elmers should  wear  them.  We'll sport the new tees at Christmas party with the club on December 20th....

Floyd County's Newest Ham Radio Operator

Ashanti Via, a Junior at Floyd County High School and member of the FCHS Amateur Radio Club will now be known on the air as KK4MQF.  Also passing the FCC examination last Tuesday was the club sponsor, Anne Radke  KK4MQG, who is a science teac...

N4FCH is on the air (really)

November 28, 2012 This last Friday we got a crew together and up went the G5RV inverted vee at FCHS.  Monday’s radio check revealed that it’s  good on all bands.  Here’s a video of the happening. We wish to thank Steve KC4VJA, Russ Kg4M...

Callsigns are in…

November 16, 2012

Congratulations Annemarie KK4MQG, Ashanti KK4MQF and Rima KK4MQE.  Welcome to the amateur radio community.  All are making plans to upgrade to general.

FCHS VE Exam News

November 13, 2012 Wally WD1U and his VE team administered 12 tech exams this afternoon, resulting in the addition of three new Floyd County hams. Names will be announced when callsigns are assigned. Also the satellite dish was removed, making way fo...

N4FCH Update

September 26,2012 We’re one for two on the antennas.  The copper cactus (2m/440) is working great, but the G5RV is having issues.  We’ll have a crew on the roof Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile School Club Roundup preparations are well underway...

N4FCH Antennas are up at FCHS

September 19, 2012 The G5RV and J Pole (copper cactus) are installed, thanks to Steve KC4VJA and Clayton .  We should be on the air on all bands by Club Day tomorrow. The J-Pole   The G5RV Multi-Band Dipole Club Day begins at 10:50 Thursday mo...

It's Official!

September 11, 2012   The FCC announced this morning that the FCHS ARC  callsign is now N4FCH (Floyd County High). We will be on the air Thursday with a SKED wilth William Byrd Middle School ARC on two meters.  The Yeasu FT 5100 we will be using ...

FCHS ARC NEWS

August 16, 2012 Floyd County High School Amateur Radio Club N4FCH The first meeting is Thursday, August 30! Dee and I made presentations to the senior,  junior and sophomore classes today and we will address the freshman and 8th grade classes tom...

FCHS Site Survey

August 7, 2012 FCHS Site Survey Team Dee KG4VMI, Steve KC4VJA, Annemarie Radke (sponsor), Russ KG4MAV, Tom W4VZH, Dave KK4WW and Bruce KK4ESK We had a meet and greet and made antenna plans.  We also received a a fall schedule.  Looks like we may ...
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