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Our FB SKYWARN page is currently down. Face Book's Bot flagged our page as being in violation of their standards. We have appealed once and the Bot said no. We are now appealing to human. In the mean time SKYWARN's posts can be found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/496694052638376

New Feature Pic of the Week, Every Monday we'll have a new picture of days gone bye.

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Member SK Memorials

One of the projects our President wanted to do was to remember our members who have past on and became silent keys (SK). Our club has so much rich history, our club wouldn't be where it is today without them. While they may be gone, they are not forgotten. They were our friends. They were our Mentors. So we ask for your help. If you remember someone, send it to our webmaster.(webmaster AT lpcarc.org) We would like a picture, the obituary and maybe a short story. Those who have past long ago, their name, callsign and brief story will do. If you would like to add a story for someone we have posted, please pass it along. You can find our memorial by clicking the tab on the left.

Anastasia Donnelly KD9ZGJ is now KD9ZGJ/AG. Way to go, Congratulations

The CABIN FEVER HAMFEST WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. In a report to membership, our President KC9DJP, Reported profits that have not been seen in years. Feed back from vendors and attendees were very positive, and we are hopefull to see growth in years to come. again thank you to all who came out.

A huge Thank you goes out to the Porter County Amateur Radio club for staffing the VE Session, at the Hamfest. we also want to saythanks to family express and talkpod radios for their donations

Visit the 2025 Hamfest page for pictures of the event. New Pictures have been added. (TAB ON THE LEFT)

FOX HUNTS ARE COMMING BACK. Yes boys and girls John Phillips and other members is bringing it back to the area. At the April club meeting John will present a brief overview of the hunt, along with some helpfill hints. The first hunt  is scheduled for May. Date, time and location TBA.

Do you have news or announcements that others would like to know about? Maybe you heard a member has past or you won the lottery and wish to give the Webmaster a ton of cash. Send any news, to our Webmaster at the tab below.

We are starting the 28.310 Raw Chew Net every Tuesday night at 7pm CDT. For more information on the net contact Travis KC9TWX

Wednesday Night Nets has moved to the 146.970 (131.8). See you there. A great way to keep in touch or see if radio still works. Net Manager is Curt AC9HO

Comming up.......Mark your Calendars

PARKS ON THE AIR

Want to have some fun with your radio? Check out Parks On The Air. POTA is a popular activity among amateur radio operatros where they set up and operate portable stations from national parks and state parks. The basic goal is promote the use of our parks while encouraging amateur radio operators to get outdoors and make contacts from unique locations at all hours, day or night. POTA is world wide and can be found on every Amateur band. While it has become widely popular on HF, it can be found on on 10m and 2m. POTA has on-line app where you can log on to post where your POTA can be found, or you can also see others who are active. Several club members operate POTA and they often annouce on the repeater where they are at. If you have questions about POTA, contact Travis KC9TWX. He is a POTA Award winner. The POTA URL is: https://pota.app/#/

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Looking for a VE Test Session? Exams will be held on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the MAAC Foundation 4203 Montdale Dr., Valparaiso In 46383. All sessions begin at 9:00am Central. Sponsor Porter County Amateur Radio Club.

Our next club meeting will be April 14th at 7:00pm

Seventh Day Adventist Church 1480 Boyd Blvd, LaPorte

What is APRS? Check the tab on the left.

Have you paid dues? Do you enjoy the use of our repeaters?

Club Dues are now being accepted. Get yours paid. I did. :)