ARRL Illinois Section http://ilares.org News for ARRL members in Illinois Sat, 16 Sep 2023 19:27:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 174490581 ARES Meetings at the Belvidere HamFest http://ilares.org/ares-meetings-at-the-belvidere-hamfest/ Sat, 16 Sep 2023 19:27:32 +0000 http://ilares.org/?p=4839 On September 24 at the Radio Expo Belvidere hamfest there will be two ARES meetings (9:30 and 10:30) at the ARRL tables. This is the final of the three (Central, South & North) ARES meetings. All are welcome to attend.

]]> 4839 Central Division Convention Dates Announced http://ilares.org/central-division-convention-dates-announced/ Thu, 25 May 2023 18:48:09 +0000 http://ilares.org/?p=4235 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.

]]> 4235 New Slide Deck – Making WinLink Connections http://ilares.org/new-slide-deck-making-winlink-connections/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 17:15:57 +0000 http://ilares.org/?p=4114 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.

]]> 4114 Slide Decks from the Summit are available http://ilares.org/slide-decks-from-the-summit-are-available/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:25:15 +0000 http://ilares.org/?p=4094 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.

]]> 4094 History of the Car Radio http://ilares.org/history-of-the-car-radio/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:02:23 +0000 http://ilares.org/?p=4066 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.

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