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At the W1NRG club station, Roger Kuchera, K1TG and Steve Milas, N1HMX point to the computer screen confirming the last section for the Sweepstakes CW Clean Sweep. [WA1TRY photo]

The Meriden Amateur Radio Club is a Special Service Club of the ARRL. We are a general-purpose radio club, offering something for everyone. The club was founded in 1947 and was recently honored by the ARRL for 50 years of continuous ARRL affiliation. Our call sign, W1NRG, is the call of one of our founders, Ed Bisschert (SK), a WWII Navy CW operator. We currently have over 100 members. We offer a regular program of speakers and activities at our twice-monthly meetings. MARC usually holds 2 courses a year for newcomers, averaging 10 to 15 students per class. We also run at least 4 VE sessions a year. Meriden ARC is a founder and co-sponsor of the Nutmeg Hamfest and ARRL Connecticut State Convention. The club also runs a Packet DX Cluster on 2 meters and sponsors the Lyman Hall High School ARC.

Our Club Staion is located in our meeting place, the Wallingford Civil Preparedness Building. We work closely with the town Civil Preparedness and ARES and have participated in many local road races and parades, providing health and welfare communications. We have also provided communication for floods and other emergencies. With the club shack available, MARC has been active in many operating events and contests, including Sweepstakes, where we garnered a Clean Sweep in both CW and Phone in 1999. Of course we operate Field Day and have scored consistently in the top ten in the 1A Battery class for 15 years, culminating in first place in 1996 and '97. MARC also runs three general information and rag chew nets on HF-CW, HF-SSB & VHF-FM. Since MARC is the sponsor of the Castle Craig Chapter of Ten Ten our HF-SSB net is on Ten Meters.

The Meriden Amateur Radio Club has a Web Site at http://www.qsl.net/w1nrg/. Our web site and monthly newsletter, Key Klix, keep the club members informed on the latest activities and upcoming events.