The next meeting of the Owensboro Amateur Radio Club will be held on August 18 at 6:30 p.m. in classroom 18 of the Owensboro Community & Technical College building at 1501 Frederica Street in Owensboro. Our program for the evening will be presented by Jim Thompson WB0NEX and Alissa Troutman KN4MBE and will include airplanes, history, direction finding and demonstration. Please park at the rear of the building off 15th Street and come in through the back entrance. You will find us down the hallway on the right. You do not need to be a member to attend, Anyone interested in Amateur Radio or learning how to become a licensed Amateur Radio Operation is invited to attend.

Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 15 and will be our annual family picnic which be in the west shelter house next to J.R. Miller Boulevard from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Mark you calendars and plan to attend. More information will be posted here around the first of September.

OARC members may advertise any ham radio equipment or accessories that they have for sale or trade on our [Trading Post] page. This is a benefit of your membership in the OARC, but you do not need to be a member to purchase any items listed there.

Only one candidate for testing presented Saturday, July 25, at the OARC VE exam session at the Daviess County Airport Fire Station. Candidate James Mason K4YMY of Central City successfully upgraded from Technician to General class, and we congratulate him for passing the exam.

VE’s who participated in the exam session were Bob Spears AA4RL, David Addington KY4V, Ken Hughes KQ4YNH, Jim Thompson WB0NEX, Alissa Troutman KN4MBE, Larry Brown W6LDB, Tom Johnson KO4PVE, and Jim Mason WI4W. Thanks to everyone that assisted with the session!

The next VE testing date in Owensboro will be on September 26.