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Fests and Swap Meets

Upcoming Hamfest: NIARA – Auburn, IN

The Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association is having the Auburn Hamfest Saturday, July 19, 2025, and it will run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. It will again this year be at the Auburn Cord Deusenberg Museum, 1600 S. Wayne Street, Auburn, IN 46706.

There is no admission charge and there is free parking.

More information can be found at:

https://www.w9ou.org

Hamfest vendors planned at this time are:

  • C3 Electronics from Weyouwego, Wisconsin offering bandpass filters
  • Dit and Dash (Joe Feminella, W9LNQ) from New Lenox, Illinois offering radio accessories and antennas

Hamfest tables are $10 each with a free table for clubs. Registration for tables can be made online or by mail. (Applications are available via the W9OU website.)
Outside spaces are 1-raffle ticket per space.

Raffle tickets are $5/each or 3-tickets for $10.

Please mention our Hamfest to your fellow hams, at your meetings, in your newsletter, or on your local nets?

John, W9GOO
Auburn Hamfest Chairman
Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association

Club News & Events

Northwest Ohio Amateur Radio Testing: May Schedule

If you’re in the northwest Ohio area, here’s the next scheduled testing information:

Where:
PeopleWorks
3440 County Road 9
Bryan, OH 43506

When:
Saturday, May, 31 2025 @ 9:30 AM

To register, contact:
Ben Murray (KD8JBS): 419-630-3547
Matt Keck (KE8YDW): 419-553-6976

All levels of testing are available (Technician, General, or Extra Class).

A donation of $15.00 is appreciated.

Club News & Events

WCARA Amateur Radio Day

This Tuesday, April 22, join the Williams County association for WCARA Amateur Radio Day from 10am until 4pm at the Northwest State Community college, Archbold, Ohio. The group will be located between the building and parking lot.

For further details, please reach out to Stan DeGroff (W8SRD). His contact information is accurate on QRZ.

Club News & Events

SKYWARN Training

Stan (W8SRD) invites everyone to take part in both basic and advanced SKYWARN training sessions being held this month in Williams County. Event details follow. Note that reservation IS required for either session.

  • Monday, April 21, 4pm – 6pm: Advanced SKYWARN training. Reservations required.

https://www.weather.gov/cle/SKYWARN_schedule

  • Wednesday, April 23, 6pm – 8pm: Basic SKYWARN training. Reservations required.

https://www.weather.gov/iwx/Spotter_Event_List

Location:
Williams County Government Offices
1425 E. High St
Bryan, Ohio 43506

Google Coordinates: 41.47757139115696, -84.52916324262809

Club News & Events

EchoLink Returns to the Repeater

UPDATED 03/11/2025: Everything is configured, and EchoLink is now back online on the 2-meter repeater!

Many thanks to the club for donations to purchase equipment, to Ed (WD8JVV) for guiding the equipment selection process, to Terry (W8UY) for the donation of the mini-computer, and to John (KD8JSP) for his work in configuring the equipment and lending his space and internet electrons!

Hope to hear all the old EchoLink stations on the repeater again soon!

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