Ski Country Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is a Colorado nonprofit corporation and IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization based in Glenwood Springs Colorado.  Our repeaters cover a large portion of western Colorado, including Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin and Northern Gunnison counties.

We consist of people of all ages who are interested in ham radio.  Most are already ham operators.  Volunteer Exam (VE) testing will be offered at our monthly meetings, see below.

CLUB MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR 2024

Saturday Jan 20, 2024 confirmed - upstairs room - see agenda below
Saturday Feb 17, 2024 confirmed - downstairs room
Saturday Mar 16, 2024 tentative
Saturday Apr 13, 2024 tentative

January 20 Topics: 

Item 1: Volunteers Needed:   Good with Web sites and HTML?  K0RV needs an updated web page for www.K0RV.org

Item 2: K0RV Election for Officiers is also planned for first meeting the new new year!

Item 3: "VarAC a Conversational Digital Mode" subtitled "HF Chat Reinvented" by Robert K5WRE.  This will include VARA Modem and VarAC.  A SW & HW demo is planned if we can get the Antenna and Coax installed for the demo...  Software will allow you to "Text over HF" from your (Windows/Mac/Linux/Rpi) computers when connected to your HF rig.

PERMANENT MEETING LOCATION
GARFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
GLENWOOD SPRINGS FACILITY
815 COOPER AVE
1 block east of Grand Avenue between 8th and 9th Street. Please access our meeting room via the door adjacent to the general library door which will be locked until the library opens.  We will try to have someone at the door for arrivals.

EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT NET

Time: 8:30 p.m. local mountain time

Frequencies: Check in on 146.88, 146.76, or 447.6. You can also link in thru AllStar and Echolink, see repeater page. The net covers a great portion of the Western Slope of Colorado.

Content: The net consists of announcements, general check in, and all those checking in are given an opportunity to speak to the net. Visiting stations are welcome and all licensed amateur radio operators are encouraged to participate.

Net Control Operators:
Willing to volunteer? Contact Gerry Hittinger N6HUQ at (970) 945-5903 or N6HUQGerry@msn.com

TUESDAY MORNING BREAKFAST

Every Tuesday morning Hams gather at the Glenwood Springs Village Inn (102 West 6th Street) for an informal breakfast and conversation. We get together at 8:00 a.m., just look for the group having lots of fun!

SKI COUNTRY ARC - Zoom VIDEO CONFERENCING

In 2019 Jess, W6CKC had the foresight to introduce our group to a video conferencing tool called Zoom. Little did we know that it would become a great way to get together for our monthly meetings as well as our breakfast gatherings during the pandemic.

SCARC has a commercial Zoom account. Any club member can join the conference. You can use a smart phone, desktop computer, laptop, or tablet. Zoom will work on Apple and Windows 10 based systems. You will need an internal or external  microphone and web cam. If you are familiar with Zoom or have joined one of our recent sessions, you are all set.

https://zoom.us/j/9701468800 will get you on-line for our video chat. We use the same address for all meetings. Jess, W6CKC will handle the scheduling to make sure sessions don't overlap. Please contact him regarding setting up a session.

Questions?  Zoom password?  Contact Jess Craig, W6CKC jxcraig@me.com or Bob Ludtke, K9MWM bobl@sopris.net

Saturday - 10:00 a.m. Monthly Club Meeting -  Dates will be announced!

                            OUR BLOG

VISIT OUR BLOG at https://k0rv.wordpress.com  This is a great place to view and to post pictures, photos, articles, videos, whatever! To post content please contact Pete Buckley (see contact page).