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JRC participates in provincial civil defense drills

With the help of JRC Radio Club, JRC is now among the entities participating in Civil Defense exercises organized by the Varese Prefecture.

These exercises are held once a year and involve all municipalities in the province, plus all other organizations (e.g., Italian Red Cross, Trenord, etc.) that can help manage an emergency in our area.

Thanks to our brave Jean-Michel IU2RNP, the (provisional) JRC radio station took part in this important exercise.

Like all disaster simulations, we hope that this kind of training will never become useful, but just in case… we are there to help!

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Next opening!

Finally the big day is here, the Club officially opens the doors of the radio station installed at the Club House!

On March 19, 2024 at 6 p.m. we will welcome members, friends and sympathizers with a short presentation on the activities of amateur radio today and the Club’s plans for the near future.

Then there will be a brief presentation of the course (now in its third edition this year, taught by our member Claudio IK2YWN) aimed at passing the official exam to obtain an amateur radio license.

Finally we will stop by the Club House bar for drinks together.

We are waiting for you! RSVP 🙂

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The Club’s official QSL!

The club’s QSL cards have arrived!

Now we’re only lacking an antenna…. Let’s hope it arrives soon!

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The Club at the JRC

As part of the “European week of mental health and loneliness,” JRC’s Human Resources Directorate asked cultural clubs to demonstrate their activities. We could not exempt ourselves! On October 12, 2023, our Club answered the call and organized yet another technology gazebo. We brought a lot of equipment and met many colleagues who were interested in the activities. We also distributed our FAQ sheet.

Many people have asked us about the upcoming amateur radio exam preparation course. Fear not, classes will resume in March/April. In the meantime, nothing prohibits you from contacting us to begin to understand what this is all about!

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Victory!

Supreme Command, September 27, 2023, 12 noon; War Bulletin no. 1268.
The war against bureaucracy that the JRC Radio Club, inferior in numbers and means, began on October 25, 2022, and with unwavering faith and tenacious valor waged uninterruptedly and bitterly for 48 weeks, is won!
..All kidding aside, as you may have guessed we got the go-ahead to install the station antenna!

Stay tuned… in every sense of the word!!!

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Assistance to the “Gran Fondo Tre Valli Varesine”

Once again this year our valiant members cooperated in the success of the famous Gran Fondo bicycle race. The competition was held on October 1, 2023. Many members participated from the operations center, and some with the usual gazebos along the route, providing radio support to the organization. The weather was kind and the propagation propitious. Finally, everything was enlivened by homemade flatbreads with bologna, cold beer and more!

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Civil Protection drills in the Varese province

On November 24, 2023, tests were held, organized by the friends of Ari Varese, of the radio systems installed in the municipalities of the province. Once again many of us contributed to the successful outcome of the exercises by going out to activate stations in various municipalities around the province. This year the rehearsals will be in two tranches, and we hope that for the second tranche (scheduled for next December 18) we will be able to use our station as well!!!

On this occasion, regional RAI did a report that we invite you to watch.

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JRC Culture Festival Report

On June 24 and 25, 2023, we took part in the JRC Culture Festival, with a very, very high-tech gazebo, equipped with HF radios, VHF, UHF, DMR, ARDF, SDR, and so on!

We were strategically positioned at the entrance to the Club House, intercepting many curious onlookers while meanwhile making radio connections with many parts of Europe.

Nine Club members took turns at the post, we had many laughs and all learned something from each other.

The photos were taken by brave Jose, whom we thank again for organizing!

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JRC Culture Festival 2023

On June 24 and 25, 2023, our Club will take part in the JRC Culture Festival, with a very, very high-tech gazebo, equipped with HF, VHF, UHF, DMR, ARDF, SDR radios, you name it!

As the only (we emphasize the only) JRC Club dealing with science and technology, we will try to keep up the JRC tradition in these fields.

For amateur radio friends who would like to contact us, we will be active in DMR with our callsigns on the Sasso del Ferro repeater, or in 20 meters at 14124 khz as IQ2XH.

We invite members and sympathizers to contact us or visit us “vertically” (pseudoradioamateur slang for “in person”) 🙂

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Amateur Radio Course 2023

On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 9 p.m., at the ARI headquarters in Largo Gigli 2 in Varese, the new course for the amateur radio exam starts.

The instructor will be our member and colleague Eng. Claudio Bergonzi IK2YWN of the JRC Radio Club.

The course aims to prepare future radio amateurs to pass the ministerial test, which is required by law and will be held in Milan at the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT).

Participants will be provided with a background knowledge of radio phenomena, the regulations governing radio communications and amateur radio service, and all the basic operating concepts that an amateur radio operator needs to know.

The topics will be explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way for everyone to pass the theory exam and become a full-fledged amateur radio operator.

Please contact us for more information!