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- No In-Person Meeting on August 28, 2024We are all on Summer Break. We won’t be meeting in person on August 28, 2024. We will hold the Net Meeting at our usual time.
- No In-person Meeting July 31, 2024We will NOT be meeting in person on the last Wednesday this month, instead we will hold our regularly scheduled FM Net meeting at 8PM on Wednesday on the MARA 147.150 repeater PL (or CTCSS or TSQL) 123.0.
- Dairyland Dare 2024The 2024 Dairyland Dare bicycle event is on August 3, 2024. If you are a ham radio operator that would like to volunteer for this event, please fill out the signup form.
- April 24, 2024 Monthly MeetingARES: What is our Superpower? We will meet this Wednesday, April 24 at 7pm at the Dane County EOC at 2982 Kapec Road, Fitchburg. Please use the west door (facing Kapec Rd) to enter the building. If you are unable to attend in person please send an email to KC9UNZ@arrl.net for Google Meet information toContinue reading “April 24, 2024 Monthly Meeting”
- Cross-Band RepeatingAt our March in person meeting on the 27th Luke, KC9IFF shared a presentation on cross-band repeating and how it is used for Events and Emergencies using Ham Radio. Thanks so much Luke! Below you will find a recording of Luke’s presentation as well as a link to his slide deck. #HamRadio
- Monthly ARES/RACES Meeting on February 28thWe will be meeting at the Dane County EOC at 2982 Kapec Road, Fitchburg on February 28 at 7:00 PM. If you’ve not been there take the McKee Rd exit off Verona Rd (State Rt 18) and go west about 500 feet. The EOC is at the corner of Kapec and King James Way, justContinue reading “Monthly ARES/RACES Meeting on February 28th”
- Storm Spotter Classes Scheduled for Spring 2024The ARES Standardized Training Plan AKA The ARES Task Book, suggests that all ARES operators should have Storm Spotter Training at least every other year. To support the National Weather Service has scheduled 4 Storm Spotter training in our area (Dane and Iowa Counties) this spring. The classes are scheduled as follows: For more informationContinue reading “Storm Spotter Classes Scheduled for Spring 2024”