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[http://www.arrl.org/club-news]


March 18, 2025
Editor: Mike Walters, W8ZY [ mailto:mwalters@arrl.org ]

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In this Issue:
Club Donates Books to Library 
Win a Dream Station with the Latest Gear from Icom. 
ARRL Ham Radio Open House 
Field Day Is Just Around the Corner 
Submitting Info for this Newsletter 
How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention 
Important Links

Club Donates Books to Library

The Great Falls Masonic Amateur Radio Club (GFMARC), KK7MR, in Great Falls,
Montana, received a grant from the ARRL Foundation to purchase five library
book kits to give to local and rural libraries in Montana. The library book
kits contain 11 books dealing with amateur radio and testing guides for all
three license classes. Two kits were given to the Great Falls Public Library
for their shelves and bookmobile. One kit was given to the Wedsworth Memorial
Library, the Fairfield Public Library, and the Arden G. Hill Memorial Library
within the Malmstrom Air Force Base. All the libraries lacked information
about amateur radio, and providing the books will allow patrons throughout
Montana access to the information. With many libraries in Montana being
rural, it is another way to reach more patrons, inspire a small community
about becoming licensed to help with emergency communications within their
community, or even help a farmer or rancher while out in their fields tending
to crops or c

 attle touch base with their home station or contact emergency services. The
ARRL library book kits will provide information and start them on their
journey to becoming licensed amateur radio operators.

 
By GFMARC Public Relations & Media Chair Char Ross, KK7KBM.

Win a Dream Station with the Latest Gear from Icom.

Members who join ā-" or renew ā-" their ARRL membership any time from January
3 through December 31, 2025, are automatically entered into the ARRL
Sweepstakes to win a dream station from Icom. If you're not an ARRL member,
you can join today! [
https://www.arrl.org/join?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] If you are already a member or Life Member, there are even more ways to
automatically earn entries. See how by clicking here! [
https://www.arrl.org/arrl-sweepstakes?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL#enter
] 

 
Improve Your Club's Message Fair Using the Radiogram Gateway!
Your club is planning to staff a table at a local community fair or event.
Offer to send radiograms. Recruit volunteers to explain what a radiogram is
and, later, send the messages. Who in your radio club is active on the
traffic nets? How many members know the radiogram format or know how to send
a radiogram message on the air? Fear not! Your club can put its best foot
forward and hold an amateur radio message fair with minimal traffic-handling
skills using an exciting new tool: the Radiogram Portal! 

 
Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD, inventor of EchoLink, has developed a web-based tool
that the public can use to enter a short message by following simple
instructions. The message will be picked up by a participating amateur radio
volunteer operator (called a "radiogrammer") who logs in to a restricted
portion of the website, takes the message off the gateway, and sends it over
the air on a National Traffic System (NTS) net for relay to its destination.
The recipient will get a local phone call from a nearby ham. Along the way,
ham operators will relay the messages by voice, digital, or even Morse code
and get valuable practice in emergency public service.

 
"It's not a problem if your club lacks an active traffic handler to check
into the traffic nets," says Phil Temples, K9HI, who chairs the ARRL EC-FSC
NTS subcommittee. "You merely set up a laptop at your message fair using a
Wi-Fi connection and allow members of the public to enter their own messages.
Later, a skilled traffic handler in your area will pull the message off the
portal and send it in a timely fashion."

 
The Radiogram Portal was successfully demonstrated at the 2024 New England
Division Convention. An extensive display sponsored by the Nashua (New
Hampshire) Area Radio Society highlighted the NTS and the Radiogram Portal
running on a computer, along with a trifold that pictured the NTS2 website,
the NTS Letter, training videos, and a downloadable handout available for
clubs and public gatherings.

 
For more information on the Radiogram Portal, visit nts2.arrl.org/radiogram [
https://nts2.arrl.org/radiogram ] .

 
By Phil Temples, K9HI

ARRL Ham Radio Open House

[http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day]


Momentum is building for ARRL's Ham Radio Open House ā-" an amateur radio
event for clubs to put their most technological foot forward and show the
public the true modern state of amateur radio. The events will be held in
April, on or close to World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) on April 18, across the
United States. This year's WARD commemorates 100 years of the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU). 

 
The participation goal is 50 clubs from 50 states, but the more the merrier.
ARRL is working with Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) and
SciStarter to promote the event as part of April, which is Citizen Science
Month. 


"We've had a lot of clubs express interest and commitment to be a part of Ham
Radio Open House," said ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra
Harrop, W5DX. "Thanks to some great volunteer outreach efforts, clubs are
seeing the value of showing off the true current state of amateur radio," she
said.


Many other clubs in overlapping hobbies are engaged. Several astronomy clubs
have agreed to partner with local ham clubs to co-host the event. 

 
Plan your Ham Radio Open House in April using the resources and tips at
www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day [
http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .


Field Day Is Just Around the Corner

ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US
and Canada. During the fourth weekend of June, more than 31,000 radio
amateurs gather with their clubs, groups, or friends to operate from remote
locations.

 
We welcome the public to come learn more about ham radio! Use our Field Day
Locator to search for a Field Day site near you.

 
Find more information and the latest rules and guidelines, visit
www.arrl.org/field-day [
http://www.arrl.org/field-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .


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