There will be an IL ARES activity Monday and Tuesday, June 5 and 6 as part of the State of Illinois "Prairie Voice" exercise. The ARES activity will begin at 9 AM and end no later than Noon each day. An on air announcement will start the activity at 9 AM Monday. HF operations will be on 75, 60, and 40 Meters - Please refer to the "Illinois ARES 205a Commex List" found in the Resources section on this site
The 2023 Central Divison Convention will be held at the Fort Wayne Hamfest on November 18 and 19. Our guest from HQ will be Josh Johnston KE5MHV. Josh is the ARRL's Director of Emergency Management. The theme of the Convention is EmComm, so watch for more details as plans are developed.
A new slide deck covering how to make WinLink connections has been added to the library. You can find it on the Resources Drop-down menu, or go here.
A set of three slide decks from the recent Central Illinois Emergency Communications Summit are now available. The Summit was held March 25 in Springfield. The three decks cover the Summit introduction and overview, uses of Winlink in emergency communications, and an overview of Radiograms. The Summit Overview deck can be found here. The Winlink deck is here. The Radiogram link is located here.
We have added a link to our Resources Menu that contains numerous articles on car radio history. Check it out on the top menu bar.