HAMFESTS AND SWAPFESTS - Section Manager to Make Personal Appearance at Events. Meet and greet Don Michalski, W9IXG, your Section Manager, up close and in person. Don looks forward to seeing you at your hamfest!

• March 7, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - South Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club Auction at American Legion Post #434, 9327 S. Shepherd Av., Oak Creek. Radios, parts, tubes, electronics. Indoors, free admission and parking. Bob Kastelic, WB9TIK, 414 764 3871.
• March 10, 2012, 8:00 a.m.  - Eau Claire Amateur Radio Club  25th Annual Equipment Auction at Grace Lutheran Church, 202 W. Grand Ave., Eau Claire. Rolf Nestingen , KG0KM, 715-832-7913. 
• March  11, 2012, 1:00 to 8:00 p.m.  - Wisconsin QSO Party West Allis ARC, Lynn Tamblyn, K9KR.
• March  18, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. -  TriCounty ARC Hamfest at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Activity Center, 503 N. Jackson Ave., Jefferson.  Paul Marowsky, KD9PM, 920-674-4968.
• March 30, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., and March 31, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2012 - AES Superfest 2012 at Amateur Electronic Supply, 5710 W. Good Hope Rd, Milwaukee. Ray Grenier, K9KHW, 414-375-1162.
• April 14, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Madison Swapfest and Computer Fair by Madison Area Repeater Association at Mandt Community Center, 400 Mandt Parkway, Stoughton. Paul Toussaint, N9VWH, 608-205-1994.
• May 5, 2012, 8:00 am -  Ozaukee Radio Club at Circle-B Recreation Center, 6261 State Hwy 60, Cedarburg.  Tom Nawrot,: AA9XK, 262-242-1029.
• May 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Arrowhead Radio Amateur Club Hamfest at Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds, 4700 S. Tower Ave. (Highway 35), Superior. Robert Schulz , KC0NFB, 218-724-6957.
• July 7, 2012, starts 6:30 a.m. - South Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club Swapfest at American Legion Post #434, 9327 S. Shepard Ave, Oak Creek. Bob Kastelic, WB9TIK, 414 764 3871.
•  July, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - CVARC Tail Gate Swap Fest at Eagles Club Parking Lot, 2855 HWY 53, Chippewa Falls. Joe Peloquin, KC9JFP, 715-271-4176.
• July 25-29, 2012 - EAA AirVenture 2012. The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club will operate special event station W9ZL.  Jon Oldenburg AB9AH, 920-832-9727.
• August 11, 2012, 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. - Lakes Area Amateur Club Hamfest at the Lyons Town Hall, 6339 Hospital Rd., Lyons. Michel Bartolone, NX9A, 262-210-8652.

• August 25, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Yellow Thunder Amateur Radio Club, Inc. Circus City Swapfest at Elks Club Lodge, 623 Broadway, Baraboo. Thomas Harrison, N9PQJ, 608-963-0762.
• September 29, 2012, 8:00 a.m. - Ozaukee Radio Club Swapfest at Cedarburg Firemans Park, 796 Washington Ave., Cedarburg. Tom Ruhlmann , W9IPR, 262-377-6945.
• October 3, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - South Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club Auction at American Legion Post #434, 9327 S. Shepherd Av., Oak Creek. Radios, parts, tubes, electronics. Indoors, free admission and parking. Bob Kastelic, WB9TIK, 414 764 3871.
• October 13, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon - Central Wisconsin Swapfest at Colby Lions Pavilion, 103 W. Adams St.,, Colby. Bob Braun, KB9BLV.
• November 3, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Milwaukee Repeater Club Hamfest at the Elks Lodge #46, 5555 W. Good Hope Rd., Milwaukee. Ken Jaeger, KC9MXZ, 414-491-0686.
• November, 2012 -  Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club Swapfest at Germania Hall, Menasha.  Anthony L. Mach, AB9IO, 920-722-0482.
• January, 2013, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - West Allis Radio Amateur Club at Waukesha County Expo Center Forum, 1000 Northview Rd., Waukesha. Phil Gural, W9NAW, 414-425-3649.
• February, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - The Capital City Hamfest sponsored by New Era Repeater Technocrats at Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg.  Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, 608-276-5581.
• February, 2013, 8:00 a.m. to Noon -  Milwaukee Radio Amateur Club & Milwaukee Area Amateur Radio Society Midwinter Interclub Swpafest at Milwaukee Public Television Friends Auction, 12560 W Townsend St., Brookfield.  David Schank, KA9WXN, 414-423-0872.

ARRL Hamfests and Conventions

ARRL Affiliated Clubs

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, EXAMS

• To Be Announced - General Class by Wisconsin Valley Radio Association, 2805 Martin Ave., Wausau. Registration is not required but is encouraged, we will be using the ARRL General Class license manual, pre-study is recommended.  Travis Augustine, W9HDG, 715-966-1045.

• February 25 & 26 - The Space Place Amateur Radio Center, 2300 S. Park St., Madison. A single weekend Technician Class using the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual. 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. N9UW, The Space Place Amateur Radio Center.

• To Be Announced - Juneau County Amateur Radio Club has 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.
• To Be Announced - 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.
• To Be Announced - 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, 267-2542.
• To Be Announced - Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club has 5 week Amateur Extra Classes with test at St. Joseph Hospital, basement floor, Chippewa Falls. Ron Anderson, W9RMA.
• To Be Announced - 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's 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.

SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING -  2012 Severe Weather Spotter Classes Schedule | Milwaukee and Sullivan | Dane County | LaCrosse | Green Bay | Twin Cities, MN | Outreach and Education - Various Wisconsin Cities | Milwaukee Area Skywarn Assocation | ARES

ONLINE COURSES - Course Registration | Introduction to Amateur Radio Emergency Communications EC-001 | Antenna Design and Construction EC-009 | Radio Frequency Propagation EC-011 | Analog Electronics EC-012 | Digital Electronics EC-013  | Advanced Emcomm EC-016

ON-THE-AIR EVENTS

• 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). Travis Augustine, W9HDG, Net Manager.
• Wisconsin QSO Party - Results for 2011.

YOUNG HAMS

• Sundays, 1 p.m. - YACHT Echolink Youth Roundtable on the 147.000 W8PIF repeater, node #481872. Listen to the net for information about any subsequent HF roundtable activity and for the Ragchew Roundtable with Edward Engleman, KG8CX.
• Young Amateurs Contest Ham Team - We encourage youngsters and parents to get involved with ham radio. Free membership, enjoy 0n-the-Air events. View the Wisconsin YACHT Web Site for information, photos and the QRZ list of all members.

TRAFFIC HANDLING - Denny Rybicke, K9LGU, Section Traffic Manager.

• Procedures and Tips - How To Be A Net Control Station, List of Non-Wisconsn HF Nets, Message Format , Message Format #1, Message Format #2, Net Control Station Says So, Net Cooperation, Receiving Traffic By Voice, Sending Traffic By Voice, Word Check
• Preambles, Lists and Guides - Badger Emergency Net Preamble, CW Net Preamble, Official Relay Station Guide, Public Service Honor Roll Criteria, QNI List , Wisconsin Cities Routing Guide, Wisconsin Nets Association Manual, Find any Wisconsin Net, Wisconsin Side Band Net Preamble
• Other -  All You Need to Know, ARRL Numbered Radiograms, Great Traffic Resources, Message Basics from OK,  NTS Digital,  Origination, Counting, and Check, QForms - A program which allows entry of text into an electronic form to create a message, Wisconsin Nets Association History

TRAFFIC NETS - Nets, Net Managers and Net Control Stations

• Badger Weather Net   (BWN) - 3984 kHz, 0500 Central
• Badger Emergency Net   (BEN) - 3985 kHz, 1200 Central
• Wisconsin Side Band Net  (WSBN) - 3985 or 3982.5 kHz, 1700 Central
• Wisconsin Novice Net  (WNN) - 3555 kHz, 1800 Central
• Wisconsin Slow Speed Net  (WSSN) - 3555 kHz, 1830 Central
• Wisconsin Intrastate Net - Early  (WIN-E) - 3555 kHz, 1900 Central
• Wisconsin Intrastate Net - Late  (WIN-L) - 3555 kHz,  2200  Central
• ARES/RACES Net  - 3967.0 kHz,  0800 Central
• ARES/RACES WinLink Net

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

TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS - Contact these experts to help solve your problem.

Richard R. Regent, K9GDF 4040 W. Squire Av., Greenfield 53221-2512 414-282-0312

Dale W. Marks, WB9ADB N7953 Swan Rd., Burnett 53922-9713 920-485-4234

Michael C. Hamman, W9BHL W2514 County Road A, Tomahawk 54487-8584 715-453-3908

Ralph Henes, W9CAR 402 S. Owen Dr., Madison, 53711-1545 608-231-9195

Dennis J. Knutson, KB9GFX 2674 Rocky Ledge Rd., Little Suamico 54141-9369 414-465-6612 (day) 920-826-2987 (evening)

James V. Staatz, KI9H W5414 2939 Moon Ave 1, Eau Claire, WI 54703

715-403-0272 (cell)

Robert R. Ronk, KB9IE 7115 US Hwy. 45, Winneconne 54986-9747 414-72-7771 (day) 414-231-3058 (evening)

Phillip J. Neumiller, Sr., KC9IS 923 County Rd., CHancock 54943-9547 608-5642402

Donald E. Michalski, W9IXG 4214 Mohawk Dr., Madison 53711-3723 608-274-1886

Randall M. Grunewald, KB9KEG 43 Anchor Ln., North Fond du Lac 54937-1495 920-922-9226

Randal R. Reusser, N9LTA 6317 50th St., Kenosha 53144-1723 262-551-5950 (day) 262-654-1756 (evening)

Scott D. Ellington, K9MA 3831 Winnemac Av., Madison 53711-1757 608-263-6771 (day) 608-233-8204 (evening)

Richard Jenneman, N9MEH 13622 County Highway H, Stanley 54768-5703

Richard E. Polivka, N6NKO 807 S. 90th St., Milwaukee 53214-2831 414-860-1129 (evening)

Arnold J. Lausevich, NK9O 5061 N. 56th St., Milwaukee 53218-4213 414-342-3848 (evening after 6 P.M.)

Dennis M. Paulin, KB9OFM 408 Pleasant St., Fond du Lac 54935-5227 920-923-6928

Patrick J. Moretti, W9UQ 3970 S. Waterville Rd. Dousman 53118-9786 262-965-2718

Peter A. Byfield, K9VAL 4534 South Hill Court , DeForest 53532-1704 608-846-9510

Edward T. Rate, AA9W 9822 N. Andover Ct., Mequon 53097-3869 262-242-0376 (day/evenings)

Michael Melland, W9WIS N4001 County Road E , Redgranite 54970-7019 414-582-8638

Gary C. Sutcliffe, W9XT 3310 Bonnie La., Slinger 53086-9741 262-644-8876 (evening)

Sanford Rotter, K9YT 1126 Hathaway Dr., Madison 53711-3137 608-278-0377

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!

Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant

The Hearthstone House Appleton - 920-730-8204. World's first home lighted by a central hydroelectric station. Designed as an architectural showplace, Hearthstone was built between 1881 and 1882 for Henry J. Rogers, a prominent Appleton businessman. On September 30, 1882, it became the first residence in the world to be lighted by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. This tour is for hams who want to take a step back in time. They have old generators that work well and very old radios in the parlor that will make any ham smile.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Traffic Operations Control Facility 633 W.Wisconsin Av., Suite 1200 Milwaukee, WI 53203 Tours available Monday through Thursday between 9am and 3pm. Give at least 3 to 4 days. Can accommodate about 15 to 20 people. The tour takes about 30 minutes. Phone 414-227-2149. National Weather Service - Sullivan N3533 Hardscrabble Rd. Dousman, WI 53118 Hub of our SKYWARN system. Contact Tom Kucharski, W9TJK, to arrange a tour. - 6610 Nuclear Rd., Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516 The Point Beach Energy Center does offer programs and is open to the general public with prior reservations. The Energy Center also operates a Speakers Bureau that provides nuclear professionals to speak to groups. Call the Energy Center at 1-800-880-8463 for information.

SPEAKERS - Amateurs willing to give presentations to your club and their topcs of interest:

Bill Niemuth, KB9ENO - Assistant Section Manager for Communications Infrastructure W8088 Hillcrest Ct. Hortonville 54944-9301 920-475-4819 ARES, RACES and emergency communications.

Dennis Rybicke, K9LGU - Section Traffic Manager, 1050 East St. Fort Atkinson 53538 920-563-1421 Traffic handling.

Keith Lodahl, KB9NUM - Public Information Coordinator, 150 N. German St., Mayville 53050-1310, 414-218-0684, (N) ARES RACES and Media Relations and communication.

David Barrow, N9UNR - Ozaukee, 262-375-2667, WinLink and packet radio.

Michael Martens, KB9VBR - 1228 Arthur St., Wausau, WI 54403, 715-845-4218, Amateur Radio Resource Learn about APRS. Live WinAPRS demonstration.

Richard Polivka, N6NKO - 1716 S. 116th St. #3, West Allis, WI 53214, 414-860-1129, HF mobile operation for the emergency communicator Installation Operation Safety.

John R Welty, W9ISC - 11324 Haleco La., Hales Corners, WI 53130 414-427-8760 or 414-427-8761 (fax) Radio-teletype (RTTY) Packet Radio (PSK31).

Pat Volkmann, W9JI - 817 Tipperary Ln. ,Hartford, WI 53027 Computer modeling of antennas. Receiving antennas. Scouting - Jamboree on the Air. General topics.

SECTION APPOINTMENTS - All positions require ARRL membership and monthly reporting. Some positions have additional requirements. Contact Don Michalski, W9IXG at 608-274-1886 (evenings). Hope you can join the Wisconsin team. Descriptions:

Official Bulletin Station (OBS) - Copy news and information bulletins transmitted by the ARRL HQ station, W1AW, and disseminate them via nets and repeaters for the benefit of amateurs in the local coverage area, many of whom are not equipted to receive bulletins directly from W1AW. OBS appointees also upload bulletins to local Packet Bulletin Board Systems to foster an informed amateur community.

Local Government Liaison (LGL) - Responsible for monitoring proposals and actions by local government bodies which may affect Amateur Radio. They work with the local PIO to alert area amateurs to problems and opportunities involving local government agencies, and coordinate local responses. Public Information Officer (PIO) - Provide local grass-roots public relations. They give regular and frequent information about amateur services to the public via the local media, school programs, presentations to civic groups, exhibits and demonstrations. They also promote the distribution and airing of ARRL public service announcements and other audiovisual material, and public awareness of club recruiting and training activities. Technical Specialist (TS) - Serves as a technical oracle to local hams and clubs, helping them with technical questions, problems and radio frequency interference cases. You need not be an electrical engineer, just someone who's willing to help others enjoy their hobby. TS's also speak at local ham clubs and conventions. Official Observer (OO) - Help amateurs maintain their transmitting equipment and operating procedures in compliance with FCC regulations through an on-the-air monitoring and notification program. The OO may also assist the FCC in serious cases as a member of the Amateur Auxiliary to the FCC's Field Operations Bureau. Requires successful completion of a certification examination, monthly reporting, and at least a Technician Class license for a minimum of four years. Official Emergency Station (OES) - Involved in emergency preparedness and operating. Requirements include regular participation in the local Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) drills and tests, emergency nets and, of course, real emergency situations. OES appointees must be able to operate on emergency power (battery, for example) and have at least one-band mobile capability (such as 2 meters). Official Relay Station (ORS) - If you handle traffic (ARRL radiograms) regularly on HF and/or repeater nets, the ORS appointment is for you. Traffic handling is a great way to hone your operating skills, and meet new friends. The League was founded in 1914 on the principle of relaying messages via Amateur Radio.