I am pleased to announce the 146.76 repeater is back on the air and is working well.
Huge thanks to Andy, AJ9L, and Mike, WI9MMM, for taking time off from their jobs to be at the site for testing and turning the repeater back on when the tower crew finished. It's great to have it back!

Also an important reminder....

Great turnout on Saturday April 18 for the Membership Zoom test. Thanks to all who showed up and tested their computers, phones, iPads and tablets. Some tried multiple devises - that was fun! For the foreseeable future we will be meeting virtually with the Zoom platform. Nice thing about zoom, as some found out, you do not need a camera as you can log in with audio only if you wish.

Donna will be sending out an invite via email on the day of the meeting. This will be your link to get into the meeting. This link is for members and invited guests only. Do not publish this link.

CQ CQ CQ, attention all club members. The April 20 General Membership meeting will be held via zoom. Zoom is a virtual online meeting place. The way to join the meeting is to follow the link on an email that you will receive. When you follow this link, a small app will open on your computer and ask you to join the meeting with video utilizing your built-in camera or your add-on camera. Don't worry if you do not have a camera, as you can also join the meeting with audio only. You will however be able to see everyone else in the meeting that has joined with video and audio.

https://www.weather.gov/grb/spotterclasses

All National Weather Service Green Bay in-person storm spotter training classes this spring have been cancelled. We will be providing the spotter training via remote means.

Spotter Training Webinars Availability:

April 8, 2020 (6:00 pm to 7:30 pm) - Click here to register

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2131029862044931085

The FCARC Ham Exams will remain on hiatus until we can conduct them in a safe and fair manner. Our VE team will
look for guidance from the ARRL VEC on how we can make this happen. I know the waiting can be difficult for those of you who have studied for a ham license and are ready to test. I will post updates on this website as each future test date approaches. Hopefully we can keep our next scheduled session in May if permitted by the government and can be done safely.

Rick, W9RIC

This following is the latest from our Volunteer Exam Coordinator, the ARRL:

Come join in on a daily get together. 145.33 repeater FM mode. It will be open mike and talk about whatever you want. We are house bound but we can still communicate what is on our minds. See you there.

Over the next 10 days or so, the Board of the FCARC will be doing a series of Zoom "virtual meeting" tests in order to prepare to use it for our April and possibly May General Membership meetings. The way this will work is that an email will go out to each of the members of the club in the week leading up to the General Membership meeting. The email will show the date and time of the meeting (for example April 20 at 7:00pm). The email will also have a link that will need to be clicked on at the time that you want to join the meeting.

The sign-up for this years EAA Special Event Station is now open to
all FCARC members. Sign up will be opening to all ARRL members
latter in April 2020. Sign up will be drawing to a close on
May 07 2020. This has to be done so the EAA can finalize their
planning to accommodate us during the event.

With an abundance of caution the FCARC VE Team has cancelled the ham exams on March 21, 2020 in Menasha due to the fast spreading Covid-19 virus.

Please alert anybody you may know that was planning on testing that day.

The next scheduled exam is May 30, 2020 in Menasha.

Regards,
Rick, W9RIC, FCARC VE Coordinator

See the note below from Brian Long - KB9LRD regarding the Wisconsin QSO Party coming up this Sunday March 15.