Whidbey Ham Radio Club

Club to talk endurance

The Whidbey Ham Radio Club will be featuring a presentation on tracking on Saturday during its monthly meeting.

The presentation will include a group of Island County Ham Radio operators who helped to provide communication in remote areas for the “Bigfoot 200” annual 200-mile endurance race. The Big Foot 200, part of the “triple crown” of endurance races, attracts hundreds of athletes competing on rugged terrain in the Mount St. Helen’s Volcanic Monument area.

As a part of their training for emergency preparedness, a group of amateur radio operators from Whidbey Island traveled south to spend five days in the wilderness to provide safety and emergency communications for the participants.

More info: www.w7avm.org, aa6vo@w7avm.org.

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Club offering amateur radio classes

MONROE — People who are interested in running their own amateur radio station can take a step toward obtaining operator licenses during a class that is scheduled to start Wednesday, Feb. 7. 

“It’s a great opportunity to learn a new skill that our county can use,” said Gary Reid, representative for the Sevier Amateur Radio Club.

The club is offering the technician ham license class at the Monroe emergency medical services building, 665 South Main Street in Monroe. Class sessions are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Feb. 7, 14 and 21. Testing is set for Wednesday, Feb. 28.

“We will be giving the technician’s test,” Reid said. “Anyone who wants to upgrade can also come and test for that as well.”

The classes are free, but

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Emergency radio communications

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/volunteers/emergency-radio-communications