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We have two issues with our social media accounts. 1st The LaPorte County Skywarn page was taken down by FaceBook for Impersonation. While SKYWARN is national organization, FaceBook's BOTs tag our SKYWARN page and shut it down. Even after an appeal, the BOT said no. We appealed to a human ( if that's even possible) and still no success.Because SKYWARN is our direct link to National Weather Service, our Directors decided to open a new page under a different name. It seems the BOT is targeting the SKYWARN name as impersonation. The club supports SKYWARN and our spotters, weather nets on 146.970 are still active.We ask club and SKYWARN memebers to follow us at our new name and FB url

LaPorte Weather Spotters

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575056421554

Social Media issues #2

Board members were recently advised that the club's Facebook Page has been Highjacked by a unknown person.All the page's Admins had been removed. Some members reported being blocked.The club appealed to FB trying to regain control of the page, but were not able to do so. This left the club with no control over the pages content.We also discovered another FB page claiming to be the club's page.We do not know who the hacker is or their intentions. Saying this, our Club Officers choose to open new club's FB page to keep in touch with you. The highjacker has no control over this webpage, so we are posting the new FB name and FB url here, so that members can know and verfiy which page is the true club's page.Because of the hichjacked page, we highly suggest followers of the old highjacked page block or remove it. If you posted something recently and you still have access, we suggest that you remove those posts. For all we know the highjacker could be using the page to access your friends list and contacts.Remember our webpage is the official source or club news and information.

LaPorte County Amateur Radio Organization https://www.facebook.com/groups/496694052638376

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. :)