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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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Time to Start thinking about the Excellence in Amateur Radio (EAR) and Ham of the Year (HotY) awards
It's that time of the year again. Time to start thinking about who you would like to nominate for the EAR and HotY awards for 2011.
The EAR award will be based on Amateur Radio Activities, contributions and Community Service related to Amateur Radio, such as participation in the NTS, Club memberships, Club projects, Club activaties, Emergency Services, Elmering, experimentation, Repeater ownership or maintenance of systems, contributions by holding an ARRL position (appointed or elected), or in any way promoted or advanced Amateur Radio. Community Service must be related to Amateur Radio in some way. A full description of the award is available here, and the nomination form is available here.
The HotY award is, intended to be, given to the most deserving member of the WVRA for the calendar year. To aid in the selection, these suggested requirements might be used. Ham of the Year can be based on, but not required to include, the following. Community Service through WVRA sponsored events. Participation in other WVRA events. Position of responsibility in Amateur Radio (Officer of an organization for hams,
repeater and other equipment maintenance, experimentation, net participation or control operator. Helping other hams to setup or maintain their station, mobile or home, antennas, and towers. Elmering or teaching those who wish to become a ham, or to advance in Amateur Radio. On the air operating skills such as polite, helpful and good personality. A full description of the award is available here, and the nomination form is available here.
Nominations for both awards must be recieved by January 21st via either e-mail or at the clubs PO box (Wisconsin Valley Radio Association, PO Box 363, Wausau, WI 54402)
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Board Meeting Has New Location
The WVRA Board Meetings have moved to a new location. We can now be found at Biggby Coffee on Rib Mt Drive in Rib Mt the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We had a good run at Godfather's Pizza, but now it's time to try someplace new.
The WVRA Board gets New E-Mail Address!
Due to a large uptick in the amount of spam the the old club board e-mail address of board@wvraclub.org is receiving, it was decided to change the reflector to a new e-mail address to protect the board members from spam and the dangers that could come with them. The new board e-mail address is  (don't worry, the spam bots can't read the way this e-mail address is listed.) Please update your address book with the new address as the old address will be taken down on Tuesday the 20th when the new board takes over. |
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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 2012 WVRA Board
- President: KB9VBR Michael Martins
- Vice-President: W9HDG Travis Augustine
- Secretary: KC9BME Christine Martins
- Treasurer: K9MIX Brent Schaefer
- Director (Net Manager:) N9MEA Mark Rasumssen
- Director (Equipment Manager:) N9KNY Dave Levorson
- Director (Activities and Public Education:) KB9RXA Dan Sharpe
All board members can be e-mailed at their callsign@wvraclub.org
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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 |
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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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