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EVARC Repeaters
146.730- W0OFK PL frequency
131.8, FM primary mode, C4FM capable, Nebraska Hub 21659
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, April 8, 2023 at 8:30 AM.
Meeting
location is First Choice Catering and Party
1110 S 9th St, Norfolk, NE
68701
Fox Hunt after the meeting
March 11 2023 Meeting Minutes are posted
Northeast Nebraska Hamfest
The next Northeast Nebraska Hamfest is planned for November
18, 2023 Watch this space for more details.
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 operated normally in FM mode and is connected to the internet via Wires-X system. It is normally connected to the Nebraska-Hub, room 21659. We also have a 70 cm repeater that operates on 444.250+ (callsign W0OFK). The UHF repeater is also connected to the Wires-X system and operates normally in digital mode. It is connected to room 83156. 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 - Shane Flanagan, KE0APG |
| Vice President - Andy Johnson, KF0CSI |
| Secretary/Treasurer - Aaron Mathis, KT0Q |
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. If you would like to join the club, complete the membership application form and mail it along with your dues to: Aaron Mathis, KT0Q, c/o EVARC, P.O. Box 1033, Norfolk, NE 68702-1033, or just bring it to a club meeting.
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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NR0A Weather Station
Norfolk Weather from NWS
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