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Tailgate hamfest at PFW Aug. 19

The Fort Wayne Radio Club tailgate hamfest is scheduled for Friday, August 19 in parking structure number three on the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.

D-STAR repeater off network

This post is out of date. The repeater regained its internet connection August 27. The Fort Wayne Radio Club D-STAR repeater on 442.99375 MHz lost its internet connection Friday, Aug…. Read more »

Aug. 7 Fox (hidden transmitter) hunt to feature new device

The Fort Wayne Radio Club will conduct a fox (hidden transmitter) hunt Aug. 7, 2022. The hunt begins at 1:30 p.m. EDT at the Corbin Park trailhead site near Bargain… Read more »

Video recording of WOWO broadcasters

WOWO veterans Ron Gregory, W9RGM; Chris Roberts, WB9WXL, Art Salzburg and Rick Hughes shared stories from the glory days of WOWO radio during the July 15, 2022 meeting of the… Read more »

Volunteers urgently needed to move donated tower

The Fort Wayne Radio Club needs a group of volunteers as soon as Saturday, July 23 to help move a heavy tower that a ham has donated to the Club…. Read more »

Former WOWO broadcasters to share experiences

Friday, July 15 the Fort Wayne Radio Club will feature a unique event in Fort Wayne commercial radio history. Several past WOWO radio station celebrities will reunite to talk about… Read more »

July 2022 newsletter available

The July 2022 issue of Allen County HamNews is now available for download from this website, using the link below or the “Newsletters” item on the menu above. This issue… Read more »

New location for Field Day 2022

The Fort Wayne Radio Club (FWRC) will conduct its 2022 ARRL Field Day operations at Jefferson Township Park, 1702 Webster Road, just east of New Haven, Indiana. Road construction near… Read more »

FWRC wins QSO Party club competition

The Hoosier DX and Context Club announced that the Fort Wayne Radio Club (FWRC) was the top-scoring Indiana club in the 2022 Indiana QSO Party. The FWRC scored a total… Read more »