President’s Message
As I write this, the weather has finally broken and it’s nice out! And that just serves as a reminder tht summer will soon be over and that means MIDWEST SUPERFEST is getting closer. As always, the third weekend of September:, this year is September 20-21. If you’ve never been to a ham fest before, think of it as a great big ham garage sale. For this year’s Superfest we have all kinds of things that are getting set up.
One of the big things we get to host this year is the ARRL Central Division Convention and the Illinois Section Convention! This will draw hams from all over the Midwest we will have all kinds of people selling old equipment, we will have venders with new stuff for sale too! there will be door prizes and raffle prizes, food and forums and license testing! Just how much will this cost you? It’s free for club members! So make sure that your status is current in Hamclub Online. If you’re not a member, you can purchase tickets online or from club members, and they come with a raffle stub. This event takes a lot of work to put on and many club members have been working all year. Thank you! And it will take lots of legwork in the days leading up to and durning the event as well as cleaning up. Please help out if you can. This is how our club makes money to keep the repeaters on the air and sponsor other activites from Field Days to license exam sessions. As always, check the web page for all the info.
Hope to see you out there!
73’s
Ben KD9RYH
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Meeting Minutes
Board of Directors – July 1, 2025
Meeting called to order via Zoom at 7:10 p.m.
Repeater Report: Everything is functioning normally. Summer plans are to get the D-Star repeater connected to the internet.
Superfest Report: We have had positive responses from Radiodity, Quanshegn, Bridgecom, Kenweed, Icom and Yaesu. All are providing prizes.
There was no old business
New business:
- SO 239 chasis mounts were ordered for the membership meeting antenna project.
- Rich nominated W9YES to fill the vacant Director position in January
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm
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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®.
Aug 6 ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink/Allstar
Aug 13 ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink/AllStar
Aug 20, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM
If you are new to ARES and want to join the monthly 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
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Midwest Superfest is a little over a month away! Preparations are coming along, but we NEED VOLUNTEERS! I handy signup sheet is available on line. CLICK HERE to volunteer. Our Hamfest can’t happen without your help.
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July Net Logs
7/6
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU W9WGN K9HJZ KD9NYN KB9TZQ KD9YPM KC9IH KC9CKM W9JDP N9NDF K9RCS KE9DOF N9WFT KD9WVP K9QZ KD9AER KE9BPB KD9ZKZ KE9DCS KD9STL W9GLO W8NWG K9XE KE9BSA KD9UIM K9XJT W9YES N9PSU KB9OGS KD9VAN W9WAS KJ5IFR KE9DMW WF9E N9CS KE9AOJ WF9U KF0TRD Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
7/13
KD9RYH K9LE KE9DMW KD3AMF N9NDF W9WGN K9HJZ KC3VC W9WAS W8NWG N9KZZ K9QZ KD5CT KE9DNR KC9IH KD9JXT W9JDP KD9ANU N9WFT W9PXZ K9ERS KE9AON KD9ZKZ W9YES KD9WVP KD9BMA KD9BSA N9SL N9OMG KD9AER KE9TEG KD5CT KE9BSE VK2CGE W9PXE K9RCS K9JLX KE9AOJ KD9STL KE9ATO KE9CLC KD9DBQ N9PZ K9OGS Submitted by KD9RYH 73
7/20
KD9RYH KD9DBQ K9LE KD3AMF W9WGN N9NDF K9HJZ W8NWG KC3VJQ KKFAL KE9DNR KC9IH KI5QSP KD5CT W9JDP K9XJT K9ATO KE9DML N9WFT K9QZ KD9VAN KD9QQU KE9BSA KD9AON KD9STL KD9BMA W9WAS KD9BSE W9YES KD9AER KE9AEO KEPBPB KD9OGS KE9WVP KD9NYN NP2WJ W9GLO KE9AOJ KE9CLC N9KRZ WF9E KE9DMW K9CEW KE9CFK K9RCS KF0TRD KD9YPM Submitted by KD9RYH 73
7/27
KD9RYH KD9ANU W9WGN KD3AMF K9HJZ KC3VJQ KC9IH K9RCS K9XJT KD9RJH KD9IBC N9SL W8NWG KD9ZKZ KD9VAN KD9AER N9WFT KD9IVV W9JDP N9KRZ N9PZ KD9WVP KE9AOJ KD9STL KD9NYN W9YES N9ASP W9WAS KB9TZQ K9LE KB9YYD KJ5AYX KI5SQP KB9ATO KD9YER KB9OGS KD9QQU Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
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August Club Events
August 5 – 7:00 p.m. – Board of Directors – Zoom
August 6 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)
August 12 – 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: “Antennas for Small Spaces” – Bartonville American Legion, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville
August 13- 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)
August 16 – 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.
August 20 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Meeting – Zoom
August 26 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest Meeting – Zoom
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