News for ARRL members in Illinois
The K9MCE Macoupin County Club will be hosting Extra Class Upgrade sessions at the Macoupin County Sheriffs Department Administrative Office (2nd Floor).
Classes will be held both in person and also via Zoom sessions (which will be recorded) each Monday evening beginning May 17- June 28 from 7:00PM to 9:00 PM with the exception of Memorial Day This will give us a total of 6 classes of 2-hour sessions. NOTE: NO Memorial Day Class will be scheduled.
For more complete information see this page.
The SET Hotwash will be held on Monday, 5/3 at 7:00 PM using the IL ARES Zoom Room:
https://zoom.us/j/666446520?pwd=QVJLMUVhakpGUVpnNStNbzc4UUR1dz09
On Saturday, May 1, the Illinois ARES team will be doing a Simulated Emergency Test from 10 AM to 2 PM. The scenario is an earthquake in the southern part of the state. Simulated emergency messages will be passed locally, throughout the ARES districts and statewide to test message handling and net operation skills. Primary net operations and coordination will be on 3905 kHz. The Illinois Section ICS-205A can be reached through: https://ilares.org/ in the New Files In The Library Post.
An informal wellness net will begin at approximately 1 PM during the SET. All amateur operators are welcome to check in.
Thom, W9RY, has posted his April Section Newsletter. It can be found by using the link on the Resources drop-down menu, or by clicking here. The newsletter contains important information about the upcoming SET on May, 1.
Television Station WSIL in Southern Illinois recently featured a news item dealing with amateur radio as a hobby and as a tool for emergency communications. You can view it on YouTube at this link.
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