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APRS Location Lookup
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Currently Does not support wildcard.
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| March 19, 2003- America's quiet warriors are the legion of ham radio operators, 700,000 of them, who are always at ready for backup duty in emergencies--amateur, unpaid, uncelebrated, civilian radio operators, during and after floods and fires and tornadoes. After the 9/11 attacks, hams were indispensable in reuniting friends and families. Most recently it was they who expedited the search for debris after the disaster to the space shuttle Columbia, and right now, at this moment, they are involved in homeland security to a greater degree than you would want me to make public.
- Paul Harvey
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Articles |
 2010 Badger State Winter Games and Special Olympics are Coming Soon!
What may well turn out to be the last Badger State Winter Games in the Wausau area, has come and gone. Everything went well. Thank you to everyone who helped out. It was much appreciated.
There will be a "thank you" get together sometime in March at the Nine Mile Chalet. Once we know more details, they will be provided here.
The 2010 Special Olympics Wisconsin Winter Games went well, and we thank all who volunteered and participated in the event. We look forward to your help again next year.
 2009 EAR and HotY Banquet set, mark your Calendars The 2009 Wisconsin Valley Radio Association Awards banquet for the Excellence in Amateur Radio and Ham of the Year will be held March 13, 2010 at 2510 in Wausau. Social hour will begin at 5:00 pm with off the menu at 6:00-6:30 pm. Anyone we is planning on attending, please contact Jerry W9GLG at 715-842-9542.
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 Winter General Class being planned
Travis has set the date for next year's 2010 Winter General Class. Currently the class will be the Weekend of February 20th, 2010 at the american legion golf course in Wausau. Anyone planning to attend, please drop an e-mail to  .
As always we recommend prestudy and you can purchase the study material from the ARRL here.
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New 10 Meter Repeater on the Air!
There is a new repeater in Wausau. It is 29.640 PL 114.8. This is Wisconsin's only 10M repeater. The transmitter is located at Mosinee Hill and the receiver is currently on a short tower in Wausau. Next year some time, the receiver will be moved to the new Marathon County tower on Rib Mountain. They didn't want us to move our equipment in until they had their new systems installed. Just a reminder, 10M repeaters use a -100Khz offset. So, listen on 29.640 and transmit on 29.540. If you have any questions about the new system or any of the current club systems, contact Mark at 
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WVRA Club Systems
The WVRA Club open systems throughout Marathon County.
Updates on all the club systems, whether it be a voice or digital system, can be found on the web page for that particular system.
If you have any questions about the club systems, contact Mark Rasmussen N9MEA.
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WVRA Memberships and Suggestions
Memberships run from April 1 of 2009 to March 31st of 2010. Dues are $25.00 for a single membership or $37.50 for a family.
The membership form can be found here.
Please send the completed form to:
Wisconsin Valley Radio Association
PO Box 363 Wausau, WI 54402.
If you would like to make a suggestion to the WVRA, you can print this form, fill it out and mail it to the club or bring it to a club meeting and give it to a board member.
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Pick n' Save Contributions
Just a reminder that the WVRA is a registered non-profit organization for the Pick n' Save We Care Community Dollar Program.
Please consider selecting the WVRA as one of your designated organizations. This can be done at the service desk at any of the Pick n' Save grocery stores. Our organization number is 942660.
The more people that select the club as one of their recipients means the club receives more money from the We Care program.
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New Email Address Reminder
If you have changed your email address since you joined the club, please notify Brent Schaefer K9MIX so that the club roster can be changed.
Also contact the email coordinators Travis Augustine W9HDG or Jon Gelhaus KC9AEJ so that the club email reflector can be changed.
Thank You
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The 2009 WVRA Board
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Ask the Experts
The WVRA has compiled a list of people who are willing to elmer other hams or people interested in amateur radio and answer questions for them and help them out if needed. The areas of interest could be HF, antennas, Packet, APRS, SKYWARN, ARES, contesting, or anything else you can think of. We will publish the list of volunteers here and their areas that they would like to answer questions for, so that other hams can contact the correct people to get their questions answered. If you would like to volunteer to be one of the "Experts", please email Travis W9HDG, with your name and area or areas of interest. The Elmer's can be contacted either on one of the club repeaters or by email at their callsign at wvraclub.org. If you would like to contact all the Elmer's with your question, they can be reached at 
Dennis Shawl, W9PBB - Basic electronic theory
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Michael Martens, KB9VBR - HF digital modes, Antennas, APRS, ARES/RACES
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| Dave Levorson, N9KNY - SKYWARN, ARES/RACES |
Mark Rasmussen, N9MEA - APRS, Repeaters |
| Jerry Graebel, W9GLG - Antennas, DX, CW |
Matt Baumann, N9NMH - Mobile radio installations |
| Travis Augustine, W9HDG - Winlink 2000, SKYWARN, ARES/RACES |
Paul Kraay, KC9EQS - Computers |
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| The WVRA 147.135 (114.8)/146.865 (114.8) is the official primary Marathon County SKYWARN repeater system.
Just a reminder that if you hear a SKYWARN net in progress, please hold your traffic until after the net has ended. The Rib Mountain Repeater Association (RMRA) 444.300 repeater will now be used as the primary link to NOAA weather at Green Bay for the region using IRLP, node number 4380.
To send e-mail to any member of the WVRA, just e-mail them at their call sign@wvraclub.org. We are trying to remove all e-mail links on this website due to spam problems. |
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