October 2021 Bandbits

President’s Report

Greetings Everyone,

What a month this has been!

During the weekend of 9/11 I participated with Ron KD9IPO & members of Chicago Suburban Radio Association at special event station held at Hickory Hills Campground in Secor, HOOAH Deer Hunt for Hero’s W4V. I can’t wait till next year ! Stay tuned more details coming soon !

Superfest 21
In the middle of a global pandemic, having some hurdles to work through we as a club came together and made it happen. We know it wasn’t perfect, but we set out with a list of goals for this year, and every one was met. With a very long list of people, a huge thank you to everyone that volunteered their time and resources, and showed support for the club. It was great to see fellowship and camaraderie within our amateur radio community. Personally it was great to see old friends and make new friends, take suggestions from our vendor’s and attendees in ways we can improve our club hamfest.

Club Elections
Well folks it’s that time of year, If anyone would like to nominate someone for a board position, or be considered for a position, please make nominations before the close of business at the October club meeting.

JOTA 21
Finally after months of planning & working with 3 other radio clubs it’s time !
The weekend of October 15,16,17th at Ingersoll Scout Reservation, We will have 3 HF Stations setup though out the camp, youth lounge and a scavenger hunt. Sign up sheets will be available soon. All are welcome ! For activities schedule contact Craig K9CEW@arrl.net

Meeting Minutes

The September club meeting was all about Superfest and what help would be needed that weekend.

Peoria County ARES

Oct 6, ARES Net @ 8:00 PM CST on the 075 repeater
Oct 13, ARES Net @ 8:00 PM CST on the 075 repeater
Oct 20, ARES On-line Conference @ 7:00 PM CST (Watch your email for Zoom conference info)

Call or email Rich if you are not on the ARES Roster and desire to join the Zoom Conference.

On-Line Conference Agenda includes: PAWS Fun Run, Fall Simulated Emergency Test, Training, Winlink News, Upcoming RATPAC Sessions, Help Wanted, Volunteer Opportunities, & more!

ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/

SuperFest

The Superfest chairs, Deb WD9EB Superfest Chair, Tom W8NWG Raffle/Ticket Chair and Matt KD9ERS Prize Chair really want to express our gratitude to everyone who assisted with Superfest 2021.

Superfest 2021 was a tremendous success despite the disadvantages we found ourselves in this year. In the midst of everything that has happened in the last year and a half, we managed to pull it together and yes there were a few problems. Most of them have already been addressed and we will be back better and stronger next year.

Next year we will be returning to the East Peoria Event Center so mark your calendars for September 17th & 18th of 2022

October’s Superfest meeting will be on Thursday October 28th at 7:00pm. The Zoom link is on the Club Meetings page, all club members who want to assist are welcome to attend.

September Net Logs

9/5
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9/12
WD9EB KD9HZZ KD9PXZ KB9ATO N9SJZ W9JDP KD9IBC W8NWG KD9JXR K9XJT K9TNT W9WGN N9WFT NA9LE KD9ERS N9NDF N9FAM KG5WOY KD9IVV NM0O KD9NYE WW9DLM KD9QQU KD9SZZ KC9YTT KB9TNZ KD9STL KT9TB WF9E K9RCS KD9SPI N9GUE KD9AER K9HJZ WB9UMM KB9KBC K9QZ KD9RYH KD9TAE KD9QQT Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

9/19
WD9EB KD9HZZ KD9PXZ KB9ATO N9SJZ W9JDP KD9IBC W8NWG KD9JXR K9XJT K9TNT W9WGN N9WFT NA9LE KD9ERS N9NDF N9FAM KG5WOY KD9IVV NM0O KD9NYE WW9DLM KD9QQU KD9SZZ KC9YTT KB9TNZ KD9STL KT9TB WF9E K9RCS KD9SPI N9GUE KD9AER K9HJZ WB9UMM KB9KBC K9QZ KD9RYH KD9TAE KD9QQT Submitted by KD9DBQ 73

9/26
WD9EB KD9SZZ KB9ATO N9TNT KD9JXR W8NWG W9JDP N9NDF KD9IBC N9WFT W9WGN KD9PXZ KD9JXF KD9IVV N9JFG KD9QQU KD9RYH KD9STL W9WTF KC9YTT KD9SPI KB9SF KD9ANU KB9TNZ KD9NYE Submitted by KD9DBQ 73