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President’s Message

First some big news, please welcome our new club Secretary , Blake KE9BSA! Some might say he was in the right place at the right time, but, when asked, he readily agreed to help out the club. Thanks Blake!

We had an amazing turnout for the NWS spotter training! 53 on the sign in roster. thank you to everyone that helped to spread the word. A lot of new people were there and most were not hams. I believe a few of them will be taking the test and joining our ranks before too long. Before Ed and Rebecca left, I spoke to them about letting our club come down to Lincoln and tour the NWS offices.

Speaking of tours, we are still going to start doing those, but I’ve been busy with the death of my mother.

In other news, we are still working on restoring the w9uvi.org address, but we have the w9uvi.net address working. Thanks Adam! Looking to other future outings, summer field day will be here before we know it. As of yet, we have not picked a location and are open to suggestions, so send those in! And i hope that everyone is finding the shack pictures as fun and inspiring. Be proud of what you have and snap a few pics and let us know where you play radio from!

73’s
Ben Knapp KD9RYH

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Meeting Minutes

Membership Meeting – March 11, 2025

The meeting was called to order by Ben Knapp at 7:12 p.m.

The minutes of the February meeting were approved on a motion by Tom Hunt, seconded by Jake Walters

Treasurer’s Report: Darren Weir presented the report. This month the club received dues of $118.20, Donations of $105, and meeting 50/50 income of $75. Expenses this month were $244 for the Post Office Box. Account balances are $1,307 in checking, $63.60 in savings, $322.06 in PayPal and $11,243.56 in Money Market. Approved on a motion by Tom Hunt, seconded by Rich Schmitz.

Repeater Report: Jake Walters reported on the project to get the AllStar node up and running on the 85 repeater in Glasford. We are waiting on a part (VHF Hat) that is delayed due to international shipping and configuration issues.

Midwest Superfest Report: Darren Weir reported that we are getting prize items, including Arrow Antenna, DX Engineering, Heil Sound and R & L. The forums are filled for Saturday. Darren is working with Dwight to get tickets printed and made available to members. An updated Midwest Superfest flyer will be made available, and on line sales will also go live soon.

Ben Knapp reminded everyone that the April meeting will be on a different day and time. The National Weather Service spotter training will take place Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion in Bartonville. The Board of Directors will meet prior to the meeting at 6:00.

There being no further business the the meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

Jake Walters did a presentation and demonstration on setting up and operating an AllStar link.

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Peoria County ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

April 2, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
April 9, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
April 16, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM
The primary topic of discussion in the Monthly Meeting will be Storm Spotting.

If you are new to ARES and want to join the meeting please send me a note at the email address below, and you will receive the link to the meeting, on the day of the meeting.

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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March Net Logs

3/2
KD9RYH KD9ANU W8NWG K9LE W9JDP NM0O W9WAS N9SL KD9JXR KE9AOJ KD9PXZ KD9ZKZ WF9E W9YES KD9IBC N9NDF KD9WLD KC3VJQ K9HJZ KD3AMF NP2WJ N9WFT KE9BSA KD9VAN W9WTF K9RCS KD9ERS W9GLO KD9STL KE9AOR KE9BPB KD9WVP KD9RJH W9AMS WW9DLM KE0FFT Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

3/9
KD9RYH K9LE KD9WLD KC3VJQ W9WGN KD9AER K9HJZ KE9BPB KD9IBC W9JDP K9RCS KE9BMA W8NWG KD9PXZ N9WFT KD9QQU KD9WVP KD9ZKZ W9YES KD9JXR K9TNT KD9MPI KE9BSA KD9STL KC9IH KD9VAN KB9ATO WF9E KB9YYD KE9AOJ KD9YER W9WAS N9GZ K9CEW N9ASP Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

3/16
KD9RYH K9LE KD9WLD KC3VJQ W9WGN KD9AER K9HJZ KE9BPB KD9IBC W9JDP K9RCS KE9BMA W8NWG KD9PXZ N9WFT KD9QQU KD9WVP KD9ZKZ W9YES KD9JXR K9TNT KD9MPI KE9BSA KD9STL KC9IH KD9VAN KB9ATO WF9E KB9YYD KE9AOJ KD9YER W9WAS N9GZ K9CEW N9ASP Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

3/23
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU KD9IBC KC3VJQ W9WGN KB9OGS KD3AMF KE9BPB KC9IH W9JDP K9TNT KE9BMA NM0O KD9PXZ N9WFT KD9QQU W8NWG KE9CLC W9YES KE9CFK KD9STL W9GLO W9WTF N9SL KB9ATO KD9WVP K9RCS WF9E K9HJZ N9PZ W9WAS KI5SQP KJ5IFR N9NDF KD9WRX KD9NYN KD9TEG KD9NYE KD9ZKZ KD9RJH KD9ERS KD9YER KE9AOJ KE9BSA KD9JXR KE9BSA Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

3/30
KD9RYH KD9ANU KD9IBC KO4GSM K9HJZ W9WGN KE9BPB KD9AER NP2WJ K9LE W9JDP K9TNT KD9JXR N9NDF N9SL KB9ATO N9WFT KD9NYN KE9CLC W8NWG KE9AOJ W9YES KE9BSA N9PSU KD9WVP W9GLO W9WAS KJ5IFR KE9BES W1RJC KI5SQP KE9BMA K9RCS KD9VAN N9CS KD9STL WW9DLM KF0TRD KB9OGS KC3VJQ KD3AMF KO4GSM N9PZ WF9E N9ASP N9XJX KD9YER Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

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April Club Events

April 1 – 6:30 p.m. (NOTE THE EARLIER DATE AND START TIME) – Membership Meeting: Weather Spotter Training: Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville.

The Board of Directors will meet before the meeting at 6:00 p.m.

April 2 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)

April 9 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)

April 16 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Meeting – Zoom

April 19 – 12:00 noon – License Testing: Morton Knights of Columbus, 616 W. David Street, Morton, IL. FRN Required. Bring two forms of identification and a copy of your license (if upgrading). No Testing Fee.

April 22 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest Meeting – Zoom

President’s Message

Spring training, and not just for the Chicago Cubs! PAARC is once again proud to sponsor a NWS weather spotter class – Tuesday, April 1 from 6:30 – 8:30pm at the Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville. The training is free and open to all members of the public. And if you can’t make it to our sessions, there are many other ones, see the full list at https://www.weather.gov/ilx/spotter

The training session will be our April club meeting and we will also have our monthly board meeting beforehand. And you can always find a calendar of the PAARC meetings at https://www.w9uvi.org/ all club members are welcome to attend.

The board is also working on setting up some club outings doing site visits and tours, let us know where you want to go! First up, we are working on setting up a date and time for a tour of the WTVP and WCBU transmitter site.

Speaking of weather and antennas, as the weather gets nicer and you go out to work on your antennas, be safe!

Oh, and if you would like to have your shack featured in and upcoming ‘Show Off Your Shack’ bit, just send some pics and a quick word of what you’re running. you can submit those to the club email [email protected]’s see those setups!

This is YOUR club, have some fun with it.
~73’s KD9RHY Ben

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Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors – February 4

The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m.

Repeater Report: Jake talked about a power issue, battery backups and internet issues in in Glasford

Midwest Superfest Report: Darren talked about getting the raffle license, and is in the process of contacting companies for prizes.

Club Domains: Discussion on making sure that all domains are kept up to date using autopay.

Club Activities: Ben talked about club visits to the WTVP/WCBU transmitter site as well as contacting Craig for a club visit to the K9CT station installation. Ben will make the WTVP contact.

Ryan asked about patches and T-shirts. Jake volunteered to try a design, to make shirts for club members who work on Midwest Superfest, in different colors and styles.

There was also discussion to find help for redesigning the web site.

There being no additional business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m.

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Membership Meeting – February 11

The meeting called to order at 7:10 p.m.

Treasurer’s report: $50 donation to the club. $265 PayPal, $1320.59 Checking, $63.54 Savings, $11226.94 Money Market

Approved minutes from last month’s meeting on a motion from Darren – Seconded by Jake.

Repeater Committee Report – Jake reported working on fixing EchoLink to stop doubling problem. He bought the wrong component. Waiting on replacement. Also working on linking repeaters via Allstar.

Superfest Committee Report – Darren reported that he emailed the vendors. So far we have prizes from DX Engineering ($200). Heil will send prizes. MFJ is going out of business so they said no. He is looking for someone to help with prizes.

Rich is reaching out to Scott Desantis about a forum. The raffle license has been acquired. The Go kit competition will be held on Sunday

Old business – Ben thanked everyone for coming out to Hopedale for Winter Field Day. The Club made 138 contacts. KD9YES had 68 contacts alone.

New Business – ARES – Rich reported Frozen Prairie had decent turnout. All contacts were from the Bunker. KA9WRZ from Starved Rock is asking for help with ARES. An all day weather seminar will be held at ICC.

Ben asked if there was interest at meeting at the WTVP/WCBU transmitter site.

Testing continues in Morton at the Knights of Columbus every other month. We are the hosts, and we control our testing. There is NO testing fee.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 pm

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Show Off Your Shack

Send us photos and a description of your shack.

Ben Knapp, KD9RYH

Not just a ham shack, but it’s also a work from home office. I do have to thank my wife KD9YPM and Andy K9DAY for all the help getting things setup and going.

As you can see, I have an Icom 9700 and 7300 setup as my base station radios. I also run a Vero VR-N7500 for access to the Tazewell EMA

frequencies. it’s hard to see, but sitting on the desk is a Whistler TRX1 scanner that is connected to one of the antennas on the tower. Speaking of, it’s a 30 foot tower with a Comet tri-band on top. There is a dual-band copper J-pole and a small ground plane wide band antenna for the scanner. Not on the tower is an Antron A99 10meter antenna that is setup on the end of the garage. I still have to work on getting an HF antenna up. I have a 40 meter dipole and a 10-80 end feed half wave. Shacks are always a work in progress and I’ve only been in this space for less than a year at this point.

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Peoria County ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

March 5, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
March 12, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
There will be no ARES Meeting in March. The next ARES Meeting will be held on April 16, via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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February Net Logs

2/2
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU W8NWG W9JDP KD9QQU W9WGN KC3VJQ KB9SF KD3AMF KE9BPB K9HJZ KC9IH KD9IBC KD9NYN W9WAS KD9WVP K9XJT KD9VAN KD9JXR KE9BMA N9NDF N9WFT KE9AOJ W9YES KD9ZKZ KE9BSA KJ5YX KD9STL N0XOH KB9ATO WF9E K9RCS KD9YER KE9AOR K9CEW Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

2/9
KD9RYH K9LE W9WGN KC3VJQ KD3AMF K9HJZ KE9BPB K9XJT W9JDP W8NWG W9WAC KC9IH KD9JXR KD9PXZ N9NF N9WFT KD9ZKZ W9YES KE9AOJ K9RCS KD9IOC KD9IBC N9XJX KD9DBQ KD9BCA KD9BSE NT9G KT9Y KD9OGS N9PSU Submitted by KD9QQU, 73

2/16
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU W9WGN KC3VJQ KD3AMF KD9AER KT9Y KC9IH KE9BSA W9JDP NM0O KD9JXR KD9PXZ KD9QQU KD9WVP KB9SF KD9VAN N9WFT KD9IBC W8NWG KE9AOJ KD9ZKZ WW9DLM NP2WJ W9YES KD9STL N9PZ K9RCS N9NDF N0XOH KB9YYD N9SL KD9RJH WF9E KE9AOR K9KWP Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

2/23
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU K9XJT K9HJZ K9OBI KD3AMF KC3VJQ KD9AER KE9BPB N9NDF W9JDP NM0O KE9BSA N9AZ W8NWG W9WTF KB9SF KD9PXZ N9WFT K9RCS K0GSH KD9JXR W9YES KD9NYE KD9VAN KC9IH KE9AOJ KE9AOR NP2WJ KD9RJH KJ5IFR W9WAS KD9DTL KD9WVP KD9YYD N9GZ KD9ZKZ KD9IBC KB9OGS Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

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March Club Events

March 4 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

March 5 – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)

March 11 – Club Meeting: TBA – Bartonville American Legion, 4501 S. Airport Rd., Bartonville

March 12 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)

March 25 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest Meeting – Zoom

Looking ahead…

April 1 – 6:30 p.m. (NOTE THE EARLIER DATE AND START TIME) – Membership Meeting: Weather Spotter Training: Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville.

The Board of Directors will meet before the meeting at 6:00 p.m.

President’s Message

Now that I’ve finally got everything put away and caught up on some sleep, a huge thank you to everyone who came out to Winter Field 2025!

I’m still working on the totals, and if you have any log sheets please send them to me so I can get them added. It looks like we had a very successful day operating. If you didn’t make it out, we hope to see you at ARRL Field day June 28-29 2025! Suggestions for a location are welcome.

Get involved this is your club after all. Speaking of getting involved, don’t forget we have NWS weather spotter training on April 1, and Midwest Superfest this September!

Till then, stay warm, safe and enjoy your radios!

73’s
Ben KD9RYH

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Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors – January 7, 2025

Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm on Zoom

Repeater Report: Discussion on general repeaters activity. Jake asked approval for the purchase of a pi computer. Motion to allow a $250 purchase of a pi star approved.

Superfest Report: Discussed golf carts. Removing the need for 6 passenger carts to save money. Approved. Discussed moving forums to back room in the red Pavillion and not using chapel. Approved. Discussion of plans for vendors. General discussion of options to get a higher priced radio for the grand prize. Discussed raffle license. Will be ready this month

There was also a discussion of possible alternative locations for club meetings.

Scott Tranchitella K9XJT. Secretary

Membership Meeting – January 14, 2025

Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm

Everyone at the meeting introduced themselves.

Motion to accept meeting minutes from previous meeting was approved.

Old business: Tom reports repeaters seem to be working. Allstar and EchoLink working. Discussion on general repeaters activity and audio quality. Jake discussed improving the repeater links and what equipment may need to be purchased in the near future. Asked for donated raspberry pi.
Discussed Glasford poor power and internet.

Ben opens new business with discussion of Winter Field Day at the Tazwell EOC.

There will be National Weather Service training April 1 at the Bartonville American Legion.

Scott talked about the Daryl Wolfe estate radios. The family wants the equipment sold cheap or possibly donated.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. for a club demonstration of AI noise reduction software.

Scott Tranchitella K9XJT, Secretary

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Peoria County ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

February 5, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
February 7, Frozen Prairie Exercise from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
February 8, Frozen Prairie Exercise from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
February 12, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
February 19, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES Teams across Illinois will be taking part in an exercise called “Frozen Prairie”
on Friday, Feb 7 and Saturday, Feb 8. All licensed ham radio operators are welcome to check in.

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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We’re gearing up for Midwest Superfest™ September 20-21. This year’s event will be a big one, as we host the ARRL Central Division and the Illinois Section Conventions.

We have the Raffle License and tickets will be printed very soon. Prices remain the same: $8.00 for a two stub ticket in advance, $10.00 for a single stub ticket and $15.00 for a two stub ticket at the gate. Contact Darren Weir your tickets.

As always, WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Please plan on helping you club to make this the best hamfest ever.

Darren Weir, KD9HZZ – Midwest Superfest™ Chair

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January Net Logs

1/5
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU K9HJZ W9WGN W9SEB KD9IBC K9XJT KG5FPJ KC9IH KD9VHI K9TNT K9QZ W9JDP NM0O W8NWG KD9PXZ KD9JXR N9WFT KB9ATO K9RCS W9WTF N0XOH WW9DLM KD9ZKZ KE9AOJ KD9YER KD9STL KD9VAN KE9BMA K0GSH N9NDF N9PSU KD9ERS W9YES KE9BPB Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

1/12
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE K9XJT W9WGN W9SEB KD9AER KD9IBC KC9IH KD9WVP W9JDP NM0O KD9PXZ W8NWG N0XOH W9WTF KE9AOJ N9WFT KD9QQU W9WAS AE9DM KD9RJH W9YES KE98BMA DK9JXR KE9CFK KD9ZKZ N9SL KD9STL KD9DBQ K9RCS N9PSU DB9ATO N9NDF NP2WJ N9DXJX WW9DLM K9CEW N9CS KD9RCC K0GSH Submitted by KD9VAN 73

1/19
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU K9XJT W9WGN KC3VJQ K9HJZ K9QZ K9WAS KD3AMF KD9AER W9SEB KD9TEG KD9VAN W9JDP KE9BMA NM0O KD9IVV KE9CHU/AG KD9RJH KD9QQU KD9PXZ W8NWG KD9ZKZ KB9ATO KD9JXR KE9AOJ KD9WVP N9WFT W9WTF W9YES KD9STL N9PSU W9GLO KC9IH KJ5IFR KD9IVC K9RCS N9NDF KB9YYD KD9RCC WW9DLM KD9YER KE9AHQ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

1/26
K9LE KD9ANU K9XJT W9WGN KD9IBC KD3AMF W9WAS KC3VJQ KJ5IFR KC9IH WI9EGZ N9NDF KD9AER KE9BPB KE9BSE NP2WJ K9RCS N9WFT NM0O W8NWG KD9JXR KD9WVP KE9AOJ KD9ZKZ KE9CHU KD9STL KD9RJH KE9BSA KE9BMA KD9QQU KE9AOR KD9RCC KD9YER KJ5IZS NOW I WF9E W9YES KD9YWC K9CEW Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

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February Club Events

February 4 – 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors – Zoom

February 5 – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)

February 11 – Club Meeting: POTA Activation on a budget – Bartonville American Legion, 4501 S. Airport Rd., Bartonville

February 12 – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)

February 15 – License Testing: Morton Knights of Columbus, 616 W. David Street, Morton, IL. FRN Required. Bring two forms of identification and a copy of your license (if upgrading). No Testing Fee.

February 19 – ARES Meeting – Zoom

February 25 – Midwest Superfest Meeting – Zoom

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President’s Message

Congratulations to the 2025 PAARC Officers, elected at the December 10 Membershipo Meeting:

President: Ben Knapp, KD9RYH
Vice Pesident: Jake Walters, K9LE
Secretary: Scott Tranchitella, K9XJT
Treasurer: Darren Weir, KD9HZZ
1 year Director-At-Large – Rich Schmitz, K9RCS
2 year Director-At-Large – Rob Herrin, KD9DBQ
Trustee: Tom Hunt, W8NWG (appointed)
Midwest Superfest™ Chairperson: Darren Weir, KD9HZZ (appointed)
Repeater Chairperson: Jacob Walters, K9LE (appointed)

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Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors – December 3

7:02 Ben calls meeting to order on Zoom
7:04 Ben calls for treasurer’s report.
7:04 Darren gives treasurer’s report.
7:11 Tom moves to accept treasurer’s report. Rob 2nds.
7:12 Ben calls for repeater committee report.
7:12 Tom gives repeater report.
7:17 Ben calls for the Midwest Superfest report.
7:18 Darren gives Midwest SuperFest report.
7:23 Ben asks for old business. None offered.
7:24 Ben confirms details of upcoming Christmas party.
7:49 Ben calls for new business.
7:49 No new business.
7:53 Ben calls for meeting to adjourn. Rich 2nds. Meeting adjourns.

Membership – December 10

The membership met for the annual Holiday Dinner at Avanti’s in East Peoria. The only business item was the election of officers for 2025 (see above).

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License Testing changes begin in 2025

The new year is upon us and as if by kismet, PAARC find itself at the start of a brand new transition in our license testing program. For 15 years, we have hosted W9WFT, Bob Bush and the local ARRL testing team as the way that we have provided license testing to our members, and prospective members. Bob has decided to hang up his grading pen and we cannot be more grateful for the time he has put in. He has been instrumental in so many local hams getting and upgrading licenses that his impact is truly immeasurable. A very big thank you goes out to him from us on the board.

Bob retiring from coordinating testing has given us the opportunity to transition our club from one that hosts testing sessions to one that runs testing sessions. So, we have made the decision to transition from the ARRL as our volunteer examination coordinator to Laurel VEC. Laurel is the second largest VEC in America, and has been coordinating testing sessions for over 40 years.

The decision to switch to Laurel VEC was multi-layered, but the biggest factor was that Laurel’s founding principle was to offer license testing entirely free, and over 40 years later, they still have never charged a fee. Moving forward, no fee will be charged for any test taken at a PAARC testing event. Any FCC fees are out of our control, but we are so excited to be able to offer testing at no cost to test takers.

I (K9LE) will be the new testing coordinator, and Rich Schmitz (K9RCS) will be my deputy. We already have eight great volunteer examiners on our team and invite anyone who is interested in becoming a VE to reach out to a board member and we will get the process started. Here’s to hoping that we can make 2025 the most successful year for our club yet. Happy New Year everyone.

Jake Walters, K9LE

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Peoria County ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

January 1, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
January 8, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
January 15, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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December Net Logs

12/1
KD9RYH KD9ANU W8NWG W9WTF W9JDP K9TNT KD9WVP NM0O WF9E KE9AON K0GSH KD9AER KD9ZKZ K9RCS K9QZ N9ASP W9WAS KD9JXR KD9QQU KD9STL KE9AOJ K9LE N9NDF KC9IH W9WGN KF8CLV W7SNO WW9DLM KE9BMA KB9ATO KD9RJH KE9BSA KD9IBC K9HJZ KC3VJQ N9WFT KE9AOR KD9VAJ N9XJX KC3QWK N9PSU Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

12/8
KD9RYH KD9ANU W8NWG KD9IBC W9WGN KC3VJQ KD9VAN K9XJT K9HJZ KC3QWK N8BDF NP2WJ KC9IH N9NJS N3OSI K9LE W9WAS W9JDP K9TNT W9WTF NM0O N9WFT KD9JXR KE9AOJ KD9IVV KD9ZKZ KD9STL N9PSU KD9PXZ KD9ERS W9GLO KE9BMA KE9AOR KD9NYE KD9AER KD9TEG KD9QQU WF9E KD9YER K9CEW KD9RJH K9RCS WW9DLM KE9BSA Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

12/15
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE W8NWG W9WTF W9WGN KC3VJQ KC3QWK K9HJZ NP2WJ KC9IH K9XJT KE9AON W9JDP KD9JXR N9NDF KD9IVV KE9AOJ KB9YYD WW9DLM N9WFT W9GLO KD9AER KE9BPB KD9ZKZ KD9STL KB9SE WF9E KD9QQU N9PSU KC9RDS KC1VQS KC9PQV KT9Y K9RCS KB9ATO N9QFK KD9WVP Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

12/22
KD9RYH W9WTF KD9DBQ KD9XJT W9WGN W8WGN K9HJZ KC3QWK KC9IH KE9ABK KC3UQ KD9WRX W9SEB W9JDP K9TNT KE9BMA N9NDF WF9E KC9TCM KE9AOJ N9WFT K9RCS NM0O K9QZ W9FYR KD9JXR KD9STL KD9AEER KD9VAN N9PSU KD9ANU N9XJX KE9AOR W9ODO KD9YER KC3VJQ KD9NYN Submitted by K9LE 73

12/29
K9LE KD9ANU K0XJT W9WGN KD9IBC KD4YZR W9WAS KE9S K9BSA W9WTF K9TNT N9NDF N9PSU N9WFT KD9PXZ KE9WOJ KC9TCM K9RQZ KD9ZKZ KD9JXR WF9E W9GLO KD9DBQ K9STL K9RCH KD9AME K9SGE W9SE KD9YER KD9OW K9OGS KJFIFR W9YES KE9BPB K9CEW KE9FLK Submitted by KD9RYH 73

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January Club Events

January 1 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

January 7 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

January 8 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

January 14 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting – Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville.

January 15 – 700 p.m. – ARES Meeting – details TBA

January 25-26 – Winter Field Day – Details to be announced as they are finalized – Location: Tazewell County Emergency Management Agency, 21304 IL-9, Tremont, IL

January 28 – Superfest Meeting – Zoom

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President’s Message

First and foremost, THANK YOU ALL!

This has been an amazing year for the Peoria Area Amateur Radio Club. Our club is growing and is strong. The Midwest Superfest was a great success and is looking to be stronger next year and we will be hosting the Section 9 ARRL Section Convention in 2025.

Our digital footprint is growing with the Club web page www.w9uvi.org, HamClub Online www.hamclubonline.com, Facebook www.facebook.com/w9uvi.org and Discord! If you have not had the opportunity to check out any of those pages, you really should! The Discord page is fast becoming a wealth of information for HamShack Hotline phones, DMR related information, and DX and POTA spots!

Speaking of footprints, have you noticed that our repeater coverage is bigger too? Our .075 Groveland antenna is higher and is now linked to the .85 machine in Glasford. You can even get into the .075 machine with Allstar node 62516 and EchoLink. I’m hoping we might even see a link to Allstar from the HamShack Hotline bridge that the club now has.

We have been busy, and the plan is to stay busy. But we do need your help. We have some positions open on the board and a few committees that could use your help. This is your club and the group is fun and growing. As far as future plans, we are planning on having Winter Field day at the Tazewell EMA building and finishing up setting up the club as a 401c3 and of course Midwest Superfest 2025.

Hope to see you all on the air soon!

Ben, KD9RYH

Slate of Officers for 2025

President: Ben Knapp, KD9RYH
Vice Pesident: Jake Walters, K9LE
Secretary: Scott Tranchitella, K9XJT
Treasurer: Darren Weir, KD9HZZ
1 year Director-At-Large – Rich Schmitz, K9RCS
2 year Director-At-Large – Rob Herrin, KD9DBQ
Trustee: Tom Hunt, W8NWG (appointed)
Midwest Superfest™ Chairperson: Darren Weir, KD9HZZ (appointed)
Repeater Chairperson: Jacob Walters, K9LE (appointed)

Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors – October 3

7:01 Ben calls meeting to order

7:02 Ben calls for Treasurer’s report. Darren give report.

7:05 Ben calls for motion to approve Treasurer’s report. Rich motions and Tanya seconds. Motion is approved.

7:05 Ben calls for Midwest SuperFest report. Darren reports.

7:11 Ben calls for motion to approve Midwest SuperFest report. Rob motions and Tanya seconds. Motion is approved.

7:12 Ben calls for the Repeater report. Tom reports.

7:16 Ben calls for Activities Committee report. Rich reports.

7:18 Ben asks for old business. Old business is discussed.

7:23 Ben asks for new business. New business is discussed.

7:29 Ben calls for motion to adjourn. Rich motions and Jake seconds. Meeting adjourns.

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Peoria County ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

December 4, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
December 11, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
December 18, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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November Net Logs

11/3
W9WTF KD9RYH W8NWG KD9ANU W9WGN KC9PZP KD9IBC KE9BSA NP2WJ KC9IH KD9YPM K9HJZ W9JDP NM0O N9NDF KD9PXZ KD9VAN KD9AER N9WFT KD9ERS K9LE K9RCS KD9IVV KD9NYE KD9JXR KD9YYD KD9WVP KD9YER KC9TCM KD9STL KB9SE KE9AOJ N9ASP W9GLO KD9RJH KE9AON K9XJT Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

11/10
KD9RYH KD9DBQ N9WFT MN0O K9HJZ KD9IBC W9WGN KC9IH KD9YPM KB9YYD KD9HZZ K9TNT N9NDF KD9WVP KD9ZKZ W8NWG K9QZ WW9DLM KD9NYE KB9ATO KE9BMA KD9PXZ KD9VIN KD9STL W9JDP KD9VAN K9RCS K9TCM KE9BSA K0GSH N9PSU KD9JXR K9XJT Submitted by K9LE 73

11/17
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9XJT K9LE W9WGN KD9IBC K9HJZ KC9IH KD9YPM KB9YYD W9JDP K9TNT NM0O W9WTF KE9BMA KD9ZKZ NP2WJ KD9HZZ KD9PXZ K9RCS N9WFT KD9STL W8NWG KD9IVV N9NDF KC9TCM KD9AER KD9VAN KD9QOB N9CS KD9YER KE9AOJ KD9ERS KB9SE KD9JXR KD9RJH W9GLO N9ASP WW9DLM KE9BSA KE9AOR Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

11/24
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE K9XJT W9WGN K9HJZ NP2WJ KC9IH W8NWG KB9SE W9JDP K9TNT KD9JXR KD9WVP KD9IVV W9FYR NM0O KD0PXZ KD9ZKZ KD9WLD N9WFT K0GSH KD9AER KD9VAN WW9DLM KD9QQU KE9BMA KE9AOJ KD9YER KB9ATO K9RCS K9QZ W9GLO KD9STL KD9TZU KD9NYE WF9E N9PSU KE9AOR AE9DM Submitted by KD9DBQ

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December Club Events

December 3 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

December 4 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

December 10 – 6:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting – Holiday Gathering at Avanti’s Ristorante, 2320 East Washington, East Peoria. Members and guests are welcome (dinner on your own). Note that the event starts at 6:00 p.m.

December 11– 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

December 18 – 700 p.m. – ARES Meeting – details TBA

December 21 – 12:00 noon – FCC License Testing: Morton Knights of Columbus, 616 W. David Street, Morton, IL. FRN Required. Bring two forms of identification and a copy of your license (if upgrading). Testing Fee: $15

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

First off, Happy Halloween!

I just wanted to let you know the repeater committee has been doing some amazing things. The .075 antenna is better and our two repeaters are linked! stay tuned!

Now, into November we go, with elections and time changes. Good luck changing all your clocks and go check those smoke detectors batteries!

Most importantly, go vote!

Speaking of elections, PAARC will be having our club elections very soon. Please be sure to consider joining the board in one of the roles. More informaton at out November meeting.

In other personal news to pass along, I just completed my fourth chemo session and so far things are still going well. Desired results are being seen!

Enjoy your radios!

Ben, KD9RYH

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MEETING MINUTES

Board of Directors – October 3, 2024

7:01 Ben calls meeting to order via Zoom

7:02 Ben calls for Treasurer’s report. Darren give report.

7:05 Ben calls for motion to approve Treasurer’s report. Rich motions and Tanya seconds. Motion is approved.

7:05 Ben calls for Midwest SuperFest report. Darren reports.

7:11 Ben calls for motion to approve Midwest SuperFest report. Rob motions and Tanya seconds. Motion is approved.

7:12 Ben calls for the Repeater report. Tom reports.

7:16 Ben calls for Activities Committee report. Rich reports.

7:18 Ben asks for old business. Old business is discussed.

7:23 Ben asks for new business. New business is discussed.

7:29 Ben calls for motion to adjourn. Rich motions and Jake seconds. Meeting adjourns.

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Membership Meeting – October 8

The meeting was called to order by President Ben Knapp at 7:09 p.m. at the Bartonville American Legion.

The Treasurer’s Report was not available.

Midwest Superfest: It was reported that Midwest Superfest cleared approximately $3,000 in net profit. More details will be available at the November meeting.

Repeaters: Tom Hunt reported that all the hardware is in place and has been configured. It is hoped that we can link the .85 and the .075 repeaters possibly as early as next week. Steve, KD9AER adjusted the squelch on the repeater input. Preliminary indications are that this adjustment helped the repeater performance. More work needs to be done.

Old Business: The Red Cross building has been sold, and we need to remove the tower and antenna as soon as possible.

There being no further business, Mark, W9WGN made a motion to adjourn/second by Ron, N0XOH. The meeting was adjorned at 7:15 p.m., followed by a presentation on Numbers Stations from Scott, K9XJT.

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REPEATER UPDATE

On Friday, October 25, significant work was done on the Groveland (W9UVI 147.075) tower. The tower work was generously provided by Noize Communications. The antenna at 180 feet was thoroughly checked, including sweeping the transmission line and inspecting the connectors. Prior to this, we had been using the lower antenna at 160 feet. The higher antenna is more desireable, so we made the switch.

The Repeater Committee also made several adjustments to the settings on the repeater, and upgraded the computer. These changes improved the coverage (mainly in low terrain) and improved the receive capability of the repeater.

In addition, the Committee has been working on linking the W9UVI repeater with the Club’s K9PEO repeater in Glasford operating on 146.85 (output). For those not familiar with linked repeaters, this is common around the country with one or more repeaters networked together to combine coverages for broader service. When you key up one of our repeaters, you will be heard on the other repeater. It’s a two way system. The .85 repeater will provide better coverage, especially in areas south of Peoria.

This is still a work in progress, and there may be occasional disruptions in the link between the two as we continue to make adjustments in the system. Let us know of your experiences with the linked repeaters.

We appreciate the extensive research, hard work and many hours put in by Steve, KD9AER and Jake, K9LE on both of these projects.

Tom Hunt, W8NWG
Trustee

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PEORIA COUNTY ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

November 6, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
November 13, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
November 20, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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OCTOBER NET LOGS

10/6
KD9RYH K9LE KD9QQU W9WGN K0GSH KC9IH KD9YPM K9XJT K9HJZ K9TNT NM0O N9NDF KD9PXZ W8NWG KE9BMA N9WFT K9RCS KD9JXR KD9WVP KD9NYE KE9BMC KE9AON KD9VAN WW9DLM KD9STL WF9E KE9AOJ K9CEW Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

10/13
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE W9WGN KD9IBC K9HJZ KC9IH NP2WJ KD9YPM KD9TEG N9NDF W9JDP K9TNT KD9JXR KD9VAN KE9BMA N9WFT W8NWG KE9BMC KD9AER KD9HZS KD9WVP KB9ATO K9RCS KD9STL WW9DLM Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

10/20
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE KD9HZZ W9WGN KD9IBC W8NWG NP2WJ K9HJZ KC9IH K9RCS W9JDP K9TNT KD9JXR NM0O KE9BMC KD9PXZ KD9VAN N9WFT KD9ANU KD9ZKZ K9CT KD9STL KE9AOJ WW9DLM KE9BMA N9NDF WF9E KD9AER KD9WVP KD9WLD KF7ZWJ W9WTF KD9QQU KE9APN KD9HZS N9PSU N9ASP K9CEW K9QZ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

10/27
KD9RYH W8NWG KD9HZZ KD9ANU K9LE K9XJT W9WGN WS9J NM0O NP2WJ KD9IBC K9HJZ KC9IH KD9NYN W9JDP N9NDF KE9BMA KD9UIM KD9AER KB9ATO K0GSH W9WAS KD9ZKZ N9WFT N9ASP KD9NYE KD9VLZ KD9TZU WF9E K9RCS KD9JXR KE9BLJ KD9STL KD9QQU KD9WVP KD0PXZ KE9AOJ KD9VAJ KD9WLD N9NCS KD9YER K9TNT Submitted by KD9DBQ 73 

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NOVEMBER CLUB EVENTS

November 5 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

November 6 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

November 12 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: Understanding propagation charts – Thom Beebe, ARRL – Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville.

November 13 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

November 20 – 700 p.m. – ARES Meeting – details TBA

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

THANK YOU ALL!
That was an amazing Midwest Superfest!
I wish I could tell you how proud I am to be president of such an amazing group of hams. Thank you to all the unsung heros and helpers. Thank you to all that just came out. And the biggest thank you to Darren for being the chairman

We will be having elections coming up soon. If you would like to be on the board, or help out with anything please let a board member know

Be sure to check out our new YouTube page (link) as well as Discord and Facebook pages, and as always, check the w9uvi.org page for all kinds of great information including when and where all the meetings are. Don’t forget, our next meeting will be October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in Bartonville. Hope to see you all there!

73’s
Ben KD9RYH

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MEETING MINUTES

Board of Directors – September 3, 2024 via Zoom

7:21 Ben calls meeting to order

7:22 Ben calls for Treasurer’s report. Darren reports.

7:26 Ben calls for motion to approve Treasurer’s report. Jake motions and Tanya seconds. Motion is approved.

7:27 Darren announces that there is official club paperwork that needs a secretary signature.

7:27 Jake offers to resign as Repeater Chairman and offer himself to be appointed to the open secretary position.

7:27 Board begins discussion of potentially appointing Jake as Secretary.

7:34 Ben accepts Jake’s resignation as Repeater Chairman and appoints Jake as Secretary via presidential decree.

7:34 Ben calls for Midwest SuperFest report. Darren reports.

7:43 Ben calls for motion to approve Midwest SuperFest report. Jake motions and Rich seconds. Motion is approved.

7:51 Ben calls for the Repeater Chairman report. Jake reports.

7:52 Ben calls for Activities Committee report. Rich reports.

7:55 Darren provides updates on the schedule of events for the setup for the upcoming Midwest SuperFest.

8:00 Ben calls for motion to adjourn. Rob motions and Rich seconds. Meeting adjourns.

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Membership Meeting – September 19, 2024 – Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe

The meeting was called to order by President Ben Knapp at 7:05 p.m.

Midwest Superfest chair Darren Weir went over information for this weekend’s Midwest Superfest, including immediate tasks at hand.

Tom Hunt gave a brief update on the repeater situation, including linking the .075 and .85 repeaters. The plan will be impemented in the weeks following Midwest Superfest. There was also a disucssion on getting a tower climber to check the antennas and the repeater receiving system.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm.

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MIDWEST SUPERFEST^TM

Well, that’s a wrap for Midwest Superfest 2024. I would like to thank all who helped out with getting it set up as well as those who helped during the event and tearing down. IT TAKES A TEAM TO DO THIS AND I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD ONE.

We had lots of great comments this year on a great Midwest Superfest and some ideas for next year. Planning has already started for 2025 Midwest Superfest as we will hold the ARRL Central Division Convention as well as the Illinois Convention. Thom Beebe will be at our club meeting Nov. 12th to do a forum on understanding propagation charts, as the weather kept people from showing up early for the forum Sunday morning.

I will get the rafle report turned in here soon and apply for next year’s raffle license so we can get tickets printed for next year. We had lots of comments this year on how quick people got their tickets and placards.

Our next Midwest Superfest meeting will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22nd on Zoom. As of right now we will not have a Midwest Superfest meeting in November or December to give time to redo all the letters and get our playbook redone also. If anything changes it will be posted.

THANKS EVERYONE
Darren Weir KD9HZZ
Midwest Superfest Chairman

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PEORIA COUNTY ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

October 2, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
October 9, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
October 16, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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SEPTEMBER NET LOGS

9/1
KD9HZZ KD9RYH KD9ANU W9WGN KD9YPM K9HJZ KC9IH W9JDP NM0O KD9PXZ KD9IVV N9WFT KD9WVP KD9ZKZ KD9JXR KD9AER KD9QOB KE9AOJ KD9STL KD9VAN KB9ATO N9NDI KD9YER KB9OJS K9XJT Submitted by W8NWG 73

9/8
KD9HZZ KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE KE9BAQ WF9E K9XJT W9WGN KD9VAN KC9IH KD9TEG K9HJZ KD9YPM KD9IBC W8NWG K9RCS KD9IVV KD9WVP K9QJ KD9AER KE9AON N9ASP W9JDP KD9STL KD9PXZ KD9YWB N9NDF KD9NYE KD9ZKZ NM0O KD9JXR N9WFT W9DAY KD9QQU K9CEW KR9AOJ KD9YER WW9DLM W9GLO KB9ATO K9UQF Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

9/15
KD9HZZ KD9RYH KD9ANU W9WGN KD9IBC KD9VAN KD9TEG NP2WJ KC9IH K9HJZ K9XJT W9JDP KD9PXZ N0XOH KB9ATO KD9IVV W8NWG KD9AER K9QJ KD9ZKZ N9WFT KE9AOJ KD9YWB KD9YER K9QZ N9NDF KD9STL WF9E KD9JXR KD9WVP W9DLM KD9VRW KD9QQT N9GZ K9RCS Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

9/22
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU W8NWG K9XJT W9JDP KD9IBC W9WGN KC9IH KD9YPM K9HJZ KD9TEG K9TNT N0XOH KD9IVV KD9AER N9NDF N9WFT KD9JXR KD9PXZ AA9MK KB9YYD KE9AON WF9E KD9VAN KB9ATO KD9QOB N9CS KF7ZWJ KD9ZKZ KD9NYE W9DAY KD9YER K9RCS N9ASP KD9STL KB9OGS K9UQF KB9UMT Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

9/29
KD9ANU K9XJT K9LE W8NWG W9WGN K9HJZ NP2WJ KD9VAN KC9IH W9JDP K9TNT N9WFT N9NDF K9QZ KD9PXZ KD9ERS KF7ZWJ KD9AES N9CS KD9QZ KD9STL K9RCS K9EOJ KD9RD WW9DLM KD9QQU KD9NYE KD9DBQ KD9YER KD9JXR K9CEW WF9E Submitted by KD9RYH 73

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OCTOBER CLUB EVENTS

October 1 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

October 2– 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

October 8 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: “Numbers Stations” – Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville.

October 9 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

October 16 – 700 p.m. – ARES Meeting – details TBA

October 19 – 12:00 noon – FCC License Testing: Location Change: Hopedale Community Center, 101 East Main Street, Hopedale – FRN Required. Bring two forms of identification and a copy of your license (if upgrading). Testing Fee: $15

October 22 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest meeting on Zoom

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

It’s time for the MIDWEST SUPERFEST! September 21 and 22 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe.

I cant tell you how excited I am for this years Superfest. there is so much work yet to do and we need your help! All current club members get free enty to the Superfest and the plan is to use the hamclub online, so be sure to make sure your dues are paid!

Tickets with raffle stubs are available at the gate or online. We have amazing door prizes, forums and all the great stuff and treasures to look over. Don’t miss it!
Please be sure to come out and help setup and run the event, there will be lots to do and it’s always a great time.

This months club meeting will be held on site on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 at 7 pm, and I hope to see you there for that as well.

Hope to see you all on the radio if not in person. we had a great time last year and expecting this year to be even better! Let’s grow this club!

On a personal note, I’ve started chemothepary and so far, it’s going well enough but i’m expecting it to be a long haul fight.

73’s
KD9RYH
Prez Ben

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MEETING MINUTES

Board of Directors – 8/6/2024

The meeting was called to order at 7:09 pm on Zoom

Board Members Present: Ben Knapp KD9RYH, Tom Hunt W8NWG, Rob Herrin KD9DVQ, Tanya Knapp KD9YPM, Darren Weir KD9HZZ,Jake Walters K9LE, Rich Schmidt K9RCS
Guests: Steve Grob KD9AER, Casey Kerchner KC9IH

JULY MINUTES
Read and Approved

TREASURERS REPORT
Read and Approved

OLD BUSINESS
No Old Business Reported

NEW BUSINESS
Annual Report needs to go to State of Illinois, and will require sending a Check for the Filing Fee.

REPEATER REPORT
Antenna Issues continue. It might be as simple as a Part Replacement up on the Tower. Test and Trouble Shooting planned. A Tower Climber may be needed to resolve the Antenna issue, but it may be possible to share that expense next time he works on the Tower. The removal of the D-Star Antenna and Feed Line was discussed, and it is currently being borrowed by another user. RPT and EchoLink Linking Hardware will use different Hardware than originally planned, and at a slightly higher cost. The planned Equipment will be able connect to HamShack Hotline. The Link Budget was increased from $300 to to $500, Motion by Tom, Second by Darren.

HAMFEST REPORT
Ticket & Flea Market orders are coming in, and Darren will have Tickets at the 8/13 Meeting for Club Members. HamFest Signs are Ordered, and Flag Holders being made. Golf Cart needs and procurement finalized. Flea Market Paint and Marking determined. Table Order Verified with A-Z, Table Cover is in, Porta-Potty’s on Track, and have Received more Door Prizes. Everything is progressing satisfactorily.

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Jake reported Membership has increased to 63 from 50 since earlier this year. The Discord Site is working satisfactory and gaining use and users. HamShack Hot was discussed, and will have a Presentation at the 8/13 Meeting. POTA Activation discussion continues with additional information coming soon.

There being no further business, Tom made a Motion, Seconded by Rich, and the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Submittted by Casey Kerchner – KC9IH 73

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Membership – August 13

KD9RYH calls meeting to order. 7:13 pm.

KD9RYH calls for the Repeater Report. K9Le delivers the report and details the progress made on linking the repeaters and adding a ClearNode Allstar/Digital node to the Groveland (W9UVI) repeater.

KD9RYH calls for the Midwest SuperFest report. Darren details the sequence of events for setting up Midwest SuperFest in September. He reports updates on the rental of golf carts, and porta-johns. He updates the status on vendors and flea market tables rented. He then solicits members to volunteer to work various jobs at the event.

KD9RYH reminds the membership in attendance that a membership with PAARC, in good standing, provides the member with free access to Midwest SuperFest. KD9DBQ proposes that the free access information be shared on the PAARC Discord server

KD9RYH details the benefits of the PAARC Discord and the differences between it and the PAARC Facebook page.

KD9RHY opens the floor for questions about the Midwest SuperFest report
A member asks a question about the availability of camping at the Midwest SuperFest venue. Darren explains the camping accommodations including the power availability for recreational vehicles. The membership begins a group discussion of past Midwest SuperFest camping experiences

KD9RYH reminds the membership of upcoming board of directors elections and the possibility of open seats for the treasurer, secretary, and potentially the president depending on the status of KD9RYH’s health at the time of election.

Rich Holtman – KD9ANU (ARES Coordinator) announces that he has completed and submitted a grant request with the ARRL which would fund ARRL speakers to come to our Midwest SuperFest and do presentations.

KD9RYH announces that the September membership meeting will be at Three Sisters Park, in Chillicothe, which is the venue for Midwest Superfest. It will be held on Thursday September 20th at 7 pm.

KD9HZZ announces the proposed Midwest SuperFest forum speaker roster as well as the schedule of non-forum events.
KD9RYH calls for additional members’ questions or comments. KD9ANU makes a request of the membership for a donation of a WiFi router to be used at the ARES Bunker. Scott – K9XJT agrees to make the donation.

A member asks about the website saying that club membership dues are required to be paid by December 31st. K9LE replied that the info was old and apologized for the oversight on changing it. He reminded the membership that dues are required to be paid on a member’s club anniversary date and that HamClubOnline is utilized to send automated reminders to each member.

KD9RYH moves to adjourn the meeting. K9LE seconds. The meeting adjourns at 7:25 pm

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MIDWEST SUPERFEST^TM

Midwest Superfest is three weeks away, Who’s ready? I still have tickets for some club members. You can still get them ahead of time and save some money. If you have your tickets already and have not paid for them please do so before Midwest Superfest. Any tickets not paid for will not win any door prizes.

We still have open spots for volunteer gate sale, shuttle driver and traffic director. Thursday the 19th we will start laying out the flea market area around 9am, and I hope to see everyone there to help get this done. Indoor tables will be on site Thursday evening or Friday morning. Club meeting will be Thursday the 19th at 7 pm, I will have my grill so bring something to cook.

Don’t forget, we will have dinner dinner at Grecian Gardens in Chilicothe Saturday night at 7pm. Let me know if you plan on being there.

Darren

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PEORIA COUNTY ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

September 4 ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
September 11, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
September 18, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049

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AUGUST NET LOGS

8/4
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE W9WTF K9XJT KD9VAN K9HJZ KD9TEG W9WGN KD9JXR N9NDF W8NWG N9WFT KD9PXZ KB9YYD KD9ZKZ W9JDP K9QZ KB9ATO KD9YPM KD9WVP KD9YER KD9AER KE9AOJ KD9STL WF9E KD9QOB N9CS K9RCS K9CEW N9ASP KD9IBC KC9IH Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

8/11
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE W8NWG W9WGN K9XJT K9HJZ KD9WRX NP2WJ KD9IBC KC9IH K9QZ WZ0CX KD9HZZ N0XOH K9TNT NM0O N9NDF KD9ZKZ KD9PXZ W9JDP KD9IVV KD9AER KB9SF KD9NYE KE9AOJ N9WFT K9CEW WF9E K9RCS KD9YWB KD9YPM KD9JXR KD9QOB KD9QQU KD9YER N9ASP K9UQF KD9WL

8/18
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE K9XJT KD9IBC WZ0CX K9HJZ W8NWG KD9VAN KD9WRX KC9IH W9WGN K9TNT KD9JXR KB9ATO NM0O KD9RJH KD9WVP KD9ZKZ KD9PXZ KD9YWB KD9IVV KD9AER KE9AON N9NDF W9JDP KD9STL KD9QQU KD9YPM KD9AOJ K9CEW K9RCS K9UQF N9ASP KE9AOR N9GZ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

8/26
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE W9WGN K9HJZ KD9IBC NP2WJ KD9YPM KC9IH K9XJT KE9AON AD9W W9JDP KD9JXR W8NWG KD9IVV N9NDF KD9AER KD9WLD W9WTF KD9PXZ KD9RJH N9WFT KD9YWB KB9ATO KD9ZKZ K9RCS KD9YER K9QZ KD9QQU KD9STL KB9OGS KE9AOJ KD9NYE N9GZ K9UQF N9ASP Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

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SEPTEMBER CLUB EVENTS

September 3 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

September 4 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

September 11 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

September 18 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Meeting – Details TBA

September 19 Note change in meeting time and location – Membership Meeting – Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe – Superfest

September 21-22 MIDWEST SUPERFEST – Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe – More details

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Somehow, it’s already August and it’s getting to be crunch time for the 2024 Midwest Superfest!

I’m really excited for this year’s Superfest! We have a great thing going and we are growing. We are going to need help pulling it off, but i havee faith this will be an amazing event.

We have a full line up of speakers, vendors and flea markets stuff going on. Don’t forget that camping is available, and entry to Midwest Superfest is free for all paid up club members! But, if you need tickets, or want to get entered into the raffles, you will need to purchase those tickets, and that can be done in person at any meeting, online from teh club page or reach out to any of the board members.

Speaking of Board Members, elections are going to coming up before you know it and we still have open positions.

And on a personal note, i want to let everyone know that i’ve just been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. And for now at least, I intend on keeping up my duties as your club president.

73’s,
Ben

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MEETING MINUTES

Board of Directors – 7/2/2024

The meeting was called to order 7:11 pm on Zoom

Board Members Present: Ben Knapp KD9RYH, Tom Hunt W8NWG, Rob Herrin KD9DBQ, Tanya Knapp KD9YPM, Darren Weir KD9HZZ, Scott Tranchitella K9XJT, Rich Schmidt K9RCS

Guests Rich Holtman KD9ANU, Casey Kerchner KC9IH and Steve Grob KD0AER

Treasurers Report

Repeater Report: Steve Grob talked about linking the  .85 repeater with .075 repeater. We will use Echolink to link them.  The repeaters have only one port each. To solve the problem, we will build an Echolink “station” using a Raspberry Pi attached to a transceiver. The total components cost will be about $200-300. A motion was was made by Tom Hunt/Second Darren Weir to authorize the expenditure. Motion passed.

Superfest Report: Ticket orders are coming in. We’re getting a table cover for the club table.  A second round of emails have gone out to vendors. 

With the help of Thom Beebe, Rich Holtman is working on an ARRL club grant to bring in ARRL guest speakers for the 2025 District Convention, hosted by Superfest. Tom Hunt will assist in the grant narrative. The application deadline is at the end of July. Motion by Rob Herrin/Darren Weir second  to approve going forward with the grant application. Motion passed.

We need to make speaker brackets for the PA system.

Activities Committee: Rich Schmidt did a Field Day recap. 17 people signed the log sheet.  There was a lot of positive feedback. Rich would like to do a POTA activation over the summer.

Old Business None

New Business – Rich Holtman discussed Emergency Expo July 25. 

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

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Membership – 7/9/2024

Ben, KD9RYH called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm at the Bartonville American Legion Hall.

K9ND has a equipment and a tower to give away. Just remove the equipment.

Minutes of the June meeting were accepted on a motion by Jake, seconded by Jon

Treasurer’s Report: None

Old Business:
– Jake talked about linking the .85 amd .075 repeaters.
– Field Day Review: According to Ben, “Nobody died.”
– Midwest Sperfest tickets are available to any club member that did not receive them.

New Business:
– Rich, KD9ANU talked about the club grant for the ARRL to bring speakers to Midwest Superfest in 2025

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 pm

Scott, K9XJT did a demonstration and talk about Mesh Net.

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MIDWEST SUPERFEST^TM

Midwest Superfest is less than two months away, who’s ready for it? If you have gotten your tickets please get them paid for, if you still need tickets I will be at the meetings and you can get them from me or just reach out to me.

We are still getting orders for Flea market spots and a couple more vendors. If you need to get a spot you can reserve them on our website www.w9uvi.org

Here is the schedule for getting set up and for the weekend. We need everyone’s help to make this happen and still have a few spots till fill on a couple of the sign up sheets, I will have those at the meetings also.

Schedule of Events
Thursday September 19th
● 10:00am – Marking of flea market spaces.

Friday September 20th
● 9:00am – Indoor vendor table setup.
● 10:00am (as close as we can get to it) – Indoor Vendor setup begins.
● 12:00pm – Flea market vendor setup begins.
● 7:00pm – Setup ends.
● 10:00pm – Gates close for the night.
● Port-a-potty delivery sometime during the day. (4)
● Golf cart delivery sometime during the day.

Saturday, September 21st
● 7:00am – Gates open – indoor vendors can get in Pavilion.
● 8:00am – Pavilion Opens
● 8:30am – K9LA; Solar Cycle 25 Propagation
● 9:00am – Hourly drawings begin.
● 10:00am – DXCC Card Checking – Mark Suhs W9WGN – Pavilion
● 10:00am – KB9VRW; Satern
● 11:30am – K9CT; DXepeditions
● 12:00pm – FCC License Testing in Museum
● 1:00pm – ARRL Sesion
● 2:30pm – Parks on the Air forum
● 3:45pm – Saturday 50/50 drawing
● 4:00pm – Pavilion closes
● 7:00pm – Flea market closes
● 10:00pm – Gates close for the night.

Sunday, Sept 22nd
● 7:00am – Gates open – indoor vendors can get in Pavilion.
● 8:00am – Pavilion Opens
8:30am – W9RY; understanding propagation charts
● 9:00am – Hourly Drawings begin.
● 10:00am – Go-Kit Competition in Museum
● 10:00am – KT9Y; DMR Forum
● 11:30 – WA9SWW; ARES Forum
● 12:30pm – 50/50 drawing
● 1:00pm GRAND Prize Drawing

We will have a dinner Saturday at 7:00 pm Grecian Gardens in Chillicothe. Email Darren, KD9HZZ if you are interested in attending.

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PEORIA COUNTY ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

August 7, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
August 14, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
August 21, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272

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JULY NET LOGS

7/7
KD9RYH K9XJT KD9ANU K9LE KD9WRX KD9VAN KD9TEG K9HJZ NP2WJ KC9IH KD9YPM W9WGN W9JDP K9TNT KD9PXZ KB9ATO W9WTF N9NDF KD9IVV NM0O K9QJ KD9AER N9WFT N0XOH K9RCS KD9YWB KD9MPI KD9YER KD9STL K9UQF KD9HZZ KD9JXR KE9AOJ N9ASP KD9QQU K9CEW Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

7/14
KD9ANU K9LE W9WGN KD9TEG W9JDP K9XJT W8NWG K9HJZ KC9IH K9TNT W9WTF KB9ATO N0XOH KD9IVV KD9AER N9WFT K9QJ KD9RJH KB9SF KD9IBC NM0O KB9GEG KD9STL K9UQF N9ASP KE9AOJ N9NDF W9FYR WF9E Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

7/21
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE W8NWG W9WGN KD9VAN KD9YPM KD9TEG KD9IVV KC9IH K9HJZ KD9JXR W9JDP N9NDF NM0O KD9PXZ KD9AER N9WFT KD9ZKZ KD9VIN KD9YER WW9DLM KD9RJH N9ASP K9XJT KB9ATO K9QJ K9RCS WF9E K9UQF KD9STL N9CS NP2WJ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

7/28
KD9RYH KD9ANU K9LE K9XJT KD9YPM KB9SF K9HJZ W9WGN KD9YWB KC9IH KD9QQU NP2WJ K9TNT N9NDF KD9AER KD9IVV KD9PXZ N9WFT W8NWG KD9RJH K9RCS KD9ZKZ KD9ERS KE9AOJ KD9STL KD9JXR KB9ATO N9CS KD9YER KD9WLD N9ASP KD9WRX KD9TEG N9GZ N9SL KC9GGC KB9OMS Submitted by KD9DBQ

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AUGUST CLUB EVENTS

August 6 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

August 7– 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

August 13 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: details TBA

August 14 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

August 17 – 12:00 noon – FCC License Testing: Morton Knights of Columbus, 616 W. David Street, Morton, IL. FRN Required. Bring two forms of identification and a copy of your license (if upgrading). Testing Fee: $15

August 21 – 700 p.m. – ARES Meeting – details TBA

August 27 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest meeting

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Thank you for everyone that came out to our field day event. We had lots of fun, made a bunch of contacts and even loaded up a section of fence to use as an antenna! We were able to make quite a few good contacts with a fence antenna! We even had some non hams on the air with our stations. Check out the pictures below.

Looking fowards into July, the ARES group and weather spotters will be out at the Emergency Expo Thursday, July 25, 2024 at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie 4-7pm. Hope to see your there.

Before you know it, it will be time for Midwest Superfest! Tickets can be purchased online at our website, or get a table and sell some old stuff!

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and being safe.

73’s, KD9RYH

MEETING MINUTES

Board of Directors – June 4, 2024

The meeting called to order at by President Ben Knapp at 7:05 p.m. on Zoom

Board members present: Ben Knapp KD9RYH, Tom Hunt W8NWG,, Darren Weir KD9HZZ, Tanya Knapp KD9YPM, Scott Tranchitella K9XJT, Jake Walters K9LE, Rich Schmitz K9RCS, Rob Herrin, KD9DBQ.

Treasurer’s Report:  Tanya reported that as of June 4, our account balances are as follows:  Checking $2,687.34; Savings $3,376: Money Market $7,677; Paypal $262.93 and Square $379.72. Checks were written to Willife Prairie Park $250 (Field Day Pavillion) and Darren Weir $817.45 (Midwest Superfest Grand Prize). The report was accepted on a motion from Rob, seconded by Scott.

Membership Committee Report: Jake talked about two people who took the exam and did not yet get their FCC callsigns. Advised to stay in touch with Bob Bush.

Midwest Superfest Report:  Darren reported that he is working on additional signs and sending more emails to vendors. Tickets will be available available at Club meeting. Some were mailed out to members.

Repeater Committee Report: Tom reported that Jake and Steve working  on Linking .85 and .075. Getting equipment  together.

Field Day: Rich, K9RCS (Activities Director) in charge of Field Day.

Old Business

Still looking for someone to take Secretary job and to assist Adam. A notice will be sent to members via Ham Club Online and on Facebook

The tower at Red Cross building needs to come down. Discuss organizing a work party.

There being no further business, the meeting  adjourned  at 7:36 p.m.

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Membership – June 11, 2024

In attendance were the following, in no particular order: NM0O, W9WGN, W8NWG, KD9ZKZ, KD9AER, KD9YWB, W9JDP, K9RCS, KD9PXZ, K9LE, KD9HZZ, K9QZ, K9XJT, KD9ANU, KT9Y, N0XOH.

At 7:00 PM, the meeting was called to order by Vice President Scott Tranchitella, K9XJT, filling in for Ben Knapp, KD9RYH, who was absent.

Based on a motion by Jim Polson, W9JPD, and seconded by Darren Weir, KD9HZZ, the minutes from the last meeting in May were approved as published in Bandbits, based on a voice vote by the members present.

Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s Report was read by Tom, W8NWG for Tanya KD9YPM, who was absent. A motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report was made by Brett Buchanan, KD9PXZ, and seconded by Jake Walters, K9LE, which was also approved based on a voice vote by the members present.

Repeater Report – Tom Hunt, W8NWG, reported that Jake Walters, K9LE, and Steve Grob, KD9AER, are working on a project to link the 075 and 850 repeaters. A second project we are trying to get going is to place a remote receiver radio out in the NW part of Peoria County to be connected via the Internet to the 075 repeater, thereby increasing the effective range of the 075 repeater, which can be heard out there, but which is hard for transmitting stations to reach that far. This second project may require some expenditures, hope to keep that to less than $500.

SuperFest Chairman’s Report – Darren Weir, KD9HZZ, reported the Tower Electronics will not be a vendor at this year’s SuperFest, rather they will be at the Chicago FM Club Hamfest on Sunday September 22nd. On a positive note, Dennis Smith of Silver Linings and Amateur Accessories has requested 4 tables. Amateur Accessories has been a vendor at prior SuperFests, selling accessories and radios in the past. Tom Beebe has sent info regarding applying for Club Grants from the ARRL to fund SuperFest Forums in future years, don’t have to be a non-profit to obtain such, but the applications need to be submitted by July 26th. Darren also has tickets available if anyone needs more.

Scott K9XJT reiterated a desire to develop a Mesh Net in the area using 5-6 appropriate used Linksys routers and antennas. He further has a desire to hold a 220 Voice Net.

Old Business – None

New Business – None

The Club is still in need of someone to volunteer for the position of Secretary. If you are interested in helping out, please contact any board member.

A Motion to Adjourn the Business part of the meeting was made by Jim Polson, W9JDP, and seconded by Jake Walters, K9LE. This motion passed based on a voice vote by the members present.

The Raffle Drawing was held.

At 7:30 PM, the meeting transitioned to the Program part, where Scott Tranchitella, K9XJT, led a fun demonstration of launching small lines for the purpose of erecting an antenna using an air-powered “potato” launcher. Further, Doug Nelson, KD9TEG showed off his ability to throw an arborist throw weight high into the air and down the field for the same purpose.

Notes taken and submitted by Rich Holtman, KD9ANU

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MIDWEST SUPERFEST^TM

We have some great prizes lined up for this year’s Midwest Superfest. Our grand prize is the Yaesu FT-710 Field 100 watt HF/50 MHz Base/Portable Transceiver, perfect for portable or base station operations.

Our second prize is the BTECH DMR 6×2 handheld. This radio features VHF/UHF (136-174MHz & 400-480MHz, Encryption, GPS, Talker Alias, APRS, Voice Recording and more. The third prize is the Arrow II 146/437 Handheld portable satellite antenna, perfect for satellite QSOs, International Space Station contacts or Fox Hunts. We will draw for these prizes Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

In addition, we have a number of other great hourly prizes to be drawn all day Saturday and Sunday morning. They include: a $50 gift certificate from The Wireman, $10, $20 gift certificates from Mastrant; $50 gift certificates from Alpha Antenna; $100 gift certificates from DX Engineering; gift certificates from RT Systems; a MFJ-332S Magnetic Base. MFJ-553 Wood Base Straight Key; MFJ-1778M G5RV Junior antenna; MFJ-108B 24/12 Dual Clocks; MFJ-1717SFZ High Gain 144/440 Flex Antennas; a fourpack of MFJ-700C4 RFI Chokes; MFJ-302 Ear Speaker; and a 1 MFJ-261 Dry Dummy Load (15w avg. 100w peak). Our thanks to these manufactures and retailers for their generous prize donations. We have more coming in, so stay tuned.

Midwest Superfest is less than 3 months away, remember to get your tickets. You have till September 18th to pay for them or return the unsold tickets.

You can reserve your Flea market spots online and also your Indoor Vendor spots.

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PEORIA COUNTY ARES

Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.

July 3, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
July 10, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
July 17, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM
July 25, Emergency Expo, The Shoppes at Grand Prairie, 4:00-7:00 PM (setup before)

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: [email protected]
Winlink: [email protected]
Cell: 309-256-4272

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JUNE NET LOGS

6/2
W9WTF KD9RYH KD9ANU W8NWG KD9WRX KD9IBC K9HJZ KD9TEG KC9IH N9NDF KD9YPM W9WGN N9CS KD9WVP KD9VIN K9TNT KD9JXR KD9YER N0XOH KD9YWB N9WFT KD9AER KD9ZKZ WF9E WW9DLM KD9P K9LE K9RCS KD9MPI KD9AOJ K9UQF KD9STL N9ASP KD9WLD KD9QQU Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

6/9
KD9RYH KD9ANU W9WGN K9HUZ KD9IBC KC9IH KD9YPM NP2WJ W9JDP N9NDF NM0O KD9UJXR N9WFT W8NWG KD9PXZ KD9WLD KD9ZKZ KD9NYI KE9AOJ KB9ATO K9RCS KD9IVV WF9E KD9YWB N9CS K9UQF KD9IBC DK9DBQ KB9ASP DB9STL DB9RUH KD9QQU Submitted by K9LE 73

6/16
​KD9RYH K9LE W9WGN KD9AER KD9WRX NP2WJ KC9IH KD9IVV W9JDP KD9JXR K9QZ KD9PXZ KD9ZKZ N9WFT W9WTF KE9AOJ KD9STL KD9WLD W8NWG KD9YWB KD9MPI N9ASP/AE K9RCS N9NDF KE9AON KD9IBC Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

6/23
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU K9XJT KE9AON W9WGN KD9IBC KD9VRW KC9IH KD9MIT K9HJZ KD9TEG KD9YPM W9JDP K9TNT N0XOH NM0O KD9PXZ KB9ATO N9WFT KD9AER KD9ZKZ W8NWG KD9AOJ KD9JXR W9WTF K9QJ N9ASP K9UQF KD9STL KD9WLD N9NDF K9RCS KD9NYE K9CEW N9GZ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

6/30
​KD9RYH K9XJT KD9ANU N9ASP W9WGN KD9IBC K9HJZ KC9IH KD9VAN W9JDP K9TNT KD9JXR N9NDF KB9ATO NOXOH KD9IVV W8NWG KD9YWB KD9ZKZ KD9AER KD9STL N9WFT K9LE K9RCS KE9AOJ KD9PXZ KD9YER N9CS KE9AOR KD9WLD KD9ERS K9CEW K9UQF K9QZ Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

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JULY CLUB EVENTS

July 2 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom

July 3 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

July 9 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: details TBA

July 10 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater

July 25 – Emergency Expo – Shoppes at Grand Prairie – More Information

July 30 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest meeting via Zoom

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