I have compiled a summary of our operations for the W9ZL 2016 EAA Special Event
Station operations at EAA Airventure 2016. In spite of poor radio band conditions due to a solar storm that occurred on July 25 2016 the Event had a successful operation for 2016, logging 612 total contacts. The majority of these contacts (504) where made on the 20-meter radio band (14.260 MHz)again due to band conditions causing poor propagation for the 40-meter band (7.250 MHz).

Here is a summary of the stations daily numbers:

the 2016 EAA Special event Station Certificates are now available.

Send a certificate sized SASE (8/12x11) along with your QSL card to:

W9ZL EAA Special Event
PO Box 2346
Appleton WI 54912

73's
Jon Oldenburg AB9AH
EAA Special Event Chairman

The FCARC will be providing communication for the 2016 Walk MS in Oshkosh on September 18. The walk will be held at Oshkosh West high school and will start at 10:00 AM.

If you would like to help out at the 2016 Walk MS: Oshkosh, please sign up here.
http://fcarc.us/node/52

If you have any questions, please e-mail Dave, ND9DW at dsprangers@gmail.com.

As of July 1, 2016 Patrick Moretti, KA1RB, of Dousman, will become the new ARRL Section Manager for Wisconsin. He replaces the post being vacated by Gary Sorensen, W9ULK, of Oxford, who has been SM since July 2013. Moretti has been serving as the Wisconsin Official Observer Coordinator, an Official Observer, and a Technical Specialist.

The next FCARC VE Exam will be July 9, 2016 at Fox Valley Technical College, 1825 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton, 54912-2277.
The room number is B142 and the closest entrance is door 12 located on the west side of the building. You can view a floor plan of the College at the following website.

http://www.fvtc.edu/appleton

Field Day 2016 is happening now!

Come join us at The Grange Hall on the corner of HWY 76 and BB just to the south of Outagamie Airport.

Contesting runs from 1pm Saturday to 1 pm Sunday local time.

See you there!

It is with the greatest of sadness that I inform you of the passing of Gloria Root N9SVB.

Gloria and her husband Vern N9RQM have been long standing members of the club and many of you will remember their help with many of the events and especially helping with the trailers we used previously for Field Day.

Gloria will be sadly missed and our prayers go out to Vern in his time of mourning.

Obituary

May meeting has taken place and we would like to welcome the following new Board members:
Vice President - Bruce Otto W9BDO
Members at Large:
Bernie Hengels N9YMC
Roy Hinz KC9VLP
Andy Lawton KC9LWD
Returning at Treasurer, Donna Mendyke KC9THF

We would also Like to thank the previous Board members for their time and service to the club:
Tom Toonen KD9BMD, John Verwiel KC9TFM, and John Touzinsky K9KI

Scott, KB9YUC has posted a video from the 2016 Sole Burner event that he recorded using his quad copter.

You may watch the video here.

In compiling the Operators Schedule for the 2016 EAA Special Event Station I
have found that as to date (05/10/16) we are in need of additional operators.

There are positions available on all shifts through out the event, but I am in
particular need of additional operators for Friday 7/29, Saturday 7/30 and
Sunday 7/31.

Sign-up is available on the club web site at: http://fcarc.us/node/39