Welcome to the Tri County Repeater Association Website!
The Tri County Repeater Association is located in Northwestern Wisconsin and has about 30 members. We are a very "laid back" group and will welcome anyone into our organization who has an interest in Amateur Radio.
Our activities include bi-monthly meetings, Field Day, Weekly Nets, Annual Christmas Party, and we also have an Annual picnic.
Our net is held Thursday nights at 8:00 P.M. on the 145.470 repeater. Everyone is welcome to join us.
We hope you enjoy our web site and welcome any comments you may have.
Next Meeting June 3rd, 2008 at the Cadott Plaza Truck Stop at the intersection of STH 27 and STH 29 in Cadott to plan for Field Day.
ARRL Amateur Radio News
CQ Announces 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees CQ magazine today announced its 2008 Hall of Fame inductees, welcoming 14 new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, three new members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to Amateur Radio, and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either to Amateur Radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. The CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance in these major areas of Amateur Radio but who also "give back" to Amateur Radio in outstanding ways.
Surfin': Locating a Radio Destination This week, visit a Web site that provides a tool for finding a location for your next hilltop radio operation.
Chinese Olympic Special Event Stations Getting Ready to Go On-the-Air Special Event stations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will begin operating on Sunday, May 18 through September 17. Five special calls, representing the five rings of the Olympic flag, will be on the air: BT1OB, BT1OJ, BT1OH, BT1OY and BT1ON. The last letter of the call sign corresponds to the color of each of the rings of the Olympic flag -- Beibei (Blue), Jingjing (Black), Huanhuan (Red), Yingying (Yellow) and Nini (Green). Zheng Feng, BA4EG, will be the QSL manager for all stations. QSLs can be sent either direct or via the bureau and will begin to be answered in October. A Web site supporting the Special Event stations will include an on line log search, QSL card received and sent status, as well as other information; award criteria will soon be posted on the site. -- Thanks to The Daily DX for this information
ARRL to Blog from Dayton Hamvention As in previous years, the ARRL will be blogging live from Hara Arena, site of the Dayton Hamvention®. In addition to keeping everyone up with the latest and greatest at Dayton, this year's blog will feature video clips. QST Editor -- and Hamvention blogger extraordinaire -- Steve Ford, WB8IMY, said, "The video clips were such a big hit with last year's blog that we decided to do even more of them for this year!" Ford says he plans on featuring new products that are debuting at the Hamvention, as well as all the "fun stuff" that pops up: "Both I and the staff have a lot of fun with this, and we hope those who read the blog do, too." Look for the blog to go "live" Thursday, May 15 and continue throughout the Hamvention.
