Last updated on December 6, 2021
June Club Meeting
Date: June 4th
Time: 7:30 PM
This meeting will be held hybrid style. You may attend via zoom or in person at the Addison Fire Station #2.
In person: Addison Fire Station #2 Training Room at 666 S. Vista in Addison.
The training room is accessed from the west side of the building. Please park in the area North of the Training Tower. (North side of the West parking lot)
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94890798595
- Meeting Id: 948 9079 8595
- One tap mobile: +13126266799,,94890798595# US (Chicago)
- Dial in: +1 312 626 6799
Program: Field Day
If you are interested in helping to plan or participate in field day please contact Tim (KC9YFI) or Frank (KG9H).
Moved Club Email Communications From Mail chimp to Groups.io
As noted in our last club meeting, so on June 1st we will no longer use mail chimp for communicating regular club activities and discussions.
All paid members have been sent invitations to join Groups io, if you need your invitation re-sent or have issues signing up, please contact Scott.
Have a great week and Memorial Day Weekend,
Scott DeSantis KB9VRW
President, Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs
Upcoming Public Service Events
Wheaton 4th of July Parade
Wheaton will be holding their 4th of July Parade this year. Step off is 11 this year, so report time will be 8:45.
We will need at least one bicycle mobile, and at least 6 other operators (2019 we had 12, so the more the better).
If you are interested in assisting, please email Mike at n0mo@n0mo.info.
Lombard Lilac Parade Sept 19
*** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PRECAUTIONS (Updated 8/18/21) ***
At this time, they are looking to move forward with their Lilac Parade (although, not when lilacs are normally in bloom). If you remember all the way back in the summer of 2019, we had found out that they no longer had a club that was able to support their event, and we reached out to them. We are looking for minimum of 9 operators (13 would cover all requested positions) to assist with the parade. It would be a longer day, but a nice breakfast is provided before hand and many of the positions would be ridding along in a golf cart with a parade marshal.
- Breakfast (not required): 8:00 at Rock Bottom in Lombard (FREE FOOD!!)
- Meetup with Marshals: 11:00 at Glenbard East High School (if you want to skip breakfast, this is the time to report)
- Parade steps off at 1:30
- The marshals will follow the parade out before heading back to parking
- We have been given permission to end the parade with our trailer (still operating), so we get some free publicity out of the event
Much of the staging will run similar to the Wheaton Parade, although much more spread out (staging foot print is approximately 6 blocks by 8 blocks to furthest points). Normally, they have 120-150 entries. Start and Reviewing will run very similar to Wheaton, as well.
If you are interested in assisting, please email Mike at n0mo@n0mo.info and I will add you to my list. Please let mike know if you require a sitting position, and let Mike know if you need to borrow a handheld radio.
Michael Wilson
WCRA Public Service chairman