The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club is looking for volunteers to provide radio communications for the 2022 Walk MS: Appleton. The event will be held at the Fox Cities Stadium on April 30, 2022. The walk will consist of a 1 and 3 mile route with a rolling start time for the walkers.

If you would like to volunteer for this event, please use the below link to sign up.
https://fcarc.club/node/14

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022
Location:
Fox Cities Stadium
2400 N Casaloma Dr,
Appleton, WI 54913

The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club is proud to announce that Andy Lawton, AJ9L, is our 2021 Ham Of The Year.
Andy's contributions as Club Vice-President and Repeater Committee Chairman have been invaluable to the success of our club. Andy has also repaired our antennas and amplifiers, moved a bunch of repeater equipment, provided the tech support back when we had Zoom meetings, manages much of the club supplies and equipment and a host of other, behind-the-scenes tasks that help keep our club running.

Terry Schilling (N9AOT) has scored another excellent prize for the 50-50 raffle for the FCARC Annual Banquet.
It's the RigExpert STICK-230 Antenna Analyzer! Even if you own an antenna analyzer, this sleek little gem is hard to beat.
You certainly won't find one more portable and it's a RigExpert; super durable and easy to use.
Tickets for the raffle will be available at the banquet, so buy your banquet ticket today.

Join us for the FCARC Annual Banquet and awards ceremony. YES! Spouses and non-hams actually attend this event.
Saturday, February 26th, at the Starlite Club, W2091 County Rd JJ, Kaukauna, WI 54130
Cash bar. We start (at the bar) around 5pm.
$26 per person. Tickets can be purchased on the club website.
Home style dining. Fried chicken and beef tips. Mashed potatoes. Can't remember the veggie. Assorted desserts.
Great food! See you there!

At the January General Membership Meeting, Joel (WI4WD) circulated a survey of potential program topics.
Programs... you know, the thing right before the raffle? The part of the meeting where we learn, do or share something? Yeah. That.

The FCARC is holding ham exams Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Maplewood Middle School, 1600 Midway Road, Menasha, 54952.

We will continue to practice our Covid-19 virus protocol by maintaining safe distancing and highly recommend the use of a mask. If you are feeling sick, have a fever, or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid, STAY HOME! Test areas will be marked and sanitized between each use.

Pre-registration is preferred but walk-ins will be allowed. Those that pre-register will be tested first.

Please read the following carefully:

In case you haven't heard, there's a morning ragchew net.
It happens on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0930.
It has recently been moved back to 146.760 MHz repeater.
Join in if you can make it.

For those that have already renewed... THANK YOU! We even have three members that are renewed to the end of 2023!
Unfortunately... only half of us have renewed. 44 of 115 (plus a few of you that renewed in person)

For those that have yet to renew... please do. Your support helps keep the club financially stable.

We'll be powering 443.650 off later today preparing for it to be reinstalled at Oneida Heights.

The 145.330 repeater will have a few small outages while we reinstall the power amplifier. This will increase power output by >=3dB and it will mean the repeater itself can be turned down to 5W to drive the amplifier.

FCARC Ham Exam for 2022 will be:

January 29, March 26, June 4, July 23, September 17 at Maplewood Middle School, Menasha.
The November exam will be held at the FCARC Ham Fest in November.

Details for each exam session will be posted on this website two weeks before the exam date.

Contact Rick, W9RIC, with any exam questions.
w9ric.mail@gmail.com or call (920) 809-1010.