Fort Wayne Radio Club

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 Fort Wayne Radio Club will hold its spring banquet for 2017 tonight at the Good  Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave, starting at 7:00 pm. As usual, the club will  provide placeware, drinks, and grilled and fried chicken. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite main dish, side dish or dessert to share with their fellow hams.This is always a really yummy event! We hope to see you all there for food and fellowship!

Minutes of the March, 2017 FWRC general meeting are available for download using the link below.

Indiana Michigan Power has notified the FWRC it plans to temporarily disconnect power to the building at its north Clinton Street substation that houses several local repeaters. The outage will allow workers to remove a generator transfer switch. The work is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 and the company expects the task to take about one hour.

Repeaters that might be affected include:

• FWRC 146.76 MHz
• FWRC 444.875 MHz
• ACARTS 147.255 MHz
• ACARTS 144.390 MHz packet radio

The Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society (ACARTS) will sponsor a simplex FM contest on the two-meter, 1.25-meter and 70 cm bands April 8, 2017. The contest will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT.

According to information provided by the ACARTS, the contest is designed for hams to have fun over a short period. “You don’t need to devote an entire weekend, just an enjoyable Saturday evening. So get a cup of hot chocolate, a comfortable chair, and sit down for a few hours to see who is on the air. There will be some rovers running around during the full contest period to keep activity going the entire time.”

Complete information, including rules, etc. is available by downloading the PDF file below.

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