GREAT FALLS AREA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB MEETINGS, TESTING and SOCIALS Membership, and attendence at events of the Great Falls Area Amateur Radio Club is open to all persons with an interest in Amateur Radio, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, handicap or sexual preference. Our meetings are handicap accessible, and many of our event locations are also handicap accessible. Please check with a club officer if you will need any special accomodations.

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Please click on links below to get information about each meeting.

Unless otherwise noted, General Meetings,  V.E. Testing,
and Board of Directors  Meetings all start at 7:00pm (local time)

REGULAR MEETING INFORMATION   PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MEETING LOCATION !
Meeting Schedule,   Program,   and   Cookie Monster Listing


NEXT V.E. TESTING SESSION for ALL levels of Amater Radio License:  PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION !

GFAARC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING       ( Please Read )
   NOTE:  If you have a GFAARC related regular meeting you would like listed on this page

 WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING GET TOGETHERS:

SATURDAY MORNING COFFEE SOCIAL - Almost Every Saturday about 9:00am
( Please Read ) 

G.F.A.A.R.C.   REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING  and PROGRAM:  

Meetings are normally held on the FIRST MONDAY of each month, unless that Monday is a holiday.
If the first Monday is a holiday such as Labor Day or New Year's Day, then the meeting
is moved to the SECOND Monday of the month
Meeting Time: 7:00pm Local
Complete Meeting Dates & Program Schedule

NEW MEETING LOCATION
The Monthly General Membership Meeting, Board of Directors, and License Testing meetings,
and other meetings / training sessions as needed will be held at
The CASCADE CO. DES Complex
(Disaster & Emergency Services of Cascade County)
521 1st Avenue Northwest
(formerly the Weed and Mosquito Management Complex)

HOW TO GET THERE:
The DES Complex is over near the Salvation Army and the Westside VFW, but on the opposite side of
6th Street NW.  Access to the DES complex is located off 6th Street Northwest across from CHUCK's Chinese Restaurant & Casino.
Come in the large chain link gate and park near the building.  DO NOT BLOCK the GAS PUMPS ! 
Note: This is NORTH of the actual DES building in the big lot behind it.
Click on "larger map" below for a more detailed map.

 Talk-In on 147.300(+)

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There will be coffee and usually ourCOOKIE MONSTER will provide Cookies or other Goodies as well.
Feel free to bring in your own soft drinks, etc.    (No alcohol is permitted in this facility)
The entire building is NO SMOKING please go outside.

PLEASE HELP keep this facility clean.  If you spill something or make ANY mess whatsoever,
PLEASE clean it up.

 

 

 

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  If you would like to have some meeting time to present an item of interest to the group, click here to send an E-Mail to the GFAARC President, so that your item will be added to the MEETING AGENDA.  Use this method also if you want the president to bring up an item to the group (even if you don't have any presentation). 

 

 

JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST - or JUST COFFEE
"ALMOST"* EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:00AM

* Certain HAM Radio events like Field Day, Skywarn Recognition Day, and some
public service  events may reduce or all together eliminate attendance at breakfast...
Please look for us the following weekend, or give a call on 147.300(+)

NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION :
The GOLD DUST Casino  770 6th Street Southwest
(across the street from Ryan's Station, &
next door to American Mini-storage

The breakfast get together is the perfect time to ask the captive audience for help with your
antenna project, get some special "elmering" on a topic that is troubling you, or just enjoy
your Saturday morning with others sharing a common interest.

Since this is a weekly event, a lot of times this is "THE" place to catch the latest club news
or special events.  Hope to see you there.     Talk-In will be on 147.300(+)

HOW TO GET THERE:
From 10th Ave. South at Fox Farm Intersection (Heritage Inn) turn North on to 6th St. Southwest.
The Gold Dust will be ahead on your left.
From Central Avenue West, turn South on to 6th Street Southwest. Go under the railroad tracks,
and past the old Buttrey warehouse.  The Gold Dust will be ahead on your Right.


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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors meetings are normally held on the LAST Monday of the month at  7:00pm local time.  They meet in the new meeting facility at the DES Complex - 521 1 Ave. NW. , or other locations, from time to time, to faciitate special projects or meeting agendas.  The Board of Directors handle the normal business of the club, such as paying of normal monthly expenses (power and phone bills etc.), and other normal business of the club.  This is done so that general meeting time is not wasted having to approve and vote on all normal monthly expenses.  The board also discusses proposals to bring before the general membership for a vote.

NOTE:   The Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and therefore the general membership of the G.F.A.A.R.C.  Anyone may attend board meetings to listen in, or to submit proposals. 

MEETING SCHEDULE

Please check back often for updates of program and other information as Items on this calendar may change.

GREAT FALLS AREA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2011