Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # W1NRG Meriden Amateur Radio Club Established 1947 ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://w1nrg.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://w1nrg.com/?page_id=941) - [HANDIHAMS OUTREACH TO VETERANS](https://w1nrg.com/handihams-outreach-to-veterans/) - On Saturday July 27th, the Meriden Amateur Radio Club-Wallingford Amateur Radio Group, in conjunction with the Wallingford Office of Emergency Management, The Handihams Organization, and the West Haven VA Hospital Radio Club, hosted an information session to introduce visually impaired military veterans to the hobby of amateur radio.This event was primarily coordinated by MARC member - [WELCOME: Welcome to the W1NRG MARC Blog](https://w1nrg.com/welcome-to-the-w1nrg-marc-blog/) - This is the home page for our blog, which we expect will contain periodic updates from our officers and others. Bookmark it to stay up to date! Readers don't need to create a log in, but there are some benefits. Non-club members can comment on this blog if they create a log in. Club members - [TA-DA: The new and improved w1nrg.com!](https://w1nrg.com/welcome-to-the-new-and-improved-w1nrg-com/) - Welcome to the (new) Meriden Amateur Radio Club website! This was a long time in the works and I know there were many that doubted it could be done, but the Outreach Committee appreciates all the support the club members have shown us during the last 8 months, we have done our best to implement ## Pages - [Welcome](https://w1nrg.com/) - Welcome to the Meriden Amateur Radio Club The Meriden Amateur Radio Club (MARC) is an ARRL affiliated Special Service Club that took form in 1947 under the call W1SBF. In 1952 MARC was assigned the call sign W1NRG to memorialize club member Ed Bisschert who was a dedicated club booster who held several elected posts - [Membership](https://w1nrg.com/membership/) - MARC Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Amateur "Ham" Radio or, anyone interested in emergency/disaster communications. Club dues are waived for anyone under the age of 18 who shows interest in amateur radio and wishes to join the club. Membership period runs from January 1 through December 31. Annual dues are $25 - [MARC Constitution & By-Laws](https://w1nrg.com/constitution/) - View or download PDF Preamble We, the undersigned, being desirous to secure for ourselves the pleasures and benefits of the association of persons commonly interested in Amateur Radio, by furthering better cooperation among its members, develop individual proficiency, furthering the interest of radio in the general community, do hereby constitute ourselves the MERIDEN AMATEUR RADIO - [Key Klix Newsletter](https://w1nrg.com/key-klix-newsletter/) - Key Klix, the official bulletin of the Meriden Amateur Radio Club. Back issues are available below. To suggest an article, send your ideas to . August 2026 2026 January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August 2025 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2024 January, February, March, April, May, - [The Frank Darmofalski (W1FD) Memorial Scholarship](https://w1nrg.com/scholarship/) - Born in 1917 in Middletown, Frank Darmofalski was a lifelong Meriden resident. He got his first amateur radio license at 15. Frank was a founder and the first president of the Meriden Amateur Radio Club (1948), an Emergency Coordinator for the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), and a Director of Communications for the American Red - [Membership Application](https://w1nrg.com/membership/membership-form/) - Below is the application form for joining the Meriden Amateur Radio Club (MARC). If you prefer, you may instead fill out our Member Data Sheet in Microsoft Word or PDF and bring it with you to the next Business or Activities Meeting or your application in advance to the club. By submitting this form, you agree - [Scholarship Application](https://w1nrg.com/scholarship/scholarship-application/) - Meriden Amateur Radio Club Inc. P.O. Box 583 Meriden, CT 06451 www.W1NRG.com This application may be filled out electronically or you may print the form from The Frank Darmofalski Scholarship page, fill it out, and mail or email it to the address above. In addition to the completed application, the applicant must submit: A written - [MARC Officers](https://w1nrg.com/officers/) - Meriden Amateur Radio Club officers for 2026 are: President - Dave, NZ1J - Dave was first licensed in 1986 and is an Amateur Extra. “POTA is my favorite activity. I’m also involved in a lot of Fox Hunts, radio projects, and working CW.” Vice President - Bill, NR1B - Bill was first licensed in - [Nutmeg Hamfest](https://w1nrg.com/activities/nutmeg-hamfest/) - [Members Area](https://w1nrg.com/members-area/) - This page includes documents and other proprietary information for current MARC members only. It is visible to all logged in, current club members. Membership Roster Membership as of September 8, 2025 MARC Business Meeting Documents: 2025 09/08/2025: Agenda, Minutes 08/09/2025: Agenda, Minutes 07/10/2025: Agenda, Minutes 06/09/2025: Agenda, Minutes 05/05/2025: Agenda, Minutes 04/10/2025: Agenda, Minutes 03/13/2025: - [Club History](https://w1nrg.com/about/) - The Meriden Amateur Radio Club or "MARC" is assigned the call W1NRG by the FCC as a Memorial Station. Designation as a memorial station is rare since the FCC no longer issues special or memorial licenses. The Meriden Amateur Radio Club is one of the few clubs left to have one. MARC has a long - [Registration](https://w1nrg.com/my-account/registration/) - MARC Members must register and log in to visit certain areas of the site. MARC Members - Registration and log in grants current MARC members access to the Members Area and the MARC Forum. MARC Officers - In addition to the ability view the Members Area and MARC Forum, registration and log in grants current - [MARC Forum](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/) - Welcome to the MARC Forum. Click the Marc Forum link below to enter the forum. - [My Account](https://w1nrg.com/my-account/) - Welcome to W1NRG.com. After you log in, please click the logo at the top to be directed to the Home page. If you do not have a username and password, please visit the Registration page to sign up for an account. Accounts are needed to comment on blog posts and to gain access to members-only - [Calendar Temp Page](https://w1nrg.com/calendar-temp-page/) - [Site Map](https://w1nrg.com/site-map/) - Activities A (very) brief history of the Meriden Amateur Radio Club Club Library Contact Us Directions External Links Fox Hunts Get Licensed Key Klix Newsletter MARC Constitution & By-Laws MARC Officers Meeting Information Members Area - Visible to current MARC members who are logged in Membership Membership Application My Account (Log In page) Nets Officers - [Privacy Policy](https://w1nrg.com/privacy-policy/) - Who we are We are the Meriden Amateur Radio Club, dba Wallingford Amateur Radio Group (WARG). Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Media If you upload images to the - [Officers Area](https://w1nrg.com/officers-area/) - This page includes documents and other proprietary information for MARC officers' eyes only. It is visible to all logged in users who are current MARC Officers or site Administrators. Documents Adding Documents to this Page Please contact the Webmaster for instructions on how to add documents to the Media Library and to this page. Please - [Nets](https://w1nrg.com/netlist/) - Meriden Amateur Radio Club hosts a number of Nets and an Elmer session on Zoom each week. Learn more about our activities. MONDAY 6 Meter Net (SSB) 8 p.m. Eastern 50.175 MHz Net Control is Jim, N1ZN TUESDAY 2 Meter Net (FM) 7 p.m.Eastern 147.36R (PL 162.2) Net Control is Shawn, KC1NQE. Alternate is Mike, - [Meeting Information](https://w1nrg.com/meeting-information/) - The Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. The second Thursday is a business meeting, the fourth Thursday is an activity meeting. There are no activity meetings in November or December. Meetings are held on Zoom. Log in information is available on the Members Area page or by contacting the Station - [Activities](https://w1nrg.com/activities/) - The Meriden Amateur Radio Club has many activities. Below are a table of events and our calendar. Also check out our pages for Nets, - [Sites that Support W1NRG](https://w1nrg.com/links/) - American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national society for amateur radio. W1NRG on QRZ.com Ten-Ten International, ways to get active on 10 meters with lots of fun, contests, awards, and a just plain friendly crowd. Castle Craig Chapter of Ten-Ten International, Connecticut's Ten-Ten chapter, with information on local 10-10 activities and awards. Radio Amateur Satellite - [Videos](https://w1nrg.com/videos/) - [Parks on the Air](https://w1nrg.com/pota/) - Parks On The Air (POTA) is a nonprofit organization that supports the use of amateur radio in our state and national parks. Through promotion by Parks On The Air, more people discover and enjoy our park system. This also directly helps amateur radio meet its charter of providing communications support in times of emergencies, such - [Fox Hunts](https://w1nrg.com/fox-hunts/) - NZ1J kicked off the MARC Fox Hunts back in the spring of 2020 as a way to fight quarantine boredom and keep up club morale during Covid, since we couldn't have in-person meetings. Except during a holiday or inclement weather, MARC has had a weekly Fox Hunt since. MARC's 'Live' hunt is every Sunday in - [Get Licensed](https://w1nrg.com/get-licensed/) - MARC is an ARRL-affiliated testing center and sponsors a licensing exam on the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Exams are held at the Wallingford OEM at 143 Hope Hill Rd in Wallingford unless otherwise indicated. Scroll down for directions to the OEM. Walk-ins are welcome. 2025 Exam Dates January - [WARG CERT](https://w1nrg.com/cert/) - The Wallingford Amateur Radio Group (WARG) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue and team organization. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT - [Directions](https://w1nrg.com/directions/) - The W1NRG clubhouse is at the Wallingford Emergency Management Building, Hope Hill Fire House (Former Yalesville Volunteer Fire House), 143 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford CT, 06492. N 41º 29’ 12”, W 072º 50’ 3” (41.486605, -72.8341407) Across from Sheehan High School Athletic Fields Google Map and driving directions - [Contact Us](https://w1nrg.com/contacts/) - Other ways to contact us Email us at . Our mailing address is Meriden Amateur Radio Club PO Box 583 Meriden, CT 06450 ## Topics - [Just Push the button Net NCS](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/just-push-the-button-net-ncs/) - I’m still looking to set up a schedule for Net Control Stations for the JPB on 4/15, 4/22, and 4/29 while I’m off to assist my brother and family during his surgery and recovery. Chances are I might checking in but would like to make sure NCS is covered. This is a great opportunity for - [Key Klix](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/key-klix/) - The March 2025 Key Klix is live, view it here! If you have an article or topic you would like to see in Key Klix, email it to keyklix@w1nrg.com - [Repeater Info](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/repeater-info/) - The new repeater has been on the air for about 7 months now. As a member of the repeater committee, myself as well as other committee members monitor the repeater quite frequently and have noticed some minor problems with operators. Soooo, maybe a gentle reminder for the old hams and some new advice for our - [Contesting at the MARC](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/contesting-at-the-marc/) - Opened the CSRR North HF Station Saturday 12/14/2024 for the ARRL 10M Contest. Worked about sixty QSO's, about 4H BIC. Went back Sunday to extract the log file but couldn't resist making 'a few more' QSO's. Totaled 100 QSO's, most multipliers. Lots of fun! - [MARC Elections](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/marc-elections/) - With proven track records as active participants within both MARC and the greater amateur radio community, Ray KC1QLS and Dave NZ1J understand that MARC’s true strength lies in building a dynamic and inclusive club that makes every member feel valued and supported. If Ray is voted in as president and Dave as vice president, they - [Rookie Roundup SSB 2024](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/rookie-roundup-ssb-2024/) - In April 2024, 14 of MARC/WARG Rookies participated in the ARRL Rookie Roundup SSB. We opened the club station and provided control operators as needed to enable our Technicians Class Rookies to operate on all available HF Bands. Most operated from the club station as individual operators but some were able to operate from their - [Nutmeg Hamfest](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/nutmeg-hamfest/) - NUTMEG HAMFEST - [Community and Outreach](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/community-and-outreach/) - MARC and MARC members are featured in a QST article in the August 2024 issue. - [Active Balloon Launch](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/active-balloon-launch/) - Yesterday June 17, I spent the day at ARRL working with the Teacher's Institute on balloon launches. We launched our first balloon through the ARRL. It flew all day yesterday, went to sleep around 6 PM and woke up this morning about 7:45. It is expected to fly for a number of days. You can - [Tower Help Needed](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/tower-help-needed/) - Club Members, With the WX turning the corner it is time to start the tower repair and antenna project. The first thing I would like to do is ask those who would be willing to help me if they would like to stop over and see the tower close up and get an idea to - [Marlboro HamXposition 2024](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/marlboro-hamxposition-2024/) - The ARRL New England HamXposition will be held at the Marlboro Best Western August 22 - 25 2024. Program details can be found and tickets may be purchased online at https://hamxposition.org/. MERIDEN DINNER GROUP: The Saturday evening Grand Banquet will feature special guest Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW. Known as “Space Weather Woman” in social media, - [Field Day](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/field-day-2024-operator-sign-up-sheet/) - [Echo-Link considerations](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/echo-link-considerations/) - A number of communication means are described in the website (Zoom, Repeater, Discord, etc.). What is missing is Echolink. You can access EchoLink either with a radio, cellphone, or a computer. If you are in range of an FM repeater or simplex station equipped with EchoLink, you can use DTMF commands from your radio to - [WARG-CERT](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/cert-2/) - This Topic is for conversations about the Wallingford Amateur Radio Group and the CERT Team - [CW](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/cw/) - This Topic is for conversations about upcoming CW events, questions about CW, etc. Click Reply to start a conversation. - [Rag Chew](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/rag-chew/) - Use the Rag Chew forum to ask general questions, talk about a weather event, or to tell us about a new piece of equipment. - [How it Works](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/how-it-works/) - The MARC Forum is limited to logged in, current W1NRG members. Forum posts are not visible to logged-in non-members or the general public. When Replying to a Topic, the screen will scroll down. Scroll back up to see the Topic and the navigation. The Reply field supports HTML and embedded media, if desired. Use the - [Buy-Sell-Trade](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/buy-sell-trade/) - Post it here if you are looking to buy, sell or trade ham radio equipment. - [Parks on the Air (POTA)](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/parks-on-the-air-pota/) - All things MARC and POTA - [Fox Hunts](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic/fox-hunts/) - All things MARC and Fox Hunting ## Replies - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2883/) - Getting ahead of myself.... the WPX contest is the weekend of March 28th. - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2882/) - As Dave pointed out in his weekly email blast, the WPX SSB is this weekend. This is usually a very big turnout event for contesting, with most of the bands alive with folks looking to score QSOs. MARC will need at least four (4) individual logs from our members who participate, if we wish to - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2881/) - Awesome to see another club member using the forums. Thx. KC1SA - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2875/) - Is this forum used? Posted 2/28/2026 KC1SA - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2366/) - The Meriden Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce its 2025 Frank Darmofalski Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was created in 2006 to honor one of the club’s founders, Frank Darmofalski (W1FD), and awards a deserving Meriden or Wallingford High School senior who will be attending an institution of higher learning upon graduation. The amount of - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2310/) - Echolink 'update'; Some folks using Echolink have noticed an intermittent System Fusion signal sent over Echolink. Thanks to K1MAL and others, some additional testing was performed at the beginning of January 2025. System Fusion digital signals can confuse some radios into opening their RX PL tone squelch circuit allowing the digital signal through (which is - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2298/) - Winter Field Day is in 2 weeks! Sign up for a slot or 2 here More info on Winter Field Day - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2223/) - As a reminder there is a new member CERT training class starting February 5th. If you are interested in joining the CERT team you can find the application here: https://w1nrg.com/cert/ Or email wlfdcert@gmail.com - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2221/) - Join us on New Years Day for a Pizza Party . We'll meet at the OEM at 12:45 pm. Cheese and pepperoni pizza will be available, as well as soda and cookies. The club is not paying any part of the cost. Instead, we'll be collecting $10 per person and $5 for children under ten - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2169/) - C.E.R.T. New Member Class starting February 2025. There will be an informal open house for interested people on Wednesday December 18th at 7:00pm at the Wallingford Office of Emergency Management-143 Hope Hill Rd. During this session, an overview of C.E.R.T., its mission, and the training requirements will be discussed. Please note that all training is - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2140/) - Santa Claus will be back on Sunday 12/8 for North Pole on the Air! (formerly CQ Santa). https://w1nrg.com/activities/north-pole-on-the-air/ - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2115/) - Reminder that Monday 11/18 is the deadline to purchase tickets for the holiday party on 12/5 at Serafinos. You can purchase tickets here: https://w1nrg.com/about/membership/ - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2027/) - Sept. 2024 Key Klix went out yesterday to all member emails from keyklix@w1nrg.com. We had no bounces, so if you did not receive it, check your spam/junk or visit the website link above to download. - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/2026/) - Updated Nutmeg Hamfest Flier - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1973/) - Advanced ticket sales are now available at https://w1nrg.com/activities/nutmeg-hamfest/ - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1958/) - Data mining: I decided to do some data mining this morning to see how many unique call signs have accessed the Echolink node for the club's repeater since going on line in November 2020. 321 unique call signs. - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1943/) - 37 minutes of downtime. All is back on the air. Steve KC1SA - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1942/) - The Echolink node for W1NRG will be off the air August 14, 2024 from 17:30Z (1:30 PM local time) for preventative maintenance. Down time should be less than one hour. Steve KC1SA - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1917/) - MARC Blog post detailing MARC-WARG's outreach to blind disabled veterans about amateur radio - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1905/) - The annual club picnic is Saturday 8/3 from 12p-4pm at the OEM - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1892/) - The Wallingford Health Department will be holding CPR certification trainings at the OEM on the last Monday of every month August through November from 5:30-7:00pm. If you would like more information or to sign-up, contact the health department at 203-294-2065. You do not have to be a Wallingford resident or a CERT/WARG member to attend. - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1884/) - Happy to hear members using the Echolink node. - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1883/) - The Echolink node for the repeater has been very useful to a number of club members. It will also be helpful to the Skywarn net participation. - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1870/) - Was not sure where to post this, but the subject line is good enough for me. Anyway, I am the Sysop for the Echolink node for the W1NRG repeater. It's really not too complex, basically a dedicated PC running the Echolink App with the PC also connected to a HT and the internet. That is - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1861/) - Support Your Parks Weekend coming up on 7/20 and 7/21 CT POTA Activators will be gathering at Wharton Brook State Park (US-1728) on Sunday 7/21 from 10a-2p. All are welcome to attend and check it out. There is a potluck, so if you are so inclined, please bring a dish or dessert or beverage to - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1828/) - We're 5 days out from Field Day! - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1823/) - Good evening Al , I would love the opportunity to assist in all stages. I am , hopefully , putting up an antenna before the snow flies, so any knowledge gained is appreciated. Plus I like to take things apart I have some rigging/tools I'm retired and have plenty of time Text, call or E-mail - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1821/) - Also, for those of you who utilize RSS feeds, the feed for the forum is here: https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/forum/marc-forum/feed/ Most feed readers will accept your log in credentials. I use Feedbro as an extension on my Firefox browser and I can follow several feeds that way. There are many RSS readers out there. The old MARC forum - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1795/) - I have a Motorola GTX portable programmed with the 900 mhz CT and Long Island , NJ and MAHAM repeaters. With battery and charger $50 Also available is a ICOM IC-R10 $150 - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1775/) - Come down to the OEM on Sunday June 23 of Field Day weekend! AB1DQ and KC1TSM will be whipping up some delicious pancakes! - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1726/) - The Wallingford CERT team will be working the Gaylord Gauntlet obstacle race next Saturday on the Gaylord grounds from 8AM to 3 PM, rain or shine. We will be providing communications and other logistical support. More info on the event here in a clip from Channel 8 news: https://www.wtnh.com/ctmorningbuzz/the-2024-gaylord-gauntlet-5k-obstacle-run-june-15th-at-gaylord-hospital-in-wallingford/ - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1721/) - Here is the link to the MARC-WARG Field Day operator sign up https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1guOM-3D4-K7EBtLDyNT16WK-rJgJ26Oz7QnYzwyYq58/edit?gid=0#gid=0 - [](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/reply/1705/) - I can work with Storm to make the information on Echolink available on the website. ## Calendars - [](https://w1nrg.com/calendar/calendar/) - [title] [when] [location] [description] [link newwindow="yes"]See more details[/link] ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://w1nrg.com/category/uncategorized/) - [Club News](https://w1nrg.com/category/news/) - This category is for general news about the club, such as election results or a new affiliation with another nonprofit. ## Topic Tags - [#cw](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/cw/) - [echolink](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/echolink/) - [HamXposition](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/hamxposition/) - [Marlboro](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/marlboro/) - [MARC Dinner Group](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/marc-dinner-group/) - [Hamfest](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/hamfest/) - [#for-sale ICOM #Motorola](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/for-sale-icom-motorola/) - [Balloon](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/balloon/) - [#cert #WARG](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/cert-warg/) - [Repeater](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/repeater/) - [Winter Field Day](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/winter-field-day/) - [#scholarship #w1fd](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/scholarship-w1fd/) - [KeyKlix](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/keyklix/) - [contesting](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/contesting/) - [#nets #netcontrolstation #JPBnet](https://w1nrg.com/marcforum/topic-tag/nets-netcontrolstation-jpbnet/)