~~NOTOC~~ ==== News Archive ==== Archived news items for the current year will be posted here, with the most recent items at the top. Click the link at the bottom of the page to go further back in the archive. ---- ==== MARCH 2025 TEST SESSION ==== A test session will be held at **10 AM** on **Saturday, March 22nd** at the [[https://goo.gl/maps/NVU1HeuduXfgjSwN9|Redwood Collegiate Academy]] in Ukiah. If you are interested in testing, please contact [[tdhanna@msn.com?subject=March 2025 test session|Tim WB9NJS]]. If you would like to participate as a volunteer examiner, please contact [[ki6rit@gmail.com?subject=March 2025 test session|Nick KI6RIT]]. For links to video recordings of the technician and general-class license training sessions, click [[:training_resources|here]]. **ALERT**: Effective April 19th 2022, the FCC will be implementing a $35 application fee for new license applications. Upgrading an existing license to a higher class is exempt. The fee is in addition to the $15 test fee. Volunteer examiners (VEs) won't be collecting the application fee; you will need to make payment to the FCC directly. Click [[https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee|here]] for more information. ---- ==== MCARCS OFFICERS FOR 2025 ==== At the December meeting, we had a number of members step up to fill the officer positions for 2025. They were voted in unanimously by the other members present. They are as follows: * President - **Mike Carter, KC6MGM** * Vice President - **Sean Murphy, K6SCM** **Ran Bush, KK6MUX** * Treasurer - **Tim Hanna, WB9NJS** * Secretary - **Nick Wharff, KI6RIT** Thank you to our new officers for taking on these responsibilities and thank you to our former officers for your efforts! ---- To view older news postings, click [[:news_archive_2024|here]]. //{{counter}} visitors to this page since January 2022//