The club roster on this website has been updated to list all members who have paid their dues for 2014. If you’re not on it, the club secretary does not have record of your dues payment. Check it out.
Members of the Fort Wayne Radio Club may recall that the club applied for reinstatement of the club’s federal tax-exempt status in November of 2012. The Internal Revenue Service has just notified us that the club tax-exempt status has been reinstated and is retroactive to the date the club had no longer been considered tax-exempt by the IRS.
The club is incorporated in the State of Indiana as a not-for-profit organization. Indiana honors the federal tax exempt status provided by the IRS. Thus, the club does not, will not, and never did owe income tax to either the federal or state governments. (This only applies to the income tax. The club still must pay sales tax for purchases when sales tax is due).
The tax-exempt status is derived from the club registering with the IRS as a social club under Section 501 (c) – 7 of the IRS code. The club must file regular reports with the IRS to maintain this tax exempt status.
This registration does not make dues payments or donations to the club deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. Donations to the club by businesses might be deductible for the business under certain circumstances.
Al Burke, WB9SSE and Tom Rupp, KU8T have uploaded to this website’s photo gallery photos they took at the 2013 FWRC Christmas party. Check them out!
This is an appeal to spread the word about the Northern Indiana NWS Skywarn Recognition Day special event starting at 7PM next Friday Dec 6 and running for 24 hours. We need operators to support the event. Many of you have particpated in the past, some have never particpated but are in leadership positions to spread the word to your local members who may be interested. The Fort Wayne Radio Club accepted responsibility for leading this year’s activity and we are welcoming operators from around the region.
We plan to operate primarily 80, 40, 20 SSB and have a 440 station to access the KA9OHV Echo/IRLP repeater. Pat Stevens has agreed to allow the use of his repeater and he has provided me the access codes. We have info listed on the NOAA/NWS Skywarn Recogntion Day page showing that WX9IWX will be active the full 24 hours. I have discussed previous years’ operations with Michael Lewis of the NWS and established some guidelines we need to follow (please see the PDF file linked below). One of the keys to making this event successful is getting operators registered in advance to know their availability. It is important to emphasize that walk-in operators will be discouraged. We need to know who and when each operator is available so we can schedule their operating period.
I scouted the room and antenna options at the NWS office yesterday. To maintain ease of setup and tear down, I’m recommending the use of endfed antennas that can be supported from the parking lot light poles. The Fort Wayne Radio Club has used endfed antennas quite successfully for other portable events. We have dedicated tuned 40 and 20m antennas and a multiband that operates 160 through 10 with a modest tuner. I plan to bring a complete station (IC-706 MKII G, LDG tuner, external DSP, headphones) to remain connected to the multiband endfed. Anyone is welcome to operate from that position during the event. The other antennas will still need stations. I will also have a dedicated dualband mobile VHF/UHF FM transceiver. We will advertize both echolink and IRLP node numbers for the 443.050 KA9OHV repeater and attempt contacting other SRD stations using VOIP.
The FWRC has logging computers that I plan to have set up ready to use at the event start. There will be some snacks provided (not a buffet) and the NWS will have coffee available.
I’m open to other suggestions to make this event successful, but the biggest help you can provide is to spread the word, do some promotion, review the attached guidelines, and get people to contact me so we know who is committed to operate and support the NWS Skywarn Recognition Day special event.
73,
Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ
k9rfz@yahoo.com
(h) 260 373-1986
You’ve heard us talk about it. We’ve shared stories about the crazy people who run in the snow and freezing water! Now’s your turn to participate in this fun event yourself.
The Allen County ARES team will be joining other teams from NE Indiana in support of the Hoosier Ultra Fast Fifty (HUFF) 50K run at Chain O’lakes State park on Saturday, December 28th.
Here’s a link to a PDF file of the operator schedule as of the evening of Nov. 26. Pick out a time and a location and let us know if you can help.
Please contact me, KB9WWM at KB9WWM@arrl.net or Dan, N9WLW at n9wlw@yahoo.com. Let us know when and where you would like to be assigned.
Skywarn Recognition Day is fast approaching. The event runs from 1900 hrs Dec 6th until 1900 Dec 7th and will be held at the NWS Norther Indiana in North Webster.
Skywarn Recognition Day gives us the opportunity to operate the HF bands as a group from the NWS Office.
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the event. We need operators for Friday evening, 1900 to approximately midnight, Saturday morning, 0700 to 1300 and Saturday afternoon, 1300- 1900. These times are negotiable. If you can come out at anytime to get on the air. We can use your help.
Contact me, KB9WWM@arrl.net, Steve Nardin, W9SAN@arrl.net, or Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ@yahoo.com, if you can help us out and show your support for our Skywarn team!
The January 2014 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.”
The December 2013 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.”