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. All are welcome
at these
meetings, neither membership nor
amateur radio license is
required.
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Sponsor
and
present The Premier Hamfest
of eastern
Iowa. First
sunday in Aug.
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Participation
in the Annual ARRL Field Day
Event.
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Publish
a
month newsletter known as the
Bandspread.
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Participate
in a number of Public
Service ActivitiesIn
the Cedar Rapids area.
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Support
and
Participate in the Storm
Watch Net
operated by the Linn county ARES
organization.
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Hold
social
functions during the year, including the annual Holiday
Party.
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Affiliation
with ARRL.
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Conducting
two Classes
for Technician licenses
each year.
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Sponsoring
VE testing
three times a year
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Maintaining
the 146.745 MHz repeater
in Cedar Rapids