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Next Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club Meeting

Posted Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:20am by admin

The next Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club meeting will be held on Aug. 4, 2025 7:00pm at:
Confluent Makerspace
285 Williams Blvd
Richland, WA 99354

Agenda includes discussion on club projects and events.

Confluent, a 501(c)3 non-profit makerspace next to Uptown in Richland that has been open since February 6th, 2016, has agreed to our use of their facility for our ham club monthly meetings. The club radio equipment/station and antennas have been stored until a location for a permanent club station can be found.

Amateur Radio License Testing

Posted Tue, 07/08/2025 - 11:40pm by Mike Tesky KC7CCK

There will be in person, no computers amateur radio license testing on Sept 21 in Kennewick WA. Preregistration is required by Sept 15th. First time testers must go to the FCC Web site and apply for and receive a FRN number which you must bring with you to test. Upgrading, you must bring a copy of your current License which we must send in with the rest of your paperwork. Test fee is $15 cash or check made out to the ARRL. Questions or to register contact Mike at 509-783-6236

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Ham Radio Operator's Breakfast

Posted Sun, 07/06/2025 - 3:15pm by KK9HAM

Can you believe it - another area HAM breakfast is coming up.

DATE: Aug. 8th, 2025
TIME: 9:00 am PT
LOCATION: CG Public House, 9221 W Clearwater Ave A, Kennewick, WA 99336

Any HAM Operator (and their wives, etc.), or prospective HAM Operators are welcome to enjoy good food and great company. No club membership or affiliation required - anyone is welcome.
Looking forward seeing some familiar and maybe some not so familiar faces in a few days.
Chow down, dig in, enjoy.

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Morning Social Net

Posted Thu, 01/16/2025 - 8:13am by Richard Bogert
146.64 morining social net

You’re missing out! The morning social net on 146.64 (W7AZ) is a real gem. It’s not your typical net. We talk about science, archaeology, business, pop culture, music, etc. You name it, we talk about it. We meet at 7:30 AM every day. Fire up your VHF and join in. You do not need to be a member of the Tri-City Amateur Radio Club to participate.
146.64, Negative Offset, Tone 100HZ

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Coffee and Donuts at Popular Donuts in Kennewick

Posted Sun, 01/05/2025 - 3:22pm by Richard Bogert

New to the Area? Come to Coffee and Donuts with a bunch of other hams 1st Saturday morning every month at Popular Donuts, in Kennewick( 101N Union St). It starts around 7:30 and the RAG CHEW could go on for a hour or two. If you can't make it, tune into the morning social net on 146.64Mhz (Neg. offset and tone of 100hz) at 7:30am. Ed W6OLA will be net control. Hope to see you there.

2025 Tri-Cities ARRL Amateur Radio License Testing

Posted Sun, 12/01/2024 - 11:25am by Mike Tesky KC7CCK

ARRL-based in-person (not online computer) Amateur Radio Testing (Volunteer Examiner Testing) for the Tri-Cities area is held every other month. Pre-registration before Thursday prior to the testing date is required. Call Mike Tesky (509 783-6236) to pre-register. The test location will be the Boy Scout office, 8478 W Gage Blvd, Kennewick, WA on Sundays at 1 pm. Any updates to particular testing dates and locations will be listed on this website, Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Operators Facebook page, and when you call to pre-register. The ARRL charges a test fee of $15. Please be prepared with EXACT cash, as no change will be provided. A check payable to the ARRL will also serve as payment, for a cash-less transaction.

Dates

  • Jan 19
  • March 16
  • May 18
  • July 20
  • Sept 21
  • Nov 1

More Info Contact Testing Coordinator Mike Tesky:
Phone(509) 783-6236 or Email kc7cck@arrl.net

Pacific Northwest Hamfairs and Swapmeets

Posted Sat, 09/14/2024 - 9:00am by admin

The below link is by far the most comprehensive list of amateur radio related events in the pacific northwest. Much thanks to N7CFO .....

Pacific Northwest Hamfair webpage at http://www.n7cfo.com/amradio/hf/hf.htm

QSL INFO: 2024 Tri-Cities Water Follies/ Columbia Cup (Unlimited Hydroplane Racing) Special Event Station

Posted Mon, 07/29/2024 - 11:11am by Mike Tesky KC7CCK

Members of the Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club operated a special event station -- W7AZ -- celebrating the 57th running of Columbia Cup Unlimited Hydroplane races from July 26-28th 2024. The races are part of the Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland WA.) area week long Water Follies celebration. The Water Follies and unlimited hydro racing has occurred every year since 1966, except 2020 due to Covid lockdown.

QSL Info

Contact confirmation/QSL Cards may be sent to:
Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club
PO BOX 73
RICHLAND, WA 99352

Please provide a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) and we will get a QSL card back to you

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Updated files in "New Ham Kit"

Posted Wed, 07/17/2024 - 12:11pm by KK9HAM

We have updated and expanded the files in our NEW HAM KIT area. We now have more relevant information for new and aspiring HAMs TCARC-HAM-INTRO-101.pdf to help them get started.

If you have one of those popular Baofeng radios, we have a nice, english and detailed operations manual UV-5RV2+ User Manual.pdf and a quick and dirty instructions sheet to manually program that radio Baofeng-Programming-ae2.pdf.

You will also find a Band Plan for Western Washington WWARA-BAND-PLAN-20211218.pdf which is also used by the Eastern Washington.
Plus a file with humorous clips on being a HAM radio operator.

Enjoy . . . 73

About Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club

Posted Mon, 05/13/2024 - 5:47pm by admin

The Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club (TCARC) is open to all persons with an interest in amateur (Ham) Radio. It is incorporated in the state of Washington as a not-for-profit corporation.

2025 Club Officers

Effective Jan 1, 2025

President:

Mike Conatore, K7NT

Vice President:

Steve Sterling, WA7DUH

Secretary:

Tony Gasperino, WS7V

Treasurer:

Corey Williams, KJ7GXG

2025 Club Trustees

Note: The permanent license trustee is the club station license holder. The remaining three trustee positions each have 3 year terms.

Club License Trustee (Permanent):

Trevor Marvin, NZ4RN

1 Year Remaining:

Mike Tesky KC7CCK

2 Year Remaining:

Ed McLaughlin W6OLA

3 Year Remaining:

Mark Glaman N7MHB

Club Meetings

The Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club holds a regular meeting the first Monday of every month of the year. Each meeting includes an amateur-radio-oriented program that will be of interest to most hams.

Regular Club and Business Meetings start at 7:00 pm in the Confluent Makerspace facility, 285 Williams Blvd, Richland, WA. All individuals interested in amateur radio are welcome and invited to attend these meetings - you do not need to be an amateur radio operator!

Do you have an idea for a club meeting, or can you give presentation or demonstration of a ham radio related subject? Please attend a meeting and talk with the Vice President or President to get on the schedule.

Membership Information

All individuals interested in amateur radio - you do not need to be licensed - are invited to become members of the Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club. Membership is only $20.00 per year, $25 for family, and goes to supporting our meeting location at Confluent Makerspace, three area repeaters (146.04/64 on Johnson Butte; 146.16/76 and 444.1/449.1 on Rattlesnake Mtn), liability insurance at club events, and support for various club events. Without your membership and support, the club is not all that it can be.

The best way to join is to attend a club meeting (see info above) and seek out the Treasurer or other officer. They will fix you up. You can mail in your membership or annual renewal. CLICK HERE FOR FORM AND MAILING INFO.

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