President’s Message
This month’s Show Off Your Shack is Rob, K9DBQ. Check out where the voice of our Sunday night net comes from. If you would like to have your setup featured, snap some pics and email them with a few words about it to [email protected]
We had a GREAT testing session with 9 total test takers that passed at least one test! We have 4 new Technicians, 1 new general, 2 upgrades to general and 2 upgrades to extra! Well done all. Be sure to come out in June and get your upgrade. Test sessions are the third weekend of even months.
On the third weekend of the odd months, we are going to start doing tours of radio related sites. First up, May 17, a tour of WTVP-TV, WCBU-FM, and the NOAA weather transmitter site. Please RSVP as Parking is limited and if we can carpool that would be nice. If you have ideas for sites to tour let us know! Email [email protected] or send me a message on Discord.
Before you know it, it will be time for the ARRL Summer Field Day. Field Day 2025 is June 28-29. We have not yet decided on a location, but if you have ideas, let us know quickly.
Further out in the calendar, Midwest Superfest! The 2025 Midwest Superfest will be held on September 20-21, 2025, in Chillicothe, Illinois. It’s an ARRL Central Division Convention, sponsored by the Peoria Area Amateur Radio Club. The event takes place at Three Sisters Park, with activities starting at 8 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. As always, it takes a lot of help to put this event on. Join in on one of the meetings up coming. All meeting dates are listed on www.w9uvi.net
As always, ~73’s
Ben Knapp, KD9RYH
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Meeting Minutes
Board of Directors – April 1, 2025
The meeting was called order at 6:11 p.m.at the Bartonville American Legion.
March Board minutes were not available.
The Treasurer’s Report was not available.
Repeater Committee: Tom reported that the K9PEO repeater was restarted. There was some sort of power glitch, possible related to storms that passed through the area at about the same time that the repeater went off the air. Jake reported that we are working on a better external antenna for the AllStar link for the two repeaters. The Glasford repeater is housed in a metal building, causing problems.
Midwest Superfest: Tom reported that Dwight submitted proof copies of the tickets. They will be printed and available soon.
New Business
Tom reported on problems with the w9uvi.org domain name. We are working on getting it renewed, although the club does not own it. The club owns w9uvi.net and w9uvi.com. We are now using w9uvi.net. The .org web address is widely used in our publicity materials, so it will take time to make corrections.
Blake Mason, KE9BSA was apointed to fill the Secretary vacancy It was unanimously approved by the Board.
There being now further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Membership Meeting – April 1, 2025
Approximately 55 guests and members attended the Weather Spotter training session held April 1 at the Bartonville American Legion Hall.
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Congratulations to our new Technician, General and Amateur Extra Class Hams!
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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®.
May 7, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
May 14 ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on W9UVI (147.075)/K9PEO (146.850)/Echolink
May 21, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM
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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Show Off Your Shack: KD9DBQ
This is the KD9DBQ shack. Not a whole lot to look at, but its functional. The radios include an ICOM IC7100 that I’m pretty much just using for VHF/UHF right now. This is the radio I run the net on. This radio is hooked up to a Diamond X200A dual band vertical. Theres also a TYT TH9800 Quad band
radio. During weather nets I use this as a monitor radio for Tazewell and Woodford weather nets and am able to immediately relay info to them if necessary. This radio is hooked up to an Ed Fong J pole. Both of these antenna are above the peak of my roof. These days I’m using a Yeasu FT450 (not the 450D) that I bought from the club several years ago. This was my first HF rig so I dont know if it really does better than the 7100, but in my mind it does. This rig is hooked up to a My Antennas EF80-10 end-fed half wave wire.
Like I said, not much to see but it is enough to run the net every week. Thanks for visiting my shack, till next week this is KD9DBQ saying thank you and 73
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April Net Logs
4/6
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU KD9WLD W9WGN KE9BSA KD9TEG KE9CLC KD9AER K9QZ KB9OGS KD9JXR N9NDF K9TNT KD9ZKZ N9WFT W8NWG KE9AOJ KE9BMA KD9IBC K9RCS W9YES W9GLO KD9STL WW9DLM N0XOH N9SL N9PZ KE9BPB W9WAS KJ5IFR KI5SQP WF9E NP2WJ KC9IH KE9AOR N9PSU Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
4/13
KD9RYH K9LE KD9ANU KD9CZI KD9IBC W9WGN KC3VJQ K9HJZ W9JDP K9TNT KD9JXR N9NDF KD9ZKZ W8NWG KB9ATO KE9BSA KD9WVP KE9BMA KD9VAN N9WFT KD9QQU KD9AER W9GLO KE9CLC KD9NYN KE9AOJ KD9IVV WF9E W9YES KD9RJH KD9STL WW9DLM N9PSU K9RCS KI5SQP W9WAS KJ5IFR K9XJT N9PZ KE9BPB K9CEW KD9YER KE9BSE KE9CFK KB9OGS Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
4/20
KD9ANU W8NWG KD9DBQ KD9IBC N9PSU K9HJZ KCPZQ DK9ZKZ K9RCS KD9MOA KE9BSA/AE KD9WLD W9WAS KE9CZI MN0O KD9JXR KD9YER KD9AER NP2WJ KD9VAN KD9RJH KE9CLC KD9PXR KD9NYI N9WFT KE9AOJ W9YES KD9STL KE9CFK W9WGN KD9SDI KD9WVP W9JDP N9CN KD3AMF KB9YYD KE9BMA KC3VJQ KD9NYE KD9VHI KE9CRA Submitted by K9LE 73
4/27
KD9RYH K9LE W8NWG KE9CZI KE9AOJ KE9BSA KE9CFK N9CS K9HJZ W9WGN KC3VJQ KC9IH KD3AMF KD9IBC KE9BPB KC3QWK W9JDP KE9BMA KD9AER KD9IVV KD9PXZ N9WFT N9JOZ W9YES KD9ZKZ N9ASP KD9YER WF9E W9WAS KE9BMM KI5SQP K9XJT K9RCS KD9STL NP2WJ KB9YYD N9GZ W9GLO KB9OGS KB9ATO N9PSU N9XJX Submitted by KD9DBQ 73
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May Club Events
May 6 – 7:00 p.m. – Board of Directors – Zoom
May 7 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)
May 13 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: Getting started with POTA and other portable operations. Bartonville American Legion, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville
May 14 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net: W9UVI Repeater 147.075 (156.7 Tone)
May 17 – 1:00 p.m. – Tour the WTVP/WCBU transmitter site. RSVP [email protected]
May 21 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Meeting – Zoom
May 27 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest Meeting – Zoom
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