THE DETROIT LAKES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
In the 1970s, Robert John, WB0FVL, of Detroit
Lakes, assembled a 2
meter repeater. By profession Mr. John was a reapir
man for Mororola
communications equipment. This was his private
repeater, but as he was
about to move to a new commuity he communicated with
several area hams
who agreed to form a Repeater Club in the Detriot Lakes
area for the
purpose of maintainng the repeater. Mr. John was
granted life
memdership in the Detroit Lakes Amateur Radio Club.
The repeater was
relocated to the Detroit Mountain, and was housed in
one of the County
Sheriff's communications shacks. The repeater is
meant to be an assist
to the community in the event of an emergency.
The equipment is the
same as it was in 1976 when it became the property of
the DLARC, and has
been working well for 20 plus years.
Much of the club organizational
work was done by M.J. Buchhop,
KC0VM, a Lutheran Pastor in Detroit Lakes. A club
constitution was developed
byBill Wilson, K0CDJ. In communication with the ARRL,
it was discovered
that club licenses were no longer issed. Carl Mann,
W0EMZ, became the
repeater control operator and his call sign was used
on the repeater
until his death. Since then, the repeater call
has been that of Vern
Van Wey, N0MVN. In 1999 application for a club
call sign was made
and the call sign of Carl Mann, W0EMZ was obtained.
A picnic has been part of
the club's summer activities from the early years.
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