President’s Report
Hello, One and All,
Another month closer to the end of the year and toward the Holidays. As a reminder, Elections are on November 11th, 2021. We have a full slate that was presented, and posted, in October (see Meeting Minutes below). Thank you to all who volunteered to be on the Board. I received a lot of new ideas for the upcoming year. I hope to make a lot of them come to light.
I am excited to announce that we are a GO for POTA in November. I have spoken with Jubilee State Park Officials, and they are all for us coming out. We will have to figure out a shelter on the day of due to not being able to reserve any of them at this time of year. Because of the unknown location, we will be monitoring the W9BFD Repeater. This is the 146.970 machine. It has a negative offset and a 103.5 tone. Simplex 146.52 will also be monitored as a backup frequency. I have been informed that there are grills and power outlets at the shelters. Bring any food/drink (except alcohol) that you may want to grill out. I am hoping for good weather and decent temperatures so that we are comfortable. Dress appropriately! We are meeting at the Jubilee Café in Kickapoo at 630 AM for breakfast. I plan to be out at a shelter around 745/800 AM until around 800 PM. Bring your gear, friends, family, neighbors out to have some fun making contacts!
JOTA 2021
Jamboree On The Air was a success. We had many Scouts come up to our stations and have a blast learning about Amateur Radio. Although I was not able to see it, I heard from quite a few Scouts that they enjoyed Deb Suhs’ presentation.
Craig Worrick and Ben Knapp had a ton of Scouts come up to them to see digital modes. Yes, we are in a digital world! I had several older Scouts ask how they could learn to get their license. That right there was as success! Thank you to Scott T. and Mark S. who also came out and helped! Thank you to the Boy Scouts of America for letting us be at their facility for the weekend. I am hoping this is the start for a lasting relationship. Please do not hesitate to contact me via email: N9WX.ARES@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. I only ask, if you have a concern, come to me with a solution as well!
Justin Flick – N9WX President PAARC
Meeting Minutes
At the October 14 Membership Meeting, the following slate of candidates for the Board of Directors was presented:
President – Justin Flick N9WX
Vice President – Scott Tranchitella K9XJT
Secretary – Adam Gerik KD9NYE
Treasurer – John Zdanowski KD9QQU
Director 2 yr – Rob Herrin KD9DBQ
Director 1 yr Director – Darren Weir KD9HZZ
Trustee – Tom Hunt W8NWG (appointed)
Superfest – Deb Suhs WD9EB (appointed)
Repeater Chair – Matt Behnke KD9ERS (appointed)
At the November meeting, the club will be asked to approve this slate.
Superfest
Midwest Superfest 2022 will be Saturday September 17th and Sunday September 18th. Your assistance will be needed to make 2022 better than 2021. Please put this on your calendar and plan on helping as much as you can. Help will also be needed on Thursday and Friday getting ready that week.
We are looking for suggestion on topics you would like for forums and/or a possible hands-on demonstration. Please send an email to the club’s mailbox: w9uvi@arrl.net with any ideas you may have.
Due to Thanksgiving the next Superfest meeting will be Thursday Nov. 18th at 7pm using the link on the Club Meetings page. All club members are encouraged to attend and share their ideas to help make Midwest Superfest 2022 a success.
Peoria County ARES
Nov 3, ARES Net @ 8:00 PM CST on the 075 repeater
Nov 10, ARES Net @ 8:00 PM CST on the 075 repeater
Nov 17, ARES On-line Conference @ 7:00 PM CST (Watch your email for Zoom conference info)
Call or email Rich if you are not on the ARES Roster and desire to join the Zoom Conference.
On-Line Conference Agenda includes: Training, Winlink News, Upcoming RATPAC Sessions, Help Wanted, Volunteer Opportunities, & more!
ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/
Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: kd9anu@arrl.net
Winlink: kd9anu@winlink.org
Cell: 309-256-4272
October Net Logs
10/3
K9RCS K9YNT NM0O W8NWG KD9IBC KD9PXZ W8JDP KB9TNZ KB9SF N9WFT KD9JXR KD9QQU K9XJT KD9AER WW9DLM KD9IVV KD9STL KG5WOY K9HJZ KD9TAE KD9HZZ N9GUE N9NDF N9FAM WD9EB KT9TB KD9ERS KD9ANU N9SJZ W9WGN KB9ATO NA9LE KC9YTT KD9RYH K9QZ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
10/10
KD9ERS N9NDF W9JDP KD9SZZ W8NWG KD9PXZ KD9JXR K9TNT N9WFT NA9LE KB9TNZ KD9IVV KD9AER N9GUE KD9RYH KD9HZZ KD9STL KD9NYE KB9ATO KD9TAE WF9U WW9DLM KD9QQU W9WGN NM0O KC9YTT KD9MPI K9HJZ KD9ANU K9RCS N9GZ KC9TCM KT9TB Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
10/17
W9WGN, KD9DBQ, K9RCS, W9JDP, KD9PXZ, W8NWG, K9TNT, KD9HZZ, N9SJZ, KB9ATO, KD9RJH, N9WFT, KD9JXR, N9NDF, KD9IVV, KD9STL, K9HJZ, KD9TAE, KD9AER, KD9NYE, KD9ERS, KD9RYH, KD9QQU, WF9E, WW9DLM, N9GUE, KD9ANU, KB9KBC, K9XJT, NM0O, W9DAY, KC9YTT Submitted by WD9EB 73
10/24
WD9EB KD9ERS KD9SZZ NM0O KD9JXR W9WTF W9JDP K9HJZ K9XJT KD9PXZ W9DAY KD9AER KD9IVV N9GUE KD9RYH N9FAM KB9TNZ K9TNT KD9MOA N9WFT W9WGN WF9E KD9ANU KD9IBC WW9DLM KC9YTT W8NWG KB9ATO KD9QQU KD9STL K9QZ KD9MPI KT9TB KB9SF Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
10/31
K9TNT K9RCS W8NWG W9JDP KD9SZZ KB9ATO NM0O KD9JXR KD9PXZ KD9TQX K9QZ KD9STL KD9AER KD9IVV K9HJZ N9WFT KC9YTT N9NDF KB9TNZ WF9E K9UQF KD9RYH KD9ERS KD9IBC K9XJT KD9ANU Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
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