Our Affiliations

Bloomington Amateur Radio Club

Our fellow amateurs and neighbors who co-sponsor the Owen-Monroe Amateur Radio Hamfest.

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W9WIN.org
Central Indiana's HT connection. Linked voice repeater network and a member of the aprs2 network.
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American Radio Relay League
The national association for AMATEUR RADIO ...
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty...
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R.A.C.E.S
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service a protocol created by the FEMA and the FCC...
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NCS Schedule Updated December 20, 2014

Events Listing Updated August 25, 2014

2013 Owen County Emergency Communications Plans Available updated January 13, 2014

2013 Owen County Emergency Communications PDF Version
2013 Owen County Emergency Communications Windows Word Version

Contact any club officer (listed below) for further information about our club and upcoming training sessions.

Next meeting of the Owen County Amateur Radio Association

The Owen County Amateur Radio Association will hold their regular monthly meeting February 21st, at 9:00 AM, in the basement of the Spencer Christian Church 157 South Montgomery Street, Spencer.

After a short business meeting, Jim Baughn K9EOH, will talk about the "Ham Shack Raspberry Pi" a credit card sized computer/controller costing $35. The machine can be used for general purpose computing, learning to program, as a project platform, product prototyping, a media center and even remote, via the internet, home security system as well as other uses too numerous to list. Ham radio uses for the Raspberry Pi will primarily be discussed.

Everyone is cordially invited to join us.

Many of the members meet prior to the club meeting at Chamber's Restaurant across the street from the Spencer Christian Church, to have breakfast, beginning approximately 8:00 AM.

WELCOME TO THE OWEN COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION!

Amateur Radio is a challenging high-tech hobby offering service to the community, life-long opportunities for learning and the excitement of communicating with other Amateur Radio operators around the world. Amateur radio operators today can explore many different communications modes, including all the more familiar methods of voice, computer and Morse communication as well as more exotic techniques involving Amateur Radio television, earth-satellite and moonbounce communications.
The Owen County Amateur Radio Association, founded in 1992, is a general interest radio club having over 20 members. Although membership is concentrated in the Owen County area, the club's members also come from many other areas in and around Owen County. While an Amateur Radio license is required for full voting membership in the club, unlicensed individuals are invited to join as associate members. The Owen County Amateur Radio Association is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association of Amateur Radio operators. However, membership in the ARRL is not a requirement for membership in the club.
MEETINGS are held on the third Saturday of every month at 9 AM at the Spencer Christian Church 157 Montgomery Street. Regular programs of interest to Amateur Radio operators follow short business meetings. Anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome to attend.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES include public safety communications for the annual Applebutter Festival Parade, the Friend's of McCormick's Creek 5K Run/Walk and training for sever weather recognition and reporting to the Indianapolis National Weather Service using amateur radio communications.
The club also supports the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) for the county's Emergency Management Agency, American Red Cross and the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES).
A WEEKLY NET is conducted held for the purpose of handling traffic, bulletins and information of interest to local amateur radio operators as well as training members to prepare for providing emergency communications in natural disasters. The two meter nets meet at 7:00PM local time on 146.895 MHz the first Wednesday of each month and on 146.985 on all other Wednesdays..
OTHER ACTIVITIES include an annual Field Day emergency communications exercise, annual training in Severe Weather Spotting, a hamfest (an Amateur Radio flea market), maintaining a repeater station serving amateurs in Owen and surrounding counties and conducting Amateur Radio licensing examinations.
For further information, contact any club officer listed below. To email, copy and past the e-mail address in your message. This is to prevent spam generators from grabbing the addresses.

Office Name
e-Mail Address		 Call Address Telephone
President Paul McElwain
mcelwain@whidbey.net		 KC9YAX 5395 Patricksburg Rd, Spencer, IN 47460 812-828-9371
Vice President Tom Gwaltney
tommierg@gmail.com 		N9PDC 196 Deer Run Drive, Spencer, IN 47460 812-829-0252
Treasurer Kathryn Smith
k9inu@arrl.net		 K9INU 2961 Mangus Road, Poland 47868 812-829-2140
Publicity, Secretary, Webmaster Jim Baughn
webmaster@owencountyara.org		 K9EOH 4300 Lennox Road, Poland 47868 812-828-9086
Updated October 12, 2014
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