Two raffles promote 2022 FWRC dues payment

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tinySA® brand handheld spectrum analyzer (left) and Baofeng UV-82 dual-band, handheld transceiver (right)

The Fort Wayne Radio Club is again holding a 2022 club dues promotion. This year’s promotion includes two raffles:

  • A tinySA® brand handheld spectrum analyzer that covers 100 KHz to 960 MHz (including the MF, HF, VHF and UHF ham bands). It has a 2.8-inch touch screen and electrostatic discharge protection. See the tinySA wiki page for more information.
  • A Baofeng UV-82 dual-band (two-meter and 70-centimeter bands), handheld, FM transceiver.

The promotion is already underway and will run through the end of the Fort Wayne Hamfest, which ends November 14. All persons who pay their 2022 FWRC dues during the promotion will be entered with one chance in the raffle they choose. Individuals may purchase additional chances in either raffle for $1.00 per chance. All entrants must specify which raffle they are entering.

Members who have already paid their 2022 dues have automatically entered one of the raffles. Those members include W9GOO, WB9RKB, KC9GGV, KC9Z, KD9HWH, KD9SXK, Chris Jehl and any others who have paid their dues since the time this article was written.

Individuals who wish to pay their 2022 dues may do so at the FWRC table during the hamfest or by completing and mailing this special membership form with a check payable to Fort Wayne Radio Club to the address below.

Fort Wayne Radio Club
P.O. Box 15127
Fort Wayne, IN 46885-5127

To qualify for one of the raffles, mailed forms must reach the P.O. Box by noon November 13.

October FWRC meeting features elections, POTA

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The Fort Wayne Radio Club’s October general meeting will be held Wednesday, October 13, at 6 p.m. ET at the DuPont branch of the Allen County Public Library, 536 E. Dupont Rd.

The meeting will feature club elections for 2021. Nominations, including self nominations are accepted up to the time of voting.

Tom Rupp, KU8T, will do a presentation on the Parks on the Air program, which promotes emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial-level parks. Tom is one of the country’s top POTA operators!

Radio volunteers needed for 100-mile trail run

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Man running through forest at night

Edward Scott, K9EJS is seeking licensed amateur radio volunteers to support a two-day, 100-mile trail run at Chain O’ Lakes State Park near Albion next month.

Edward is Amateur Radio Emergency Service emergency coordinator for Whitley County. He is recruiting volunteers for 65 four-hour shifts from 6 a.m. October 9 to noon October 10. The Indiana Trail 100 (IT100) event needs radio operators at 13 locations around the park.

The IT100 provides an unusual opportunity to practice the kind of 24-hour field communications a disaster might require.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Edward via email at k9ejs@arrl.net or 260-229-7479. If volunteering, include in your message the hours you are available. Edward also requests that readers share this information widely, to help him recruit as many volunteers as possible.

Two-Meter Classic Sprint – August results

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The Two-Meter Classic Sprint continued with the August edition held on August 7, 2021, lasting 30 minutes from 1300z to 1330z. Although the number of submitted score summaries decreased in August to seven, contact totals in each of the logs has increased, with one station breaking the 20+ qso mark. It is great to see the level of two meter activity increasing in some portions of the country!

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FWRC plans two August gatherings

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The August meeting of the Fort Wayne Radio Club is scheduled for Wednesday, August 18 at 6 p.m. at the main location of the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. at 6:00 pm. Paul Prestia, KA3OPZ will speak about D-STAR use and registration.

The annual FWRC tailgate hamfest is scheduled for Friday, August 20, on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus, in parking structure number three. Setup begins and 5:30 and sales begin at 6 p.m.

Admission is free for buyers and sellers.