Maury Amateur Radio Club

July 2024 License Exam Session

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

For those who are wanting to obtain or upgrade their FCC Amateur Radio License, the MARC July 2024 Amateur Radio license exam session will be held July 20th starting at 9AM at:

South Gate Church of Christ
2700 Pulaski Highway
Columbia TN, 38401
(follow the signs to the back of the building)

While walk-ins are welcome, we ask that if you wish to take an exam at this session that you please preregister at Ham Study by clicking here.

For more information about our license exam sessions, please click here.

July 2024 Club Meeting

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

The July 2024 Club Meeting will be held Tuesday, July 9th at La Fuente Restaurant in Columbia. We start eating around 5:30-6PM and the meeting starts at 7PM. Everyone is welcome to attend.

June 2024 Club Meeting

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

Our June club meeting will be held during Field Day (Saturday, June 29th) starting at 6PM in the Rotary Pavilion at Maury County Park. We will not meet this month on the 2nd Tuesday as we normally do. We will resume our usual club meeting schedule in July.

May 2024 License Exam Session

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

The MARC May 2024 Amateur Radio license exam session will be held May 18th at:

Columbia Power and Water Systems (CPWS) – Training Room
201 Pickens Lane
Columbia, TN 38401
(please enter on the Pickens Lane entrance instead of the main entrance off Highland Avenue – look for the signs)

If you wish to take an exam at this session, please preregister at Ham Study by clicking here.

Please note that this will be our last session using the current Extra class (Element 4) Question Pool. The current Extra Question Pool is valid until June 30, 2024.

May 2024 Club Meeting

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

The next MARC club meeting will be on May 14th at 7pm. We will host the meeting at La Fuente Restaurant in Columbia. Arrive between 5:30pm-6:00pm if you plan to eat.

Please be there if you can!

We have some new hams that have joined recently and it would be great for them to be able to put a face with the call signs and a great opportunity for some Elmers to get connected with some of the newer folks.

April Club Breakfast and Deployment Pack Workshop

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

This Saturday morning (April 27) we have two events scheduled. To coordinate the events, the club breakfast time and location have been changed. The breakfast will be at 9:00 at McDonald’s at 110 Bear Creek Pike (near the intersection with Hwy 31).

Everyone is invited to attend a workshop on building a 24 hr deployment pack at 10:00 AM under the Rotary Shelter at Riverwalk Park. For that event, we will cover the list of items for a 24 hour deployment pack that is recommended by ARRL for ARES deployments. Our Emergency Coordinator, George KM4D will bring checklists for everyone plus he will have examples of the items on the list for his pack. Greg Bearden (Middle TN Emergency Preparedness Webpage moderator) will be attending to show his packs and to offer some expert advice and answer questions on specific items. These packs are not only useful for ARES deployments but also can be used for emergency evacuation from your home or unforeseen trouble when on the road.

The location for the event is convenient walking or very short driving distance to downtown Columbia which offers several restaurants and shops and is very pleasant in the Spring if we have a decent weather day. We should be finishing around lunchtime to take advantage of this. Everyone is welcome to bring your own pack, bring your family, learn a few things, and enjoy a spring day in Columbia. For those that can’t make it, we plan to upload a video of the event onto YouTube.

For more information about Maury County ARES, please visit the MARC ARES webpage.

March 2024 License Exam Session

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

The Maury Amateur Radio Club will be holding a License Exam session this Saturday, March 16th starting at 9AM. We will be located at South Gate Church of Christ in Columbia (2700 Pulaski Hwy, Columbia TN). If you are ready to take your Technician exam – or upgrade to General or Extra – you can register for a seat here. For more information on what to bring, please click here.

Severe Weather Awareness Day 2024

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

This year’s Severe Weather Awareness Day will be held Saturday, February 24th from 9AM to 4PM at Trevecca Nazarene University. SWAD is a free event hosted by the Nashville office of the National Weather Service for weather enthusiasts of all ages. For more details, click here.

February 2024 Club Meeting

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

Reminder that our February Club Meeting will be held this Tuesday (Feb. 13th) at La Fuente Restaurant in Columbia. We start eating around 5:30 PM and the meeting starts around 7PM. Hope to see you there!

January 2024 VE Testing Rescheduled

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Maury Amateur Radio Club

The Volunteer Examiner Test Session originally planned for January 20th that was cancelled due to weather/road conditions has been rescheduled for February 3rd. The location and times will remain the same. For more information, click here or to preregister for an exam, click this link.