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Amateur Radio Repeater Operating Practices The following guidelines appear in the “ARRL Repeater Directory”, published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). They have been adapted and expanded upon to better fit the local operating practices here in the Great Falls area and the repeaters sponso...

Although the CERT program has nothing to do with Amateur Radio or ARES, the training provides a lot of good information on responding to incidents such as natural disasters. Here in Cascade County, MT, the CERT program is administered through the Cascade County Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) ...

The Great Falls 2024 "Spring Thaw" Swap-meet is coming! Sponsored by the Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club (GFAARC) Date: Saturday, 04 May 2024 Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Location: Cascade County DES Building 521 1st Avenue Northwest Great Falls, MT (in the parking lot BEHIND the building....

The Great Falls 2023 "Spring Thaw" Swap-meet is coming! Sponsored by the Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club (GFAARC) Date: Saturday, 06 May 2023 Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Cascade County DES Building 521 1st Avenue Northwest Great Falls, MT (in the parking lot BEHIND the building....

The new FCC license fee for Amateur Radio licenses went into effect on 19 April 2022. The $35 fee will apply to applications for a new Amateur Radio license, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call signs. If you are just updating your address/location, there ...

Newcomers to the world of Amateur Radio can be overwhelmed by the vast amount of material available on the internet. The Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club (GFAARC) maintains a contact number for anyone seeking information about Amateur Radio. Please call (406) 590-1339 and leave a message. A knowl...

As previously posted by site administrator, Jim (N7YO). Basic site rules: Be polite. Flame wars will not be tolerated. Site Moderators can ban persons from the site. No discussion posts in a files area, No files posted in a discussion area. Hi-Jacking a topic is a no no... Each topic area should be ...

The Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club (GFAARC) will be active again this weekend for the Lewis & Clark Trail on the Air event. If you are seeking a Montana contact for the event, we will have our club station active on Saturday and Sunday, 18-19 June 2022. Look for us on 14.280 MHz and 21.360 ...

The Lewis and Clark Trail On-The-Air is a special event that commemorates the historic Lewis and Clark trail. The trail covers 4,900 miles and crosses through 16 different states. The trail starts at Camp Dubois, in Illinois. The trail ends on the Oregon coast, south of the Columbia River, at the Fo...

WHAT: National Weather Service (NWS) On-line Storm Spotter Class WHO: ALL hams welcome (not just ARRL members) DATE: Friday, April 29, 2022 TIME: 19:00 ZOOM: Invitation below SHARE: Please share this invitation with ALL hams!! The Montana Section of the ARRL is sponsoring a NWS taught SKY WARN STORM...

The Montana Cycling Project has announced it will be sponsoring a "Montana Road Tour" bicycle ride this June. This is NOT a race, just a 6-day tour of central Montana by bicycle. Each evening the group will stop for the night for a catered meal and a shower. The itinerary is as follows: 26...

Additional activities that will be at the Spring Thaw #7 Swap Meet on 30 April 2022: Rex (N7RAC) will demonstrate the art of "transmitter hunting". Often referred to as "T-hunts" or "bunny hunts", it involves tracking down a hidden transmitter using basic direction find...

Although the CERT program has nothing to do with Amateur Radio or ARES, the training provides a lot of good information on responding to incidents such as natural disasters. Here in Cascade County, MT, the CERT program is administered through the Cascade County Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) ...

Its that time again! Please join your fellow Ham’s on Saturday, 30 April 2022 from 9 AM till 2 PM for coffee and an informal Swap Meet. The Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club will host this event at the Cascade County DES Office, located at 6th St NW and 1st Ave NW in Great Falls. There is no cost ...

Due to the recent sale of Matthew's Answering Service, the Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club (GFAARC) lost it's long-time telephone contact number. Our new telephone number is: (406) 590-1339. This is a TracFone with a voice mail account associated with it. It is NOT monitored 24/7, but the voice ...