Winona, Minnesota as seen from the Garvin Heights overlook.
| WARC's UPCOMING ACTIVITIES | Len KC0RSX - 27-Jan-2012 |
| Jan 28 - Breakfast - McDonalds West Feb 4 - Breakfast - Timbers Feb 4 - MN QSO PARTY - 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM - WARC will have TWO stations active. See separate article. Feb 5 - SPECIAL EVENT STATION - Great Winona Fire of 1862, 150th Anniversary - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. See separate article. Feb 11 - Breakfast - McDonalds West Feb 12 - WINONA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE - WARC to have a booth. Feb 16 - FEBRUARY CLUB PROGRAM - 7:00 PM - Topic to be determined. Feb 18 - Breakfast - Timbers Feb 20 - TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSE COURSE BEGINS. 6:00 PM. Feb 25 - Breakfast - McDonalds West REGULAR MONTHLY PROGRAMS - Unless otherwise announced, programs are held at the Winona County Government Center, Main & 4th Streets, Winona, 2nd Floor Conference Room A. 7:00PM. Breakfasts begin about 8:15 AM. | |
| MN QSO Party 2012 -- Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 | Len KC0RSX - 27-Jan-2012 |
| The club will again participate in the MN QSO Party this
year (2nd consecutive year). Two rigs will be operated at
two different locations this year using callsigns
W0NE and
W1N. Date: Saturday, February 4 Time: 8:00 AM through 6:00 PM CST. (operating hours) Locations: W0NE - Home of Matt Burt, KF0Q, 292 Valley Oaks Drive Winona, MN. W1N - Home of Lance Tagliapietra, KB0YJU, 1313 Wincrest Drive. Put this event on your calendar and plan to have some fun with ham radio. Participation is open to all licensed hams and to non-licensed persons interested in amateur radio. If you plan to stop by, please bring some food to share and drinks for yourself. You may bring your own headset or headphones or key if you wish. | |
| SPECIAL EVENT STATION - W1N - Sunday, February 5 | Len KC0RSX - 27-Jan-2012 |
| This year is the 150th anniversary of the Great Winona
Fire of 1862. The club is recognizing this incident
with a special event station operating the week end of Feb
4-5. The special callsign W1N will be used. On Saturday, the callsign will active during the MN QSO Party at the home of Lance KB0YJU. On Sunday, Feb 5, the special event station will operate from the home of Matt KF0Q from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Participation is open to all licensed hams and to non-licensed persons interested in amateur radio. If you plan to stop by, please bring some food to share and drinks for yourself. You may bring your own headset or earphones if you wish. | |
| Winter 2012 Technician Licensing Course | Len KC0RSX - 27-Jan-2012 |
| The Winona Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring an amateur radio
licensing course to run from mid February to late March
2012. The course is for persons who would like to earn the
Technician Class amateur radio license, the entry-level
license. Dates: Classes -- Six consecutive Monday evenings -- February 20 through March 26, 2012. License testing session -- Monday, April 2. Time: Classes -- 6:00 to 9:00 PM. License testing session -- 7:00 PM. Place: WSU, Watkins Hall Room 105, King and Winona Streets, Winona, MN Cost: $29.95 for the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (2nd Edition) to be paid at the first course session. Personnel providing their own copy of the manual (correct edition) can forgo the course fee. In addition there is a $15.00 license examination fee to be paid prior to the exam (upon registr5ation for the exam session). Registration Deadline: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Register by contacting Len Litvan at KCØRSX@arrl.net , or at (507) 643-7526, or by mail at 25567 Miner Valley Road, Winona, MN 55987. Morse code proficiency is no longer required for amateur radio licenses. FCC callsigns and ham radio authorization should be issued by Easter for those who successfully pass the licensing test. License testing will be available for all classes of license--Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. 73, Len KC0RSX | |
| WARC Committee Chairs - 2012 | Len KC0RSX - 15-Jan-2012 |
| Standing Committee Chairs: Program - Lance Tagliapietra, KB0YJU Voice Repeater - Lance Tagliapietra KB0YJU Digital Systems - Clare Jarvis K0NY & Les Hittner K0BAD Operating Activities - Len Litvan KC0RSX Public Service - Dan Goltz - WK0W Education and Outreach - Position Currently Open | |
| Executive Board Meetings | Len KC0RSX - 15-Jan-2012 |
| The Executive Board of the club holds regular
meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 PM. Location--To be announced. Next meeting - Monday, Feb. 6. Topics include review of committee activities, Jefferson School STEM status, Winona Cnty Historical Society Open House planning, and other. | |
| Interesting PDF about SDR | Clare de k0ny - 26-Sep-2010 |
| Came across this in one of my trade magazines. | |
| http://goldeneye.jarviscomputer.com/clare/807_ENOBS_pt1.pdf | |
| Winona County ARES SKYWARN Book | Hittner - 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). | |
| 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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