Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club

Youth Incentive Program

We’ll cover the one-time $35 FCC application fee for new candidates under 18 who pass their first amateur radio exam administered through the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC).

Youth Incentive Program

Young candidates under 18 won’t need to worry about the usual $20 exam session fee charged by ARRL VEC teams—it’s waived for them on test day. ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 5th Edition is provided.

Youth Incentive Program

The program also takes care of the $20 club membership dues for one year and equips new young operators with a beginner-friendly handheld radio to get them on the air right away.

ABOUT THE CLUB

The Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club (HSARC) is located in Hot Springs South Dakota. We hold regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm..

OUR MISSION

An amateur radio operator is an individual who typically uses equipment at an station to engage in two-way personal communications with other similar individuals, on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States and the International Telecommunication Union worldwide.

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Fall River County Emergency Management – Ham Radio Volunteers

Fall River County Emergency Management – Volunteers. The ICS/NIMS basic training is done online with [...]

13
Jul

Contacting the International Space Station

Contacting the International Space Station KCØKPV made contact with an Astronaut on the International Space [...]

10
Jun

Donations

We are accepting donations for new repeaters.

07
Jan

HSARC Exam Session

04
Jan

Silent Key: Roger Darrell Grundstrom - W7LFB

Tribute to Roger Darrell Grundstrom – W7LFB

23
Dec

HSARC Repeater Proposals

03
Dec

Proper Etiquette For Using Repeaters

15
Nov

New ~ events calendar added

29
Oct

! Proper Etiquette for Using Repeaters

Good Operating Practices For Repeaters.
Leave pauses: so others can join in your call. Listen Before You Talk: If you just turned your radio on listen for a minute before transmitting so you do not step into an ongoing conversation.. Station Identification & Making a Call: “This is K…O… on the .700 repeater” If someone is scanning this tells them where you are. Roundtables: With more than two people, make sure to send it to the next person in the group. Nets and Emergency Net Situations: Respect others use of the equipment. Be mindful that you are representing all Hams in a very large geographical area since our repeaters are linked countrywide. DO NOT Monopolize the repeater.