ARRL Midwest Division Newsletter January 2014 W1AW/0 Coming to the Midwest Division in 2014! To celebrate the ARRL’s first 100 years, the ARRL Centennial QSO Party will feature W1AW operating portable from all states in 2014. W1AW will operate from each state twice during the year. The Centennial QSO Party will also include W1AW portable operations from the Territo- ries and the District of Columbia, ARRL HQ Station W1HQ, and HQ Station W100AW, using the special call sign authorized by the FCC. Here’s a list of the W1AW/0 portable operations from the four states in the Midwest Division. The names of the hosts and host call signs are in parentheses. Thanks to all these individuals and clubs from the Midwest Division for agreeing to host W1AW/0 from their stations: Week of 1/15/2014—Nebraska (K0HA, Bill Hohnstein) Week of 2/26/2014—Kansas (K0BJ, Bruce Frahm) Week of 3/26/2014—Iowa (KD0MND, Jason Joens) Week of 5/7/2014—Nebraska (K0HA #2, Bill Hohnstein) Week of 5/28/2014—Missouri (N0SS, Mid-MO ARC) Week of 10/8/2014—Missouri (N0AX, Ward Silver) Week of 11/5/2014—Kansas (K0RU, Rob Underwood) Week of 12/24/2014—Iowa (W0GJ, Glenn Johnson) If you’re looking for an operating event for 2014, try achieving the special Centennial Worked All States with W1AW. There will also be Centennial Points Challenge awards. All hams can participate. ARRL mem- bers and appointees, elected officials, HQ staff, and W1AW are worth points. For more information, listing of the dates of all W1AW portable operations, Centennial QSO Party Record Sheets, and point values of QSOs with members, appointed and elected officials, see http://www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party. This should be an exciting and fun way to cele- brate the ARRL’s first 100 years, from 1914– 2014. Let’s get on the air and work new stations and make new friends during these ARRL Centennial QSO Party events!
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ARRL Midwest Division Newsletter
January 2014
W1AW/0 Coming to the Midwest Division in 2014!
To celebrate the ARRL’s first 100 years, the ARRL Centennial QSO Party will feature W1AW operating portable from all states in 2014. W1AW will operate from each state twice during the year. The Centennial QSO Party will also include W1AW portable operations from the Territo-ries and the District of Columbia, ARRL HQ Station W1HQ, and HQ Station W100AW, using the special call sign authorized by the FCC.
Here’s a list of the W1AW/0 portable operations from the four states in the Midwest Division. The names of the hosts and host call signs are in parentheses. Thanks to all these individuals and clubs from the Midwest Division for agreeing to host W1AW/0 from their stations:
Week of 1/15/2014—Nebraska (K0HA, Bill Hohnstein)
Week of 2/26/2014—Kansas (K0BJ, Bruce Frahm)
Week of 3/26/2014—Iowa (KD0MND, Jason Joens)
Week of 5/7/2014—Nebraska (K0HA #2, Bill Hohnstein)
Week of 5/28/2014—Missouri (N0SS, Mid-MO ARC)
Week of 10/8/2014—Missouri (N0AX, Ward Silver)
Week of 11/5/2014—Kansas (K0RU, Rob Underwood)
Week of 12/24/2014—Iowa (W0GJ, Glenn Johnson)
If you’re looking for an operating event for 2014, try achieving the special Centennial Worked All States with W1AW.
There will also be Centennial Points Challenge awards. All hams can participate. ARRL mem-bers and appointees, elected officials, HQ staff, and W1AW are worth points.
For more information, listing of the dates of all W1AW portable operations, Centennial QSO Party Record Sheets, and point values of QSOs with members, appointed and elected officials, see http://www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party. This should be an exciting and fun way to cele-brate the ARRL’s first 100 years, from 1914– 2014. Let’s get on the air and work new stations and make new friends during these ARRL Centennial QSO Party events!
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ARRL Kids Day—January 5
The next Kids Day, sponsored by the ARRL and The Boring (Oregon) Amateur Radio Club, will be Sunday, January 5, from 1800 to 2400 UTC. This is an excellent opportunity to show-case Amateur Radio and Amateur Radio satellites to youngsters and let them get some hands-on experience.
Share the excitement with your own children or grandkids or youngsters in the neighborhood! For the youngsters, their positive ham radio experience may foster an interest in getting licensed one day. For vet-eran radio amateurs, it’s a chance to share their love of Amateur Radio and their stations with the next generation.
To attract attention call “CQ Kids Day.” The suggest-ed exchange is name, age, location, and favorite col-or. There is no limit on operating time, and stations may work each other more than once if the operator has changed.
The suggested HF frequencies are 28.350 to 28.400 MHz, 24.960 to 24.980 MHz, 21.360 to 21.400 MHz, 18.140 to 18.145 MHz, 14.270 to 14.300 MHz, 7.270 to 7.290 MHz, and 3.740 to 3.940 MHz.
Repeater contacts (with permission of the repeater’s sponsor) are okay too, and satellite contacts may provide a real thrill. Be sure to observe third-party traffic restrictions when making DX contacts.
All participants are encouraged to post stories and photos to the Kids Day Soap-box page and are eligible to receive a colorful certificate. You can download the free certificate, customized with the youngsters’ names, after filling out the Kids Day Survey found on the same page as the certificate generator. Alter-natively, you can send a 9 × 12 SASE to Kids Day Certificate Request, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
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Around the Midwest Division
Bruce Frahm K0BJ of Colby, KS proudly displays the First Place Kan-sas Single Op, High Power plaque he won in the 2013 Kansas QSO Party. Bruce had 1483 QSOs! For all the KS QSO Party scores, see http://www.ksqsoparty.org/. Bruce is also the ARRL 2nd Vice President.
Raytown, MO ARC recently recog-nized Paul Watts KC0DDZ, and Jo-el Grieshaber KC0ELZ for their ser-vice to Amateur Radio. From Left, KC0ELZ receiving certificate from Awards Committee Chair, W0RPZ, Richard Zolnowski, and Club Presi-dent, KD0HKD, Randy Schulze. (Photo courtesy KD0HKD)
The Valley Center, KS ARC recently honored Jim Cochran K0RH for his service to ama-teur radio. Jim also serves the Midwest Division as our Con-test Advisory Committee mem-ber. (Photo courtesy K0BJ)
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Cliff’s Notes
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, probably because I have trouble keeping them! But each year I do try to achieve some ham radio operating goal. This year one of my goals will be to operate in the ARRL Centennial QSO Party event and earn the W1AW WAS award by working the W1AW portable Centennial operation from each state and territory, and from W1HQ at ARRL HQ and W100AW at the W1AW Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station. I hope that many of you will consider making that one of your 2014 ham radio op-erating goals! Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy 2014!
73, Cliff K0CA
Around the Midwest Division
Ron Hobbs N0XWI, left, works the radio with Roger Pokorny N0NUC, right, at the National Weather Service forecast office in Des Moines for Skywarn Recognition Day on December 7. (photo courtesy Kevin Sand-ers K0KDS, Iowa PIO)
Scott Kirstein N0OOD was awarded the Winthrop Mager Award by the Des Moines Radio Amateurs' Association at the club's annual Christmas party on December 3. Scott serves as a DMRAA board member and as the Polk County ARES emergency coordinator. The purpose of the Winthrop Mager Award is to perpetuate the memory of the Rev. Winthrop M. Mager W0MJH, and to stimulate the activity in all fields of ama-teur radio in the central Iowa area. (photo courtesy Kevin Sanders K0KDS, Iowa PIO)
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Midwest Division Special Events
01/25/2014 | Kansas Day Jan 25, 1500Z-2000Z, KS0KS, Olathe, KS. Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club. 21.320 14.250 10.115 7.250. QSL. KS0KS, SFTARC, PO Box 3144, Olathe, KS 66063. eQSL & LOTW to KS0KSwww.sftarc.org.
02/15/2014 | 10th Annual "Freeze Your Keys" Feb 15, 1400Z-2200Z, W0EBB, Leavenworth, KS. Kickapoo QRP Amateur Radio Club. 14.325 14.065 7.240 7.035. QSL. Gary Auchard, W0EBB, 34058 167th St, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Operating from Weston Bend State Park Missouri. Please SASE for QSL card. May operate on other bands if open. www.qrz.com/db/w0ebb
02/22/2014 | 69th Anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima Feb 22, 1500Z-2200Z, W0FSB, Waterloo, IA. Five Sullivan Brothers Amateur Radio Club. 21.240 14.240 7.240. Certificate & QSL. Five Sullivan Bros ARC, 3186 Brandon Diagonal Blvd, Brandon, IA 52210. For QSL card: Send card and #10 SASE; For Certificate &QSL: Send QSL, address label and 3 Forever stamps; For eQSL & Certificate: Send eQSL, then an email, requesting a .jpeg file of the certificate that you can print yourself www.qrz.com/db/w0fsb
09/06/2014 | Route 66 on the Air Sep 6-Sep 14, 0001Z-2359Z, W6O, Lebanon, MO. Lebanon Amateur Radio Club. 14.266 7.266. QSL. Bill J. Wheeler, 272 Donna Lee, Lebanon, MO 65536.
09/27/2014 | Home on the Range Cabin Rededication and Anniversary of the Writing of the Song Sep 27-Oct 11, 0000Z-2359Z, K0H, Smith Center, KS. M&M Amateur Radio Club. 14.250. QSL. Michael G. Saft, 220 E Kansas Ave, Smith Center, KS 66967. [email protected]
10/11/2014 | Lester Dent -- Doc Savage Special Event Oct 11-Oct 12, 1422Z-1421Z, W0D, Macon, MO. Macon County Amateur Radio Club. 14.270 14.070 7.270 3.970. Certificate. Macon County ARC, PO Box 13, Macon, MO 63552. The Ma-con County Amateur Radio Club will operate the Lester Dent-Doc Savage Mystery Special Event W0D, in La Plata, MO. The purpose of the Special Event is to honor of the Birthday of Lester Dent, one of the most prolific writers of Pulp Fiction, and an Amateur Radio Operator. It is also the 81st "Birthday" of his creation, the first "Superhero" Doc Savage. A colorful certifi-cate will be provided to those that contact the Special Event Station and send a QSL including a # 10 SASE to the Macon County Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 13, Macon, MO 63552. You can check out the certificate on the MCARC www.maconcountyarc.net.
For updated Special Event listings, see:
www.arrl.org/special-event-stations
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01/04/2014 | Ozark Mountain Hamfest Location: Brighton, MO Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Ozark Mountain Amateur Radio Group Website: http://www.w0omd.org
01/25/2014 | Winterfest 2014 Location: Collinsville, IL Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: The St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club Website: http://SLSRC.org
02/01/2014 | Mine Creek Winterfest Location: LaCygne, KS Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Mine Creek ARC
02/22/2014 | Winter RF Fest Location: Perry, IA Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Hiawatha Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.qsl.net/kd0neb/index_files/Page383.htm
03/01/2014 | Southwest Iowa ARC Flea Market Location: McClelland, IA Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Southwest Iowa Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.swiarc.org
03/15/2014 | Nebraska State Convention Location: Lincoln, NE Type: ARRL Convention pending Executive Committee approval Sponsor: Lincoln Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.lincolnhamfest.org
04/19/2014 | Ararat Hambash Location: Kansas City, MO Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Ararat Shrine Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.hambash.com
08/03/2014 | Cedar Valley ARC Hamfest Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club Website: http://cvarc.rf.org
Midwest Division ARRL Hamfests, Conventions & Events
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10/05/2014 | Iowa Section Convention (Southeast Iowa Hamfest) Location: West Liberty, IA Type: ARRL Convention pending Executive Committee approval Sponsor: Muscatine & Washington Area Amateur Radio Clubs Website: http://www.kc0aqs.org/hamfest.html
For updated Hamfests and Conventions Calendar, go to:
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar
Midwest Division ARRL Hamfests, Conventions & Events
Director: Cliff Ahrens K0CA [email protected] 573-221-8618
Vice Director: Rod Blocksome K0DAS [email protected] 319-393-8022
Iowa Section Manager: Bob McCaffrey K0CY
Kansas Section Manager: Ron Cowan KB0DTI
Missouri Section Manager: Dale Bagley K0KY
Nebraska Section Manager: Matt Anderson KA0BOJ
DX Advisory Committee: Bill Morgan K0DEQ (MO)
Emergency Communications Advisory Committee: Reynolds Davis K0GND (NE)
Contest Advisory Committee: Jim Cochran K0RH (KS)
Division Legislative Action Chair: Mike Edwards WB9M (MO)
Legislative Action Coordinators: Nick Critelli K0PCG (IA); Bruce Frahm K0BJ (KS & NE);
Mike Edwards WB9M (MO).
Assistant Directors (Missouri): Paul Haefner K0JPL, Ron Lowrance K4SX, Fred Miller
KB0WIL, Dave Propper K2DP, Barbara Rich KG0UT, John Rogers W0WC, Scott Schultz
N0IU, Kent Trimble K9ZTV, Roger Volk K0GOB, Bill Wheeler K0DEW, and Eric Zust
W0TT.
Assistant Directors (Kansas): Mike Albers K0FJ, Jim Andera K0NK, Andy Anderson
W0AFQ, Bill Henderson K0VBU, Charlie Hett K0THN, Jon Jones N0JK, Brian Short
KC0BS, Bob Summers K0BXF, and Rick Tucker W0RT.
Assistant Directors (Iowa): Don Boyvey AK0BG, Al Culbert K0AL, Dennis O’Brien
KA0DOS, C.W. Pantel K0IIR, Jim Spencer W0SR, and Jim Lasley N0JL.
Assistant Directors (Nebraska): Frank Cahoy K0BLT, Stan Coleman N0YXV, Reynolds
Davis K0GND, Bill Duffy KA0VXK, Joe Eisenberg K0NEB, Allen Harpham KB0ASQ, Todd
LeMense KK0DX, Mike Nickolaus NF0N, and Art Zygielbaum K0AIZ.
Midwest Division Webmaster: Steve Schmitz W0SJS
Midwest Division Leadership
Midwest Division News and Photos Wanted! If you have news and photos about events or activities from the Midwest Division, email them to Cliff
K0CA at [email protected]. We will try to include as many as possible in upcoming editions of the
Midwest Division News. Thanks and 73, Cliff K0CA
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