Now available for sale, the 2018 edition of the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association Calendar. A vital accessory for any ham shack, this deluxe 12 month calendar will keep you on schedule while supporting amateur radio in North Central Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association 2018 Calendar is a fund raiser to help offset the costs […]
The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association(WVRA) is sponsoring and hosting an Amateur Radio license examination session, to be held on Saturday, November 4th, with registration at 9:00 AM and testing starting at 10AM, at the Wisconsin State Patrol building, located at 2805 Martin Ave., Wausau, WI 54401. Testing will be conducted for ALL classes of Amateur […]
AUCTION STARTS SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 All bids are “sealed bids” and must be placed online at www.wvraclub.org. Bidder form will be available on September 20. All bids will be sent to a ‘blind’ email box, to be opened on September 28, 2017. Auction is open to WVRA members in good standing. If you are not […]
I’m pleased to announce the WVRA was featured this week on the 100 Watts and a Wire podcast. You can listen to episode 109 at http://100wattsandawire.com/100-watts-and-a-wire/ I would like to thank Christian, K0STH for selecting our club and taking the time to feature us on his show. 100 Watts and a Wire is about the […]
The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association will once again provide communications support for the Wausau Marathon. The marathon is a 26.2 mile race that winds itself through the greater Wausau area. This event is a Boston Marathon qualifying event, so it attracts upwards of 500 racers. The event is Saturday August 26th. The race starts at […]
The annual WVRA Club Picnic is scheduled for Tuesday July 18th. We will meet in Marathon Park in Wausau at one of the shelters near the main entrance. Just look for the antennas. Gathering time will be about 5:30pm and we will begin eating around 6pm. Hamburgers and brats will be provided. Please bring a […]
I want to thank everyone who came out and enjoyed this year Field Day with us. We had a great turn out – we met new faces (three new technicians tested at our VE session) and saw some faces we hadn’t heard from in quite a while. We operated as 4A and saw most contacts […]
The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association(WVRA) is sponsoring and hosting an Amateur Radio license examination session, to be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017, starting at 2:00 PM, at the WVRA’s “Field Day” site, 4032 Camp Phillips Road, Schofield, WI. It is across from the Boy Scout Camp and directly south of the Yellow Banks Disc […]
THE WVRA READIES FOR ANOTHER EXCITING FIELD DAY The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association will be participating in the world’s largest on-air amateur radio event – Field Day, on Saturday, June 24th and Sunday 25th. Field Day brings hams from around the world together in a 24 hour scramble to meet as many of their radio brethren […]
The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association board of directors are proposing the following amendment to the WVRA Bylaws to address the length of an initial membership when a person joins the club. With the proposed amendment, when a new person joins the club within 6 months of the club’s fiscal year, their membership will also be […]