The next FCARC Ham Exams will be Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the FCARC Swapfest. They will be held in the lower level of Monarch Gardens, 2311 W. Spencer St. Appleton.

Registration starts at 9 am and ends at 10am.

Our club van needs a name. I am asking for suggestions. At the HamFest in November, you will have an opportunity to vote on which name you like the best.

So far we've had the following submissions:

Foxy
The HamVan
Ham-Ster
John Claude Vandham
HamVantion
Radio Gaga
Foxy VanHam
Jean Claude HamVan
The Vantenna
Spurious Emmision
Z-Van aka zee Van
VanGo aka Van Gogh
The Roaster ie, a metal box with a bunch of ham in it

Several FCARC board members when to NBC TV in Green Bay last Friday to pick up a van which the station donated to us. For those at the Monday club meeting, you'll know all about this.

We spent the entire day getting it ready to drive. That was almost exclusively dedicated to using heat shrink guns to remove the vinyl decals. The station management wanted all trace of NBC, etc. removed before we drove it away.

The FCARC Swapfest is fast approaching! We're having another great hamfest at Monarch Gardens in Appleton, WI on November 4th, 2018. This is a great hamfest with excellent raffle prizes. See http:///www.fcarc.club/hamfest.php for more information! See you there!

73,
Tony, AB9IO

The next FCARC VE Exam will be Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Fox Valley Technical College, 1825 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton, 54912-2277.
The room number is B134 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. Walk-ins are welcome. Registration is from 8 to 9 am. We only have the room until 11 am so we will not be able to accommodate late arrivals.

WIPOTA is just around the corner. September 15 is the date. Hours of operation are from 11am till 6pm local time. Pick out a State Park, State Forest or Recreational Area to visit and operate from, make some contacts and have some fun.

Full event details can be found at www.wipota.com

Hope to work you from the park(s) that I plan to activate.

Have fun!

73,

Bernie - N9YMC

The Fond Du Lac ARES group will be using the 146.76 repeater in support of the Race the Lake event this Sunday, August 26. Unless you are part of the event please avoid using the repeater during their net. Optional area repeaters are 145.330, which will be in analog and Fusion digital mode on Sunday. 443.650, 442.175, 224.500 repeaters are available as well.

As always, the Weather Service in Green Bay has priority during severe weather events.

NIST station WWV and sister stations are among the oldest radio stations in the United States, having been in continuous operation since May 1920. The station has transmitted the official US Time for nearly 100 years, and is an instrumental part in the telecommunications field, ranging from broadcasting to scientific research and education. Additionally, these stations transmit marine storm warnings from the National Weather Service, GPS satellite health reports, and specific information concerning current solar activity, and radio propagation conditions.

I do not have the words to express my thoughts at this time other than
to let you know with great sadness of the passing of Don Michalski,
W9IXG. He was my mentor and friend.

As Section Manager Don led the way for many of the improvements Amateur
Radio saw in Wisconsin. His dedication to Public Service helped provide
a strong foundation for ARES/RACES and all facets of Amateur Radio. His
work goes on supported by the many folks who knew him and appreciated
his energy and drive.

Follow the link below for more information:

The 2018 EAA Special event station was a great success. This was the first year
that W9ZL was on the air for the entire Airventure Fly-in, seven days, up from a
3-day event only a few years ago. We had great participation from both the Fox
cities Amateur Radio Club members and also had a good number of operators that
signed on from other clubs through out the state via the ARRL.