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 April 15, 2013

Events Listing Updated March 20, 2013


Next OCARA Meeting April 20th

The Owen County Amateur Radio Association regularly meets at 09:00 AM the third Saturday of each month. However, the Association will provide security communications along the trail paths for the Friends of McCormick's Park and the Spencer YMCA 5K run/walk beginning 08:00 AM April 20th until the end of the race.

The meeting will then be held in the Spencer Christian Church 158 S. Montgomery St. Spencer at 10:00 o'clock. After a short business meeting, American Red Cross Volunteer Coordinator June Taylor will give a presentation on how the Owen-Monroe Red Cross and the Owen County Amateur Radio Association work to support recovery operations.

After the meeting Volunteer Examiner testing will be conducted for those wishing to obtain or upgrade an amateur radio license.

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.
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 The Owen-Putnam State Forest Marathon.
The club also supports the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) for the county's Emergency Management Service, American Red Cross and the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES).
TWO WEEKLY NETS are conducted to drill 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. The ten meter nets meet at 7:00 PM local time on 28.400 MHz USB each Tuesday evening.
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 Steve Brown
k9rto.ham@gmail.com		 K9RTO 6443 Keene Road, Poland, IN 47868 317-513-5687
Vice President Tom Gwaltney
tommierg@gmail.com		 N9PDC 196 Deer Run Dr, Spencer, IN 47460 812-829-0252
Sec/Treas Kathryn Smith
rasacres@att.net		 K9INU 2961 Mangus Road, Poland 47868 812-829-2140
Webmaster Jim Baughn
webmaster@owencountyara.org		 K9EOH 4300 Lennox Road, Poland 47868 812-828-9086
Updated January 15, 2013
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