Wildcat Amateur
Radio Club

Information

What is Amateur Radio?

Amateur Radio can be many different things, pertaining to the way people communicate via radio waves. By definition,
Amateur Radio is a licensed group of volunteers and individuals, who through their demonstration of both technical and
communication skills, can help provide reliable communication at anytime, especially in times of emergency and disaster.

What can you do as amateur radio operator?

The question is not what can you do, the real question is what can you not do. Amateur cannot broadcast one-way messages,
like your local television and radio stations. Amateurs cannot receive money for the services they provide to the public.
Amateurs can do anything the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) allows them to do, defined by Part 97 of the FCC rules and regulations governing radio and telecommunications. Amateurs can, through Part 97, talk to other amateur radio operators in their local area, state or even in another country. All this can be done using a range of different operating modes that they are allowed to use. These modes of operation could be Morse Code, Voice Transmissions, Radio Teletype
(RTTY, the transmission of text characters) or even Video, such as slow scan TV (still pictures) or Fast Scan TV (moving
pictures). There are many ways Amateurs can use the resources they have available to them to help others, one of these
ways is to provide communication to the public and government services during an emergency, such as the events that
took place during 9/11 and the recent space shuttle disaster.

Who are we?

We are Penn College's first organized amateur radio club, which exists to promote the hobby of amateur radio on the Penn
College campus. Our existence on campus is not only to promote amateur radio but also to provide Penn College with a
window to the world via amateur radio activities such as contests, special events, and operating activities. We are also to
provide support to all members about good amateur radio practice and electronic and radio fundamentals in addition to also
providing for supplemental support for classroom instruction such as electronics theory and world cultures.

WARC's goals and aspirations

1. To provide Penn College with a window to the world of amateur radio and it's many diverse opportunities.
   
   
2. Offer the college with a chance to be represented in a world community of amateur radio operators through contests,
   special events.
   
   
3. Provide the college with a pool of experienced and trained Amateur radio operators that can provide reliable wireless
   communication for the college and the local community, if the need should arise.
   
   
4. Provide Penn college faculty with the opportunity to give students additional learning, which is not limited too the areas
   of radio electronics and world cultures.