The FCC Report and Order 20-184 released December 29, 2020 adopts a new application fee schedule. The new fee schedule implements a $35.00 fee for all amateur radio applications. This includes new, renewal, and vanity applications.
While this may be discouraging news to some, the new fee structure only applies to applications and at this time there continues to be be no annual fee for amateur radio licenses.
Please join us for the first CARP meeting of 2021 on Friday, January 1 at 7:00pm via Zoom.
Topic: CARP January 2021 Membership Meeting
Time: Jan 1, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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The December CARP meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on December 4, 2020 at 7:00pm.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 CARP Christmas Party has been cancelled. In lieu of the in-person party CARP will be holding the December meeting virtually for our members and guests.
In the spirit of the season and tradition of the Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers we will have a drawing for the club membership. During the meeting we will be giving away an Icom IC-2730A Dual-band mobile tranciever. Only current members in good standing will be eligible for the drawing and you must be present in the zoom meeting to win.
Join Zoom Meeting December 4, 2020 at 7:00pm:
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During the 2020 election, Rob Mavis AE6GE and Steve Bassett NA6G were re-elected to another two-year term on the CARP Board of Directors.
Your 2021 Board of Directors:
At the November 19, 2020 CARP Board of Directors meeting, the following officers were elected for a one-year term in 2021:
08/28/2020
[UPDATED 2020-10-27] ARRL will file comments in firm opposition to an FCC proposal to impose a $50 fee on amateur radio license and application fees. The FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) MD Docket 20-270 appeared in the October 15 edition of The Federal Register and sets deadlines of November 16 to comment and November 30 to post reply comments, which are comments on comments already filed. ARRL has prepared a Guide to Filing Comments with the FCC which includes tips for preparing comments and step-by-step filing instructions. Visit www.arrl.org/fcc-fees-proposal. An updated ARRL New story can be found here.
[UPDATED 2020-09-01 @1845 UTC] Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are applications for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and annual regulatory fees.
This CARP Membership Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.
Friday November6, 2020 at 7pm
For the foreseeable future we will be hosting our monthly General Meetings using the ZOOM meeting platform. All members and visitors are welcome to join.
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If this is your first time using ZOOM, please take an opportunity to visit this website and follow the instructions for your preferred connection method.
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Please contact James (k6jdm@k6arp.org) if you have any questions.
The following two members accepted nomination and were quailified for the CARP 2020 Board of Directors Election:
As there are only two seats up for election and there are only two nominees, the CARP bylaws dictate that these nominees are elected without further action.
Congratulations to Rob & Steve elected to the CARP Board of Directors for the 2021-2022 term!
This CARP Membership Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.
Friday October 2, 2020 at 7pm
For the foreseeable future we will be hosting our monthly General Meetings using the ZOOM meeting platform. All members and visitors are welcome to join.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 913 1080 5313
Passcode: 207185
If this is your first time using ZOOM, please take an opportunity to visit this website and follow the instructions for your preferred connection method.
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Please contact James (k6jdm@k6arp.org) if you have any questions.
This page contains information and Resources for the Creek Fire
Creek Fire Structure Status – Interactive map showing structure status. Where damage is reported, there may also be pictures of the damage.
Cal Fire Creek Fire Incident Update – Updated daily.
Inciweb – Incident Information System – Updated overview of incident including basic information, current situation, outlook and current weather.
Creek Fire Evacuation Zone Map – ARCGIS map showing evacuation zones and status. You can type your address in the search box and know if you zone status.
CALTOPO Map – Topo map with many overlays including various satellite heat detectors, wind, etc.
Meadow Lake Camera – AlertWildfire.org PG&E webcam. Typically pointed northeast over the top of Meadow Lakes. Note: There are periods of time the video/images will stop streaming. Look at the timestamp.
The CARP Repeater Site at Mile High is back on the air!
Today we were able to gain permission to access the site and perform maintenance on the generator and get the site back up and running.
In the event the Mile High repeater goes down again, we will move club communications over to the Clovis Water Tower Repeater.