The Indianapolis Radio Club is a general interest ham radio group that was founded in 1914 and has met continuously since that time.
- IRC meetings begin at 7:30 PM on the second (2nd) Friday of each month except for July and August.
- Meetings are preceded by a "meet and greet time" beginning at 7:00 pm.
- In-person meetings are normally held at the Salvation Army EDS Training Facility at 4020 Georgetown Rd.,
unless announced otherwise in the club newsletter. Indianapolis, IN 46254. - For a map to the Salvation Army EDS Training Facility, point your browser to click here map link
- The mailing address for the club is 7405 E. County Rd. 900 N, Brownsburg, IN 46112 and is the address of record for the club.
- When not meeting in person, our meetings are held using the ZOOM software platform.
- The Indianapolis Radio Club Station call sign is W9JP
Meetings and Announcements :
Coming up this Friday, January 10, we will have our first meeting of 2025.
This meeting will be held via Zoom (see club member email for details).
Our speaker will be Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, co-founder of Elecraft, one of only a handful of US
based manufacturers of amateur radio gear.
Our meeting will start at 7:30 pm (eastern time). The Zoom "room" will be
available at 6:30 pm for a virtual "meet and greet" (bring your own donuts
and coffee). Hope to see everyone there!
TECHNICIAN CLASS COMING UP
There will be a 2-day Technician license preparation class offered at McKenzie Career
Center (7250 E 75th St.) on Jan. 18, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Jan. 25, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
with testing after. Contact Frank Merrill, K9LX to register at k9lxradio@gmail.com
Personalized Indianapolis Radio Club Polo shirts are in and most were distributed at the December 2024 meeting.
SOME GREAT MEETING TOPICS THIS SEASON
The 2024-2025 Schedule of presentations for the Indianapolis Radio Club is practically full.
Here is what we have lined up (always subject to change, of course):
January 10: Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, Co-Founder of Elecraft (via Zoom)
February 21 (date change due to Valentine’s Day): Dave Arland's annual CES update
March 14: Mike Sercer, WA9FDO, talking about his experiences in Armed Forces Radio.
April 11: Dale Hammer, K9NN speaking on the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) system.
May 9: Bryce Bookwalter, KD9YEY will be presenting "Backpacking and Ham Radio”.
June 13: Annual Auction
Note that with the exception of the January meeting, all events above will be held at the Salvation Army EDS Facility, 4020 Georgetown Road, Indianapolis.
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