Club Activities

We survived the SPAR FD weekend and I believe we did it in grand style!
I want to express my gratitude to all who helped or participated in any way. I have never seen a WAARC event where there was more volunteerism and enthusiasm!! From the vast array of food items people baked or prepared to people pitching in to help set up and tear down after the event! The weather cooperated for the most part this year and we all stayed toasty warm in the shelter with the woodburning stove. We had several visitors amongst us, both ham and non-ham and they were, I believe, made to feel welcome thanks to everybody's friendliness.

Even though the band conditions were not great, (there was a major X-2 class solar flare that started circling Earth a couple days ago), we managed to make several contacts albeit we had to dig for them. And...we managed to capture several multipliers! Stay tuned for the final score after the logs are compiled by Craig (KCØYHU).

I want to welcome new member Kevin McCormick KDØPCK of Ainsworth. Kevin (and wife Becky) were at Field day helping out wherever needed. Kevin enjoys working on and using older tube radios and equipment. Welcome aboard, Kevin! I hope you make Kevin feel welcome when you see him next.

If you took any pictures at the event, please send them to me and we`ll get some up on the website.
Once again... Thanks to all who participated at the event so much!! The teamwork was great. YOU helped to make the event a success!

73,
Mark Lukins- ABØDX

We host regularly scheduled license testing!

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Regular net each Monday evening at 7:00 PM, local time, on the 147.045 MHz repeater.

The repeater's new antenna is up and fully operational as of Saturday afternoon, November 07, 2009.

(And doing a great job per the signal reports we heard!) Much better range than previously.
Thanks to all who helped make it a success, including my tower crew, ACØDG, and KCØYHU
(who came all the way from Urbandale to help), as well as the many who helped as the ground crew.
It was a team effort and that's what it took.
We sincerely appreciate ALL who showed up at the site, even if just for moral support!!
We decided NOT to increase the height at this time due to more stiffening of the tower bracing needed
to make it safe and secure to climb as well as an increased length of feedline (Heliax) needed.
Enjoy the pictures, compliments of KCØYHU and wife Barb (No callsign...yet) (Now KDØNEZ)