I’ve recently passed my Extra test and I’ve updated my call sign (dropping the “C”) I’ll be moving my Amateur Radio posting here soon!
Author: Jeff Fillian
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2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Conference Emergency Management and Homeland Security
I’ll be attending the conference Thursday and Friday as the Emergency Coordinator for Dane And Iowa County for Amateur Radio Emergency Service.
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Wolf Den Fusion Net Tonight
I wanted to exercise the w9hsy fusion repeater tonight and having grown up in CT I found the Wolf-Den Fusion #HamRadio Net in New England Wires-X room Number 28941. It is held on Friday nights at 8 Eastern (7 Central). The repeater worked perfectly. I used my FT5D connected to my J-Pole on the porch and it connected perfectly. I announced the Madison Area Repeater Association Hamfest and let them know if there are any Wolf-Den folk who come all the way out I would pay for their admission. I think that is a pretty safe bet.
Makes me wonder if we should deliberately start a Northern Midwest Fusion Net. I see something in Indiana, Michigan and Nebraska but I didn’t see any Minnesota, Wisconsin or Illinois. I’m going to chew on this for a while. We’ve had a once per month Digital Fusion net but in conflicted with the Wednesday night Dane/Iowa County (Wisconsin) ARES/RACES Net. Good to hear those New England accents again!
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Wisconsin Net from Phoenix
Had fun last night checking in to the Wisconsin D-Star net. We are visiting a friend in Phoenix. I fired up my little hotspot connected to REF019 and checked in to the net. Nice to be comfortably sitting on the patio in Arizona chatting with chilly Wisconsin. Net week we’ll be back home in the cold!
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2200 and 630 Amateur Bands
I applied to the UTC to operate on the 2200 and 630 bands today. Obviously I don’t yet have equipment to do so, or here at the condo, space but I figured I’d get an application in to set aside the space. While I was at it I applied for Badger Prairie Park in Verona, where we hold ARRL Field Day in June, as well.
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ARRL 10 Meter Contest
I participated in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest for a few hours this morning. I was an opportunity again to get used to my logging software and CAT connection and attempt to get the computer CW to work (not). What I found interesting is that from here in South Central Wisconsin most of my contact were northern California a couple Oregon and Washington State. One from Florida early on. Propagation is an interesting science.
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2023 Wisconsin ARES Annual Conference Presentation
You can find all the files that I shared at Wisconsin Rapids on Nov 4 here: https://kc9unz.me/2023-wisconsin-ares-annual-conference/