View from the 147.120 antenna

It been a few years since anyone checked out our antennas on Scrays hill. Over the weekend Pete, AB9PJ started an inspection process of the whole tower.

The 147.120 is Cellwave PD220, 141-148 MHz 20 foot fiberglass radome antenna at 620 feet above ground level on the North leg of the tower. It looks good yet.

Here is a look from behind it, looking North, toward the city.

Special thanks to Pete, AB9PJ and Bob, KB8ZXE

Club Picnic

Time once again for the annual club corn roast/picnic.

The annual Green Bay Mike and Key Club corn roast/picnic will be held August 10th at 11AM at the Veterans Memorial Park in Denmark WI. This park is right downtown in Denmark WI. Take the Highway 96 exit from highway 43 all the way into denmark. You will run right into the park at the T in the road. Park is located behind the bank. Look for the K9EAM sign. The club will provide corn,  and soda, please bring a dish to pass and your own utensils. Also bring any other meat you would like to cook on the grill. Lets see a huge turn out for this. If you need directions we will be listening to the 147.120 repeater the day of the event.

There will be a little foxhunt at 11:30ish with dinner around 12.

Field Day 2013

Public Demo of Emergency Communications June 22-23
In the Green Bay area, the Green Bay Mike & Key Club will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at the Sports Complex at 3385 Finger Road June 22 and 23rd.

The public is invited to come and see ham radio’s new capabilities and learn how to get their own FCC radio license before the next disaster strikes.

For more info, see http://www.emergency-radio.org/
 
For any hams interested in helping set up, we plan to start with a breakfast at Aurora Hospital at 8 am with setup beginning at 10AM. There is plans for a cookout Sat evening at 6. The club will provide brats and soda. Please bring a dish to pass and any other meat you would like to burn.Also please bring your own eating utensils Any ham in the area is welcome, also feel free to bring your family. Lets try to get more participation this year. We will be running 5A this year with the callsign K9EAM.

Tower at St. Norbert

Saturday the tower a top St. Norbert college was removed. Construction on the JM Science building is in full swing. Some air handler equipment directly below the tower and next to, necessitated the temporary removal of the tower.

The renovation project will take a couple years to complete. When it's done, the building will be know as the Gehl-Mulva science building.

In the mean time, we have relocated the antennas for D-Star/ APRS and 802.11 link (to Scray's hill) on a mast pipe off one of the colleges other antennas.

The 802.11 link to the WFRV tower is used for Skywarn weather spotting.

APRS was recently used for the Lombardi middle school balloon launch.

A special thanks to St. Norbert college and Mr. Downard for their continued accommodation. Also, thanks to everyone who helped with the take-down.