[LeArc] Section News:

[Wayne Scace]

News last updated: Mon, August 12, 2002 at 9:28 AM ET
On August 3rd the Lamoine Emergency Amateur Radio Club operated a special 
event station N1R from the summer training camp of the St. Louis Rams 
football team on the campus of Westerm Illinios University in Macomb. LEARC 
is offering a certificate and asks for a $2.00 donation to help cover the 
cost of printing and postage. The Metro Amateur Radio Club has been invited 
back to the Gross Point Lighthouse for their community open house day. They 
will be running CW this year to balance out the predominance of phone 
operation during special events, thus allowing Lighthouse Society members 
to make the CW contacts many of them have requested. Phillip Lazar, K9PL, 
reports continued net activity on the slow speed code net. Net frequency is 
7.138 MHz +/-. The net is held every Wednesday, except for the first 
Wednesday of the month, at 7 P.M. local time. All are welcome. QRS to the 
slowest op. On Saturday July 13 twenty-six amateurs from Sangamon and 
Menard Counties participated in the first field exercise of the new Capital 
Area Radio Emergency Response Team. The goals of the exercise were to check 
equipment, net training, and to locate appropriate viewing positions for 
tornado and severe weather spotting and reporting to the Lincoln office of 
the NWS. On July 21 I was able to attend the Fox River Radio League's 
hamfest. The weather was extremely hot and humid, but the attendance was 
good. The FRRL will be holding a special event on the island of Fabyan Park 
on August 17 and 18 from around 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. The purpose of this event 
is to "give out" as many contacts as possible. W9AX says that hams from all 
over will be wanting to qso with as many lighthouse stations around the 
world. KB9ZTP has created an interactive weather website for northern 
Illinois called the Northern Illinois Storm Lab. www.nrnilstormlab.com. It 
has everything from advanced forecasts to archived weather events for 
northern Illinois. Recently an article entitled Ham Radios: Linking the 
World Together, One Voice at a Time appeared in the Prairie Advocate. This 
artice featured Russ simpson, K9TI, of rural Mt. Carroll. This article 
presents ham radio in a very positive way. On August 9th I had the 
opportunity to visit the Peoria club and give a short talk about the 
section. WB9MMM and I had a great time and would like to thank the PAARC 
for their hospitality. On August 10th, 9 members and friends of the 
Rockford Amateur Radio Association provided communications for the State 
Street Mile in downtown Rockford. They used ATV at the start and finish 
lines and mobile ATV in the timing truck. Amateur radio is the only means 
of communication used in this race. Those participating were WB9MMM, 
KA9IMX, N9SH, KA9SOG, KA9BOD, WB9UMC, K9PK, N9LHK, and KB9ZXG. On August 
11th the Winnebago County ARES group provided communications for the YMCA 
Triathlon. Participants N9CCE, KA9IMX, KB9NBD, KB9SKW, WA9DIM, N9SH, N9MXQ, 
KB9YRW, N9MCS, and WB9JDY provided communications during the bike and foot 
races. Upcoming hamfests for the month of August--Danville/Vermilion Co, 
Catlin, IL on August 25. Also on August 25, the Bolingbrook hamfest in 
Joliet, IL.WD9F traffic for June: TFC 126, PSHR 168. WD9F traffic for July 
TFC 129, PSHR 100. W9HLX, 31; NC9T, 20; WB9TVD, 36; KA9IMX, 28; ISN report 
for July QNI 213, QTC 62, 31 sessions; N9KNJ July D9RN cycle 1 and 2, 61 
sessions, 464 check ins, traffic 175. Average per session 2.87, IL rep. 86% 
by W9HLX, AC9Y, NN9M, N9PLM, N9GZ, WA9T, KA9IMX. WA9RUM reports ARES 
members 21, 7 pieces of traffic and 234 checkins, 5 nets.


Respectfully and Sincerely Yours,


Wayne M. Scace

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