History
1950's |
Marshall County Amateur Radio Club Founded |
1968 |
Charter Members included Bob Newcomb K9ZLM/SK, Mildred Buvey K9ZLB/SK |
1970 |
MCARC is meeting at the Marshall County Civil Defense Building
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1971 |
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1972 |
Wayne Zehner is President. Dick Bashum is the Secretary |
MCARC participated in Blue Berry Festival by providing coverage of the Blue Berry Parade on slow scan TV to the nursing homes. |
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Photos from June 1972 73 Magazine featuring the MCARC televising of the 1971 Marshall County Blueberry Parade. |
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1973 |
Not sure what year this was but it had to be around 1973 or 1974. This poem Jeannie WB9YDC and I wrote for the Christmas Party that year. -Wayne Zehner, K9WZ |
1976 |
Jack Easterday, WB9PCF/SK filed with the Indiana Secretary of State and the Internal Revenue Service to establish the club as a Not For Profit Organization. Ended on 7-31-1989 |
1983 |
FCC develops the Volunteer Examiners Program. The MCARC begins offering VE Testing which continues to the current time. (December 1983) |
1989 |
MCARC left the Marshall County Civil Defense Building. |
2000 |
FCC changes the license classes from 5 to 3. (4-15-2000) |
2007 |
FCC drops the Morse Code requirements for all 3-license classes. (2-23-2007) |
2008 |
Terry Green and Dale Schrom established an ARES group as part of the club. Dale is the ARRL Emergency Coordinator. The ARES group folded several years later. |
2009 |
Current K9ZLQ 146.670 repeater goes online at the ATT tower located on SR 10. Member Richard Bashum K9ILU coordinated with the tower owner to place a repeater on line and use the existing antenna and tower space. |
2015 |
MCARC President Terry Green W9TRG and other members assist with programing All Hazard Radios at Walgreens in Plymouth. |
2016 |
11-year-old Neomiah Haschel KD9HNE earned his technician license after passing his test offered by the VE Team at the club meeting. (Dec 6th 2016) |
2017 |
Election of officers was held (May 22, 2017):
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2018 |
Election of Officers was held (June 25, 2018):
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MCARC participated in Jamboree on the Air at Potato Creek State Park in support of the LaSalle Council BSA Iron Horse Festival. This is now supported annually. |
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2019 |
Greg Haschel W9GND elected President. Chuck Dilts N9CD is Vice President |
Club began offering Technician Level classes using Ham Radio School training material (https://www.hamradioschool.com). The first class had 15 students. |
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Greg Haschel W9GND and others conducted a balloon launch from the park in Argos. The video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbWgh56oReg |
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Richard Bashum K9ILU (VE Coordinator) reported there were 26 individuals who took and passed testing, earning their amateur license. |
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2020 |
COVID-19 Pandemic Begins. MCARC moved its meetings and home base from the REMC Building to the Cornerstone Church, Argos as result of the pandemic. VE testing continued. |
Richard Bashum K9ILU (VE Coordinator) reported there were 34 individuals who took and passed testing, earning their amateur license. |
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2021 |
Chuck Dilts N9CAD elected President, Greg Hashell W9GND is Vice President. |
Past President Terry R Greene W9TRG/SK passed away. (2-10-21) |
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The MCARC Website updated with assistance of Les Turner, W9LRT and Ruth Dilts, K9RLD. |
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The first annual HAMFAM picnic was held the Cornerstone Church, SR 10 Argos. |
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MCARC participated in Winter and Summer Field Day. Several contacts were made. |
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Chuck Dilts, N9CAD is appointed as the ARRL ARES Emergency Coordinator |
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2022 |
Officer elections for 2022: The vote was by paper ballot, with these results:
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Past Vice President Charles “Chuck” Turner KC9PRJ/SK passed away. (3-13-22) |
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MCARC offers its first General class in many years. |
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MCARC filed for and approved 501 C 3 Non For Profit designation with the Indiana Secretary of State and Internal Revenue Service in order to open new bank accounts. (April 1st. 2022) |
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