Welcome to the Shelby Amateur
Radio Club's, website. Our club has been setting the pace for Amateur
Radio in Cleveland County and Shelby for over 50 years.
If you are looking for
information about the Shelby Hamfest click on the hamfest button or click
here.
The Shelby Hamfest is held every Labor Day Weekend and is now held in Dallas,
North Carolina. Thanks again for visiting and hope to see you
at the Hamfest! The proceeds from the hamfest are used to maintain our
multiple repeaters, equipment and are used for donations to local deserving
charities in and around the Cleveland, Gaston and Rutherford county area.
Shelby Amateur Radio Club is the proud sponsor of
ARES of Cleveland County.
The club is involved in many other activities including but not limited to the
following activities:
ARES | RACES | Foxhunting | Public
Service Events | Special Events | Hamfests | Field Day | Contesting | CW |
HF|VHF|UHF Operation | Packet
Members of our club can
also be found frequently helping one another with projects and mentoring
newer hams.
We hold a net twice a week on 146.880 at 8:30 pm (Monday and Fridays) -
Please join us on the net, we'd love to have you check-in with us. To View our newsletter
please click here!
Our meeting place is
currently Jackson's Cafeteria, 720 Hamrick Street, Shelby, North Carolina
28150. Our club president and officers invite you to visit us on the 2nd
Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm.
As per our by-laws, to apply
for membership, you must visit one meeting prior to submitting an
application. Applications are only accepted between January and
July. Membership is currently only available to licensed amateur radio
operators.
W4NYR
Shelby Amateur Radio Club ( SARC )
PO Box 2206
Shelby, North Carolina 28151-2206
Map to meeting Site
Our 2009
Club Officers
|
Keith Queen
President |
Susan Melvin
Vice President |
George Poteat
Asst Vice President |
Todd Vickery
Treasurer |
|
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|
Greg Horne
Secretary |
Robert Weaver
Repeater Comm. Chair |
Robby Hamrick
Hamfest Chairman |
Steen Richard
Asst. Hamfest Chair |
|
In 2009, Shelby Amateur Radio Club will be
celebrating it's 50th year as a 100% Affiliated ARRL Club.
Affiliation only requires 51% of the membership to be ARRL members but the
Shelby Amateur Radio Club has been 100% each year.
Affiliation is achieved by the following requirements: At least 51% of your voting membership must be
full or associate ARRL members.
At least 51% of your voting membership must be
licensed amateurs.
100% of our membership are full or
family ARRL members and 100% of
our membership are licensed amateurs! Our vision for amateur radio
has always been to promote Amateur radio to the
community. We promote amateur radio to the community through our Annual
Shelby Hamfest, now in Dallas, NC, through our donations to local and
deserving charities, through our participation in ARRL Field Day and
through our sponsorship of ARES of Cleveland County.
