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President’s Message November 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson11/05/2023Leave a comment

The building committee has decided a good option for a better shack at the Legion post is to get an office trailer, the kind you see at construction sites. With a 10’x40’ foot trailer, we would be able to have a training room that can fit 15 people, and a generous 10’x10’ shack. These units…

President’s Message October 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson10/01/2023Leave a comment

Thanks everybody who volunteered for the Twin Cities Marathon. This is the biggest ham radio public service event of the year in the metro. Although it was cancelled, we were ready to go. I would like to give a big shoutout to Stephen Cullen, KF0AED. He volunteered to assist organizing Net 1, but we didn’t…

President’s Message September 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson09/03/2023Leave a comment

Wow, it’s September already? Where did the summer go. Thanks everybody who helped at the W1AW/0 activation, the antique car run, and the Ojibwe forest rally last month. We still have a couple events left to go for this season. We always need more people to help at the Osseo Lions Roar Parade next Saturday,…

2023 MN-ECN COMMEX “NorthStar”

At The Shack, VolunteerBy Benton Jackson09/03/2023Leave a comment

MN-ECN COMMEX 2023 “NorthStar” Benton Jackson, K0BHJ, AUXC, COMT MN ARES Section Emergency Coordinator The MN Emergency Communications Network (MN-ECN) held a communications exercise at the Camp Ripley national guard base August 21st-24th. This was the third time this exercise has been held, and the first where amateur radio was included in the plan from…

President’s Message August 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson07/30/2023Leave a comment

A lot of great events are coming up, make sure they are on your calendar so you can volunteer for them. Coming up soon is our activation of W1AW/0 on Aug 4th, from 17:00 to 19:00. Aaron Lewis, W0ADL, is leading the charge on this. If you’d like to get on the air from our…

President’s Message July 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson07/02/2023Leave a comment

Another great Field Day is in the books. I don’t have the scores yet, but by any accounts we had fun, met with friends, and got on the air, so it was successful! Big thanks to Roy and Carolyn for their leadership and technical knowledge. Thanks everyone who made the MS-150 bike ride another great…

President’s Message June 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson06/04/2023Leave a comment

We’re all looking forward to Field Day, which is June 24th and 25th, with setup on the afternoon of the 23rd. I’m always impressed by how we all pull together to make this happen, especially takedown! As last year, Roy Wood and Carolyn Maristany are in charge, and we’ll be doing it in the field…

President’s Message May 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson04/30/2023Leave a comment

It’s not too late to get into the AERO 101 and 102 classes, “Intro to Emergency Communications” and “Advanced Emergency Communications”, offered on the evenings of May 1st, 3rd, 8th, and 10th. You will have to take the FEMA ICS classes 100 and 700 before Monday evening, and 200 and 800 before next week. These…

President’s Message April 2023

President's Message, UncategorizedBy Benton Jackson04/02/2023Leave a comment

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Midwinter Madness hamfest. It was a great success! I would like to thank the MWM committee in particular, they put a lot of effort into it, and it shows. MN Section Manager Bill Mitchell, AE0EE, will be our guest speaker at this month’s meeting. He will talk…

President’s Message March 2023

President's MessageBy Benton Jackson03/05/2023Leave a comment

Midwinter Madness is in just two weeks! There are plenty of spots for volunteers, don’t wait until the last minute, that makes the MWM committee nervous. They have done a tremendous job putting this together and need all of our support to make this a successful event. Helpful tip for the event- this is at…

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