The Orange County Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
is a non-profit educational and service organization chartered under the
laws of New York State. OCARC is affiliated with the American Radio Relay
League, a national association of Amateur Radio clubs.
Our Members' interests range from message handling to contesting,
experimentation to public service... and even just plain chatting on the
air! We share the love of Amateur Radio and fellowship.
OCARC was established to be an all-volunteer membership club focused
primarily on educational and public service aspects of the Amateur Radio
Service. Through lectures, formal Amateur Radio classes, and American Radio
Relay League-coordinated FCC exam sessions, ham radio is taught to both hams
wishing to advance to higher levels of FCC license class and non-hams
wishing to obtain an entry level license.
Our First Meeting was in the basement of Cornwall's Town Hall (now a municipal courtroom) on a warm Summer evening on June 30, 1972.
Highlights of the Minutes of that organizational meeting, as recorded by our first Secretary, Sally Clark (Parmerter) include:
- Meetings to be held the last Friday of each month
- Dues of 50 cents per Meeting, or $6.00 per year
- Refreshments (and social period) midway through Meetings
- Promotion of emergency communications preparedness
- Adoption of Club name
- Election of interim Officers
- Establishment of prudent fiscal procedures and policies
Since that first night, our Club:
- Raised annual dues only once(!) in 30 years to keep up with
inflation
- Sponsored successful auctions, Hamfests and Picnics
- Published a regular Newsletter (which developed into this Website and a message reflector hosted by Yahoo
Groups)
- Participates annually in Field Day activities
- Offers regular license examinations
- Members support local public service events and train for communications
emergencies
We invite you to attend one of our meetings and get to know us. We hope to meet you soon!
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