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
This document link details when and what type of ARES net should be activated in Pottawattamie county – ARES NET START-UP PROTOCOL
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 […]