Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd.

The kids voted for club teeshirts today.  They also voted that elmers should  wear  them.  We'll sport the new tees at Christmas party with the club on December 20th....

Ashanti Via, a Junior at Floyd County High School and member of the FCHS Amateur Radio Club will now be known on the air as KK4MQF.  Also passing the FCC examination last Tuesday was the club sponsor, Anne Radke  KK4MQG, who is a science teac...

November 28, 2012 This last Friday we got a crew together and up went the G5RV inverted vee at FCHS.  Monday’s radio check revealed that it’s  good on all bands.  Here’s a video of the happening. We wish to thank Steve KC4VJA, Russ Kg4M...

November 16, 2012

Congratulations Annemarie KK4MQG, Ashanti KK4MQF and Rima KK4MQE.  Welcome to the amateur radio community.  All are making plans to upgrade to general.

November 13, 2012 Wally WD1U and his VE team administered 12 tech exams this afternoon, resulting in the addition of three new Floyd County hams. Names will be announced when callsigns are assigned. Also the satellite dish was removed, making way fo...

September 26,2012 We’re one for two on the antennas.  The copper cactus (2m/440) is working great, but the G5RV is having issues.  We’ll have a crew on the roof Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile School Club Roundup preparations are well underway...

September 19, 2012 The G5RV and J Pole (copper cactus) are installed, thanks to Steve KC4VJA and Clayton .  We should be on the air on all bands by Club Day tomorrow. The J-Pole   The G5RV Multi-Band Dipole Club Day begins at 10:50 Thursday mo...

September 11, 2012   The FCC announced this morning that the FCHS ARC  callsign is now N4FCH (Floyd County High). We will be on the air Thursday with a SKED wilth William Byrd Middle School ARC on two meters.  The Yeasu FT 5100 we will be using ...

August 16, 2012 Floyd County High School Amateur Radio Club N4FCH The first meeting is Thursday, August 30! Dee and I made presentations to the senior,  junior and sophomore classes today and we will address the freshman and 8th grade classes tom...

August 7, 2012 FCHS Site Survey Team Dee KG4VMI, Steve KC4VJA, Annemarie Radke (sponsor), Russ KG4MAV, Tom W4VZH, Dave KK4WW and Bruce KK4ESK We had a meet and greet and made antenna plans.  We also received a a fall schedule.  Looks like we may ...