The Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Association, Inc. W9UUU / K9IKQ

W.V.A.R.A.
P.O. Box 10081
Terre Haute, IN 47801-0081

A 501(c)(3) Organization

Announcements and Bulletins

For a complete schedule of events visit the WVARA Calendar

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  • September 2010 Bandspread Newsletter Online
      • Nat'l Night Out, Picnic Mark Late Summer
      • 2nd Annual WVARA Campout
      • FCC Revises and Clarifies Disaster-Prep Rules
      • General Meeting Minutes
      • Board Meeting Minutes
      • Shorts
        • New General Upgrade Class Announced
        • FCC Releases new question pool
        • Ten Years Ago and Counting - Corrections from the Summer Edition
        • Change in Terre Haute Testing Time Change
        • Testing Results for August 1, 2010, Terre Haute Testing Session
        • Generator For Sale
        • Vigo County ARES Meeting
      • The New RV (Radio Vehicle)
      • National Night Out
      • Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Picnic
      • A very small portion of The Lafayette Hamfest
      • The Presidents Corner
      • VE Testing
        • August 12 Ryves Hall
        • September 11 Paris IL
        • October 3 Terre Haute

      You can help the WVARA reduce expenses. Each month the Bandspread is published electronically in PDF format. As soon as the electronic version is available, an email is sent notifying each recipient that it is available. If you have the capability to view and/or print the Bandspread in this format, you can save the WVARA the costs of mailing the printed copy. If you are interested in changing to the electronic version, please email the club Secretary, Bette KC9GWT.
  • WVARA VE TESTING
    • TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA: 1st Sunday of even-numbered months; 1:30 P.M., Indiana time. 1715 S. 8th St., east of the main Glas-Col building. Use the front entrance to the building on 8th St. For further info, contact: Ray Andrews, K9DUR, (812) 535-3222
    • PARIS, ILLINOIS: 2nd Saturday of Jan., May, Jul., Sep., Nov; 8:30 A.M. Illinois time. Burkybile Law Office, 15175 U.S. Highway 150, For further info, contact: Terry Hackett, KB9ZVA, (217) 465-4884
    • WALK-INS WELCOME!
  • Are you an active member?
    • Check out this challenging poem about membership. Spotted at the Arthor Hamfest in the Break Room and attributed to Annoymous. "Are you an active Member?"
  • IRC Announces Testing Schedule
      • Yep, the ILLIANA RADIO CLUB will be having an exam session on the second Thursday of every month. We're using the ARRL VEC so the test fees are the same. Right now that's $15.00. Our exams are held at Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall at 7:00 PM. Enter the main entrance of the center, cross the gym to the elevator and go to the basement. We are at the end of the hall opposite the elevator. Please bring a photo id and social security number if you don't have a license. If you do have a license we also need to see the original of it and we need a copy to mail in. We also need to see the originals of any CSCE's and need a copy of those to mail in too. I am the contact person and VE team liaison. Walk-ins are allowed but I would appreciate knowing who's coming. You can reach me at (812) 238-0584 or veteam@illianaradioclub.org
      Thanks,
      Jim, WD9EY
  • Club Station Update
      The Club Station is open, 7 - 9 P.M. every Thursday.
    • First Thursday, Downstairs, Red Cross Bldg., 700 S. 3rd.
    • Other Thursdays, New Club Station, N.E. corner of 7th and Idaho. Entrance and parking east of Bldg.
  • Manual for Weather Radios Available
  • WVARA Forced to a New Address
      The U.S. Postal service is closing the Cherry St. facility in Terre Haute, and with that closing came notice that P.O. Box 81 will no longer exist. Keeping the current address was not an option available to the WVARA. Indiana State University will be taking over the building in early January. While ISU will maintain some of the P.O. Boxes in the facility, they are all receiving new box numbers as part of that transition. The new address for the WVARA will be…

      P.O. Box 10081
      Terre Haute, IN 47801

      Mail will be forwarded from the old address to the new address for a period of time. However, please begin to use the new address immediately for any mail to the WVARA.
  • VE Testing Locations and Directions
  • Club Meeting Location!
      Starting with the May 2008 meeting, the location will be in a building located at 1715 South 8th Street Terre Haute, IN. This is the old Idaho Station Post Office building. Park in the fenced-in lot immediately north of the building. Talk-in will be on the K9IKQ repeater.

    For a complete schedule of events visit the WVARA Calendar

    Go to the WVARA Home Page