Field Day and VE Testing
Saturday June 22, 2013 our VE Testing will be held at our Field Day Site.
STARS Field Day will be held at Hawk Hollow Grove in Messenager Woods Preserve.
COME ONE COME ALL!!!!!
VE Testing will start at 9:00 am until 10:30 am. All walk ins are welcome. The cost of the test is $15 cash. Please bring a photo ID. If your upgrading. Please bring your operators license and a copy.
GPS COORDINATES
North 41 degrees 34.224
West 87 degrees 57.196
DIRECTIONS FOR THOSE WITHOUT GPS
From the East Appx 5 1/2 miles from LaGrange.
West 167th from LaGrange. Pass Will-Cook Rd. 167th turns into Hadley. Keep going west, make the right hand curve onto Chi-Bloom. Continue west past stop sign at Parker, take right fork. Road turns into Bruce. About 1/2 mile down is the enterance to Messenager Woods. Follow road all the way to the end.
From the West Appx 5 miles from 355.
355 to Rt 6 ( the exist for the new Silvercross Hospital) head east, appx 1/2 mile to Cedar Rd. Turn left (North) at curve in road, stay to your right. At stop sign turn right on Bruce. About 3/4 of a mile down to the left, is the enterance to Messenager Woods. Follow the road all the way to the end.
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STARS CLUB INFORMATION
STARS VE Testing:
Our VE testing sessions are held on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9am till 1030am walkins always welcome. Please arrive early so you can aviod disrupting those taking a test. The VE session will be held at Worth Library, located at 6917 W 111th Street, Worth, IL 60482.
PRESENTERS WANTED:
Do you have any ideas for a presentation for the next meeting? Are you willing to make a presentation on a topic that is interesting, to yourself and the club? Then please drop an email to the club, or bring up the topic at a meeting.
We want our club to grow and make a difference in the community.
WEEKLY NETS:
All licensed Amateur Radio Operators are welcome to check into our general Sunday night net at 7:00 PM. Or our weekly Skywarn net on Wednesday nights at 7:00PM.
You need not be a member of STARS to check in. All are welcome.
MEETING LOCATION AND TIME:
STARS club meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM. The meetings are held at the Worth Library, located at 6917 W 111th Street, Worth, IL 60482.
Meetings are open to the public and all Amateur Radio Operstors. Meetings generally include a presenation on some subject of Amateur Radio or Community Service.
STARS CONTACT INFORMATION:
You can reach STARS at: stars.w9src@gmail.com
Our mailing address is:
Suburban Technical Amateur Radio System
P.O. Box 2186
Bridgeview, IL 60455
USA
OFFICERS FOR 2013
President: Tom Antolak (KA9ZXN)
Vice President: John DeRoos(KC9NLA)
Treasurer: Tamme Cekus (KC9RFJ)
Secretary: George Vasquez (KC9TIR)
Repeater Trustee: Tom Antolak (KA9ZXN)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013
Jeff Ziroli (KC9FJO)
Patrick Shaloo (KB9KRT)
Scott Follmer (KQ9B)
Bob Koran (N9JYX)
Al Turkstra (W9IC)
VHF/UHF REPEATER:
STARS owns and operates two repeaters. Our VHF repeater operates on a frequency of 146.640 MHz with a negative off set of 600Hz using a PL access tone of 107.2 Hz. Our UHF repeater operates on a frequency of 442.67 MHz with a positive off set of 5MHz and a PL access tone of 131.8 Hz.
Both repeaters are located on the roof of Metro South Hospital in Blue Island, IL, with the call sign of W9SRC.
STARS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:
You must have a valid license in Amateur Radio to be a member of STARS, complete the club's membership application and provide a copy of your current Amateur Radio license.
Please send your completed membership application, a copy of your Amatuer Radio license, together with a check for a year's dues to the STARS mailing address. You are also welcome to sign up at a meeting. You may make a cash payment in person at that time. Prospective members are encouraged to have a sponsor and to attend at least one or more meetings.
Membership dues are $25 dollars per year, $20 per year for those 65 and older, and are due June 1st, of every year.
Our meetings are open to everyone.
Our VE testing sessions are held on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9am till 1030am walkins always welcome. Please arrive early so you can aviod disrupting those taking a test. The VE session will be held at Worth Library, located at 6917 W 111th Street, Worth, IL 60482.
PRESENTERS WANTED:
Do you have any ideas for a presentation for the next meeting? Are you willing to make a presentation on a topic that is interesting, to yourself and the club? Then please drop an email to the club, or bring up the topic at a meeting.
We want our club to grow and make a difference in the community.
WEEKLY NETS:
All licensed Amateur Radio Operators are welcome to check into our general Sunday night net at 7:00 PM. Or our weekly Skywarn net on Wednesday nights at 7:00PM.
You need not be a member of STARS to check in. All are welcome.
MEETING LOCATION AND TIME:
STARS club meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM. The meetings are held at the Worth Library, located at 6917 W 111th Street, Worth, IL 60482.
Meetings are open to the public and all Amateur Radio Operstors. Meetings generally include a presenation on some subject of Amateur Radio or Community Service.
STARS CONTACT INFORMATION:
You can reach STARS at: stars.w9src@gmail.com
Our mailing address is:
Suburban Technical Amateur Radio System
P.O. Box 2186
Bridgeview, IL 60455
USA
OFFICERS FOR 2013
President: Tom Antolak (KA9ZXN)
Vice President: John DeRoos(KC9NLA)
Treasurer: Tamme Cekus (KC9RFJ)
Secretary: George Vasquez (KC9TIR)
Repeater Trustee: Tom Antolak (KA9ZXN)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013
Jeff Ziroli (KC9FJO)
Patrick Shaloo (KB9KRT)
Scott Follmer (KQ9B)
Bob Koran (N9JYX)
Al Turkstra (W9IC)
VHF/UHF REPEATER:
STARS owns and operates two repeaters. Our VHF repeater operates on a frequency of 146.640 MHz with a negative off set of 600Hz using a PL access tone of 107.2 Hz. Our UHF repeater operates on a frequency of 442.67 MHz with a positive off set of 5MHz and a PL access tone of 131.8 Hz.
Both repeaters are located on the roof of Metro South Hospital in Blue Island, IL, with the call sign of W9SRC.
STARS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:
You must have a valid license in Amateur Radio to be a member of STARS, complete the club's membership application and provide a copy of your current Amateur Radio license.
Please send your completed membership application, a copy of your Amatuer Radio license, together with a check for a year's dues to the STARS mailing address. You are also welcome to sign up at a meeting. You may make a cash payment in person at that time. Prospective members are encouraged to have a sponsor and to attend at least one or more meetings.
Membership dues are $25 dollars per year, $20 per year for those 65 and older, and are due June 1st, of every year.
Our meetings are open to everyone.
