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Did You Know… There are nine ARRL-Sponsored contests that are designated as Affiliated Club Competitions (ACC) for ARRL and RAC affiliated clubs: January VHF Contest RTTY Roundup (January) International DX Contest (February and March) June VHF Contest 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest (August) September VHF Contest November Sweepstakes 160-Meter (more…)

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Hello everyone, first off let me apologize for not getting last months newsletter out. I was having computer problems. I would like to encourage everyone to get out June 23rd and 24th for the ARRL Field Day. This would be a  great opportunity to introduce some to Amateur Radio as (more…)

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The club T-Shirt / Polo order is in! If you have ordered a club shirt, I have it at the EMA office Monday – Thursday from 9am-2pm. 122 Hout Street, Warrensburg. The polo shirts were not exactly as we ordered, but because of the mistake of not embroidering our names (more…)

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The ARRL Midwest Division June 2018 Newsletter will soon be available on the Division’s Web page.  Here’s the direct link: http://www.arrlmidwest.org/newsletter/newsletter.pdf   This link always takes you to the current month’s newsletter.  If this month’s newsletter doesn’t open, try again in a day or two, or try refreshing the page (more…)

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The June 2018 QST announced the results from the 2017 November Sweepstakes Contest were announced. On Page 85 at the bottom of the left column N0PVZ (Denise Haye) received a Plaque as Division Leader for the Midwest Division Multioperator, Low Power. Denise and I (WE0G) have worked the Sweepstakes contests (more…)

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To all our members as discussed at the May club meeting we will be taking advantage of the Yaesu DR-2X repeater upgrade.  Since the meeting we found that the IMRS option would not be our best option and changed the order to DR-2X without IMRS.  This cost is only $300 (more…)

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Our W5YI GENERAL CLASS/TESTING SESSION will be held at Fire Station #1, in the EOC (Emergency Operations Center) the weekend of July 13th, 14th and 15th. The FEE is $65.00. This includes your Gordon West Books, Study Materials, Doughnuts, Lunch on Saturday and Sunday, Drinks, Goodies, a Guest Speaker Your (more…)

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05/11/2018 ARRL is praising the work of US Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), and Mike Rogers (R-AL) for their successful efforts in securing language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 that aids in the survival and growth of Amateur Radio by giving radio (more…)

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I have finally relented and have gotten myself a smart cell phone.  My old contact information (phone and text) still works at least until the end of the year, but finally you can reach me via a mobile device!  Please remember that I am very old school in regards to (more…)

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The NIXA, MO ARC now has their 146.685 Multi-Mode digital repeater operational… For those of you who have been waiting for it, the club’s new home-brew digital repeater is alive! The repeater is currently operational on DMR, P25 and Yaesu Fusion modes. Once James has a grasp on it, the (more…)

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