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The Fort Wayne Radio Club is an organization of amateur (ham) radio operators in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Use the menu above to learn more or scroll down for the latest news!
Upcoming Events
| Sun., Jun 4th, 2017, 1:30pm FWRC fox hunt |
| Tue., Jun 6th, 2017, 7:00pm FWRC Board of Directors meeting |
| Fri., Jun 16th, 2017, 7:00pm FWRC general meeting |
| Sun., Jul 9th, 2017, 1:30pm FWRC fox hunt |
| Tue., Jul 11th, 2017, 7:00pm FWRC Board of Directors meeting |
FWRC participates in the annual ARRL Field Day event every June.
FWRC conducts a monthly fox (hidden transmitter) hunt from March through November.
FWRC members bring test eqiupment to one meeting per year for the club's annual "rig clinic."
Every August, FWRC hosts a free tailgate hamfest.
FWRC members participate in the ARRL VHF QSO Party from an upper level of a parking structure.
License exams in Fort Wayne Aug. 5
- Category: News
- Published on Monday, 08 May 2017 17:54
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The next volunteer examiner test session here in Allen county will be Saturday August 5. The test session will be held at the Boy Scout Office on the southwest side of Fort Wayne. Their address is listed as 8315 W Jefferson Blvd. but they are actually located at the end of Olde Canal Place, which intersects with West Jefferson at the entrance to Lutheran Hospital, just off I-69 at exit 302. We will be in the basement next to the kitchen.
We will be taking check-ins from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. The W5YI volunteer examiner coordinator fee for 2017 is still $14; you will need a photo ID and a second form of ID as well. If you are testing for an upgrade, you will also need to bring a photocopy of your current license to leave with the paperwork.
The final test session of the year will be held at the Fort Wayne Hamfest in November. If you have any questions please call Tom Baker, N9TB, at 747-2714
The May 2017 Issue of Allen County HamNews Is Now Available
- Category: News
- Published on Wednesday, 03 May 2017 00:45
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The May 2017 Issue of the Allen County HamNews newsletter is now available for download using the link below. This and previous issues are also available for download by clicking the "Files" link in the main menu and then clicking "Newsletters."
 May 2017 issue of the Allen County HamNews
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The May 2017 issue of the Allen County HamNews in PDF format. |
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March, 2017 meeting minutes available
- Category: News
- Published on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 15:08
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Minutes of the March, 2017 FWRC general meeting are available for download using the link below.
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The February 2017 Issue of Allen County HamNews Is Now Available
- Category: News
- Published on Wednesday, 01 February 2017 08:33
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The February 2017 Issue of the Allen County HamNews newsletter is now available for download using the link below. This and previous issues are also available for download by clicking the "Files" link in the main menu and then clicking "Newsletters."
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The February 2017 issue of the Allen County HamNews in PDF format. |
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Plan to participate in 2017's foxhunts!
- Category: Uncategorised
- Published on Friday, 30 December 2016 22:26
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It’s time for YOU to start planning for the upcoming foxhunting season. Foxhunts will occur on Sundays in the months February through November. We knock off for December and January. The dates established for 2017 are as follows:
- 5 February,
- 5 March,
- 2 April,
- 7 May,
- 4 June,
- 9 July,
- 6 August,
- 10 September,
- 1 October, and,
- 5 November
A foxhunt in any particular month can be rescheduled once within that month (due to weather, civil riots, Godzilla attacks or other unforeseen events). If the rescheduled hunt subsequently cannot be executed for whatever reason, then there will be no hunt that month.
November fox hides in tree
- Category: News
- Published on Thursday, 10 November 2016 00:46
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On an usually warm first Sunday of November, the Fort Wayne Radio Club held its final Fox Hunt of the 2016 season. The foxes, Linda, W9LAN, Steve, W9SAN, and their grandson, Alex, had chosen an Acres Land Trust location on Chapman Road in northern Allen County. This location includes the main office of the Acres organization. Pulling our Honda fox vehicle into the small parking lot, we assigned Alex the job of hiding the micro fox, which he located behind an old garage in a dead Elm tree, sliding it behind some the bark on the tree at about 5 feet above the ground. This height would prove to be just enough to allow the micro fox signal to be heard before hunters could localize the site.
At 1:30 pm, after turning all of our clocks back an hour to go back on Standard Time, the fox began transmitting. Since initial reception reports were weak, we increased power to 25 watts, swung the antenna in the direction we imagined the start point to be, and continued. Most were hearing us with enough strength to get a decent bearing and the hunt was on! Included in the hunt were 5 teams; the Burke-Pliett team of 4, the Charles-Fred team of 2, Jason plus daughter Kylie and Deborah, Jim and Kim, and a new team consisting of Brenda and Jim, KD9GDX & KD9GDY, hunting on their own for the first time after several ride along hunts. We kept transmitting every 5 minutes despite several interruptions by curious passersby’s, curious bees, and Alex's new found bird calling skills.
Little did we know the drama that the hunters were enduring!
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Weather Alerts
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Allen (INC003) Indiana Issued by the National Weather Service
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Flood Warning issued May 25 at 9:40PM EDT until May 27 at 8:40AM EDT by NWS
...The Flood Warning has been extended for the following rivers... Wabash River near Bluffton affecting Wells County Eel River at North Manchester affecting Cass...Kosciusko...Miami... Wabash...
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Flood Warning issued May 25 at 9:40PM EDT until May 27 at 7:38PM EDT by NWS
...The Flood Warning has been extended for the following rivers... Wabash River near Bluffton affecting Wells County Eel River at North Manchester affecting Cass...Kosciusko...Miami... Wabash...
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Flood Warning issued May 25 at 9:40PM EDT until May 27 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS
...The Flood Warning has been extended for the following rivers... Wabash River near Bluffton affecting Wells County Eel River at North Manchester affecting Cass...Kosciusko...Miami... Wabash...
