Amateur Radio License Testing

Here are some choices for License Testing coming up in the near future. These are the dates for testing amateur FCC license. Testing is held at the EOC (911) building at 640 S. Franklin St. in Greenfield.

The cost is $15 for the test.

May 2, 2026

July 18

Sep 5

Nov 7

Ray, W9KV

SHELBY COUNTY SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency in partnership with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis is pleased to announce the 2026 Weather Spotter Course. Please see the attached flyer for additional information. Registration is required and can be done by scanning the QR code on the flyer or by clinking https://forms.office.com/r/qM4NhnN14b?origin=lprLink

Things you need to know:

Next Regular Members Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The Meeting will be held at the Hopes Point Baptist Church, 1703 S Miller Ave, Shelbyville, IN 46176. Meeting time is 7:00 PM.
Ham Breakfast with the Hams: Breakfasts are always held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month at 8:30AM at the Shelbyville Denny’s restaurant located on the East side of Shelbyville at the I-74 and SR44 interchange. See you there.
New Rush County DMR Repeater is located in downtown Rushville, IN. The repeater is on 441.325/446.325 MHz and is connected to the Brandmeister network. The repeater has fairly good coverage and should be workable in all of Rush County and most of surrounding Counties.
New DMR Net on Rush and Shelby DMR Repeaters: The Net will be held on the Rushville Local Talkgroup(see codeplug information below). This talk group is static on both repeaters and thus will work as a link to both repeaters. You can check in using either repeater, use the one that works best for you. The Net will be on Monday nights at approximately 7:15 PM(This is a new time, was 7:45 PM) just after the Rush County Net held on the 147.00 MHz repeater.
CODE PLUG INFORMATION:
Rush Shelby DMR Repeater Info
IDHS Auxcomm Team has two nets every Thursday as follows: 7:30 p.m. ET (19:30): HF 7.250 MHz +/- QRM, 8 p.m. ET (20:00): 147.2100 +0.6 MHz offset / Tone 88.5 Hz
The Rush County Net is held every Monday evening at 7:00 PM on the 147.00 MHz repeater located in Rush County. The repeater has a 127.3 Hz PL tone. All check-ins are welcome.
The Indiana Statewide DStar Net is held every Thursday evening at 8:00 PM on Reflector 24B. The repeater is always on Reflector 24B on Thursday evenings for the net. You can also access the net through a hotspot.
Crossroads DMR Net is held every Monday evening at 8:00PM on Talkgroups 8710 and 3118. You can participate in the net through the Shelbyville DMR repeater on 441.4875 MHz.
Indiana Statewide DMR Information Net every Tuesday at 8:00 PM EST. You can participate in this net on the Shelbyville DMR repeater on 441.4875 MHz, 3118 Talkgroup.
SSTV/CW NET You can catch up on your CW and Digital Slow Scan TV on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:50 AM on 144.36 MHz. If you are not fluent in CW, then we invite you to cheat a little and fire up FLDIGI and join on in. After CW we then fire up the Digital SSTV program EasyPal and send pictures back and forth over the airwaves.
Mailing List To be added to our mailing list, please send you contact info to inprinter@comcast.net. You will then get email notifications and mailings concerning any future events of the Society.

COLUMBUS HAMFEST 2026

The Columbus Hamfest 2026 will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, 8:00 AM until Noon. Location is North High School Cafeteria, 1400 25th Street, Columbus, IN 47201. Adult General Admission is $5.00. Under 18 Free. For registration and information about the Hamfest contact: Noel A. Taylor, N9CJT, 3336 Spruce St, Columbus, IN 47203. dmat@fastmail.com. 812-344-3379.

All-indoor Flea Market, Hourly Door Prizes, Free Parking, Food & Beverages available for purchase, VE Testing. Hope to see you there.

== Indiana Amateur Radio License Plate ==

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says that the new design Indiana
Amateur Radio License Plate will be available for order starting
February 12. You will have to go to a BMV branch with a copy of your
FCC-issued amateur radio license in order to apply. There’s more
information about getting the new plate here:
https://inarrl.org/news/indiana-amateur-radio-license-plate

HENDRICKS COUNTY HAMFEST

Fellow hams!

Get ready for a fantastic day of amateur radio at the 14th Annual Hendricks County Hamfest and ARRL Indiana Section Convention, happening Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds & Conference Center in Danville, Indiana.

This all-indoors event is centrally located with plenty of FREE parking, making it easy to escape the winter weather and spend the morning immersed in ham radio. Admission is just $7, and kids under 10 get in FREE. Attendees can enjoy an ARRL Membership Forum, educational programs, a commercial vendor area, a lively flea market, and a comfortable space to relax and catch up with friends. On-site food vendors, great door prizes, and a welcoming atmosphere make this the perfect cure for the winter blues.

The Indiana Repeater Council (IRC) will hold its annual election of officers at their meeting 12:00 noon during the Hamfest. All repeater trustees and interested amateurs are strongly encouraged to attend. This is an important opportunity to renew your membership ($8), participate in the statewide repeater coordination conversations, governance, and leadership for the coming year.

Hamfest favorites return again this year, including VE testing, an ARRL Card Checker on site for DXCC, WAS, and VUCC, and express check-in (exact change only). Choose standard $7 admission, or take advantage of the $10 package that includes three extra door prize tickets for even more chances to win.

Vendors interested in booth space can contact AE9R@arrl.net or hamfest@n9hc.org. For more information, visit www.n9hc.org or follow HCARS and Hendricks County Hamfest on Facebook.

Talk in on 147.015 MHz (PL 88.5, +600 offset) on the N9HC repeater, and come join us for a fantastic day of ham radio fun—sponsored by the Hendricks County Amateur Radio Society (HCARS)!

INDIANA QSO Party 2025

Hello Fellow Amateur Radio Operator(s).

You are receiving this email as this email address has been identified as the contact for the local amateur radio club.

The reason for this email is to request that the members of the local amateur radio club be notified of the upcoming Indiana QSO Party- INQP to be held Saturday May 3rd from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM EDT. Saturday May 3rd 1500 UTC to Sunday May 4th 0259 UTC.

The rules for the INQP can be found here: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html

The activity map showing the planned county activations can be found here: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/activity.php

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Musick, WB9CIF at markmusick@outlook.com

INQP Committee Member

Thank you and 73,

Mark Musick, WB9CIF

COLUMBUS HAMFEST 2025

The Columbus Hamfest will be held on April 5, 2025 from 8:00 AM until Noon. The Hamfest will be held at the Columbus North High School Cafeteria, 1400 25th Street, Columbus, IN 47201.

All-Indoor flea market, VE Testing from 9:00AM until Noon, Free Parking, Adult Admission charge $5.00, Hourly Door Prizes. Grand Prize is Icom ID-50a HT D-Star Radio. All details can be found at their website: www.carcnet.net.

Shelbyville Tailgate 2025

The Shelbyville Tailgate will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. Hours are from 8:00 AM until Noon. We will be open for vendor access at 7:00 AM. This is a free event. No admission charge, no table space charge and you have your choice of setting up your wares for sale either indoors or out. Talk-in will be on the 145.48 MHz repeater with an 88.5 Hz PL tone.