K9JSI (146.610) has a new home on top of the 300' tower near the Summit Farm, on Johnson Rd, LaPorte. Please feel free to check it out. This move now brings three wide area repeaters to the region.

NEWS FLASH

Roof Top Selfie

KC9DJP & AC9HO decided they needed some sun, so they climbed on top of the tower to get closer. Actually they were working on one our antennas. Repeater maintence never ends. Just a glimpse of what happens behind the scene.

Recently a few memebers of the club attended the annual end of summer bonfire at the towers site. It was a warm evening and everyone had a good time.

The ALLSTAR network is live on the 146.970 W9LY repeater. For more information see the link on the left.

UPCOMING HAMFEST

OUR 2026 "CABIN FEVER HAMFEST", Saturday February 28, 2026. Mark your calendars. Vendors tables reservations is now being taken. See the Hamfest tab on the Left Side. Come one..... Come all to the greatest show on earth.

REGIONAL AMATEUR NEWS

Hams from across region came togther for POTA at Potato Creek on October 11th. POTA is fun and very active.

LaPorte County EMA needs your help.  On the first Satuirday of each month, emergency sirens are tested and we are need of amateurs to help by monitoring a siren. The test net opens at 10:30am for checking and siren assignments. Sirens are activated at 11:00am. You can find the net on K9JSI repeater 146.610.

LPCARC ELECTION OF OFFICERS

MONDAY October 13th. It's your club, help make it stronger by voting for next years officers.

SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS

Summer is over and we don't think about weather nets and sending reports to the NWS. The truth is tornados and severe weather can happen even in winter. The NWS still needs your help, in the winter, with snow fall reports. Lake Michigan can play games when it comes to snow fall. We've seen it where one small area can receive 3' of snow while everyone else has sunshine. It all depends which way the wind blows off the lake. To learn more visit https://www.weather.gov/iwx/.

Weather Reports Confusion

There seems to be some confusion with Weather Nets and how and where to send reports too. INSEMA has LaPorte County in District One. Amateur Radio ARES and SKYWARN mirrors that, for the most part. So when comes to the weather the NWS office in Chiacgo covers District One, except for LaPorte County. The National Weather Service office in North Webster overs LaPorte County. Two seperate NWS offices. LaPorte County weather nets forwards reports to North Webster, not Chicago. So if you send a report to the wrong location it only delays the NWS response time.

CQ CQ CQ MAJOR CHANGES

LaPorte Weather Spotters, aka LaPorte County SKYWARN

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

FACEBOOK NEW CLUB 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.

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 October 13th 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. :)