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Welcome to the Baldwin County Amateur Radio Club on the web. On these pages you will learn about who we are and what amateur radio is all about. We serve all areas of expansive Baldwin County Alabama. We provide severe weather reports and shelter assistance to emergency management, public service, and civil defense agencies. We also have a lot of fun and reap a lot of enjoyment and education from our hobby. Ham radio is a family oriented activity open to all ages. We hope you enjoy our site and visit some of the many amateur radio related links we have provided. Please feel free to attend one of our meetings or drop us an email if you are interested in starting a rewarding new hobby!

NEWS BULLETINS & UPCOMING EVENTS
The next BCARC club meeting will be Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM.
The club's ARES group meets one hour before all regular club meetings.
See the meetings page for more information.
To All BCARC Members - Click here to update your club contact information.

Amateur Radio Club of Westminster Village offering Ham Course

In early May the ARC of Westminster Village is offering a 5-week Technician course that prepares participants to sit for the national Amateur Radio Operator test.

Interested parties need to sign up early.

Click Here to download the flyer.

Weekly WINLINK Net

Posted by: John Acton - K7ACT (WINLINK net control)

The WINLINK NET starts on Tuesdays when I post the new instructions for the week and ends on Mondays at noon. You can send me your WINLINK check in message anytime from Tuesday until the next Monday at 12:00 pm central time.
To check in, send the message via WINLINK to my address: k7act@winlink.org

Instructions for this week:

WINLINK Exercise for week 03/31/2025. Please use the ICS213 located under the Mapping-GIS forms to replay to K7ACT.

What information is traditionally contained in a station log for HF operations?

A. Date and time of contacts.
B Band and/or frequency of the contact
C. Call sign of station contacted and the signal report.
D. All of the above.

What information is traditionally contained in a station log for HF operations?

EOM
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Anyone who needs help should please let me know via email:
K7ACT@yahoo.com or k7act@winlink.org

Ham License Testing
(All license classes tested)

Due to current facility space restrictions, preregistration for VEC testing events is required.
To preregister for a test please contact Joel Emmett - W2BJN using the information below.

When: Saturdays in 2025: January 4th, March 1st, May 3rd, July 12th, September 13th, November 1st
(Download the full 2025 exam schedule by clicking here.)
The test sessions will start at 9:00 AM .

Where: The North Porch at Daphne Public Library
2607 US-98, Daphne, AL 36526
Click here for a map.

Price: $15.00 (Please bring exact change. If upgrading bring both your existing license and a photocopy of your existing license.)
Before your exam: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) no longer accepts applicant Social Security Numbers (SSN) on license applications. The SSN has been replaced by an FCC Registration Number (FRN). To obtain your FRN, please review and follow the instructions shown in the video at https://www.fcc.gov/rofrn. Please print out a copy of your FRN and bring it to the exam session.

Free: Newly licensed Hams receive a free BCARC Club membership for a year. (Membership Application Form)

More test info & to preregister for testing: Contact Joel Emmett-W2BJN at (716) 510-7143 or click on his name to send him an email.

Other Ham License Testing in Baldwin County

The Amateur Radio Club of Westminster Village (AB4WV) VE team will be offering exams on these dates:
Feb. 15, 2025
Apr. 19, 2025
Jun. 21, 2025
Aug. 23, 2025 (4th Saturday due to Huntsville Hamfest)
Oct. 18, 2025
These all fall on the third Saturday (unless noted) of those months and will be conducted in the Jubilee Room of the Bayside Club at Westminster Village. Testing will begin at 9:30 AM. If anyone is interested in testing at these sessions, please contact Ron Thomas - N4RT at phone number (850) 339-3004 or click his name to send an email.

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