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EVARC Upcoming Events/Announcements
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Next meeting of the Elkhorn Valley Amateur Radio ClubDate: Saturday,
May 4, 2024 NOTE: The May meeting date as been changed to the first Saturday of May. The meeting date was changed due a conflict with the ARRL Nebraska State Convention scheduled for May 11 in Lincoln. See the Hamfest/Convention schedule below Minutes from the March 9 2024 meeting minutes are available and can be read here The May meeting will be the last meeting to be held at First Choice Catering & Party. The meeting location for June will move to District Table & Tap at 222 West Norfolk Ave, former bakery location. Visitors and guests are always welcome to the meeting. |
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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 December 2023 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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Test Sessions within 200 miles of
Norfolk, NE
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04/20/2024 - Huron SD 57350 Sponsor: Huron ARA, Inc.
Date: Apr 20 2024
Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Lloyd V. Timperley
(605) 352-7896
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Huron City Hall (Boardroom)
239 Wisconsin Ave SW
Use South Door
Huron SD 57350-1915
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04/20/2024 - Kearney, NE 68847 Sponsor: Midway ARC
Date: Apr 20 2024
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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04/21/2024 - Ames, IA Sponsor: Story County ARC VE Team
Date: Apr 21 2024
Time: 1:30 PM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Claus H. Niesen
Email: [email protected]
VEC: LAUREL VEC
Location: Ames Public Library (Danfoss Room)
515 Douglas Ave
Ames IA 5000-6215
Website: https://hamstudy.org/sessions/amesia
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04/23/2024 - Sheldon, IA 51201 Sponsor: NIARC
Date: Apr 23 2024
Time: 6:00 PM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Delmar E. Spronk
(712) 324-3030
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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05/02/2024 - Lincoln, NE 68506 Sponsor: Lincoln ARC
Date: May 02 2024
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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05/04/2024 - Sioux City 51101 Sponsor: Sooland Amt Radio Assoc
Date: May 04 2024
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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05/11/2024 - Lincoln, NE 68507 Sponsor: Lincoln ARC
Date: May 11 2024
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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05/14/2024 - Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Sponsor: Sioux Empire ARC
Date: May 14 2024
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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05/14/2024 - Yankton, SD 57078 Sponsor: Prairie Dog Amt Radio Club
Date: May 14 2024
Time: 4:00 PM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Fred L. DeRoos
(605) 665-2590
Email: [email protected]
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Christ the King Luthern Church
305 W 25th St
Yankton SD 57078-1317
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05/18/2024 - Norfolk, NE 68701 Sponsor: Elkhorn Valley ARC
Date: May 18 2024
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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05/18/2024 - Papillion, NE 68046 Sponsor: Bellevue ARC
Date: May 18 2024
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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The Ak-Sar-Ben ARC has testing on the last Wednesday of each month.
See their
website for more information Interested in an Online Exams Session? See the Online Exam Session web page -... -.- |
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Hamfests/Conventions
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04/20/2024 - Hambash 2024, Kansas City, MO Start Date: 04/20/2024
End Date: 04/20/2024
Location: Ararat Shrine Temple
5100 Ararat Drive
Kansas City, MO 64101
Website: http://hambash.us
Sponsor: Ararat Shrine amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 145.130 (151.4)
Public Contact: Larry Gonnello , KC0FD
5100 Ararat Drive
Kansas City, MO 64129
Phone: 816-377-0706
Email: [email protected]
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04/27/2024 - Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Hamfest Start Date: 04/27/2024
End Date: 04/27/2024
Location: Iowa State Fairgrounds Elwell Family Food Center
3000 E. Grand
Des Moines, IA 50301
Website: https://dmraa.com/hamfest
Sponsor: Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.940- 114.8
Public Contact: Scott Kirstein , N0OOD
2424 N. Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 511-490-7414
Email: [email protected]
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05/11/2024 - ARRL Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, NE Start Date: 05/11/2024
End Date: 05/11/2024
Location: Sandhills Global Event Center
4100 N. 84th St.
Lincoln, NE 68501
Website: http://www.lincolnhamfest.org
Sponsor: Lincoln Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 146.760 -
Public Contact: Ed Holloway , K0RPT
8310 Sandalwood Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: 402-326-1139
Email: [email protected]
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05/17/2024 - Dayton Hamvention, ARRL National Convention Start Date: 05/17/2024
End Date: 05/19/2024
Location: Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center
210 Fairgrounds Road
Xenia, OH 45385
Website: https://hamvention.org
Sponsor: Dayton Amateur Radio Association
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 146.94 (-) 123.0 PL
Public Contact: Jim Gifford , KD8APT
PO Box 964
Dayton, OH 45401
Phone: 937-276-6930
Email: [email protected]
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06/08/2024 Southwest Iowa Amateur Radio Association Ham Fest and Tailgate, Creston, IA Start Date: 06/08/2024
End Date: 06/08/2024
Location: Union County Emergency Management
705 East Taylor Street
Creston , IA 50801
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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07/13/2024 - 26th Annual Pioneer Amateur Radio Club Flea Market Start Date: 07/13/2024
End Date: 07/13/2024
Location: North Bend City Auditorium
741 Main Street
North Bend, NE 68649
Website: https://k0sw.org
Sponsor: Pioneer Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 443.900/+5 MHz or 146.67 MHz (100 Hz)
Public Contact: Richard Mehaffey , KB0ARZ
230 West 11th Street
North Bend, NE 68649-5007
Phone: 402-719-7342
Email: [email protected]
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07/20/2024 - SEARC Tailgate/ARRL South Dakota State Convention Start Date: 07/20/2024
End Date: 07/20/2024
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church
3801 E. 26th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Website: http://w0zwy.org
Sponsor: Sioux Empire ARC
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 146.895 MHz PL 146.2 Hz
Public Contact: Willis Gravning , KE0Z
4321 S. Arden Circle
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-5234
Phone: 1-605-961-8466
Email: [email protected]
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08/10/2024 - Northern Plains Regional Radio Council Hamfest Start Date: 08/10/2024
End Date: 08/10/2024
Location: Brewster American Legion Post
825 3rd Avenue
Brewster, MN 56119
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/613395962166982
Sponsor: Northern Plains Regional Radio Council
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.67 - 141.3
Public Contact: Randy Donahue , WB0ZSO
PO Box 336
Fulda, MN 56131
Phone: 605-610-9419
Email: [email protected]
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09/07/2024 - S.A.R.A Hamfest, Sioux City, IA 51104 Start Date: 09/07/2024
End Date: 09/07/2024
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: 147.060 tone: 110.9
Public Contact: Tim Jarman , K0UX
1420 Hiawatha Trail
Sioux City, IA 51104-4323
Phone: 1-712-223-4033
Email: [email protected]
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News From the ARRL Letters |
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Ham Radio Active During EclipseMillions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar
eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully occluded the sun -- stretched through the South Pacific, Mexico, central Texas, the Ozarks, the Midwest, the Rust Belt area, and to New England through the Maritimes. In all, 14 ARRL Sections were impacted directly and several more were on the fringes of the solar umbra. Radio Serves Amateur radio was active throughout the areas of impact. Most ARRL Sections in the path had been developing a plan with their served agencies for months or years beforehand. Traffic was expected to be significant, with up to 3.7 million people forecast to travel to areas within the path of totality.
In Paris, Texas, hams split shifts at the Lamar County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Teams of two operators volunteered for 4-hour shifts. The activation doubled as a training opportunity and an equipment test. The ARRL Indiana Section was in full force with their Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) member-volunteers providing radio coverage on HF, VHF, and UHF amateur bands and utilizing GMRS. Using a mobile command center dubbed "Big Blue," the ARES team in Lake County set up on an overpass above Interstate 65 and was staffed in part by father and son volunteer team Chris Lattimer, N9MMR, and Tavas Lattimer, KD9NSC. The Section also utilized Winlink VARA HF to establish a digital connection with the incident command system. In Hamilton County, Indiana, ARES members volunteered with the county emergency management teams. They fanned out across EOCs, parks, and other locations. One ARES member, who is also active in the Civil Air Patrol, monitored traffic and crowds from an airplane. Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Maine Section Keith Anoe, KE4UCW, held hourly check - ins via radio with the Maine Emergency Management Agency and other served agencies in case one of them needed to activate the Maine Emergency Communication Net. Social media posts throughout the amateur radio space hold anecdotes of 146.52 MHz being extremely active during the post-eclipse traffic jam. Traffic on Interstate 91 in Northern Vermont was at a near standstill after the eclipse. Many reports say that 146.52 MHz was active all over the country with amateurs reporting the latest traffic conditions. [Sierra Harrop, W5DX, photo] Radio Gathers In Vermont, several ARRL members, who also happen to be pilots, gathered at the Northeast Kingdom International Airport in Newport to watch the eclipse.
Outside ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, staff members and headquarters volunteers took the opportunity to observe the 92% visible eclipse using a solar viewer built by W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. Radio Studies Across the world, radio amateurs participated in the HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Party. It involved operating before, during, and after the eclipse to gather log data. Those logs will be studied by researchers in the coming years to further investigate the sun's impact on the ionosphere. HamSCI's program leader Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, was active from The University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club station. "I'm happy to report that we had an excellent day at W3USR in Scranton and believe that we both had fun and collected good data," he wrote in a message to the HamSCI team. The organizers request that those who operated in the event upload their logs. If you used N1MM+ or N3FJP loggers, there's a setting called Solar Eclipse QSO Party. Participants can also submit a Cabrillo or ADIF file of their activity. All logs should go to https://seqp.contesting.com/seqpsubmitlog.php. -... -.- |
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Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National ParkDeath Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his family were enjoying the park when their vehicle became stuck in mud in a dangerous area. Without access to a cell network, the ham called for help on the 10-meter band.
According to a news release from the Black Swamp Amateur Radio Club, Caleb Gustwiller, KD8TGB, jumped into action. Gustwiller was monitoring from Ohio when he picked up the distress call. He was able to hear the call sign and the general location of the ham in distress. He lost the signal to the noise, so he wrote a post in the Parks on the Air® Facebook group asking for other hams to listen for the calls. Several hams contacted emergency officials in southern California, which led to the ham and their family being rescued within a few hours by park rangers. The club stated in their Facebook post: "Without Caleb hearing this distress call, it could have quickly become a very deadly situation for the operator and his family." -... -.- |
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Active Hurricane Season Predicted for 2024Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict
an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in
their initial 2024 forecast.
ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, attended the National Hurricane Conference in Florida in late March, where the CSU prediction was issued. "The common discussion at the National Hurricane Conference this year was the potential for a very active year, and the forecast from CSU enforces that thought," said Johnston. "Several of the forecasters were pointing to indications that we are moving from an El Niño to a La Niña and that could potentially cause a more active season." The CSU Tropical Weather & Climate Research team predicts 23 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season. Of those, researchers forecast that 11 will become hurricanes and five will reach major hurricane strength, as measured by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. The prediction is above the 30-year average for hurricanes and storms and is above the total of 20 storms, seven hurricanes, and three Category 3 or higher hurricanes in 2023. Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU and the lead author of the report Phil Klotzbach said, "So far, the 2024 hurricane season is exhibiting characteristics similar to 1878, 1926, 1998, 2010, and 2020. Our analog seasons were all very active Atlantic hurricane seasons." The team predicts that 2024 hurricane activity will be about 170% of the average season from 1991 - 2020. By comparison, 2023's hurricane activity was about 120% of the average season. The report also includes the probability of major hurricanes making landfall, including a 62% probability for the entire US coastline. The average landfall from 1880 - 2020 was 43%. The report also indicates increased landfall probabilities of 34% for the East Coast of the US, including the Florida peninsula (the average from 1880 - 2020 was 21%); 42% for the Gulf Coast, from the Florida panhandle westward to Brownsville (the average from 1880 - 2020 was 27%), and 66% for the Caribbean (the average from 1880 - 2020 was 47%). The National Weather Service (NWS), National Hurricane Center (NHC), and Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) are prepared for an active hurricane season. Amateur radio operators can take part in activations on 14.325 MHz during the day and on 7.268 kHz at night. As propagation changes, the HWN may operate both frequencies simultaneously. At the Florida conference, Johnston also highlighted the relationship between ARRL and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as ARRL's position as a net control station within the SHAred RESources High Frequency Radio Program (SHARES) managed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. "Now is the time to prepare for emergencies of any type by building relationships, training and refreshing skills, and testing and preparing equipment," added Johnston.. -... -.- |
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World Amateur Radio Day 2024
World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April
18.
The theme for 2024 is, "A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy." The global event covers all of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and spans 2 days: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 0000 UTC to Friday, April 19, 2024, 0000 UTC. On April 18, 1925, the IARU was formed in Paris and will celebrate its centenary in 2025. American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim was the organization's first president. All radio amateurs are invited to take to the airwaves to enjoy the global friendship with other amateurs and to show their skills and capabilities to the public. WARD is not a contest but rather an opportunity to talk about the value of amateur radio with the public and fellow amateur colleagues. It is also a great opportunity to talk about local radio clubs and amateur radio in local media as a lead-up to ARRL Field Day, which is held each year during the fourth full weekend in June. You can also promote your personal WARD activities on social media platforms like X and Facebook by using the hashtag #WorldAmateurRadioDay. For more ideas and information, visit World Amateur Radio Day (arrl.org) -... -.- |
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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 21659). 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
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It is compiled from local, regional, and national sources. Created by Monty Wilson, NRØA.
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Radio amateurs were activated in many locations. 
I
did not see last Monday's eclipse, except for on television. In the
Pacific Northwest, there was only a 20% exposure, and skies were
overcast. As reports from across the country displayed successive
totality, I noticed the prominence on the edge of the disk. There
were always between one and three little red spots at the edge. 