Radio Happenings 4.21.24

  

Good things happen all the time...   and you can be part of it...  The Club's first Brat Barn was yesterday at Festival East.  A bit cool start and finish but the brisk business kept all pretty warm.. The usual frozen brats did not help the cooking but the experienced charcoal chefs were able to keep up with the demand. The seven empty cases that the bratwurst came in, gave testimony to the sales.  Kudos to the workers... (did someone pay $50 for a burger?)

     More good news..  The Ham Cram on the previous Saturday, went well with Rick, W9OBB at the podium (if we had a podium). The word CRAM well described the Tower Room where the class was held.. Well, maybe packed,  is better>  The number of successful passing grades give proof for that .. Thank you to the Volunteer Examiners that gave up their Saturday evening to give the tests.. Results were:::16 new Technicians, 5 to the General level and 1 new Extra class.   Our next scheduled testing is set for during the Ham Fest of June 1st... IF you or someone you know are planning to take the tests on that day, be sure they know what is needed to bring with them to the test... 

      Here is a historical item found in the Club's Vault of Memories.. 

 

          Let's look ahead for planning purposes.. 

           April 27th, Saturday... Special Event at the "Shack" at St. Norbert 9am to 3?  come up, operate, log or watch.

           April 28th, Sunday... MS Walk in W. De Pere.. KS9WI Chairperson

            May 2nd , Board Meeting 

           May 8th Wednesday, Siren Test Net. New list to go out the Sunday before.

            May 9th, Thursday, GB Mike & Key Meeting 7PM with Tech Talk at 6:30

            May 17 -19 Dayton Hamfest ... Hamvention.. 

            May 19th, Sunday, GB Cellcomm Marathon ... 

           June 1st.. Saturday, Ham Fest .. All hands on deck... 

            June 11th. Thur.  GB Mike & Key Meeting

            June 15th Saturday, Brat Barn at De Pere Festival 

            June 8th, Saturday, Radio activation of Lighthouse USA 417 (may extend to June 9th) 

     This page and other notices are on the K9EAM.org website..  And if you look on the right side of the site... go down to "Meetings", you will find the link to the Zoom program ... 

CLUB HAMFEST FLYER

CLUB HAM FEST ADD ON

It’s Spring Shack Clean Up!

Help the GBM&KC  by donating any  unwanted, unneeded, outdated, radio equipment and supplies to be sold  at the third annual Hamfest.

Please contact:

Todd Clausen  W9GRB @ 414.455.6375

 Dave Ziesmer KD9HJJ @ 262.510.3376

Radio Happenings 3.22.24

 

  Our little stick man is really active today... But then again, so is  the Green Bay Mike & Key Club... As a member, you can and should be too... !!  Many of us have studied long and hard to achieve the FCC license and we had a goal to why we did... Many, be able to operate the radio during events to support our community. This is a great goal!! But we must stay active to be good at it. Take advantage of the opportunity to get on the air... even if it is not our own equipment... being with someone that has the radio is willing to have you operate.. As you have read the schedule in each of our newsletters or on the Website, you will see the chances to be active..  

   You have questions on where and when, don't be afraid to ask...or some question about a certain radio and how to work with rig control.. As a club, we join together to help and to get help.. as Red Green said "We're all in this together"

   Before we look ahead, let's see what has happened recently:

   Club meeting:// Once again there was a full house with more new folks joining in.. The reports of the committees showed we are on the fast track for the Ham Cram, Special Event, the Brat Barns, Field Day, The Marathon - Check our schedule for the times and dates .... 

 

    Wisconsin QSO Party:: Wes Michael and Dave Catalano activated the Club Shack at St. Norbert.. Everything worked well ... The last hour the pipeline opened up and had a hard time keeping up the log.. It was fun.. If you never had that experience yet.. you will really enjoy it.. If you are at Tech.. please take the opportunity to get on HF at one of the club events... ..

    Banquet :: We had a lot of fun at the banquet! The food was delicious, the service was great, and there were plenty of door prizes. The highlight of the evening was honoring several members who were nominated for The Ham of The Year award. Wes, W9WES; Keith,KS9WI; and Gene, AB9GK as well as the Ham of The Year winner, Larry, K9IQ. We also honored Dave, N8KQS for his outstanding work on the club newsletter. All of the members who were recognized have made significant contributions to our club. In particular Larry was singled out for his excellence in upgrading the Club Hamshack, his work as Field Day Safety Officer, and his sincere willingness to assist other Amateurs. Be sure to congratulate these gentlemen at your next opportunity.

         It was a pleasure to honor our past president Paul, KB0P at the March meeting. As most of you know, Paul served as our leader for two terms. His energetic willingness and drive were critical factors in the great success of our Hamfests, Field Days, social events, Brat Barns, and monthly meetings. Paul’s style and easy-going manner increased member enthusiasm and contributed to the overall growth of our club.

    We had a very interesting Tech Talk at our March meeting. Mike, WD9EGE explained the procedures and the equipment associated with operating on 23cm, 10GHz, and above. A came away knowing there at the conclusion of his demonstration, show-and-tell, and informative briefing, I’s a lot more to it than we experience on 2-meters. Good show Mike!

The next club meeting is April 11 and our Tech Talk will be presented by Todd, W9GRB. His topic will be Winlink. Don’t miss it!

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions about our club.

      73   Bill KB3KYH   (302) 537-4755

Radio Happenings Brier additional 3.12.24

  Nice start to the week with 60 degree weather today. A good chance to search the yard for the missing parts of your yagi antenna.. 

   For the latest GB M&K newsletter, look at the Club's K9EAM.org site.. Otherwise you will find attached additional information .. Minutes of the last meeting, Financial report, the March Ground Wave newsletter, Siren Test list. 

    Schedule: March 13th Siren Test Net 11:45

                     March 14th 6;30 TECH TALK W/Mike WD9EGE

                     March 14th 7 PM GB M&K Meeting

                     March 16th  Club Awards Banquet at Village Grille.. Hoffman Road 

                     March 19th CQ Tuesday lunch at Bay Family Restaurant (First day of Spring...) 

          Did you participate in the Wisconsin QSO Party?   Conditions were very good on some bands ...

    Stay Radio active .. 

ZOOM MEETING INFO 24

This is the coming year's Zoom Meeting information... 

 Meeting Zoom participation: 

 

 Here is  the contact information..  (give a little time for host to connect) 

 Starting Nov 9, 2023 18:30

https://zoom.us/j/92917329214?pwd=RXY3K3dkR3NUd3NUNDBSc2hSUVIwZz09

Meeting ID:  929 1732 9214

Passcode: 701064

One tap mobile phone number:   https://zoom.us/u/ay7Bt5ZrO