Update 02/22/26: We are currently out of tables for this event. Any requests would be put on a waiting list in the event of a cancellation. Date: March 7, 2026 Time: 8 AM-Noon Location: 117 Main Street, McClelland, Iowa 51548 Admission at the door: 5.00 dollars Tables: 12.00 dollars, which includes admission (email hamfest@swiradio.org for […]
January 24th and 25th is the winter field day. We will be sitting up at Bob’s WØRJE QTH. Set up is at 8 am, and it kicks off at 10 am. We will have 3 or 4 different stations operating. Once again its a potluck style meal so if you plan on attending the dinner […]
COME ONE! COME ALL! The annual SWIARC Christmas dinner will be on December 17th, at 6:00 PM. It will take place at the same location as last year: Sugar’s Diner. The address is 2725 East Kanesville Boulevard in Council Bluffs. That’s in the same strip mall as the Bomgar’s, and it’s the same place that […]
The July monthly ARES meeting is cancelled. As I don’t have anything new or ready to bring to the meeting, I’m cancelling this month’s meeting for July 18th. See all of you next month. I am truly sorry for the confusion. Paul WBØGXD Pottawattamie County ARES EC
To All SWIARC Members and Guests: In last month’s meeting (May 22, 2025), we discussed moving to the fourth Friday at 7 PM. Most members voted for the temporary change, with four members against it. This discussion aimed to see if it would benefit members and guests who cannot make it on Thursday nights. Examples are […]
This document link details when and what type of ARES net should be activated in Pottawattamie county – ARES NET START-UP PROTOCOL
Field Day starts on Saturday, June 28th, 2025, and SWIARC will gather at Bob WØRJE’s QTH again. The radio and antenna setup will be on Friday before the SWIARC Club Meeting on June 27th. Food and water will be provided on Saturday, but if you want anything else, bring your drinks and your radio(s), antennas, […]
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Finally getting around to going thru the box of strange looking papers that fell off an Oklahoma bound Sooner Schooner. What a discovery, seems like it’s not a complete collection but quite a few old experienced (believe a better choice) issues. I will be digitizing these and posting on the SWIARC Website in the […]
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 […]