The Snoqualmie Valley Amateur Radio Club (SnoVARC) is a committee of the Carnation Duvall Citizen Corps Council (CDCCC), a CERT-trained Citizen Corps serving the lower Snoqualmie Valley: Fall City, Carnation, Duvall, Monroe, and surrounding areas.
The club is open to anyone interested in amateur radio. Our members’ interests range from emergency communications to DXing, electronics, and antenna building, and many of us use GMRS as well. You don’t need a license to come to a meeting.
Our mission
Through education and services, the Snoqualmie Valley Amateur Radio Club will enhance community emergency communications and promote amateur radio activities, thereby advancing the contribution of amateur radio in the Greater Snoqualmie Valley Area.
Emergency communications
SnoVARC’s EmComm committee is a group of public-service-minded operators who provide reliable, coordinated communications to our local communities and promote a positive public image of the Amateur Radio Service through professional conduct and operating practices.
We are affiliated with the Duvall Fire Department, and our members are trained to provide radio communications for government agencies, civil-preparedness groups, and relief agencies during local, regional, or national emergencies. The committee works to prepare our membership to help the community during a disaster.
- Our members live in your neighborhoods and can help during emergencies or disasters.
- The club is working with Duvall Fire District 45 and Eastside Fire & Rescue to establish a communications network of neighborhood clusters.
- That network will provide back-up communications if telephone service is interrupted by a disaster.
Getting started
Getting licensed is easier than most people expect. Most people can pass the 35-question multiple-choice Technician exam with a little reading and a few hours of study, and the FCC no longer requires Morse code. Our Elmers, experienced members who mentor newcomers, are happy to help whether you want a ham license, already use GMRS, or are just curious.
Connect with us
Find us on Facebook and Groups.io, contact us by email or postal mail, attend a meeting, or join one of our on-air nets and see what we’re all about.
General interest
info@snovarc.org
Rookie Roundtable
rookieroundtable@snovarc.org
EmComm
emcomm@snovarc.org
Support the club
SnoVARC is a committee of the Carnation-Duvall Citizen Corps Council, Inc., which the IRS has determined to be a 501(c)(3) organization, so donations to the club are tax-deductible.