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Club Meeting Notice


Our next meeting will be on Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:30 PM at the Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Ave, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234. For our Program, we will be discussing our plans for ARRL Field Day. Please plan to attend.

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Monthly VE Test Sessions

On the first Thursday of each month SCARA holds a VE test session. For information call Larry, KB2MN, 609-287-5340. The test location is the Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Ave, Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234. The doors open at 6:30 PM and testing begins at 7:00 PM. Pre-registration is required. Be sure to bring your photo I.D. and current license if you are upgrading to a higher license class. The current testing fee is $15.
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*** SCARA - POB 121 - Linwood, NJ 08221 ***

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Club Repeaters

146.745 mhz -.600 MHz offset - PL 146.2 Hz
448.775 MHz offset - 5.000 MHz - PL 118.8 Hz
Location: Tony Canale Training Center in Egg Harbor Township

Monthly Club Meeting: 2nd Thursday night of the month 7:30 P.M.
Location: Canale Fire Training Center at 5033 English Creek Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, NJ (609)407-6700

Annual Dues - $20.00 (family $25.00)

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SCARA News

SCARA VHF/UHF Nets

SCARA runs the following weekly nets on our VHF and UHF repeaters. The repeaters are linked during the nets. The frequencies are 146.745 MHz (-) PL 146.2 and 448.775 MHz (-) PL 118.8 Hz. The nets are also available via EchoLink #553401 and soon to be implimented via IRLP node 8235. Membership in SCARA is not required to participate in these nets.

Every Monday night at 7 PM: ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) practice net.
Every Monday night at 8 PM: SKYWARN practice net.
Every Thursday at 7:00 PM: SCARA K.I.S.S. Net (Keep it Simple and Swap Net) A formal net with the intent of furthering the hobby, helping hams with problems and questions, sharing information, and a swap shop.

SCARA HF Net

SCARA runs an HF net on the third Sunday of every month at 10:00 A.M. Eastern time on 3.928 MHz + or - QRM. Our first net was held on March 17, 2002. Over the years, we have logged many contacts on the net. All licensed amateurs with operating priviledges on the net frequency are welcome to join us. The club call sign is used by the net control station and QSL cards from K2BR are available. We are looking for volunteers to be net control operators. Contact Larry, KB2MN, if you would like to be NCS for one month or more.

Ed. KB2MN

DUES are DUE! Single member $20 and Family member $25. Please pay at next meeting or send a check to: SCARA, PO Box 121, Linwood, NJ 08221. Thank you.

Club officers for 2013

President- Bill McCord KC2ONQ
Vice Pres.- Harry Cohen KD2AYT
Secretary- Mandy McCord KC2QOG
Treasurer- Bob Webb WA2YSA

Board of Directors for 2013

Lynn Fogle KC2ZJW
Stan Friedman WA3JMV
Nancy Jarrin N2ANG
Larry Schall KB2MN
William Paulus W2MWI
Brandon Jones KC2QOH

Service Positions

Newsletter Editor: Lynn Fogle KC2ZJW
Internet Website: Larry KB2MN, Lynn KC2ZJW, Bill, KC2AAY
VE Liaison: Larry Schall KB2MN
Club Trustee (K2BR): Bill Schwoer KC2AAY
Sunshine: (open)
Field Day: (open)
Refreshments: Lynn KC2ZJW
Out Going QSL Cards Mgrs. W2OB

SCARA on the Web

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CLUB ACTIVITIES

SCARA is active in various events throughout the year. Helping as a public service with communications at various events has been a strong point for our club. We have worked some of these events in conjunction with other radio clubs.

Field day is a big event for us. Over the years, it has provided the opportunity for experienced members ("Elmers") to pass on knowledge and operating expertise to those new in the hobby. Horizons have been opened as new modes and methods are explored. The old and the new blend together. Whatever your interests are, or your experience level is, there is a place for you at Field Day. Give it a try next year. All are welcome.

Our club has been active during the National and International Amateur Radio Lighthouse-Lightship Weekends in August. Using our club call-sign (K2BR), we have operated from the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, putting it "on the air" for the first time in 40 years! Click here for more information about ARLHS (Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society).

To sum things up, Public Service and promoting Amateur Radio is what our club has been doing for a long time. Along the way, many fond memories have been created. Hopefully, some of these memories will be revisited on the pages of this website.

Larry KB2MN




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Last Updated... May 1, 2013