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EVARC Repeaters
146.730- W0OFK PL frequency
131.8, Wires-X, FM primary mode, C4FM capable
444.250+ W0OFK PL Frequency 88.5,
Wires-X, C4FM primary mode, FM capable.
144.390 W0OFK-4 APRS Digipeater
Weekly Club Nets
Monday's at 7:30 PM, 146.73- repeater
Thursday at 7:30, 444.250+ repeater
Club Meeting
The next scheduled club meeting will be,
Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 8:30 AM.
Meeting
location is First Choice Catering and Party
1110 S 9th St, Norfolk, NE
68701
November, 2021 Meeting Minutes are posted
About us
Elkhorn Valley Amateur Radio Club (EVARC) was started in 1977. Now a 501c3 organization, we are an ARRL affiliated club located in Norfolk,Nebraska Serving the Northeast Nebraska area we operate two voice repeaters. Our two meter repeater operates on 146.73- (callsign W0OFK)and is located on a 400 Ft tower east of town. It is a Yaesu Fusion repeater capable of analog and digital (C4FM) voice. It is connected to the internet via Wires-X system. We also have a 70 cm repeater that operates on 444.250+ (callsign W0OFK). A Yaesu system Fusion repeater capable of analog and digital (C4FM) voice. The UHF repeater is not connected to the Wires-X system, but plans are to do that in the near future. An APRS Digipeater is on the air under the call of W0OFK-4. We are involved with multiple aspects of Amateur Radio, providing classes, sponsor test sessions, have operating events throughout the year, provide training to the Boy Scouts, and support the local community with communications as needed.Weekly nets on the 146.73- repeater are every Monday night at 7:30 pm local time and every Thursday night (7:30PM) on our 70cm repeater. Please feel free to check in. We hold monthly club meetings on the second Saturday of each month.
| EVARC Officers - 2021 |
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| President - Terry Lich, W0TDL |
| Vice President - Shane Flanagan, KE0APG |
| Secretary/Treasurer - Fred Weibelhaus, K0FJW |
Membership
Annual membership dues $20 for FULL,$30 for FAMILY, $15, for ASSOCIATE, and $10 for STUDENT. Full and Family membership plans include voting privileges. For more information on EVARC's membership requirements read our Club Constitution. Come join us at the next meeting, or complete the membership application form and mail it along with your dues to: Fred Wiebelhaus, KØFJW, c/o EVARC, P.O. Box 1033, Norfolk, NE 68702-1033
ARES Membership
Are you a member of ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service)? Club members are encouraged to become a member of ARES. Becoming a member lets your local Emergency Coordinator know what your capabilities are for providing communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Waiting until a disaster happens is to late. To become a member print out and complete the ARES registration form and return it to our local ARRL Emergency Coordinator, Sue Askew, KDØJE. You can send it to her via the club Post Office Box (EVARC, Post Office Box 1033, Norfolk, NE 68702-1033), via e-mail Sue Askew KDØJE,or bring it to a club meeting.
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