index.html

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title: Home
layout: home
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<!-- About Us -->
<div class="container mb-4 mb-md-5 text-center" id="about">
	<h2>About Us</h2>
	<p>The Amateur Radio Club of UNC Charlotte is a student interest group whose purposes are to educate students, faculty, and staff in becoming licensed amateur radio operators, to foster fellowship among amateur radio enthusiasts, and to provide the local community with emergency communications. This is a registered student organization on the campus of UNC Charlotte.</p>
</div>
<!-- End About Us -->


<!-- Information -->
<div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-4 mb-md-5" id="info">
	<div class="container text-center">
		<h2 class="pb-2">Information</h2>
		<div class="row">
			<div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
				<h4><span class="fas fa-microphone fa-2x"></span></h4>
				<h4>Repeater</h4>
				<p>We have a repeater on the roof of the Atkins Library operating on frequency 442.650MHz (+5MHz) PL 88.5 In/Out. We stress that you must be an FCC Licensed Operator (or hold a comparable authorization) to access our <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/repeater">repeater</a>.</p>
			</div>
			<div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
				<h4><span class="fas fa-bolt fa-2x"></span></h4>
				<h4>Meetings</h4>
				<p>We meet monthly at a predesignated time and place. Check below or on our <a href="{{ site.ninerengage }}" target="_blank">NinerEngage</a> page for meeting announcements. Any undergraduate, graduate, alumni, or faculty/staff may attend the meetings. No RSVP is required.</p>
			</div>
			<div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
				<h4><span class="fas fa-comments fa-2x"></span></h4>
				<h4>Contact</h4>
				<p>The easiest way to contact us is though the repeater. You can also contact us by emailing <a href="mailto:{{ site.email }}">{{ site.email }}</a>. More contact options can be found once you have logged into our NinerEngage page.</p>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- End Information -->


<!-- Planned Events -->
<div class="container mb-4 mb-md-5 text-center" id="events">
	<h2 class="text-center">Events</h2>
	<hr>
	<p>Our events can be found on <a href="{{ site.ninerengage }}" target="_blank">NinerEngage</a>.</p>
</div>
<!-- End Planned Events -->


<!-- Planned Events --> <!--
<div class="container">
	<div class="row mb-4 mb-md-5">
		<div class="col">
			<h2 class="text-center">Events</h2>
			<hr>
			{% assign count = 0 %}
			{% assign curDate = site.time | date: '%s' %}
			{% for event in site.events %}
				{% assign eventStartDate = event.date | date: '%s' %}
				{% if eventStartDate > curDate %}
					{% assign count = count | plus: 1 %}
				{% endif %}
			{% endfor %}
			{% if count > 0 %}
				<div class="card-deck card-deck-2">
					{% assign i = 0 %}
					{% for event in site.events %}
						{% assign eventStartDate = event.date | date: '%s' %}
						{% if eventStartDate > curDate and i < 4 %}
							<div class="card mb-4 mx-auto shadow-sm">
								<div class="row no-gutters h-100">
									<div class="col-md-2 text-center bg-dark text-white" style="font-family: 'Open Sans';">
										<ul class="list-unstyled event-date">
											<li><span class="event-date-day">{{ event.date | date: "%-d" }}</span></li>
											<li><span class="event-date-month">{{ event.date | date: "%b" }}</span></li>
											<li><span class="event-date-year">{{ event.date | date: "%Y" }}</span></li>
											{% if event.start-date != event.end-date %}
												<li><hr></li>
												<li>{{ event.start-date | date: "%-d" }} {{ event.start-date | date: "%b" }} -</li>
												<li>{{ event.end-date | date: "%-d" }} {{ event.end-date | date: "%b" }}</li>
											{% endif %}
										</ul>
									</div>
									<div class="col-md-10">
										{% if event.status == 'Attending' %}
											<h5 class="card-header"><a href="{{ event.url }}">{{ event.title }}</a> <span class="badge badge-success">Attending</span></h5>
										{% endif %}
										{% if event.status == 'Planned' %}
											<h5 class="card-header"><a href="{{ event.url }}">{{ event.title }}</a> <span class="badge badge-info">Planned</span></h5>
										{% endif %}
										{% if event.status == 'Cancelled' %}
											<h5 class="card-header"><a href="{{ event.url }}">{{ event.title }}</a> <span class="badge badge-danger">Cancelled</span></h5>
										{% endif %}
										<div class="card-body">
											<ul class="list-unstyled">
												<li><span class="font-weight-bold">Location:</span> {{ event.location }}</li>
												<li><span class="font-weight-bold">Street:</span> {{ event.street }}</li>
												<li><span class="font-weight-bold">City:</span> {{ event.address }}</li>
												<li><span class="font-weight-bold">Time:</span> {{ event.time | join: ', ' }}</li>
											</ul>
											<p class="card-text">{{ event.excerpt }}</p>
											<p class="card-text"><a href="{{ event.url }}">[ More ]</a></p>
										</div>
									</div>
								</div>
							</div>
							{% assign i = i | plus: 1 %}
						{% endif %}
					{% endfor %}
				</div>
				<div class="col-12 text-center">
					<hr>
					<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/events" class="btn btn-primary">More Events</a>
				</div>
			{% else %}
				<p class="text-center">There are currently no future events.</p>
			{% endif %}
		</div>
	</div>
</div>
--> <!-- End Planned Events -->



<!-- Tagline -->
<div class="jumbotron mb-4 mb-md-5">
	<div class="container">
		<h4 class="lead font-italic">When all else fails... Amateur Radio</h4>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- End Tagline -->