Winona Amateur Radio Club - W0NE

Photo of the City of Winona, Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota as seen from the Garvin Heights overlook.

RARC Swapmeet - September 11, 2010Len KC0RSX - 03-Sep-2010
The RARC is sponsoring their annual swap meet on Saturday, September 11.

The event runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Church of Christ-Acapella, 3506 S. 28th St., La Crosse. "The diehards could start setting up at 7 ," says swap meet organizer Bill Wood, KE9XQ. The church is "behind" the Woodruff-Jandt Funeral Home on Mormon Coulee Rd. near the Shelby Mall.

"Get here early and stay as long as possible," says Wood. -- Admission is free and so is the coffee.
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS & ACTIVITIESLen KC0RSX - 03-Sep-2010
Sep 4 - Breakfast - Timbers
Sep 11 - Breakfast - McDonalds West
Sep 16 - Club Program - Topic TBD
Sep 18 - Breakfast - Timbers
Sep 25 - Breakfast - McDonalds West
Oct 2 - Breakfast - Timbers
Oct 4 - Morse Code Training Sessions Begin (every Monday 5:30 - 6:00 PM)
Oct 4 - General Class Licensing Course Begins (every Monday 6:00 - 9:00 PM)
Oct 9 - Breakfast - McDonalds West
Oct 10 - Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge Special Event station (news item below)
Oct 16 - Breakfast - Timbers
Oct 16 - Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge Special Event station (news item below)
Oct 23 - Club Program - Topic TBD
Oct 30 - Breakfast - McDonalds West Nov 8 - Last day of Morse code sessions and General Class Course.
Nov 15 - License Testing Session - All classes offered. Advance registration ant payment will be required!
Nov 20 - ARRL November Sweepstakes (Phone) - Club Station W0NE to compete!

REGULAR CLUB PROGRAMS: Lower level of the Winona County Courthouse Annex--Conference Room A, 202 West Third Street unless otherwise noted. 7:00 PM local time.

BREAKFASTS: Beginning about 8:15 AM

Special Event Station - October 10 & 16Len KC0RSX - 03-Sep-2010
The Riverland Amateur Radio Club, in cooperation with the Winona Amateur Radio Club, plans to observe the National Wildlife Refuge System with a special event station in mid-October.
The station, K9P, will operate from the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge tentatively Sunday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 16 from 1500 - 2300 UTC both days.

Riverland members wishing to operate the special event station should contact Bob Seaquist at 608 795-1992 or kc9iwe@arrl.net. Winona club members should contact Len Litvan at 507-643-7526 or litvan@acegroup.cc

For more information about the national special event, see the link below.
http://www.nwrweek-radio.info/
Executive Board MeetingsLen KC0RSX - 03-Sep-2010
The Executive Board of the club holds regular meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 PM.

Location--Bluffview Montessori School

Next meeting - October 4. Bluffview Montessori School - 7:00 PM

Topics include preparation for semi-annual business meeting (Nov. 18) and review of committee activities & progress.
WARC Executive Board and Committee Chairs - 2010Len KC0RSX - 03-Sep-2010
Executive Board:
President - Len Litvan KC0RSX
Vice President - Lance Tagliapietra KB0YJU
Secretary - Les Hittner K0BAD
Treasurer - Clare Jarvis K0NY
Station Custodian - Dick Kolter N0VV
Member - Ken Spittler N0JP

Standing Committee Chairs:
Program - Tom Wilmot W0MK
Voice Repeater - Lance Tagliapietra KB0YJU
Digital Systems - Clare Jarvis K0NY & Les Hittner K0BAD
Operating Activities - Len Litvan KC0RSX
Public Service - Walt Kelly KE0XI
Education and Outreach - Mike Davis N8MD
Winona County ARES SKYWARN BookHittner - 25-Apr-2009
The Winona County SKYWARN Book contains information on the 30 top spotter locations in the county including lat-long data and aerial photographs. These books are normally handed out at ARES and SKYWARN training meetings and also are available for download on the main page of the club Wiki (see sidebar to left).
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSLen KC0RSX - 04-Jan-2009
Please see "Emergency Communications" in the Main Page of WARC's Wiki (link on left side of this page).
WARC Email Reflector (listserve)Hittner - 19-May-2007
The WARC email reflector is an important means of communicating amongst club members "off air." To join the reflector, see:
http://lists.w0ne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/warc

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