Medina County Amateur Radio Club/Medina Two Meter Group

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June 14th, 2021 In-Person Member Meeting

The Medina County Amateur Radio Club will hold its FIRST In-Person Member Meeting since the start of the pandemic.

Since almost everyone has been vaccinated against Covid, we will hold our June Member Meeting at Fred K8FH and Gail KD8GGM’s residence. Please thank the Fred and Gail for their gracious hospitality and for their many, many selfless contributions to MCARC.

The meeting starts at 7:30pm and will allow ample time for conversations with friends whom we have not seen since before the pandemic! We will also have the honor of a visit by ARRL Ohio Section manager, Tom Sly, WB8LCD, who will
presenting the MCARC with our renewed ARRL Special Service Club title. There will be no Technical Session in June.

Note: Our July 12th meeting will be held in-person at the Medina County Senior Center and will include a Technical
Session.

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June 26 &27 Field Day 2021

Our Field Day activities will not be open to the public this year, in light of the pandemic. We ask you to limit attendees to members & family or “significant others,” but feel free to stop by. Ray K2RWO will be manning a Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) station for those interested in operating HF.
We need volunteers to help set up on June 26th, to operate radios anytime between June 26th 11:00am to June 27th around Noon, and to help clean up on June 27th.
Please email Fred, K8FH@ARRL.net to indicate whether you will be
volunteering for:
• Set-up June 26th, 9am _ • Operating Digital , approximate day/time _
• Operating SSB , approximate day/time ___
• Operating CW , approximate day/time ___
• Clean up June 27th, tentatively around 12-noon, but time-modified by
weather and operator involvement_____
• I VOLUNTEER TO DRIVE A MCARC MEMBER TO FD OR MEETINGS_____
Phone Number: __

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M2M recognized as ARRL Special Service Club

Medina Two Meter is proud to be recognized as an ARRL Special Service Club.  

The ARRL defines a Special Service Club as one that demonstrates proficiency in the following areas:
a. Training and supporting local Amateur Radio efforts in licensing, upgrading and continuing education or elmering.
b. Public Relations and improving the visibility of Amateur Radio, promoting it as a positive force within the community.
c. A willingness to become involved in any local emergency or drill.
d. Technical Advancement and encouraging members to become more familiar and knowledgeable in technical Amateur Radio aspects in the community.
e. Operating Activities in which a substantial program is conducted in an area of particular interest of the club; and,
f. Miscellaneous Activities in which ongoing programs or activities are in additional established areas (or suitable substitutes).