At the last meeting of the CCARC on Saturday April 28, 2012 elections were held for Chairman, Secretary and Frequency Coordinator, a record turnout of 45 attendees at the meeting.  Doug Sharp, K2AD was elected as Chairman, Phil Schechter, W0OJ was elected to the position of Secretary and Randy Long, K7AVV was elected to the position of Frequency Coordinator.

Jim Reimer was running against Randy for position of Frequency Coordinator but was appointed Vice Coordinator after the election and he accepted the appointment graciously.  This appointment will allow much more well rounded coverage of coordination issues in Colorado having diverse coordinators in multiple locations around the state!

Many items were discussed and a new Coordination Policy document was handed out at the meeting to be officially enacted at the next (fall 2012) regular meeting of the CCARC.

Many thanks to all that attended and put up with the full docket!  I appreciate all of the kind remarks given to me at the meeting in thanks for all of the service to the Colorado Amateur Radio Community.  I am not going far and will be around to support the Executive Board in whatever they do.

Thanks and 73,

John Maxwell, W0VG
Outgoing Chairman of the CCARC

The brand new, hot off the presses, repeater map is available for purchase online and at HRO Denver.  The new map has a new format for easier visibility and the same Tyvek paper and waterproof ink provides for a very good tool for your go kits!

CCARC Map Store

This map is flying off the shelves and provides current repeater information for the State of Colorado’s amateur radio repeaters.

Welcome to the Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs (CCARC) website.  We are the umbrella organization for the Amateur Radio Clubs of the State of Colorado.  We are a sounding board organization providing all member clubs with a place to develop new ties to organizations that can provide you assistance technically and from a membership standpoint.

We’d love to have you come and visit us at one of our bi-annual meetings.  See the Meeting tab above for more information about our schedule.

Alvin Yorke, NØAY presenting the missing CCARC Wouff Hong to Chairman John Maxwell, WØVG.

Fall 2011 CCARC Meeting 

The fall 2011 meeting was held on October 27, 2011 in Aurora, CO  and was sponsored by Rocky Mountain Ham Radio.  During this meeting, the CCARC was presented with a very old and very well known (in the amateur community) symbol of obedience.  This “trophy” was formerly used as the Field Day challenge trophy for CCARC member clubs.  This is a challenge that will be revived due to the donation from the Empire Radio Club’s locating of the trophy in an old box and returned to the CCARC.  Special thanks to Alvin Yorke, NØAY, from the Empire Radio Club for bringing this great symbol back to the clubs of Colorado.

Interesting note:  This Wouff Hong was dated from the ARRL convention in 1938!

Support the CCARC by Running for Office!

The CCARC is looking for a few good people.  This coming April, we will be looking for a new Chairman, Frequency Coordinator and Secretary.  If you have any interest, please speak up.  You do need to be a member of a CCARC member club or an individual member to be considered for an office.  If you are interested, please contact John Maxwell, WØVG as the chairman of the nominating committee.  The candidate nomination committee will ask for a “resume” of your experience to present recommendations to the Delegates of the CCARC for the best candidate for the position.