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HCARS is a family of amateur radio operators dedicated to helping others. This is especially true during natural disasters or other emergencies. Many of our members are affiliated with ARES, RACES, and Skywarn. The club owns and maintains the 147.015 MHz repeater located near Belleville, Indiana. The club call sign is N9HC.

IRC Hilltop Operating Event

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 12:28 — siteadmin

HCARS will be participating in The Hilltop Contest this year on September 24th.

The location is: 2333 State Road 236

Hours for the event will be: 9a-1p, you will need to be at the site a little early to help the set-up of the radio equipment.

For rules of this event please visit: http://indyradioclub.org/irchilltop.html

Ron Burke KB9DJA
Club Secretary

2016 Officers

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 12:28 — siteadmin

President: John Farmer N9CQ
Vice President: Mike Rollins WA9NCF
Secretary: Ron Burke KB9DJA
Treasurer: Wayne Fox KE9P
Repeater Trustee: John Farmer N9CQ

HCARS Regular Meetings

Sun, 03/09/2008 - 15:30 — siteadmin

Regular meetings of the Hendricks County Amateur Radio Society are held the second Monday of the month at 7:00pm at the Hendricks County Government Center in Danville.

Everyone is welcome!

2017 Brownsburg Hamfest

Mon, 09/12/2016 - 18:26 — siteadmin

6th ANNUAL BROWNSBURG HAMFEST

Saturday, February 18, 2017

HAM RADIO, COMPUTER, ELECTRONICS FLEA MARKET

Sponsored by Hendricks County Amateur Radios Society

Advance Setup: Friday, February 17, 3:00 PM until 7:30 PM

Open to the public: 7:00 AM until 3:00 PM

AMERICAN LEGION POST 331, 636 E Main St, BROWNSBURG, IN 46112

2016 Christmas Party and Year-End Meeting

Mon, 09/12/2016 - 18:23 — siteadmin

The 2016 HCARS Christmas Party will be Saturday, December 10, 2016, at 6:00 PM at the Hendricks County Senior Center, 1201 Sycamore Ln, in Danville. Please plan on attending.

Also on the docket for that evening will be officer elections for 2017.

October 10 meeting location

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 17:53 — siteadmin

The October 10, 2016, HCARS club meeting will be held at the Gordon Graham Airport located on CR 300 E just south of US 36. Meeting time is 7:00 pm.

Meeting notes: July 11, 2016

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 12:27 — siteadmin

The meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm by Club Vice-President Mike Rollins. There were 18 members and 4 visitors in attendance.

Secretary’s Report :Ron Burke
• Minutes from June were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report :John Farmer
• Total Field Day costs: $87.54

Trustee’s Report :
• The repeater is working fine.

ARES Report : Ron Burke
• Hospital net this month on 147.570 MHz 9:30am Thursday, July 21, 2016.
• Ron thanked the club for allowing HCARES to participate in this year’s Field Day.

Meeting notes: June 13, 2016

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 12:25 — siteadmin

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Club President John Farmer. There were 21 members and 10 visitors in attendance.

Secretary’s Report :Ron Burke
• Minutes from May were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report :John Farmer
• No Report.

Trustee’s Report :
• The repeater is working fine.
• Ron Burke sprayed weed killer in and around the repeater grounds.
• A tarp was placed on the roof of the repeater building.

ARES Report : Ron Burke
• Hospital net this month on 147.570 MHz 9:30am Thursday, June 16, 2016.

Meeting Notes: May 9, 2016

Mon, 06/20/2016 - 19:20 — siteadmin

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Club President John Farmer. There were 20 members and 7 visitors in attendance.

Secretary’s Report :Ron Burke
• Minutes from April were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report :John Farmer
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Trustee’s Report :
• The repeater is working fine.

ARES Report : Ron Burke
• Hospital net this month on 147.570 MHz 9:30am Thursday, May 19, 2016.
• Hendricks Regional hospital moved their amateur radio station, however when a SWR check was done, there’s a short near the antenna.

Meeting Notes: April 11, 2016

Tue, 05/24/2016 - 20:44 — siteadmin

The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by Club President John Farmer. There were 16 members and 7 visitors in attendance.

Secretary’s Report :Ron Burke
• Minutes from March were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report :Wayne Fox
• Due to Wayne’s illness, President John Farmer will temporary take on the Treasurer’s job until further notice. No report for this month.

Trustee’s Report :
• The repeater is working fine.

ARES Report : Ron Burke
• Hospital net this month on 147.570 MHz 9:30am Thursday, April 21, 2016.

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