ARRL Illinois Section – News for ARRL members in Illinois

January Section Manager’s Newsletter

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:02/02/2023
Post category:News

A link to the January Section Manager's Newsletter can be found on the Resources drop-down menu above.

September 2022 Section Manager’s Newsletter

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:09/27/2022
Post category:News

The September Section Manager's Newsletter (PDF) is available here. Please read and respond.

Fall Commex Hotwash Files

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:09/20/2022
Post category:ARES Training

The Zoom meeting files for the Fall Commex Hotwash can be found at the link below.

ARES District 3/4 Meeting Notes – Friday, August 12th

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:08/29/2022
Post category:ARES News

ARES District 3/4 EC meeting notes:

Fall Communications Exercise Schedule Announced

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:08/19/2022
Post category:ARES News

The Illinois Section will conduct the Fall Communications Exercise on September 10th and 11th.

Net Schedules:

The regular ARES® statewide net meets the first and third Sundays of each month on 3.905 Mhz LSB at 4:30pm local time. If necessary, the alternate frequency is 7.230 Mhz LSB.

The ARE ® Statewide Digital Net will take place immediately following the Sunday HF nets, using the talkgroups listed below.

The Digital Voice Net has moved to Wednesday evenings at 8:00 pm Central time. You can check in using the Illinois-Link Talk Group, #31171.

The Illinois Link Talk Group is connected to WIRES-X Room 21565, DMR Talkgroup 31171, NXDN 31171, P25 31171, YSF Reflector Illinois Link 83132 , and on D-STAR XLX, DCS, AND XRF 334G and AllStar 42810

In addition to the usual net, we will conduct an informal 40M and 60M band check beginning at 4:10PM. At 4:10PM, we will call for stations on 7230 kHz. At 4:20PM, we will move to 60M, and repeat the call. The start frequency is 5403.5 kHz. (channel 5). If that frequency is busy, move up one to channel 1. If 1 is busy, then 2, etc., in that order. Remember, maximum power on 60M is 100 Watts ERP.