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.

Green Bay area weather balloon carrying APRS

On Monday May 6th, there will be a weather balloon launched from Lombardi middle school.  It will be carrying APRS.  If you are interested in seeing it's track you can follow it on the internet at aprs.fi/w0ctl-11  More details about the launch and the balloon itself including pictures will be posted here after the event.   

From the Green Bay Press Gazette, May 6th, 2013:

Robert Lane of the Green Bay Mike & Key Club holds a weather balloon next to Lombardi Middle School student Camden Guzman at the school Monday.

The balloon — equipped with cameras, a global positioning system tracking device, and parachute — was launched as part of a science lesson coupled with the education programs from the Civil Air Patrol.

The balloon was expected to come down somewhere near Marshfield.

Well, it didn't make it too far and quit reporting on the decent at 10,000 feet and was found between Pulaski and Navarino.

SK Oliver Davis W9WLZ

It is with deep sympathy that the Green Bay  Mike & Key Club informs you of the passing of a long time member.

Oliver D. Davis, 93, Green Bay, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013.

He was born on February 17, 1919 in Green Bay to the late Norman & Minnie Davis.

Oliver graduated from East High School.

He loved Ham Radio, his call letters were W9WLZ.

As a young man he built his own radio equipment, he would repair radio equipment in his parent's basement.

Oliver belonged to the Green Bay Mike & Key Club and was granted a lifetime membership years ago.

When Oliver was younger he worked part time as a projectionist for the local theaters. He started his own Audio Visual Company that he ran for 66 years. He also worked for Gabe's Appliance Store.

You may visit the Press Gazette on-line for a complete obituary.