HAMFESTS AND SWAPFESTS - Section Manager to Make Personal Appearance at Events. Meet and greet Patrick Moretti, KA1RB, your Section Manager, up close and in person. Patrick looks forward to seeing you at your hamfest! 

• September 28 - 29, 2018 HRO Superfest Milwaukee 

  Friday: 12PM to 5PM
  Saturday 9AM to 4PM
  VE Testing on Saturday: 8:30AM to 11AM

   Come to Ham Radio Outlet Milwaukee and be a part of our Amateur Radio 'Superfest'.  It's going to be a great event.

   Confirmed Vendors: ABR Cable, ATL Technology, Amertitron, ARRL, Bioenno Battery, Cable Xperts, Comet Antenna, COMPACtenna, Daiwa, Ham Radio Deluxe, Heil Sound, Hy-Gain, Hytera, ICOM, Kenwood, Lido, MFJ, NCG, Radiowavz, SDRplay, Timewave, Times Microwave, Unified Microsystems, Vectronics, West Mountain Radio, Yaesu, and many others.

  License testing will also be available Saturday 8:30am to 11:00am;  if interested in testing just come by the store as we should have plenty of room. Multiple prize drawings will be held during each day.  Winners will need to be present to win goodies from many of our suppliers who have donated some really great stuff!

  FORUMS
  SDRplay - Operating the SDR radio
  ARRL - What the league has been doing lately. Follow by town hall Q&A.
  Bioenno Battery - Using batteries with ham radio
  West Mountain Radio - TBA
  Yaesu - System Fusion
  COMPACtenna - Jack Nilsson
  
  HOURLY PRIZE DRAWINGS!!

• November 3, 2018 MRC91 Swapfest see link below for more information

 ARRL HAMFESTS AND CONVENTIONS

 ARRL AFFILIATED CLUBS 

 TRAFFIC HANDLING - Denny Rybicke, K9LGU, Section Traffic Manager

•  Section Traffic Mgr Report for August 2018 
•  Nets, Net Managers, and Net Control Stations
• QNI List Updated January 2018
• Traffic Routing Guide Update Jan 2018

PROCEDURES AND TIPS - How To Be A Net Control Station, List of Non-Wisconsn HF Nets, Message Format, Everything You Need To Know.

PREAMBLES, LISTS AND GUIDES - ARES/RACES Net Preamble, Badger Emergency Net Preamble, CW Net Preamble, Official Relay Station Guide,Public Service Honor Roll Criteria, Wisconsin Nets Routing Guide By Cities, Wisconsin Nets Association Manual, Find any Wisconsin Net,Wisconsin Side Band Net Preamble

 OTHER -  All You Need to Know, ARRL Numbered Radiograms, Message Basics from OK,  NTS Digital,  QForms (A program which allows entry of text into an electronic form to create a message), Wisconsin Nets Association History.

WISCONSIN ANTENNAS AND TOWERS 

• Antenna Bill
• PRB-1

SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING -  Severe Weather Spotter Classes Schedule  | Milwaukee Area Skywarn Assocation | ARES

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, EXAMS 

• Vilas County - Two day seminars in preparation for the Technician Class test. This will be held at the Vilas County Economic Development Manufacturing Incubator facility, 4825 Hwy 70 West, Eagle River, WI. Click here for more info and a printable Flyer.
• Eau Claire ARC License Testing - Held at the L E Phillips Senior Center, 1616 Bellinger St. Eau Claire, WI 54703 (lower level) Starting at 9am. Coffee and rolls provided. Walk-ins are welcome. For additional info contact Jon, KE9KW, at 715 834 1540.
• Date TBA * *  General Class - The Space Place Amateur Radio Center, 2300 S. Park St., Madison, Holds weekend Technician Classes using the ARRL General Class License Manual, pre-study is recommended. A license exam session follows the workshop. The ARRL-required fee is $15 (check or money order is preferred). Bring two forms of identification; one must be a photo ID. Sara Elizabeth, WA9SE.  Click for printable flyer
• Date TBA * * Technician Class -  Outagamie County ARES Technician Class held at American Red Cross building, 1302 E. Wisconsin Ave., Appleton, WI.  Bring lunch, snacks, soda,  paper, pens, and a small calculator. Pre-registration is not required but is appreciated. Please contact Jon E. Kreski, AB9NN, at 920-749-1041.
• TBD * * General Class by Wisconsin Valley Radio Association, 2805 Martin Ave.,Wausau. Registration is not required but is encouraged, we use the ARRL General Class license manual, pre-study is recommended.  Travis Augustine, W9HDG, 715-966-1045.
• Juneau County Amateur Radio Club - VE testing session at City Hall, 4th Floor, Mansion and Hickory Streets, Mauston. Walk-ins are welcome. Arthur "Bud" Kriese, AB9PB, 608-565-7915, New Lisbon.
• M&M Amateur Radio Club - Menominee, MI. Use the 147.000 repeater for information. No need to pre-register.
• Amateur Exam Sessions - List of ARRL license exams to be held in Wisconsin.
• Dane County Classes: Mt. Horeb High School, Fine Arts Center, 305 S. Eight St., Mt. Horeb; Cottage Grove, Glacial Drumlin School, 801 Damascus Trail (CTH BB), Cottage Grove; Sun Prairie Public Library, 1350 Linnerud Dr., Sun Prairie. J. McLellan, 608-267-2542.
• Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club 5 week Amateur Extra Classes with test at St. Joseph Hospital, basement floor, Chippewa Falls. Ron Anderson, W9RMA.
• Technician License Classes at the MATC Building, 330 W. Collins St., Portage.Books available for $18 payable the first night of the class. The only other expense will be the $15 fee required by the FCC for taking the amateur radio exam at the Portage Library. Bill Hanold, N9CHN, N3305 Tipperary Point Rd., Poynette, WI 53955, phone 608-635-4138.
• W9PE Ham Cram - The course given in two, 3-hour sessions, is available as a free power point slide presentation useful to schools and clubs. Over 700 students have used it since 1991 as an aid to pass the FCC exam. Course Information. 

• ARRL OnlineCourses - Course Registration.

ON-THE-AIR EVENTS

• Wisconsin 2018 QSO Party is March 11 1800Z, to March 12 0100Z. 
• Sundays, 8 a.m. - ARES/RACES Net.  Everyone is invited to check into or participate in this net which meets on 3967.0 KHz (primary); 3977.5 KHz (secondary). Ron Purvis, WB9WKO, Net Manager.
• YOUNG HAMS - Saturdays, 7 p.m. - YACHT youth echolink net on the 147.000 W8PIF repeater.  We currently have 120 youth and adult members from 22 states and several countries.  Net is open to all who support youth and ham radio.  Edward Engleman, KG8CX. 

TRAFFIC HANDLERS (1959 Photographs) - K9AEQ, W9BCC, W9CBE, W9CXY, W9DYG, K9ELT, W9ERW, W9FZC, K9GDF, K9GSC, W9IBF, W9IQB, W9KJJ, W9KKM, W9KQB, W9LFK, W9LMX, W9MWQ, W9NLJ, W9PTL, W9SIZ, W9SZR, W9VHP, W9VIK.

TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS - Contact these experts to help solve your problem. List of Technical Specialists.

TOURS - Places for you or your club members to tour. These organizations make use of Wisconsin amateurs in times of emergency or public service. They would love to give you a tour of their facility! Visit them! List of Tours.
SPEAKERS - Amateurs willing to give presentations to your club and their topcs of interest: List of Speakers.

SECTION APPOINTEMENTS - List of Section Appointments.

Please let us know about any updates or corrections to this web site. Patrick Moretti, KA1RB.