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Field Day 2023 Recap

ARRL Field Day 2023 was a success! We had plenty of food, good company, and made lots of contacts. This year we had a very dedicated CW operator which was a big help in picking up extra contacts and sections we likely would not have gotten otherwise. Thank you Dave …

Field Day June 24-25

ARRL Field Day is June 24 2:00 P.M. – June 25th 5:00 P.M. EST. Wayne Amateur Radio Club will be operating from the Com Center, which is open to the public to attend. You do not have to have a license to operate with us at the Com Center. We …

NVIS day 2023

Ohio Section ARRL NVIS day is April 22, 2023 from 10 A.M – 4 P.M. The Wayne Amateur Radio Club will be participating in NVIS day from the Comm. Center. If you are unable to operate from home, or this is your first NVIS day and want to see what …

Ohio WENS system text alerts

This post is just a refresher post for those that have not signed up or for new hams that are unaware of it. Would you like to receive text alerts pertaining to amateur radio activations in the Wayne County area? Receiving these alerts is as simple as texting the phrase …

March Presentation

For our March 9, 2023 club meeting presentation, Jerry Stroup KC8HDP will be doing a presentation on Skywarn net protocol. This will be a great presentation to pair with the upcoming Skywarn spotter training. Jerry will cover the common procedures you will see on Skywarn nets, the information they are …

2023 Skywarn Training

The 2023 Skywarn spotter training will be held at the Wayne County Public Library main branch on March 16th, 2023 at 6:00 PM. The classes are open to all, but they are asking that you register. Registration for the Wayne County training can be completed here. More information about Skywarn …

FlightAware Presentation

Bill Knauf, KN8WDK, will be giving a presentation on FlightAware at the Wayne Amateur Radio Club January 12th, 2023 monthly meeting. Bill spent many years in the Avionics industry as a technician in the United States Air Force as well as in the private sector. What is FlightAware? From the …

Ohio VHF Simplex Contest

The Ohio VHF simplex contest is a six-hour contest to inspire amateurs around Ohio to operate FM simplex to simulate repeater-less emergency communications. The contest will take place on January 14, 2023 from 10am to 4pm. Setup will take place prior to the event. Event rules can be found here. …

Fox Hunt

S.A.R.A. (Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association) has invited all WARC members (and friends) to participate in their fall fox hunt on October 29th. Fox hunts are a great activity to get out and have some fun with other local hams and practice radio direction finding. This is also a great opportunity …