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Upgrade to a General License with our Class

The Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club offers a free upgrade class for those already holding a technician-level license looking to upgrade to a general-level license beginning January 10, 2026. This class is intended for those already holding their technician-level license and who are looking to upgrade their privileges and bands that they can operate on to general class. This upgrade opens up a significant portion of the HF bands, including SSB (voice modes) for the operator.

This course is offered at no charge. The class is held from 09:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays from January 10 through March 14.

The class uses the American Radio Relay League General Class License Manual Fifth Edition (ISBN: 978-1625951717) as a study guide and students are encouraged to get their own copy.

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VE Testing Cancelled 11/1/2026

VE testing (License Exams) for 11/1/2026 has been cancelled. There is a backlog of new licensees waiting to be processed by the FCC and supporting groups and we have decided to cancel our testing until the backlog begins moving.

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SARC Bike Ride Sunday October 26

 

We have scheduled our next SARC group bike ride for Sunday, October 26th at 10:00a on the Illinois Prairie Path/Danada and Herrick Lake Trail.

The ride will start and end in the parking lot of the Kline Creek Farm at 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. We will hop on the Timber Ridge Trail for about 1/2 Mile and connect with the Illinois Prairie Path southeast through Wheaton to the Danada and Herrick Trail east. We will turn around at the end of the Danada and Herrick Trail and follow the same route back. The route is about 23 to 24 miles total. The path is mainly crushed limestone with some concrete/paved areas.

This is a group ride and not a race, so anyone who wants to come out and participate can ride with us. We will adjust speed and distance accordingly.

Here is the map below with the trail and our starting point. We’ll meet at the parking lot at 10:00a.

The Illinois Prairie Path portion.

The Danada and Herrick Trail portion of the route.

 

73 de Tom, N9GUN

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SARC Bike Ride September 14

By Tom N9GUN

We had an excellent day for our bike ride today. The Fox River Trail was in great shape and based on the group’s desire, we made it a 32 mile ride.

The participants were:

Bill, W9WEM
Bill, KD9GRX
Mariusz, AD9DU
Peter, N9SCH
Tom, N9GUN

We are planning for another ride in October so be on the lookout for a message on SARC ALL!

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SARC Bike Ride – Sunday, September 14th @ 10:00a – Fox River Trail

By Tom N9GUN

We have scheduled our next SARC group bike ride on Sunday, September 14th at 10:00a on the FOX RIVER TRAIL.

The ride will start and end in the parking area next to the Dairy Queen in East Dundee on Main Street, right on the trail. The DQ address is: 15 E Main St, East Dundee, IL 60118. We will ride down to St. Charles and back with the total mileage about 16 miles. Afterwards, I’m sure some (or all) of us will enjoy some Dairy Queen food and ice cream!

This is a group ride and not a race, so anyone who wants to come out and participate can ride with us. We will adjust speed and distance accordingly.

Here is the map below with the trail and our starting point. We’ll meet at the parking lot at 10:00a.Be sure to bring your water bottles and radios! We’ll use SARC Emcomm channel 4 (147.42 simplex) for the event!