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W9YY Celebrates 60 Years!

Jack W9YY is celebrating 60 years as a ham radio operator. He writes:

On this day exactly 60 years ago, January 9, 1962, I was first licensed as a ham radio operator, WN8BVX, at the age of 12. The event made the news in three local papers. After 60 years, that constitutes a whole lot of dits and dahs sent to the airwaves!!

Many club members passed along congratulations of this milestone.

  • Jack, Congratulations! That’s fantastic! I don’t remember when I got my first novice license but I do remember the callsign, KA9OYQ. – KB9RCR
  • Congrats, Jack.  That’s a lot of dits!!   And you made the papers, too.  That’s an accomplishment many of us have not done. – N9MVO
  • That’s great, Jack.  Congratulations!  At 12 I was building my first kit, an Allied Radio Star Roamer receiver.  I might have intercepted of few of you dits and dahs along the way. – W9WEM
  • I hope you all will be there for my 60th licence anniversary!…..in 2080….. – KD9NJR
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CANCELLED: Winter Field Day In-Person, Outdoor Event

This event has been cancelled.

The cold weather and lack of operators interested has caused us to cancel this event. You are still invited to operate from home and list your club affiliation as “Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club”

The Winter Field Day (WFD) will be on Saturday January 29th, 2022, with setup commencing at about 11:00 AM, on the air operation starting at 1:00 PM and continuing until late afternoon. WFD is set up under the pavilions adjacent to the Bocce Ball Courts near the northwest corner of the Schaumburg Community Recreation Center (CRC) at the corner of Bode and Springinsguth Roads in Schaumburg.  SARC will cancel if weather conditions are too extreme.

Additional information about operating in this event can be found at the Winter Field Day web site.

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Upcoming Technician Class Postponed

Our Technician level license class that was to run on Saturdays January through March at the Hoffman Estates branch of the Schaumburg library has been cancelled. The library has temporally suspended in-person events due to the current surge of COVID-19. The library is moving many of their events to an online-only format, however our instructors did not believe that the subject matter and audience are well-suited for this format, especially given the short notice.

We will work to re-schedule this class when the library resumes in-person events.

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Family Dinner Returns January 16

The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club is once again hosting a dinner for all club members.    This event is open to club members, their significant other, and to all singles.  Two years ago we had a great time at The Lucky Monk in South Barrington while last year covid prohibited a holiday party but now we are ready to once again participate in a fun evening.   This is a great opportunity for you or your partner to meet the people they have heard about for years and to renew friendships with others.  One great thing about our club is the ability to make everyone feel at home.

The event is scheduled for Sunday, January 16th at 6:00 in the evening.  We will have a private room capable of seating 40 people so please reserve a place for yourself and your guest without delay.   The club is providing appetizers and everyone will be responsible for their own meal and beverage charges.   The special menu for this event contains a variety which should please everyone.

This event is a great way for new club members, and those who have been in the club for years, to meet others and have a chance to learn a little about them at a relaxed and fun event.
Additional details will be posted here and through SARC-All.  Please let John KD9KSH (member roster) know if you plan to attend by sending an e-mail with your name and if you will have a guest.   The previous holiday dinner was a great success where all who attended had a great time, and I am sure this dinner will be another event to remember.
    • January 16th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
    • Everyone is responsible for their own dinner and beverage charges.
    • A drawing and award will be given for Thursday’s net attendance.  (Winner does not need to be in attendance.)
    • SARC is providing a great selection of appetizers.
    • Please let John KD9KSH (member roster) know if you plan to attend by sending an e-mail with your name and if you will have a guest

Update December 30, 2021 Regarding Covid-19 and vaccination policies:

The SARC Holiday Party taking place on January 16th will require that we comply with the revised covid procedures which are as follows:
Show proof of having received the covid vaccine injections or show proof that a covid test has taken place within 48 hours prior to our event and that the test results are negative.
As you know, covid testing sites are being opened in many locations so it should not be hard to have a test prior to the SARC party.  

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