For six months or more several of the hams that meet for breakfast on Saturday morning at Sugar’s have threatened to install a tower in Chris KFØFBL’s back yard. Chris is, after all, our Station Trustee and is the protector of the KØSWI station license for SWIARC. A person holding this prestigious position should have […]
Effective 12/7/2024 the KØSWI 146.82 repeater will be set to require a CTCSS tone on the input in order to access the repeater. This means that in order to key up the repeater, users will need to set their radio to transmit a 136.5 Hz tone, also known as a PL tone or a sub-audible […]
There will be a Pottawattamie County ARES meeting on October 17th at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be at the Charles E. Lakin Foundation, Inc. 705 N. 16th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501. This is the same location as the monthly SWIARC meetings. Anyone who is interested in attending is welcome. Topics on the agenda […]
Beginning on August 21st, the Pottawattamie County ARES net will be starting up on Wednesday nights at 9:00PM local time. The net will be on the SWIARC UHF repeater, 442.225. This is in conjunction with the Pottawattamie County ARES group reforming after a long hiatus. Please join us on Wednesday nights for announcements, training, […]
Update on IWCC Hut Upgrade The upgrades at the IWCC hut are essentially complete! The new floor has been installed, the grounding system has been upgraded, the old non-working window air conditioner has been removed, and the equipment cabinet is back in place. A layer of ¾ inch CCX green pressure-treated plywood has been laid […]
Bonus Points: 100% emergency power 300 Public information table 100 Educational activity […]
Field Day is Saturday June 22nd this year and SWIARC is gathering at Bob W0RJE’s QTH. Setup is Friday June 21 and a BBQ dinner is being planned for Saturday Evening the 22nd, Please contact Dan KB0TDW at dmcglone72=outlook.com@groups.io for BBQ questions. Flyer Attached
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2024 will occur on Monday, May 27. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War. By the late 1860s, Americans in […]
The new guy won the radio. Dell KFONSP got the FTM-500. It was a great show, nice weather, with 105 guys signing in, maybe a few more who didn’t wait and brushed past the sign-in sheet. Joel KEOQGD ran the coffee shop (taking ‘donations’ rather than fixed prices), and allll tables sold, even the one […]
Outside of town on the Saturday Free Flea in January it was minus 16 or so, but inside the garage with the gas grill going it was above freezing, and at the end of the morning a balmy 75 deg F according to the garage door opener time and temperature display. Neither the twenty dollar […]