Coming Events beyond here...

 

Another holiday has gone by already.... School is ready to close for the summer. (Are you packing the kids suitcases for Summer Camp?)

1) Soon it will be time to be part of another great event.. Museum Ships Weekend...Our friends at the Amateur Radio Light House Society  along with other groups are helping celebrate this event..  One of which is the Submarine Cobia. There are times where you  can operate the radio there as well... Here are some great links to both events..   

  *Signup to operate a radio on the Cobia... https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E48A9A828A6FB6-56619034-nb9qv

   

    **To see the list of 100 ships taking part in  the Museum Ships event ... go to   https://www.nj2bb.org/museum/

    See how many of them you can make contact with...  

 2) Did you know that you can purchase Green Bay Mike & Key Club apparel ?? "No, how can I do  that?"  Well, go to the K9EAM.org website.. then on the right side, scroll down to where it is printed... Club Swag.. it has the latest Club Logo on the items.  . The orders go directly to the provider, and they do the shipping and everything.. the Club does not get any of the funds... 

 3) In a few days, you will begin to see  the Club newsletter coming from K9EAM@yahoo.com ..The first time the Subject will be TESTING. Trying to see if all  the mail goes through.. "Why?" Well to put the names, call signs and addresses  of 158 persons in the main list ,, then to divide them into four separate lists.. I could not pick and drag to the new site.. so there maybe errors ... so would like to resolve it before something important gets lost...       PS...my email will stay open...

  Got to go... got to pack tomorrow .. 

 While passing through Wisconsin, a couple was going passed the city sign of Oconomowoc ...  an disagreement of the pronunciation of  the name began.. So they pulled into a fast food restaurant. One of our travelers asked "How do you pronounce the name of this place?  The clerk... said:" Burrr... Gurrrr... Kiinng"

 

Radio Happenings..5.25.2025

 Are you confused as I am when it comes to filling in the date on some of the QSL cards? Should the year come first or the month? When looking for the answer online, I get both as right..but depending on the area of the world you are dealing with.  If I am lucky, I get their card or certificate first and go by that..   Sort of a copy cat. . 

  To repeat myself, it is definitely a busy time of year in radio.. With conventions, hamfests, special events... it all becomes a swirl .. Oh I forgot Brat Barns. Yesterday on the 24th, the Club hosted a Brat Barn at the De Pere Festival store and did quite well. . a little over $1,000 in profit for the coffers.  (coffers = Overall, a coffer symbolizes a place of safekeeping for valuables) Thanks to all that helped and those that came to purchase some of the product. . 

  Coming up>> This coming weekend> Friday May 30th- Setting up for our Hamfest !...  all hands on deck- 4PM  You are needed to help  set up the hall for the Hamfest.. Setting up tables, chairs, helping the key vendor bring in their items, preparing the parking and trunk sales areas. Our Saviour Lutheran Church area. 120 Henry and Deckner, East Side of Green Bay..

 HAMFEST Saturday, May 31st.. Volunteers for all areas should show up at 5:30AM.. Vendors are coming at 6AM to set up their areas.   

The weather on Friday is to be warm w/possible showers..so prepare accordingly.. Saturday is looking good with no rain and perfect temps;.   You can come and look over the 'goodies" and find something you did not know you needed..  There will be a Club table set up with items from the club.  We do not need to store things that we do not need as a Club..  Make an offer!! Everything sold off that table the funds all go to the Club.  The Yaesu DX3000D will be one of the items.  . IF you listen to the .120 repeater on a windy day, you may have encountered some "breaking up" of the signal. We may have to hire a climber to check all the connections on the hard line to the antenna and funds will be needed for that...

  AND POOOF, before you know it, June12th is here with the next Club meeting..  The Tech Talk and Club meeting in June will highlight Field Day... N8KQS will show some of the highlights of the N3FJP logging software that we will be using so we can be more comfortable with it. W9WES will cover the rules and other nuts and bolts of the event...as well as some things that may be different in our setting up...*** a couple of weeks later, we can gather together for the Annual ARRL Field Day event. Mark your calendars.. June 28-29.. at Osprey Point Park, off of GV.  As in the past, those that want to, can gather for breakfast or just a coffee at the Oak Street Cafe' in W.De Pere, then head out to set up. There will  be a lot more information coming out as it comes closer.. but get your gear ready.  A good time to try out some of your field set ups.  The Committee has scoped out the park  and has marked out antenna locations as so not to interfere with others..      Someone said "Old Mike will be at Field Day" and sent a picture... 

          

    Someone checked into the East Coast Reflector.. They reciprocated by sending us a link to their newsletter.. very impressive!! Worth your time to look it over.  Here is a link to it... 

https://www.eastcoastreflector.com/magazine_vol15/

   What do you think?  Should we post a copy of the others when they come in? or will you subscribe on your own.. ??

73

  Stay Radio Active..   see you on Friday and Saturday.. 

Broken radios and unused radios serve the same purpose ... 

 Memorial Day.... To our fallen comrades.. 

RADIO HAPPENINGS 5.4.2025

 

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST RADIO OPERATORS.. !!

    I hope you enjoyed our Sunday Weather... And the future weather does not look bad either.  

   Wish the temps were better yesterday.. a bunch of hams got together in Kewaunee and set up our field units to show what we used and how they worked. Sort of a "prepper" exercise.. In case of some emergency, it would be good to know how to use someone else's radio gear.  or how to improve what we have already.... It was cold but the camaraderie was warm... Thanks Walt.. (●'◡'●)

  Don't forget, that you can bring your equipment out and show it off on Field Day.... end of June. 

   In the not too distant future, May 31st,  we have our Hamfest.. The flyer with a lot of information is attached.. you can print out a lot of copies to pass around to get the word out.. and hang one in your space to remind you to sign up to help. The Chairpersons are Todd WGRB, (toddgclausen@gmail.com)  Dave KD9HJJ  (DavidZiesmer53@gmail.com) But if you are going to take the exam for upgrade or tech .. you have to contact Keith KS9WI (ks9wi@mail.com) 

   A copy of the Ground Wave newsletter is attached as well - // please note that the siren test net list is not attached this time because that May first was on a Thursday and that makes the GBM&K Club Meeting a week later on the Second Thursday, May 8th . But the Siren Net will be on the Second Wednesday May 14th.. 

 

   Club meeting this Thursday.. 7PM.. Tech talk at 6:30... 

   In recognition of the Draft event in Green Bay, Keith KS9WI put a Special Event together.. there were a lot of contacts made over the time it was held..  ... Thanks to all that participated..  and speaking of events, Attached are the results of the Wisconsin QSO Party.... 

  Remember that the combined clubs picnic is this Saturday May 10th at Bay Shore park.. Pot Luck - Bring a dish to pass. 10am to 4pm ..  Make it a success by being there... Meet some of the Door County club members.. 

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Radio Happenings bits and pieces 4-20-2025

   Happy Easter!! 

       It is like the official opening of Spring. The daffodils are beginning to show their beauty. The tulips are just showing their leaves, and the hyacinth are coming in second after the crocus.  The ground is soft enough to put in the grounding rod...

        Although we await the 350,000 people to invade the city, we have begun the Draft Special Event. The event runs through the 30th of this month. If you want to participate in  this event, just send an email to : KS9WI@mail.com.  He will send you a link to the sign in form where you can pick the day and times that you want to operate.. There will be a list of the frequencies that are available as well as where to send your logging so the contacts can be validated when they ask for a certificate. As  this is a once in a lifetime event from Green Bay, there should be a lot of possible contacts to be made.  You can do this from your own home station ... you can even invite someone to partner with you..  Thanks in advance.... 🍻

    

 I have found that the memory in my/our Kenwood 570 has faded away.. that is, the list of favorite frequencies. Found the solution to this.. there is a small disc battery in the radio that has been exhausted. It was a simple procedure to replace it. The battery is a common one, the hardest part was taking all the screws out without losing one.. oh, be sure to unplug the radio. This may be common with other radios so that is why I mentioned it.. Seeing that the batteries came in a two pack, I changed the battery in the 570 in the EComm trailer as well. 

        The activity begins..

  ** May 4th.... Fox Hunt.. 5:30PM from your location. 🦊

  **May 10th ... A picnic with the Door County RC- Bay Shore Park, Pavilion has been rented. Bring a dish to pass..from 10-4pm  .. 🍔

 ** .  Brat Barn, our first Fund Raiser.  Coming up on May 24th in W.DePere.. whatever time you have available.. Festival on Main Street DePere. 🌭

 ** Hamfest May 31st.. The Committee meets this week to finalize the schedule and it will be published soon after. Please mark your calendars to be able to help out .. It is fun work..  🍺

  ** Been trying out my new portable antenna .. the PAC-12 vertical .. Pretty easy to set up ... but I have not had much time to try it with the radio.... .📡

  ** FOR SALE ___  For Sale Brand new in the box Baofeng UV5R handheld radios. 2meter/70cm dual bands with chargers. Also, I will program them for you to the frequencies you want in them. $ 25.00 each or 2 for $40.Pickup in Green Bay area only. Contact WØLFE.

John Wolfe wØlfe@sbcglobal.net

     ALSO FOR SALE//// The Club's Yeasu FTDX 3000D ... very very low usage.. less than 5 total hours .. .. Funds go to the Club. Asking $1300...                      Also for sale, a Ubiquiti mesh antenna, 2.4 GHz not used ...  Best Offer.. . buy them now or they are going to the Ozaukee Hamfest on Saturday....  

Just a reminder... we have a calendar link on the right side of the Website..  How do you put a / in a zero to make it look like this Ø.. Press the "alt" button as you key in zero,2, 1, 6  (0216)   

 Do you scroll down to the bottom of the Website and see the ARRL latest pages links? Website? K9EAM.ORG

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