NEWS FLASH

The first foxhunt of the season is scheduled for Saturday May 17th. We're trying something new. How about a Tail Gate Hamfest. This event is scheduled for Saturday July 12th. Now you may have heard new voice annoucements on the 97 machine.This is the testing phase to bring the Allstar network to the 146.970 repeater. Stay tuned.... We'll have more information as this draws closer. Hey there, don't forget Field Day, it's right around the corner.

INDIANA QSO PARTY

The annual Indiana QSO Party will be held on May 3, 2025. This is an on-the-air contest held each year on the first Saturday of May. Stations get on the air and make contacts using CW or SSB on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. The object is to contact as many Indiana counties as possible though contacts outside of Indiana also count for points. To add to the fun, the New England, 7-land, and Delaware QSO Parties are the same day.

UPCOMING HAMFEST

 04/19/2025 St. Joseph County Amateur Radio Club St. Joseph County Fairgrounds 316 E. Charlotte St. Centreville, MI 49032 John Felcyn , KC8AAF 65793 Burr Oak Rd. Burr Oak, MI 49030 Phone: 269-353-7673 Email: fuseboxr@hotmail.com

Apr 26, North Central Indiana Hamfest, Miami County 4-H Fairgrounds 1029 W. 200 North, Peru, Contact: Lindsay Hamaker KD9WAI, Phone: 765-251-8305 Email: info@ncihamfest.com, https://ncihamfest.com/

05/04/2025 Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club Sandwich Fairgrounds 1099-1107 Suydam Road Sandwich, IL 60548 http://karc-club.org Bob Yurs , W9ICU 1107 Commercial St. Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: 815-757-3219 Email: w9icu@comcast.net

07/12//2025 LaPorte County Amateur Radio Club Summer Tail Gate Fest at the repeater towersite located at  US 35 & Schultz Rd, LaPorte Indiana 46350.  Email: info@lpcarc.org  This is a informal event, admission $5.00 per vehicle cash/check. Event time 10am - 1pm CDT.

REGIONAL NEW AMATEURS

KE9CZS Lewis, Joel M Technician South Bend 04/08/2025 KE9CYN Inpaeng, Patiwat General Valparaiso 04/02/2025

SEVERE WEATHER

We've already experienced a few bouts of severe weather in Indiana, so this is a good time to think about severe weather safety. Basically, it boils down to "have a plan". Have a plan for the safety of you and your family. Have a plan for electrical power being off for several hours or days. Have a plan for dealing with damage to your house and property. Have a plan for communicating with your family and friends.

CQ CQ CQ MAJOR CHANGES

LaPorte Weather Spotters, aka LaPorte County SKYWARN

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

FACEBOOK NEW NAME & URL

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

Member SK Memorials

 You can find our memorial by clicking the tab on the left.

FOX HUNTS ARE BACK. Yes boys and girls we have a scheduled hunt. The first hunt of the season is scheduled for May 17th, 10:00 CDT. The location will be at the repeater site, US 35 and Schultz Rd, LaPorte, Indiana.

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

Coming 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 May 12th 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. :)