Officially organized on Friday 05 February 2016, the mission of UVARC is to promote the enjoyment of the amateur radio fellowship and hobby in the Utah Valley area. We also provide Utah Valley ham radio information for those within or visiting from outside our area.
The activities of our group are many and varied, but they generally surround an amateur radio theme. This means while our activities and events are not limited to amateur radio, we focus much of them around radio in some way. That being said, our motto is Family Comes First. Our club call sign is K7UVA. Want to know more? Drop us a line at uvarcinfo at gmail dot com
We’re a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 81-3606416), a Utah Corporation, a 509(a)(2) Public Charity, an ARRL-affiliated club, and there is no cost to join UVARC at this time because club expenses are fairly low. But we do ask that you consider a small donation to help out with what costs we do incur.
The current club presidency was re-elected on 09-01-2022 as follows:
Noji Ratzlaff, KNØJI – President
Chad Buttars, WE7CB – Vice President
Caryn Alarcon, KG7UUR – Secretary / Treasurer
Michele Costello, KI7HBP – Activities / Publicity Coordinator
Trevor Holyoak, AG7GX – Technology Specialist
Meetings held monthly on the first Thursday at 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Orem City Council Chamber Room (56 N State St)
We’ll post announcements in our Facebook group and through our email list. (Please formally join the club to be added to our email list.)
Our YouTube channel (with recordings of previous club meetings)
Upcoming meetings:
December 7 : Annual Christmas Potluck (Orem Senior Friendship Center, 93 N 400 E)
January 4 : Emergency Protocol by Caryn Alarcon KG7UUR
February 1 : SWR Mysteries by Shawn Hatfield KJ7SNE
March 7 : Government Overreach Prevention by Jeri Brummett WJ3RI
Newsletters (click here for a shortcut to the latest)
March 2016 April 2016 September 2016 October 2016
December 2016 January 2017 May 2017 June 2017
July 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017
January 2018 March 2018 April 2018 June 2018
July 2018 September 2018 November 2018 December 2018
January 2019 February 2019 April 2019 June 2019
July 2019 September 2019 November 2019 December 2019
January 2020 February 2020 April 2020 June 2020
July 2020 October 2020 December 2020 February 2021
April 2021 June 2021 August 2021 October 2021
December 2021 February 2022 April 2022 June 2022
August 2022 October 2022 December 2022 February 2023
April 2023 June 2023 August 2023 October 2023
December 2023
Family Net : Sunday 3:30 pm ( Script )
Health & Fitness Net : Monday 7:00 pm ( Script )
ROB (Riverton Office Building) Net : Tuesday 2:00 pm
Ladies’ Net : Tuesday 7:00 pm ( Script )
New Ham Net : Thursday 7:00 pm ( Script )
CERT Ham Net : 2nd and 4th Thursday 8:00 pm ( Script )
Family History Net : Saturday 8:00 pm ( Script )
HF Net : Wednesday 9:00 pm ( 28.345 MHz USB / 7.220 MHz LSB / 3.933 MHz LSB )
6-meter Net : Friday 8:00 pm( 50.140 MHz USB )
( Each course is $10 per person and in-person only. You can sign up here. )
Held at 95 E Center St, Orem
Technician : 4 Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Jan 23 Jan 30 Feb 6 Feb 13
General : 4 Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Mar 19 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9
Extra : 5 Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13
Technician : 4 Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Sept 17 Sept 24 Oct 1 Oct 8
Funding
Smith’s Inspiring Donations (NPO number BH296)
eBay Charity
Venmo: @UVARC-Info
Red Tape
Constitution and ByLaws
Utah Business License and Incorporation Certificate
IRS 501(c)(3) Acceptance and 509(a)(2) Public Charity status declaration
Statement of Functional Expenses
Annual Ledger (breakdown of income and expenditures)
Federal Tax Filing
Charitable Solicitations Permit for Utah and Colorado
Charitable Solicitations Exemption for Idaho and Arizona and Wyoming
Orem Business License
Utah Business License
Cash donation receipt and In-kind donation receipt
ARRL Affiliation
ARRL Affiliation Letter
ARRL Insurance Certificate (Policy number RSC19796 via Hanover Insurance Group)
ARRL Insurance Policy (general policy — not tailored)
ARRL membership application (and club reconciliation form) [ARRL will donate a portion of your fee to the club if you apply using this paper form] — print out the hard copy, fill out the first page, then submit both pages and a check ( payable to UVARC ) to one of the club leadership