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Welcome to the Big Island Amateur Radio Club website. The mission of the Big Island Amateur Radio Club (BIARC) is to recruit, educate, and help committed Ham Radio operators carry on the traditions of amateur radio by using our network of technical resources and expertise to provide equipment, skilled operators, and emergency services when called upon in time of need and to assist and protect the citizens in the communities in which we live and serve. BIARC is dedicated to community service and providing education to the general public about the history, operation, functions, and benefits of the Amateur Radio Service. BIARC members adhere to the Radio Amateur's Code and are considerate, loyal, progressive, friendly, balanced, and patriotic.
Our semiannual membership meeting will be held on:
November 10th starting at 2:00 PM at the
Kamana Senior Center * 127 Kamana Street * Hilo. HI
(You may participate online using the following Video Links via Google Meet.)
(Click the appropriate link above. The meeting will appear as a new tab or new browser window. Click the 'Join Now' button. Allow it to use your Mic and Camera if asked. Please mute your mic when you are not speaking.)
Please join us on Sunday, November 10th at 14:00 HST for our next club meeting, at the Kamana Senior Center.
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At the November 10th semiannual membership meeting, officers and committee chairs present reports on the state of the club.
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Full members will elect 4 directors to fill vacant positions in 2025.
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All full members are eligible to run in this election. Anyone who wishes to nominate themselves, or another full member may send email to biarc.board@gmail.com.
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Please make sure that the person you are nominating agrees to run before nominating them.
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If the slate of nominees is not contested members may move to accept the nominees presented, and no election is needed.
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2025 Officers will be appointed by the Executive Board in 2025.
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Members may also make motions, which if seconded and supported by the majority, will serve as a directive to the BIARC Executive Board.
Visit:
Hawaii County Civil Defense Auxilliary Communication Service Forms:
(Please print copies of these forms for practice and emergency use when telephone and internet service are unavailable)
HC CDA Situation Report (SitRep-Also used for damage reports.)
HC CDA Request for Assistance (RFA)
Note: The HC CDA forms are also available on Winlink:
1) From RMS Express, Click Message, New Message, and Select Template.
2) Open Standard Templates, HI State forms, and HCDA Forms.
3) Double-click the form you need to launch it in your web browser.
Hawaii VOAD
Community Organizations Active in Disaster
need your help.
If you are a licensed amateur radio operator who would like to assist organizations active in disaster with emergency communications, please let us know. We would like to pair you up with the volunteers at a group near to you, so that you may help them stay in touch when telephone and internet services are not available. See: Hawaii VOAD FAQ Sheet. .... [More Information]....
Join our BIARC Discussion Group:
If you have not yet joined the BIARC listserve, please send EMail to Les Hittner (lhittner@hbci.com) and provide your name, call sign, and ask to be added. Note: It is recommended that you use an email address with a regular domain, NOT one that forwards or relays such as callsign@arrl.net. This way you will be able to send messages to the listserve as well as receive them. All BIARC Members and Big Island Amateur Radio operators are invited.
About BIARC:
Our club call is KH6EJ. We are an ARRL affiliated club. Although we typically meet in Hilo, our membership is islandwide. We welcome members who are not residents of Hawaii County as Affiliate members.
- ARRL Region: 13
- ARRL Pacific Section (PAC)
- CQ Zone 31
- Grid Square BK29
- IOTA OC19
- ITU Zone 61
- ITU Region 2
- State: Hawaii; County: Hawaii
Before June 1975 our club was known as EARC-Hilo Branch, with the main branch being in Honolulu. The BIARC was incorporated in June 1975 but was unincorporated in July 1976. In August 1995 we received our current Hawaii State Incorporation. BIARC is a 501(c)(7) tax-exempt entity.
We participate in several group activities throughout the year, including the ARRL Field Day.
From Hawai'i island, it's somewhat over 2,300 miles to the nearest land outside of the state. Of course, being near a saltwater ground plane has its benefits, but operating from here can still be a challenge!
ARES® is a registered mark of the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated, and used by permission.
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