Welcome to the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club Web Site.
Welcome to the Web Site
of the
Cedar Valley Amateur
Radio Club
 


The Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club (or CVARC) is a regional group promoting amateur radio activities in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area. CVARC is a non-profit corporation registered in the state of Iowa. CVARC meets on the second Thursday of each month in the Kenwood Park Methodist Church at 7:30 PM, CDT/CST. The meeting consists of club business and a program. The programs tend to be Amateur orientated but we occasionally throw in a general interest one. Watch here or the Bandspread for the topic. All are welcome at these meetings, neither membership nor amateur radio license is required. For all the details, check our Articles of Incorporation, and By-Laws. The current list of CVARC officers and appointments is here.



CVARC's next meeting:
 
Frequency Allocation and Broadcast Engineering Services Software
Doug Vernier, K0DV, President and Senior Engineering Consultant, V-Soft Communications, LLC

7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
175 34th St. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA (click to see map)


Save the date, the July meeting is on July 9th, 2009.



"Assistance is needed..."

There are a number of special events during the year where CVARC members and other hams provide communications help. To see the list of events and who to contact to volunteer to help, click here.



Next VE Test Session:

The next VE test session scheduled in Cedar Rapids is set for Sunday, 2 August 2009 at the Summerfest. This session is open to the public and all elements (Tech, General and Extra) will be given. See the ARRL exam search page for other upcoming sessions in this part of the state.

Candidates should bring these items to a VE test session:




Nearby hamfests:

If you can't wait for the CVARC hamfest, Summerfest, in August, there are others. Check here for details.



CVARC publishes a monthly news letter, the Bandspread, to its membership. CVARC is affliated with the ARRL,Linn County ARES, and the Linn County Emergency Management Agency.

CVARC Activities :

Callsign lookup, courtesy of QRZ.COM :


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Last modified: 6 June 2009