HAMFESTS AND SWAPFESTS - Section Manager to Make Personal Appearance at Events. Meet and greet Gary Sorensen, W9ULK, your Section Manager, up close and in person. Gary looks forward to seeing you at your hamfest!

•  July 20, 2013, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CVARC Tail Gate Swap Fest at Eagles Club Parking Lot, 2855 HWY 53, Chippewa Falls. James Linstedt, W9ZUC, 715-833-1740. Talk-in 147.375 PL 110.
• July 31 to Aug 4, 2013 - EAA AirVenture 2013. The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club  will once again operate a Special Event station from the grounds of the EAA AirVenture 2013. We will operate 5 days -- Wednesday through Sunday, during the last week of July (July 31 thru Aug 04,2013). This operating event is open to all license classes. We will operate 2 HF stations, one on 20m and one on 40m, plus local communications on 2-meters. The club call, W9ZL, will be used throughout the event.  For further information and to sign up to operate the event go to: http://fcarc.us/?q=node/47 or contact Jon Oldenburg AB9AH @ AB9AH@arrl.net, 
• August 3, 2013, 7 to Noon - Lakes Area Amateur Club Hamfest at the Lyons Town Hall, 6339 Hospital Rd., Lyons. Click Here for more info and a map.  Michel Bartolone, NX9A, 262-210-8652. Email Michel. Talk-In 146.865 PL127.3
• August 10 2013, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Racine Megacycle Freefest at Fireman's Park, 9600 Charles St., Sturtevant. Paul Giannoni, KC9PG, 262-456-0357.
• August 10, 2013, 8 am to 12 p.m. - Riverland ARC Swapfest at Onalaska Community Center, 515 Quincy St., Onalaska.  Greg Miller, KA9FOZ, 608-526-9157.
• August 24, 2013 8am to 1pm 17th Annual Yellow Thunder ARC Swapfest at Badger Steam and Gas Engine Property, S3347 Sand Rd, Baraboo, WI. Talk-in 147.315 + PL123. Click here for more info, directions and a printable flyer.
• September 22, 2013, 8 to 11 a.m. - Wisconsin Antique Radio Club free at The Terminal, 5917 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee. Radios, tubes, parts, books. Greg Hunolt.
• September 28, 2013 8am to 1pm - Fireman's Park, Cedarburg, WI 796 Washington Ave - E-Mail Tom  262-377-6945 - Talk-In 146.97 PL127.3
• October 2, 2013, 7 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 12, 2013 Black River Amateur Radio Association 8TH ANNUAL CENTRAL WISCONSIN SWAPFEST Sponsored By: Black River Amateur Radio Association, Medford, Wisconsin Ham Radio, Computer & Electronics Equipment Saturday, October 12th, 2013 General Admission 8:00 AM TO 12:00 Noon (Set-Up ONLY At 7:00 AM) 103 W. Adams St., Colby, WI 54421 - LOCATION: Colby Lions Pavilion SW Corner of the Intersection of STH 13 & Adams St., Colby, Wisconsin. Click Here For Printable Flyer
• October 13, 2013, 8:00am to 2:00pm Sewfars  Swapfest at Richfield Chalet 1271 HWY 175 Hubertus, WI. Talk-in 146.820 PL 127.3. For more information contact Darell dw@charter.net * *   Click Here For Printable Flyer
• March 5, 2014, starts 7:00 pm. - South Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club Swapfest at American Legion Post #434, 9327 S. Shepard Ave, Oak Creek. Bob Kastelic, WB9TIK, 414 764 3871. Talk-In 146.520

ARRL Hamfests and Conventions

ARRL Affiliated Clubs

WISCONSIN ANTENNAS & TOWERS (downloadable files)

Antenna Height

PRB-1

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, EXAMS 

• April 20 & 21, 2013 - 8am - 6pm * * Technician Class * *  Outagamie County A.R.E.S. Is conducting a Technician Class to be held at American Red Cross building, 1302 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI.  Bring Lunch, snacks, soda,  paper, pens, and a small calculator. Pre-registration is not required but is appreciated. Please contact Jon Kreski at 920 – 749 – 1041. The Technician amateur radio license exam will be held at 8 am at the same location on Saturday April 27, 2013.

• September 28 & 29 - 8am - 5pm * * Technician Class  The Space Place Amateur Radio Center, 2300 S. Park St., Madison, Is holding a single weekend Technician Class using the ARRL Technician 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. For More Information Contact Saraelizabeth

• 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.

• 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.
• 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, 267-2542.
• Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club has 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'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). Ron Purvis, WB9WKO, Net Manager.
• Wisconsin QSO Party will be March 10, 2013, 1 to 8 p.m. 2012, 2011.

YOUNG HAMS

• Saturdays, 7 p.m. - YACHT Youth Echolink Net 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.

TRAFFIC NETS - Nets, Net Managers and Net Control Stations.

• 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 - ARES/RACES Net Preamble, Badger Emergency Net Preamble, CW Net Preamble, Official Relay Station Guide, Public Service Honor Roll Criteria, QNI List , 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, 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 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. Gary Sorensen, W9ULK