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 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 […]
22 March 2017 On behalf of the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association and the greater amateur radio community, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who were affected by today’s shootings in Rothschild and Weston. Since the club’s inception in 1934, the WVRA has worked with law enforcement, […]
The Northwoods Net will start on Tuesday March 7,2017 at 8:30 PM on the W9SM Antigo repeater located at 147.255 MHz, PL 114.8. The net will continue on every Tuesday at 8:30pm. The purpose of this net is to keep amateur radio operators in Northern Wisconsin up to date on regional news, events, as well […]
It’s time, once again, for the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association members to nominate individuals for the annual Ham of the Year (HOTY) and lifetime Excellence in Amateur Radio (EAR) awards. The HOTY award is open to all WVRA members and may be granted on an annual basis. The EAR is a lifetime achievement award, open […]
The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association is pleased to announce that the 2017 WVRA calendar to benefit amateur radio will soon be available. The calendar is an annual fundraiser to help defray the increasing costs of providing amateur radio services to the hams that live and travel through North central Wisconsin. The 2017 calendar we opened up […]
The Wisconsin Valley Radio Association(WVRA) is sponsoring and hosting an Amateur Radio license examination session, to be held on Saturday, August 13th, starting at 10:00 AM, at Rasmussen College, Room #102, 1101 Westwood Drive, Wausau, WI 54401. Testing will be conducted for ALL Classes of Amateur Radio licenses. Walk-ins for the test session will be […]
I’m excited to report that we will have a special guest presentation at our August, 2016 meeting. We will be joined by Bart Jahnke W9JJ, contest branch manager for the ARRL. Some of you may know that Bart originated in Central Wisconsin and was licensed at an WVRA Field Day 36 years ago. Bart is a […]
Summer is FINALLY here! I hope you had a great holiday weekend and are excited for summer! The WVRA will be in full swing beginning in June – we have a lot of events planned so please mark your calendars: June 7th – general meeting June 25/26 – Field Day July 7-10 – Wausau Balloon […]
From the KD9CJX ham shack…well, not really. I’m happy to report I spent most of the day at WZAW-LD, aka Fox 55. We have begun re-installing the W9SM systems and we’re making progress. Since we were last out there, an overhead door was installed which is requiring us to re-route our hard line. Once this […]