Wisconsin
Contact Information
- Section Name:
- Wisconsin
- Contact:
- Patrick Moretti, KA1RB
- Evening Phone:
- 262-354-2997
- Email:
- KA1RB@ARRL.ORG
Basic Information
- Division:
- Central
- Description:
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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!
- ***CANCELLED*** March 15, 2020 Tri-County Swapfest Jeffersen County Fairgrounds Click here for more info and printable flyer
- ***CANCELLED*** April 4, 2020 MRAC Swapfest Milw Elks Lodge Click here for more info and printable flyer
- ***CANCELLED***May 2, 2020 Ozaukee Radio Club ... Cedarburg, WI
- *** CANCELLED *** July 18, 2020 MARA Hamfest in Stoughton, WI Click here for more info and printable flyer
- *** CANCELLED ***August 29, 2020 Ozaukee Radio Club ...Cedarburg, WI
TRAFFIC HANDLING - Denny Rybicke, K9LGU, Section Traffic Manager
- Section Traffic Manager Report for November 2020
- Nets, Net Managers, and Net Control Stations
- Net Directory
- Traffic Hints
- QNI List Updated January 2021
- Traffic Routing Guide Update Jan 2021
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
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. 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.
- General Class - The Space Place Amateur Radio Center, 2300 S. Park St., Madison,
- 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 2020 QSO Party was March 14 1800Z, to March 15 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.
Wisconsin Officials
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Section Manager
Patrick J. Moretti KA1RB -
Affiliated Club Coordinator
Dan Vanevenhoven N9LVS -
Section Youth Coordinator
Etienne Jude Robitaille K9ZN -
Public Info Coordinator
Lawrence W. Dubisz KC9KCU -
Assistant Section Manager,
Kyle E. Schaefer KC9SDK
Section Emergency Coordinator -
State Government Liaison
James R. Lackore AD9X -
Assistant Section Manager
William M. Niemuth KB9ENO -
Assistant Section Manager
Thomas J. Czaja KG9EE -
Public Info Coordinator
Keith Lodahl WJ9L -
Assistant Section Manager
Edward L. Engleman KG8CX -
Assistant Section Manager
Gary A. Payne N9VE -
Assistant Section Manager
Eugene R. Santoski K9UTQ -
Bulletin Manager
Dale Johnson WB9NRK -
Assistant Section Manager
Lucky Lasanske K9LUK -
Technical Coordinator
Richard R. Regent K9GDF -
Assistant Section Manager
Frederick Baguhn W9GOC -
Section Traffic Manager
Dennis J. Rybicke K9LGU -
Assistant Section Manager
Daniel A. Gomez-Ibanez W9DGI
Downloads
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WIN 1959 Photo Caption (267 bytes)
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CW Preamble (3.4 kB)
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PSHR (9.5 kB)
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W9BCC (43.8 kB)
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W9CBE (63.2 kB)
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W9CXY (44.2 kB)
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K9GDF (26.8 kB)
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W9DYG (75.9 kB)
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W9ERW (55.4 kB)
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W9IBF (54.6 kB)
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W9KQB (34.9 kB)
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W9IQB (81.5 kB)
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W9KJJ (50.2 kB)
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W9SZR (54.9 kB)
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W9VHP (74.8 kB)
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W9VIK (42.6 kB)
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K9ELT (80.8 kB)
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W9FZC (78.7 kB)
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W9KKM (90 kB)
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W9LFK (69.1 kB)
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W9LMX (80.7 kB)
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W9SIZ (76 kB)
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W9NLJ (64.5 kB)
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K9AEQ (48.2 kB)
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W9PTL (86.5 kB)
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W9MWQ (39.3 kB)
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CC&R (1.8 kB)
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BSSS (5.6 kB)
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WNA Manual 2012 (83.9 kB)
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WinLink Net (3.5 kB)
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Technical Specialists (7.3 kB)
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Tours (7.8 kB)
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Speakers (6.5 kB)
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Section Appointments (8.8 kB)
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SEWFARS (331.1 kB)
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Antenna Bill Passed (12.3 kB)
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Antenna Height (21.7 kB)
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K9GSC-K9EN (58 kB)
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WARAC Swapfest 2020 (210.4 kB)
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Vilas County Technician Class (54.8 kB)
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Technical Specialists (6.2 kB)
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QNI List 2021 (261.6 kB)
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Northwoods Hamfest 2019 (179.6 kB)
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MRAC Swapfgest 20 (471.6 kB)
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Section Traffic Mgr. Report November (55.1 kB)
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MARA Hamfest 2020 (172.3 kB)
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Routing Guide 2021 (190.6 kB)
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WI Traffic Nets 08/08/2020 (416 kB)
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TCARC Swapfest 20 (483.5 kB)
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WNA History (38.4 kB)
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ARES/RACES Net Preamble (20 kB)
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BEN Preamble (13.4 kB)
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NCS Proceedures (324.1 kB)
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NCS Proceedures (164.2 kB)
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N Illinois Swapfest 2019 (585.2 kB)
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WSBN Preamble (13.1 kB)
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Message Format Info (98.7 kB)
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CVARC Tailgate 2019 (97 kB)