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Davenport Radio Amateur Club
"It
is not the class of license the Amateur holds,
but the class of the Amateur that holds
the license"
Quad City International Airport
Quad City International Airport Flight Tracking
Due to scheduling conflicts with the The Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, IA.
The Davenport Radio Amateur Club has elected to move its club meetings to the FIRST Monday of each month.
Beginning in February, meetings will still start promptly @ 7:ØØ P.M.
Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday March 10th, 2Ø13 @ Ø2ØØ Hours
Welcome to the Davenport Radio Amateur Club
With over 1ØØ members, the Davenport Radio Amateur Club is dedicated to public
service, emergency communications, and the advancement of amateur radio through
education and technical excellence.
President's Corner
DRAC Club Officers
DRAC VE Exam Schedule
FCC Available
Forms
VEC Form NCVEC
6Ø5
FCC Universal
Licensing System Registration
Membership
The Davenport Radio Amateur Club invites anyone with an interest in
amateur radio or public service to join our club. Dues are $1Ø.ØØ a year.
You can join the club at any of our monthly meetings, or by contacting Treasurer Mike Smith,
WMØD or at
563.386.5424.
A Tour of Echolink
The D.R.A.C. actively participates in the Federal Communications Commission
Volunteer Examiner Program (VEC) for amateur licensing. Exams are held the fourth
Sunday of every odd numbered month. For further information and scheduling, contact
Roger Franke, K9AYK
or at 563.355.5517.
Voice Repeaters
The Davenport Radio Amateur Club supports voice repeaters
in Southeastern Iowa. The club's VHF/UHF Committee, lead by Terry Nixon WBØVQP D.R.A.C. Trustee,
is responsible for installation, maintenance, and operation of
the system. The D.R.A.C. Voice Repeaters are open to any properly licensed
amateur radio operator.
These are the primary D.R.A.C. voice repeaters currently in operation:
146.34/94 MHz - (WØBXR)
146.28/88 MHz - (WØBXR)
146.04/64 MHz - (WØBXR)
146.10/70 MHz - (WØBXR)
Scholarships
Since 1995, the Davenport Radio Amateur Club has supported scholarship
endowments for worthy students currently licensed and club members.
Public Service Activities
The D.R.A.C. actively supports the Scott County Division of Disaster Services,
and The National Weather Service, also
providing communications and logistics support for
a number of events throughout the year, including the Fourth of July Fire Cracker
Foot Race, the The Bix at Six Training Runs
, the The Bix Seven Road Race, and numerous
other events. If you're interested in providing communications assistance for
any of these and many other activities, contact any club officer.


Amateur Radio Links of Interest
- American Radio Relay League (ARRL) HomePage
- Ham Wave - Your World Your Way
- WM7D.net Amateur Radio Links
- Open Amateur Repeaters
- ARRL DX Bulletins
- Amateur Satellite
Orbital Elements
- AMSAT HomePage
- AMSAT Satellite
Bulletins
- Hamfests of
Interest
- Repeater Councils & Associations
- Iowa Repeater
Council
- Indiana Repeater Council
- Missouri
Repeater Council
- Illinois Repeater
Association
- Southern Iowa Repeater Assoc
- Wisconsin
Association of Repeaters
- CallBook Search Engines
- QRZ.COM
- WM7D's Callsign
Database
- Buckmaster Publishing
Callsign Server & HomePage
- Federal, State, & Local Agencies
- Federal Communications Commision WWW Server
- Davenport, Ia Police Department
- State of Iowa
- State of Illinois
- Iowa State Patrol
- Illinois State Police
- Local and Area Amateur Radio Clubs
-
Collins Amateur Radio Club
-
Iowa City Amateur Radio Club
-
Muscatine Amateur Radio Club
-
Cedar Rapids Microwave Society
-
Fort Madison Amateur Radio Club
-
Starved Rock Radio ClubW9MKS
-
RF Farmers NØMA Radio Farm & Events
-
Washington, IA Area Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
-
Great River Amateur Radio Club Dubuque, Iowa
-
Green River Valley Amateur Radio Society K9WM
-
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Area Weather Sources & Information
- Iowa ARES Emergency
Coordinators
- Special Iowa Wx
Statements
- Quad Cities IA WX Radar
- IEMA
Preparedness Tips
Links To Amateur Television Web
Sites
The list of web pages
describing ATV communications continues to grow as repeater
groups take to the Internet to share and exchange technical
information about their systems:
- ATV and Related Communications Equipment
- ATVQ
Publication
- P.C.
Electronics
- ATV
Research, Inc.
- M2
Antenna Systems, Inc.
- DCI
Digital Communications Inc.
- Communication
Concepts, Inc.
- Intuitive
Circuits
- Down
East Microwave
Davenport Radio Amateur
Club