Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club

07/15/2025

Anyone interested in SSTV?
The ISS will be transmitting on 145.800 this week.

I use Robot36 on my phone or RX-SSTV on my pc... ISS tracking on my android phone is through Look4Sat app.

It's all free. Try it out and replt with your received images!

06/29/2025

Highlights from the weekend at ARRL Field Day at County Fair. Running CQ and finding QRZ on 20 SB and CW, 40 SB and CW and 6 SB. .

06/11/2025

Field day is 6/28-6/29 at the Grant County Fairgrounds. Stop by and play, or find out more about the hobby!

06/10/2025

Join us for our meeting tonight! We will be going over the final details for field day!

Location: Platteville Hospital, lower level.

04/12/2025

Need to catch an image? Decoding softwares is free and can be as easy as holding your phone up to a HT!

SSTV Series 26, "Humans in Space" is now underway from the ISS. Listen on 145.800 MHz for PD120 transmissions.

Submit reception reports and request certificates at the SSTV gallery: https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/

03/02/2025

It's that time again! NWS Storm Spotter training is coming up! For NWS La Crosse, Clayton County's training will be at 106 Bronson St, Luana, IA on March 13, Grant County's training will be at Southwest Tech on March 24 and Richland County Emergency Services on April 22 (The Richland County training **requires pre-registration**. NWS La Crosse sessions start at 6:30 PM.

Other trainings from NWS Quad Cities are March 12 at 1 Commercial Dr, Hanover, IL 61041 (Jo Daviess County and Dubuque County Emergency management on March 25. Both of these sessions start at 6 PM.

Lafayette County's training is at Lafayette County Ames Multi-Purpose Building beginning at 6:30 (NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan)

The La Crosse trainings are linked. This also shows two advanced trainings that are virtually delivered (Pre-registration required) on March 12 and April 22 - both beginning at 6 PM.

Real-time storm reports, coupled with Doppler radar technology, are critical when it comes to issuing timely and accurate severe weather warnings. Spotters play an important role in the warning process by reporting ground-truth information to the National Weather Service, such as hail size, wind spe...

02/12/2025

We will be participating in the Platteville Community fair. March 1st at the public library, no earlier than 10am.
Contact Kent K9ZMU at 608-726-0279 if you'd like to participate.

02/11/2025

Meeting tonight at the Platteville Hospital. Basement meeting room at 7pm. See you there!

02/10/2025

Wow, and they didn't exaggerate the range!

01/16/2025

HVARC Meeting was held on Tuesday, January 14th at 7pm, at the Platteville Hospital.

Attendees (14) KC9MCC, WD9CPL, K9ZMU, Duane Stephenson, Ron Berndt, KC9BGA, AE7FT, KD9GBT, W0OIC, N0WLU, K9DLI, KE1THA, KC4QFE, KC9YEL

Everyone introduced themselves to the group.

Scott Onsen gave the treasurer's report. Balance stands at $6424.69.

Kent mentioned about a March 1st community event at the Platteville library. Club has participated before. It gives good exposure to the club and ham radio in general. Let Kent know if you are interested in participating. Space is very limited for bodies and equipment.

Kent also mentioned that he has handled the 501c3 paperwork in the past, but may be seeking to pass those duties on to someone else in the future.

-Winter Field Day 2025-
Is happening on January 25th. Our event will be inside this year. The club has the welcome center in Prairie du Chien reserved. It stands on the east side of the river, right between the highways. This will, of course, be heated and have bathrooms available on site. The plan is to arrive around noon for setup and run from about 1 to 4. Cleanup will take place from 4 to 5. Keith mentioned that he will be bringing a 40 meter antenna and 3 masts (tripods?). You are welcome to bring cable and an antenna and use one of those masts (tripods?) if still available when you arrive. Hap also mentioned that he has some tripods that he can bring, if needed.

Keith reminded us about the Wisconsin QSO party on March 9th.

Also, the 2nd HVARC hamfest will be held on October 18, 2025. Opens at 8am and testing will begin at 10am.

Let Alvin know if you are interested in soliciting businesses or individuals for donations for the hamfest.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:20pm.

01/15/2025

Great attendance. 15 at the meeting!

01/14/2025

Remember we meet at the Platteville Hospital tonight at 7pm. We'll be discussing the winter field day plans and more!