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EVARC Upcoming Events/Announcements
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Next meeting of the Elkhorn Valley Amateur Radio ClubDate: Saturday,
May 17, 2025 NOTE: Meeting date has changed because of the Nebraska State Convention, on May 10 Minutes from the April 12 meeting minutes are available and can be read here Visitors and guests are always welcome to the meeting. |
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Contact Information - UpdateEVARC Club Members: To insure we have current information in case we need to notify you of club events or last minute cancelations or changes, we would appreciate if you would click the update link below. When you submit the data it is sent directly to Club Secretary/Treasurer Aaron Mathis, KT0Q Thank you for your cooperation. Update Form |
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Field Day 2025
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Meeting Date ChangesMeeting dates for the May and July meetings has changed. This change was made so club members could attend the Nebraska State Convention on May 10 in Lincoln and the North Bend Flea Market on July 12. The dates have been moved to one week later. The May meeting will be on May 17 Location will be at the same location - District Table and Tap Update you calendars. |
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Northeast Nebraska HamfestThe next Northeast Nebraska Hamfest date has been set. Mark you calendar for November 15. For more information contact Aaron, KT0Q Pictures from the 2024 Hamfest have been posted. |
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Other Information
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Midwest and Nebraska Section NewsThe Midwest Division Monthly Newsletter can be read on their web site. The October 2024 edition is available The latest Nebraska Sections news can be found on the Nebraska Section Facebook page or the ARRL Nebraska Section news web page. |
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Special Operating Events
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Test Sessions within 200 miles of
Norfolk, NE
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05/01/2025 - Lincoln, NE 68506 Sponsor: Lincoln ARC
Date: May 01 2025
Time: 6:30 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Christopher W. Evens
(402) 613-3484
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: College View SDA Church
4801 Prescott Ave
Heartland Hall B
Enter E Ent #1 Handicap main
Lincoln NE 68506-5428
Website: https://k0kkv.org/get-your-license/
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05/10/2025 - Boone IA 50036 Sponsor: Boone Amateur Radio Klub
Date: May 10 2025
Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Steven C. Huffman
(515) 230-0459
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Boone Pioneer Senior Center
1112 Story St
Boone IA 50036-2222
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05/10/2025 - Lincoln, NE 68507 Sponsor: Lincoln ARC
Date: May 10 2025
Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Christopher W. Evens
(402) 613-3484
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Sandhills Global Event Center
4100 N 84th St
Lincoln NE 68507-9709
Website: http://www.lincolnhamfest.org/
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05/13/2025 - Sioux Falls SD 57104 Sponsor: Sioux Empire ARC
Date: May 13 2025
Time: 7:00 PM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Willis L. Gravning
(605) 961-8466
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Minnehaha County Emergency Mngt Bldg
608 N Sigler Ave
Sioux Falls SD 57104
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05/17/2025 - Kearney NE 68847 Sponsor: Midway ARC
Date: May 17 2025
Time: 8:00 AM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Michael J. Osterberg
(308) 293-0636
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Buffalo County EOC
1512 Central Ave
Kearney NE 68847-6020
Website: https://w0ky.org/
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05/17/2025 - Norfolk, NE 68701 Sponsor: Elkhorn Valley ARC
Date: May 17 2025
Time: 1:15 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: John L 'Monty'. Wilson
(402) 750-0771
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Norfolk Public Library
308 W Prospect Ave Rm A
Norfolk NE 68701-4138
Website: https://qsl.net/evarc/
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05/17/2025 - Papillion NE 68046 Sponsor: Bellevue ARC
Date: May 17 2025
Time: 1:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Michael Turner
(402) 291-2034
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: CHI Health Midlands Hospital
11111 S 84th St
Papillion NE 68046
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05/24/2025 - Sioux City, IA 51101 Sponsor: Sooland Amt Radio Assoc
Date: May 24 2025
Time: 10:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Tim T. Jarman
(712) 223-4033
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Downtown Public Library
529 Pierce St
Conference Room
Sioux City IA 51101
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/591123127614974
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05/27/2025 - Sheldon IA 51201 Sponsor: NIARC
Date: May 27 2025
Time: 6:00 PM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Delmar E. Spronk
(712) 348-0804
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Northwest Iowa Comm college (NCC)
603 W Park St
Bldg C Rm 305
Sheldon IA 51201-1060
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The Ak-Sar-Ben ARC (Omaha) has testing on the last Wednesday of each month.
See their
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Hamfests/Conventions/Conferences
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05/10/2025 - ARRL Nebraska State Convention Start Date: 05/10/2025
End Date: 05/10/2025
Location: Sandhills Global Event Center
4100 N. 84th St.
Lincoln , NE 68501
Website: http://lincolnhamfest.org
Sponsor: Lincoln Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: K0KKV 146.760-
Public Contact: Ed Holloway , K0RPT
8310 Sandalwood Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: 402-326-1139
Email: [email protected]
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05/16/2025 - Dayton Hamvention Start Date: 05/16/2025
End Date: 05/18/2025
Location: Greene County Expo Center
210 Fairgrounds Road
Xenia, OH 45385
Website: http://Hamvention.org
Sponsor: Dayton Amateur Radio Association
Type:
Talk-In: 146.940 (-600 PL-123.0)
Public Contact: Brian Markland , N8UDQ
6619 Bellefontaine Rd.
Dayton, OH 45424
Phone: 937-830-8711
Email: [email protected]
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06/14/2025 - Southwest Iowa Amateur Radio Association Ham Fest Start Date: 06/14/2025
End Date: 06/14/2025
Location: Williamson Legion Hall - New Location!!
1120 Sycamore Ave.
Prescott , IA 50859
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/327085807349791
Sponsor: Southwest Iowa Amateur Radio Association
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: KØCSQ Repeater 146.790 - offset 136.5 Tone
Public Contact: Doug Welsch , KAØMHJ
517 S. W. 2nd Street
Greenfield, IA 50849
Phone: 641-745-5501
Email: [email protected]
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07/12/2025 - 27th Annual Pioneer Amateur Radio Club's Flea Market Start Date: 07/12/2025
End Date: 07/12/2025
Location: North Bend City Auditorium
741 North Main Street
North Bend, NE 68649
Website: http://k0sw.org
Sponsor: Pioneer Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 443.900/+5 MHz or 146.67/07 (100 Hz.)
Public Contact: Richard Mehaffey , KB0ARZ
230 West 11th Street
North Bend, NE 68649
Phone: 402-719-7342
Email: [email protected]
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07/19/2025 - SEARC Tailgate Swapfest Start Date: 07/19/2025
End Date: 07/19/2025
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church
3801 E. 26th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Website: http://w0zwy.org
Sponsor: Sioux Empire ARC
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.895 MHz PL 146.2 Hz
Public Contact: Willis Gravning , KE0Z
4321 S. Arden Circle
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-5234
Phone: 605-961-8466
Email: [email protected]
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7/26/2025 - 64th Annual Bader Park Steak Fry Start Date: 7/26/2025
End Date: 7/27/2025
Location: Bader Memorial Park
Chapman, NE
Website: https://www.paderpark.org
Sponsor: Central Nebraska ARC
Information: https://cnarc.club/
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09/06/2025 - AK-SAR-BEN-ARC Flea-Esta, Omaha NE 68101 Start Date: 09/06/2025
End Date: 09/06/2025
Location: Metro Community College (CAM Building)
2800 Edward Babe Gomez Avenue
Omaha, NE 68101
Website: http://AksarbenArc.org
Sponsor: Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.940 MHz
Public Contact: Dan Buchholz , N0POT
2609 Adams Ashland, NE 68003
Phone: 402-554-4256
Email: [email protected]
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09/13/2025 - NPRRC Hamfest, Brewster MN 56119 Start Date: 09/13/2025
End Date: 09/13/2025
Location: American Legion Post # 464
825 3rd Avenue
Brewster, MN 56119
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NPRRC
Sponsor: Northern Plains Regional Radio Council
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.67 141.3
Public Contact: Randy Donahue , WB0ZSO
713 N. Ireland Avenue
PO Box 336
Fulda, MN 56131
Phone: 605-610-9419
Email: [email protected]
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09/20/2025 - S.A.R.A Hamfest, Sioux City, IA 51101 Start Date: 09/20/2025
End Date: 09/20/2025
Location: Morningside Lutheran Church (lower gym)
700 So. Martha St.
Sioux City, IA 51101
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/591123127614974
Sponsor: Sooland Amateur Radio Association
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.970 tone: 110.9
Public Contact: Tim Jarman , K0UX
1420 Hiawatha Trail
Sioux City, Iowa, IA 51104
Phone: 712-223-4033
Email: [email protected]
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10/10/2025 - SPARK-CON, ARRL Midwest Division Convention Start Date: 10/10/2025
End Date: 10/11/2025
Location: Missouri State Fair Grounds
2503 W. 16th St. Sedalia, MO 65301
Sedalia, MO 65301
Sponsor: Sedalia Pettis Amateur Radio Klub
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 147.030 - 179.9
Public Contact: Bret Kuhns , W0VK
1880 Quisenberry Rd.
Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-281-6506
Email: [email protected]
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10/11/2025 - North Star Radio Convention, ARRL Minnesota State Convention Start Date: 10/11/2025
End Date: 10/11/2025
Location: Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Park, MN
Website: https://northstarradio.org
Sponsor: Minnesota Amateur Radio Consortium
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 146.76 114.8 tone
Public Contact: Dale Henninger , W0DHZ
8579 Brewster Ave
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
Phone: 612-747-7587
Email: [email protected]
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11/15/2025 - Northeast Nebraska Hamfest Start Date: 11/15/2025 End Date: 11/15/2025 Location: CHC Hall 105 Elm Ave Norfolk, NE 68701 Website: https://www.qsl.net/evarc/ Sponsor: Elkhorn Valley Amateur Radio Club Type: ARRL Hamfest Talk-In: 146.73 MHz, tone 131.8 Details will be posted when available |
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News From the ARRL Letters |
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Amateur Radio Helps 2025 Boston MarathonOver 280 amateur radio operators volunteered during the 129th running of the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2025.
Operators were working at virtually every location connected with the race, including the starting line, the entire course, the finish line, transportation, and various operations centers including the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the State EOC Unified Command Center (UCC), and the BAA Race Operations Center (ROC) in Boston. Combined, they performed communications duties that included logistics support as a primary function and backup support for medical and other public safety requests for the race as needed. “This is one of the largest public service events amateur radio supports in the United States and planning started over 6 months in advance,” said Rob Macedo, KD1CY, of the Boston Athletic Association Communications Committee. -... -.- |
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ARRL Teachers Institute Application Deadline April 30Applicants for the summer 2025 sessions of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology must apply by April 30 to be considered. The application process is straightforward. Interested educators can find the web form at www.arrl.org/ti. ARRL covers all the costs of the TI, including travel, but there is a $100 application fee if the teacher is accepted.
The Teachers Institutes are a productive week for those who attend. The program is designed to not just introduce amateur radio to classrooms, but more importantly to enable teachers to build content around wireless technology of all kinds into their lessons. Part of ARRL’s mission is to inspire the next generation of radio amateurs, but through this program the ripple effects spread into all things related to radio engineering. ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, said teachers leave fired up about radio. “To see the excitement these educators have after a TI is very rewarding. We see success when that enthusiasm ripples out across communities, and we want to reach more teachers than ever before,” said Goodgame. ARRL has expanded the program for 2025, doing sessions around the country. The first field session was held on Staten Island in New York City. Other regions are planned for 2025. IN THEIR OWN WORDSS: Staten Island Technical High School Students talk about the program, January 2025 QST Digital Edition The Teachers Institute is funded entirely by donations to the ARRL Technology and Education Fund. Over the winter, ham radio YouTubers and donors raised $41,000 for the program in a telethon. “We rely on the community to support this program, and donors have seen the success and wanted to be a part of it. They have enabled the growth and expansion of TI, and now we hope to get more applicants who want to come participate in this amazing professional development opportunity,” said Goodgame. -... -.-- |
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New Book Release: Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook
In addition to his sketches, Walt offers portable construction and operating tips, and just enough about counterpoise wires and ground to get you making contacts in no time. This isn’t a heavy-duty treatise on maximally efficient antennas, it’s a book for the “true amateur,” the ham who gets out by the waves with a radio to see what they can make happen. Like Walt says, “This isn’t the Mozart of antenna books, it’s the Jimmy Buffett.” Walt pairs each antenna with a dining spot you can try, whether you’re on Waimea Bay in Kauai, deep in the Big Easy’s French Quarter, or on the long Atlantic stretch of Nags Head, North Carolina. He guides you to the best chowders, fish tacos, crab legs, and more, all while building antennas, making contacts, and soaking up some coastal rays. Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook is now shipping. Order from the ARRL online store or find an ARRL publication dealer; ARRL Item No. 2226, ISBN: 978-1-62595-222-6, $25.95 retail, member price $22.95. For additional questions or ordering, call 1-888-277-5289 toll-free in the US, Monday through Thursday 8 AM to 7 PM and Friday 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time. Outside the US, call (860) 594-0200. -... -.- |
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In Brief..............ARRL Solar Report April 25, 2025
Solar wind parameters continued to be slightly enhanced due to the Coronal Hole High Speed Streams (CH HSS) associated with the positive polarity coronal holes in the southern hemisphere. Solar wind parameters are expected to continue to be influenced by positive polarity, with CH HSS conditions through April 26. Nominal conditions are expected thereafter. The 10.7 -centimeter solar flux: April 24 – 27, 165; April 28 – 30, 170. Predicted sunspot numbers: April 24, 145; April 25, 151; April 26, 159; April 27, 167. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service, read "What the Numbers Mean...," and check out the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA. A propagation bulletin archive is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio website. Other Items
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Education and Training
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CLOSING ITEMSThe EVARC weekly net meets every Monday evening at 7:30 PM on the club 2 meter repeater (146.73 - ). Check-in to the net to hear an update on activities of other club members, announcements of local interest, and any late breaking information. Everyone is welcome to check in. The EVARC weekly rag chew net meets every Thursday evening at 7:30 PM on the club 440 repeater (444.250 + and Wires-X room 63967). Check-in for general discussion and a weekly trivia question. Want to try your hand as Net Control? Contact Andy, KF0CSI or Shane, KE0APG. ... -.- |
The purpose of this
newsletter is to provide information to local hams with items of interest.
It is compiled from local, regional, and national sources. Created by Monty Wilson, NRØA.
Contact the Webmaster with
comments or questions..
Session 1 focuses on mission planning. The forum is moderated by
noted DXer Ned Stearns, AA7A, who also serves as ARRL Vice Director for
the Southwestern Division. The panel includes George Wallner, AA7JV; Don
Greenbaum, N1DG, and ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Affairs Manager Bart
Jahnke, W9JJ. Each of the four experts share their perspective on the
current state of DXpeditions and what evolving technology and regulatory
situations mean for the future. 
Join Salty Walt, K4OGO, of the Coastal Waves & Wires YouTube channel,
where all the action happens — right on the beach! Ham radio adventure
awaits with 15 portable antenna designs. Walt begins with the basics of
setting up a quarter- or half-wave vertical, but then draws readers into
more experimental designs like his own Coastal 20 or an end-fed vertical
made with a Slinky®. Each sketch, reproduced from Walt’s own design
notebook, provides wire lengths and practical attachment information.
Solar
activity has been at low levels with only minor C-class flaring
through April 24, 2025, and is expected to be moderate with a chance
of M-class flares (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) through April 26. No
Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed. A
southwest CME was observed on April 23 and is considered to be
far-side due to the lack of any on-disk plasma motion/flare
activity. 