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Watch for Winter Advisories!

Watch your email for any club or board meeting changes due to winter weather conditions.

— Midwinter Madness —

We still need volunteers!

March 18th, 2023 | 8:00AM – 12:00PM

Midwinter Madness 2023 will be Saturday, March 18, 2023, however, we will need your help on Friday, March 17, 2023, for setup as well.

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MGRC Mission Statement

Maple Grove Radio Club provides education to current and future amateur radio operators, with the goal of serving the public. We are a reliable communications resource for events and emergencies in  Maple Grove and surrounding communities.

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 an ice arena, they will have just melted the ice, and the heating isn’t very good. Wear warm clothes, especially boots!

We’re working on a new committee for the club- after the tech class is over, we’re going to start holding labs on the first Sunday afternoon of each month, probably starting in May. Gordon Patenaude, Clay Bartholow, and Paul Gilsdorf are on the committee so far. The plan is we’re going to do hands-on instruction of various ham radio related topics, starting with soldering kits together. Anything in the ARRL Handbook is fair game, but we’re not going to be limited to that. Let’s improve our skills together!

A new ARRL activity this year is “VOTA”- Volunteers On The Air. Contact as many ARRL members as you can this year. Contacting ARRL field staff gets you extra points. For example, a VE is 12 points, an SEC (me) is 30 points, if you can find our section manager Bill Mitchell, AE0EE, you’ll get 175 points! Another part of it is the opportunity to operate as W1AW/0 from May 9th to 15th. We’ll have more information on how to do that in a future meeting. More information at https://vota.arrl.org/

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Benton Jackson, K0BHJ

Maple Grove Radio Club returns to in person meetings!

MGRC has In-Person meetings the first Tuesday each month.

THIS MONTH: Duane Wyatt WA0MJD | Morse Code Youth Outreach.

The meeting starts at 1900 hrs (7:00pm CDT)  at the Chester Bird American Legion Post 523 located at 200 Lilac Drive N Golden Valley, MN 55422.  Here is a link for directions.  

You can also attend by zoom if you are unable to meet in person:
https://zoom.us/j/94804290777?pwd=aVJ2ckljUFJ6VE1jaVlPOE0rME45dz09

Meeting ID: 948 0429 0777
Password: 674964
Phone: 1-312-626-6799

One tap mobile: +13126266799,,94804290777#,,1#,674964#

The 2023 Hamvention Awards committee for Dayton Hamvention® has announced this year's award winners.

The Special Achievement Award recipient is Dr. Jason McDonald, N2TPA

Dr. Jason McDonald, MD, N2TPA.

Dr. McDonald began a career as a radio frequency engineer before becoming a trauma surgeon. He brings amateur radio to the world through youth projects and Scouting, particularly through Radio Scouting.

He has helped form Scouting clubs around the world. To date, more than 500 youths in these clubs have become licensed and are on the air.

The Amateur Radio Club of the Year is the Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA). This ARRL Affiliated Club was formed in 1930 and serves the Trenton, New Jersey, area. DVRA has tripled in size over the last 6 years, due to the wide range of amateur radio activities and events they offer.

The Technical Achievement Award recipient is Dr. James Breakall, WA3FET.

Dr. James Breakall, WA3FET.

As a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University from 1989 to 2022, Dr. Breakall developed cutting-edge antenna technology and mentored his students in amateur radio. Through his mentorship, he inspired 700 of his students to become new licensees. Now a retired Professor Emeritus, he serves as a consultant to the Army, Air Force, and Navy on many antenna-related projects.

Amateur of the Year 2023 is Carsten Dauer, DM9EE.

Carsten Dauer, DM9EE.

For 30 years, Dauer has been active in European amateur radio through the World Radiosport Team Championship and Youth on the Air.

Recently, he spearheaded a movement that provides amateur radio equipment to Ukraine by collecting donations and personally delivering them.

You can read more about the 2023 Hamvention Awards at their website or at ARRL.org.

Dayton Hamvention® is May 19 - 21, 2023 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center.

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2023-03-02#toc01

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MGRC Weekly Practice Net:

Our weekly Net is on Wednesdays at 20:200 UTC (8pm), on 147.000, positive offset, tone 114.8. We use directed Net protocol and will have a new question for discussion every week. Please call in if you can reach the K0LTC repeater.

We are always looking for new operators to act as Net Control; we will help train you if you need it. This is a great way to get experience as a Net Control operator. If you would like to try your hand as Net Control, email president@k0ltc.org.

TALARC
The American Legion Amateur Radio Club

TALARC has approved MGRC members in good standing to be honorary TALARC members. If you are interested contact Stephen Cullen, KF0AED at kf0ade9@gmail.com. Please include your Name, Callsign, Email, and when you joined MGRC, if known.

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