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Congratulations to the newly licensed hams!

W5YI Testing /

On Saturday February 1, 2020 a Amateur Radio Testing session was held at the Auburn Court House Annex.   The following people passed ham radio exams to become licensed for the first time. Congratulations to everyone who passed their ham radio license exams on Saturday.

NameCall SignLicense ClassDateNotes
Jim PlummerKD9GDYExtra2/27/2019
Dennis BrinkKD9KMKExtra2/27/2019
Gabe CreechKD9KMGExtra12/13/2018
Ken StrockKD9HMSExtra12/10/2018
Don LantzKD9KMJExtra12/10/2018
Elain LantzKD9KMIExtra12/10/2018
Richard MartinKD9ALHExtra12/10/2018
Mike DavisonKD9IVDExtra12/10/2018
Shannon BrownKD9ALCExtra11/27/2018
Roger CorreaKC9IPLExtra12/28/2018
Jake ShermanN9RDZExtra12/28/2018
Brenda PlummerKD9GDXGeneral4/29/2019
Tim GrubeKD9MOLGeneral06/01/2019Upgraded to General
Mike ZumbaughKD9MSDTechnician3/19/2019
Justin ReedKD9MOKTechnician2/27/2019
Gary ClarkKD9MCYTechnician12/20/2018
Glenn MinserKD9NITTechnician06/01/2019Newly Licensed
Gary WynkoopKD9NIRGeneral06/01/2019Tech and General (Newly Licensed)
Charles HornadayKD9NISGeneral06/01/2019Tech and General (Newly Licensed)
Ken OlsenKC9JXBGeneral06/01/2019Upgraded to General
Larry LeohartN7ZKQGeneral06/01/2019Upgraded to General
Mike SpirekKB9NPDGeneral06/01/2019Upgraded to General
Glen MinserKD9NITGeneral06/18/2019Upgraded to General
Rebecca Higgins-TuckerKD9NKRTechnician06/18/2019Newly Licensed
Larry BowenKD9OTBTechnician02/01/2020
Kevin MalcomKD9OTCTechnician02/01/2020
Christopher FieldhouseKD9OTDTechnician02/01/2020
Roger FieldhouseKD9OTETechnician02/01/2020
Kris LittleKD9OTFTechnician02/01/2020
Joshua MartinKD9OTGTechnician02/01/2020
Justin CalvertKD9OTHTechnician02/01/2020
Taylor McDanielKD9OTITechnician02/01/2020
Christian GarcieKD9OWCTechnician02/01/2020
Lyle HartranftKD9PCVTechnician03/18/2020
Joshua BurkeyKD9PCXTechnician03/18/2020
T J FaurKD9PCWGeneral03/18/2020
Mike KiddKD9MMEExtra03/18/2020
Gabe OberlinKE8NROGeneral05/02/2020
Tyle LeeperKD9PKBTechnician05/14/2020
Patrick JessupKD9PKCTechnician05/14/2020
Jess JessupKD9PKDTechnician05/14/2020
Troy BungaurdKD9NZKGeneral05/14/2020
T J FaurKD9PCWExtra05/14/2020
Jim McFallK9KXWGeneral06/13/2020
Troy BungaurdKD9NZKExtra06/30/2020
John MaagKD9QDLTechnician09/13/2020
Rebecca MapesKD9OQYGeneral09/05/2020
Robin KnightKD9MGZGeneral10/24/2020
Andrew GroteKD9QXCTechnician11/07/2020
Jody Lyn Bebout-GuffeyKD9QZITechnician11/07/2020
William GuffeyKD9QZJTechnician11/07/2020
Tom PrinceKD9QZKTechnician11/07/2020
Dustin MacyKD9FSCGeneral01/02/2021
Nathan MacyKD9FSCGeneral01/02/2021
Darla KruseKE8RCKTechnician02/06/2021
Dwayne KendallKD9RWHTechnician02/06/2021
Kyle O'ConnerKD9OKCGeneral02/06/2021
Christopher FieldhouseKD9OTDGeneral04/07/2021
Roger FieldhouseKD9OTEGeneral04/07/2021
Andy GroteKD9OXCGeneral04/07/2021
Chris ListonKD9SSTGeneral05/24/2021Passed both Tech and General
Jeff JohnsKD9UJUGeneral01/28/2023
Roger SikorskiKD9WMCTechnician01/28/2023
Brian OssKD9ZPUTechnician01/27/2024
Trenton LillemonKD9ZQETechnician01/27/2024
Trent EguiaKD9WHTGeneral02/11/2024Upgraded to General
Richard EckhartKD9ZWUTechnician02/11/2024NEW Technician
Brandon DawsonKE9ARFGeneral05/21/2024Tech & General passed same session

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NIARA 80th Anniversary Luncheon January 18, 2020

Association Events, NIARA, Photographs, Special Event /

NIARA members and friends enjoyed a delicious lunch in honor of the association’s highly successful 80th Anniversary year, 2019.  President John Chalmers opened the event with introductions.  Afterwards, a few moments of silence allowed everyone to reflect privately and give thanks. 

2020-01-18 NIARA 80th Anniversary Luncheon

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2019 Fort Wayne Hamfest

Hamfests, NIARA, Photographs /

Photographs taken during the 2019 Fort Wayne Hamfest. 

2019 Fort Wayne Hamfest

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ARES Meeting Wednesday November 6, 2019 6:30pm

Association Events /
There will be an ARES meeting on Wednesday November 6th. Start time will be 6:30 PM and is being held at the Red Room in the basement of the DeKalb County Annex Building (215 E. 9th St., Auburn, enter at the 10th St. entrance). Anyone is welcome to attend and there will be registration forms for anyone who wants to be involved with ARES.

 

DeKalb County Director of Homeland Security Meek will talk about what Homeland Security does in our County, what we have currently going on, and what we are planning in the future.  Following Director Meek will be Ryan Smith (K9RYN) with a presentation on using digital modes for Emcomm.

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W9GOO’s October 2019 Antenna Project

Association Events, Photographs /

Photographs taken during the installation of W9GOO’s antenna October 2019. 

2019 W9GOO October Antenna Project

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NIARA sets record for contacts at 2019 ACD

Association Events, Photographs, Special Event /
2019 K9A Special Event station at the ACD Festival

The Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Club set a record for the 2019 K9A with nearly 1000 confirmed contacts.   Click the link below for the complete article in the Auburn Star. 

Click Here for the article. 

2019 K9A Special Event Station

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NIARA Meeting October 5, 2019

Association Events, Meeting, Photographs /

Photographs taken during the October 5, 2019 Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association monthly meeting.  

2019-10-05 NIARA Meeting

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Philo T. Farnsworth W9F Special Event Station August 17, 2019 1400 to 2200 UTC

Special Event /

Commemorating Philo Farnsworth Birthday, Father of Television

Special event station operating 40m & 20m SSB from 1400 to 2200 UTC on Saturday August 17

Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of electronic television, worked in Fort Wayne Indiana from 1951 to 1967 for ITT (currently L3Harris Technologies Corporation).  The company name has changed many times. The physical plant once located on Pontiac street is, where Farnsworth performed his research, it is now just a bare field.

Current and former L3Harris employees will operate a special event station from 1400 to 2200 UTC on Saturday August 17 to commemorate Farnsworth’s birthday (August 19, 1906) and his many achievements.  The special event call sign W9F (whiskey-nine-farnsworth) will operate on 20m and 40m SSB in the current L3Harris Technical and Administrative Center which houses the Philo T. Farnsworth museum.  The museum contains many examples of Farnsworth’s televisions, radios, and equipment from his research lab affectionately dubbed ‘the cave’.  Public visitors are welcome to explore the museum and witness the special event station in action during operating hours.

QSO’s with W9F can be confirmed by sending a QSL card and SASE to;

Joseph Lawrence K9RFZ

L3Harris Technologies

1919 W. Cook Rd – MS 617

Fort Wayne, IN  46818

Click here for W9F QRZ Page.

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NIARA Meeting August 3, 2019

Association Events, Meeting, Photographs /

Photographs taken during the August 3 2019 Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association monthly meeting.  There were aprroximately 43 people in attendance on this day which included a number of visitors.  

2019-08-03 NIARA Monthly Meeting

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