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MDARC
  • Home
  • Membership
  • Meetings
    • General Meetings
    • Speakers
      • Speakers 2023
      • Speakers 2021-2022
      • Speakers 2019-2020
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    • Board Meetings
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  • Education and Testing
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    • Auxiliary Classes
    • On-Line Resources
    • Exam.Tools
  • Public Service
  • Repeater Systems
    • ATV
    • Digital Voice
      • Comparison of DV Modes
      • D-Star
        • D-Star Linking
        • D-Star Registration
      • DMR
      • C4FM (Fusion)
      • M17
    • EchoLink & IRLP
    • Repeater Rules
    • Repeater Weather
    • Meshtastic
  • About Us
    • COVID Statement
    • Club Announcements
    • Committees
    • Communicating with You
    • Contact Us
    • History of the Club
      • Award Recipients
      • Charter Members
      • History Summary
      • Photos, Videos
      • Members-Special
      • News of the Club
      • Past Officers
      • QSL Cards
      • Rocky Ridge Group
      • Silent Keys
      • W6CX
      • W6LGW
    • Join/Renew/Update
    • Officers & Chairs
    • Official Documents
      • Articles of Incorporation
      • Bylaws
      • Equipment Selling
      • Groups.io Guidelines
      • Policies
      • Privacy Policy
      • Record Retention Policy
      • Terms of Use
      • Zoom Guidelines
    • Store
    • Managing Gmail
    • Managing Groups.io
  • Carrier Newsletter
  • Activities
    • Auction
    • Campout Party
    • Digital Systems
      • DMR
      • NBEMS
      • Winlink
    • DX & Contests
    • Emergency Communications
      • Wilderness Protocol
    • Field Day
    • Holiday Banquet
    • Leap Day Net
    • Nets on MDARC Systems
    • Nets on Other Systems
    • Pacificon Table
    • Vehicles
      • Trailer
      • Van
  • Operating Aids
    • Azimuthal Map
    • Calling Frequencies
    • CTCSS (PL)
    • Greek Alphabet
    • Latitude, Longitude, UTM
    • Lending Library
    • LSB or USB?
    • Metric System
      • Metric Units
      • Metric Prefixes
      • Metric Conversions
    • Morse Code
    • Operating Procedures
    • Phonetic Alphabet
    • Q-Signals & Prosigns
    • Roman Numerals
    • RST System
    • UTC Time
    • Weather Channels
  • Resources
    • Basics
    • Clubs in NorCal, NV
    • Donate to MDARC
    • Equipment
      • Dipole Length Calcs
      • Dipole Tuning
      • HF Equipment
      • IP Codes
    • Getting Started in Ham Radio
      • 1. License Class Description
      • 2. Getting Your First License
      • 3. Upgrading Your License
      • 4A. Getting On the Air
      • 4B. Getting On the Air-HF
      • 5. Choosing Your First Radio
      • 6. What Do Hams Do
      • 7. Where did “Ham” Come From?
    • Glossary
    • Links of Interest
    • Other Ham Groups
  • Regulations
    • Amateur Radio Bands
    • Amateur Radio Regulations
    • Emission Designators
    • FCC Monitoring Stations
    • License Copy Acquisition
    • Line A, Line C
    • Obtain an FRN
    • Secondary Status
    • Spectrum
  • Safety
    • Electric Current in the Human Body
  • Technical
    • Coax & Ladder
    • Conductor Properties
    • Constants and Formulas
    • Decibels
    • Peak Envelope Power
    • Periodic Table
    • Schematic Symbols
    • Skin-Effect
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      • Board Meetings
      • Technical Meetings
      • Pacificon Meetings
      • Digital Media Meetings
    • Education and Testing
      • Class Details
      • License Testing
      • Auxiliary Classes
      • On-Line Resources
      • Exam.Tools
    • Public Service
    • Repeater Systems
      • ATV
      • Digital Voice
        • Comparison of DV Modes
        • D-Star
          • D-Star Linking
          • D-Star Registration
        • DMR
        • C4FM (Fusion)
        • M17
      • EchoLink & IRLP
      • Repeater Rules
      • Repeater Weather
      • Meshtastic
    • About Us
      • COVID Statement
      • Club Announcements
      • Committees
      • Communicating with You
      • Contact Us
      • History of the Club
        • Award Recipients
        • Charter Members
        • History Summary
        • Photos, Videos
        • Members-Special
        • News of the Club
        • Past Officers
        • QSL Cards
        • Rocky Ridge Group
        • Silent Keys
        • W6CX
        • W6LGW
      • Join/Renew/Update
      • Officers & Chairs
      • Official Documents
        • Articles of Incorporation
        • Bylaws
        • Equipment Selling
        • Groups.io Guidelines
        • Policies
        • Privacy Policy
        • Record Retention Policy
        • Terms of Use
        • Zoom Guidelines
      • Store
      • Managing Gmail
      • Managing Groups.io
    • Carrier Newsletter
    • Activities
      • Auction
      • Campout Party
      • Digital Systems
        • DMR
        • NBEMS
        • Winlink
      • DX & Contests
      • Emergency Communications
        • Wilderness Protocol
      • Field Day
      • Holiday Banquet
      • Leap Day Net
      • Nets on MDARC Systems
      • Nets on Other Systems
      • Pacificon Table
      • Vehicles
        • Trailer
        • Van
    • Operating Aids
      • Azimuthal Map
      • Calling Frequencies
      • CTCSS (PL)
      • Greek Alphabet
      • Latitude, Longitude, UTM
      • Lending Library
      • LSB or USB?
      • Metric System
        • Metric Units
        • Metric Prefixes
        • Metric Conversions
      • Morse Code
      • Operating Procedures
      • Phonetic Alphabet
      • Q-Signals & Prosigns
      • Roman Numerals
      • RST System
      • UTC Time
      • Weather Channels
    • Resources
      • Basics
      • Clubs in NorCal, NV
      • Donate to MDARC
      • Equipment
        • Dipole Length Calcs
        • Dipole Tuning
        • HF Equipment
        • IP Codes
      • Getting Started in Ham Radio
        • 1. License Class Description
        • 2. Getting Your First License
        • 3. Upgrading Your License
        • 4A. Getting On the Air
        • 4B. Getting On the Air-HF
        • 5. Choosing Your First Radio
        • 6. What Do Hams Do
        • 7. Where did “Ham” Come From?
      • Glossary
      • Links of Interest
      • Other Ham Groups
    • Regulations
      • Amateur Radio Bands
      • Amateur Radio Regulations
      • Emission Designators
      • FCC Monitoring Stations
      • License Copy Acquisition
      • Line A, Line C
      • Obtain an FRN
      • Secondary Status
      • Spectrum
    • Safety
      • Electric Current in the Human Body
    • Technical
      • Coax & Ladder
      • Conductor Properties
      • Constants and Formulas
      • Decibels
      • Peak Envelope Power
      • Periodic Table
      • Schematic Symbols
      • Skin-Effect

Operating Aids: Azimuthal Map | Calling Frequencies | CTCSS (PL) | Greek Alphabet | Latitude, Longitude, UTM | Lending Library | LSB or USB? | Metric System | Morse Code | Operating Procedures | Phonetic Alphabet | Q-Signals & Prosigns | Roman Numerals | RST System | UTC Time | Weather Channels




Lending Library


The MDARC radio equipment Lending Library (policies) is primarily intended to allow newly licensed or inactive hams to get on the air and gain experience with an HF or VHF radio without first having to buy one. Having some practical experience operating a radio in a home environment should allow the borrower to make a better-informed decision when it comes time to purchase a radio and the accessories needed to set up an effective station.

  • Borrowers must be members of the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club and must hold a valid FCC amateur radio license.

  • Borrowers agree to limit their usage of the borrowed equipment to the frequencies and modes authorized for their class of FCC license.

  • The normal duration of an equipment loan will not exceed 30 days. However, the loan period may be extended up to an additional two weeks at the discretion of the lending library coordinator.

For full details see the policy document.

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