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 […]
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 […]
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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Bonus Points: 100% emergency power 300 Public information table 100 Educational activity […]
Bring Your Station Parameters listed below to the January Club meeting on Jan 25th at 7:00 pm and there will be help offered to complete a station evaluation. The FCC introduced new Human Exposure to RF Energy Rules in 1996, in 2021 these rules were changed and the existing exemptions for Amateur Radio […]
SWIARC 2023 Christmas Dinner This year it was held at Sugars Lounge and Diner in Council Bluffs, IA on December 20th around 6:30 pm. We had a total of 20 people show up. There was one single gift exchange between Art KBØUWR and Greg NØGR (didn’t get any pictures or info). Thank you to everyone […]
KØSWI 442.225 FUSION REPEATER’S NEW HOME The good news first. The 442.225 Fusion repeater is up and operational at full power at the Memorial Park site. Initial coverage reports are excellent, all we could have hoped for, and maybe even more. Yes, we were intending to place the 82 repeater there but the repeater gods […]