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The
Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club (CNHARC) was founded in 1978 as
the White Mountain Amateur Radio Club. It was incorporated as the Central New Hampshire Amateur
Radio Club in 1989 by radio operators desiring the comradeship and
benefits of association with others who are interested in Amateur Radio.
The basic purpose of the club is to further cooperation among its
members, develop individual proficiency in radio and radio related
areas, stimulate interest of the general community in radio, and provide
public service in emergencies and in community activities.
Club
Activities are Enjoyable and Educational As a member you can:
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Attend meetings with informative programs and comradeship;
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Club
Repeater The Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club owns, maintains, and operates the 147.390 + MHz repeater, located on Liberty Hill in Gilford. Using the call W1JY, the VHF repeater provides access to much of central New Hampshire and the Lakes Region. The repeater antenna is located at a height of 65 feet, on a SBA radio communications tower at a site elevation of 1,200 feet above sea level. The repeater is an SCOM 7K controller, connected to a GE Master Exec II. It transmits at a power of approximately 32 watts into a set of Wacom WP-641 duplexers. The antenna, a custom built Austin APC-1363 is fed by half inch hard-line. We also have a repeater that operates on 146.985 - Pl123.0 hz located on Red Hill in Moultonboro, NH. The repeater is located high atop a Crown Castle cellular communications tower in Moultonboro, NH. This 100 foot tower is used by cellular carriers as well as various business and public safety agencies. The site elevation is 1680 ft. We have 140 feet of 1/2" hard-line running to a Diamond X-200 antenna on the top of the tower. The repeater consists of a SCOM 7K controller connected to a GE Master Exec II. We transmit 22 watts into a set of TX/RX 6 cavity duplexers and 15 watts into the antenna system. Our ERP is about 61 watts. |
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147.390 + Repeater Local Phone
Calling Area A local phone patch is provided for club members’ use. However, emergency autodials, including 911 are available to all repeater users. To access the emergency autodials, identify yourself, and while keying the mic, press the appropriate autodial numbers. At the conclusion of the call press # to clear the phone patch, and be sure to ID. |
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Emergency
AutoDials 900 - NH State Police |
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Calling Areas Accessible to Club Members
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Laconia 273, 293, 366, 519, 524,
527, 528, 556, 737, 825 |
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Public
Service Throughout the year CNHARC members are active in providing communications for a large number of community services; bicycle and foot races up the Mount Washington Auto Road, the Bristol Marathon, the relay race around Lake Winnipesaukee, several bicycle treks, the March of Dimes Walk-America, the Laconia Classic Sled Dog Races, the Sandwich 60 Sled Dog Race, and the Cannon Mountain Fall Foliage Walk. |
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Emergency
Service CNHARC members are active in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). Members of our organization participate in weekly training nets and in regional Simulated Emergency Tests. Many members are experienced and available to provide both equipment and assistance in public service emergencies. |
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Skywarn Spotter Network. To obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service, and cooperating organizations, have established SKYWARN Spotter Networks. When a SKYWARN net is activated, ham radio operators respond on the CNHARC repeater, by notifying the net control of severe local weather. That information, coupled with Doppler radar, satellite, and other data, enables the National Weather Service to issue more timely and accurate warnings for severe life-threatening weather. This information helps to provide citizens of our community with potential life-saving information. |
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Club
Meetings Monthly club meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of the month at Woodside building of the Taylor Community off of Union Avenue in Laconia. Meetings began with informal conversation around 6:30 PM and the formal meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome, licensed or not. Meeting programs are varied to provide a wide range of interesting and informative material. |
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Field
Day Training CNHARC members gather in late June at the Belknap County Fair Grounds in Belmont, NH to set up and operate several radio stations on portable emergency power for competing in the annual national Field Day event. Members spend two days and nights in a large open field. |
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Annual
End-of-the-Summer Cookout Every September, CNHARC Members gather to socialize and feast on numerous tasty dishes provided by those in attendance. Grilled steak and boiled lobster are the two favorite main choices. |
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Christmas
Dinner Meeting The December club meeting is traditionally held at Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant in Meredith. Arrangements are made for meeting in a large private dining room, where a delicious buffet is set up with turkey, ham and all the trimmings. Several door prizes are given out during the evening with the Yankee Swap finalizing the meeting. |
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Ham
Classes CNHARC sponsors periodic Ham Radio classes and Volunteer Examinations. Using the American Radio and Relay League textbook, "Now You're Talking", the classes prepare participants for the Technician Class license. With or without Morse code, this license allows operation on many Amateur Radio bands and frequencies. |
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Club
Newsletter CNHARC Members receive the monthly newsletter, the “Communicator”, which provides them with upcoming activity information, documentation of recent club activities, technical articles written by members, and other information specifically of interest to Amateur Radio operators. Members can elect to have the Communicator mailed to them in paper form or have it sent to them via email in a PDF format. |
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For more membership info or to join the club please direct your inquiries to : CNHARC . P.O. Box 1112 . Laconia, NH 03247-1112 Go here to get a membership form to print out! |
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