Arrowhead Radio Amateurs Club

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OUR AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS GROUP WAS FOUNDED OVER 82 YEARS AGO TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND ENJOYMENT OF HAM RADIO IN THE NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AREA.

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The A.R.A.C. handbook has been added to the web page. Go to the Forms and Preambles menu for your copy.

We are starting a new idea here on our website. Go to the current information page, in the drop down menu, for more information on our newest idea Dr. ARAC.

ARAC HAM BREAKFAST is on Saturday January 28, 2Ø12 8:ØØ A.M. at the WOK-N-GRILL in Proctor. Check the web page calendar.

The January newsletter is now on the web site. Same place as always. Thanks Diane and Jeff.

Note that the February 7, 2Ø12 board meeting will be at Sammy's Pizza in West Duluth. Eats 6:15 meeting at 7:ØØ.

New officers for 2Ø12

President: Grant Forsyth KCØWUP Vice President: Jim Anderson NØJWA Secretary: Kathleen Pettite KCØYVM Treasurer: Joe Meese WØLWU Board member: Gary Hanson KDØCVO Board member: Lloyd Olson KCØSJB Board member: Gene Ellefsen NØVRM

Thank you folks for stepping in for 2Ø12

New hams from 12-07-2011 testing

KDØQHE Richard Bakke KDØQHF Jeromy Graham KDØQHG Cynthia Lund KDØQHH Bradley Miller KDØQHI Rowan Watkins KC9VCH Jeffrey Kohler

Welcome to the hobby all of you! Please say hello to them if you hear them on the air!

Our February Ø9, 2Ø12 meeting will be held at the Copper Top Church. Go to the Information page for more details.

New testing opportunities will be scheduled soon. Go to the drop down menu and look under testing.

Check out the new Contest information in the drop down menu or just click on this link. www.thearac.org/contest.htm

Interested in DX countries on the HF frequencies? Then go to www.thearac.org/DX this week for the latest DX information.

DON'T COUNT THE DAYS MAKE THE DAYS COUNT !

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY HAVE A GREAT DAY!

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Arial Lift Bridge at the tip of Lake Superior

Fourteenth Annual Minnesota QSO Party

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Presented by the Minnesota Wireless Association

8:00 AM CST (1400 UTC) Through 6 PM CST (2400 UTC)
Plaques and Certificates for Winners in All Categories
Special Gift of Minnesota Premium Wild Rice for Top 20 Non-Minnesota Scores!
Special Club Competition

Here's where to find us in the Minnesota QSO Party!

Band/Mode	Freq.	CST	GMT	Band/Mode	Freq.	CST	GMT
10 CW	28050	Noon	1800	10 SSB	28450	2:00 PM	2000
15 CW	21050	11:00 AM	1700	15 SSB	21350	1:00 PM	1900
20 CW	14050	All Day!	All Day!	20 SSB	14270	All Day!	All Day!
40 CW	7050	All Day!	All Day!	40 SSB	7250	All Day!	All Day!
80 CW	3550	All Day!	All Day!	80 SSB	3850	All Day!	All Day!
160 CW	1850	5:30 PM	2330	160 SSB	1870	5:30 PM	2330

Note: Please be courteous and respect nearby users of these frequencies.

This is the MNQP mobile vehicle that the NØEO team will operate in the 2Ø12 Minnesota QSO Party. Truck is a 2007 Chev Silverado. Antennas are a High Sierra 1500 screw driver and a 40 whip and a 80 meter whip on the roof. Radio is a Icom IC-746 pro running 100 watts. Counties covered will be Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Clearwater, Beltrami, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, and Aitkin. Look for NØEO-9 on APRS and N0EO/M on 80-10 meters both CW and SSB.

Put on your boots! Not necessarily because of the snow... The dynamic duo of Gary KDØCVO and Jeff KCØMKS will be back on the road again with the Woolly Mammoth. We will be trying something new this year... being more mobile than in past years! Counties in order of visit are Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Kanabec and Pine. Look for us on APRS as KD0CVO-9... We will covering ground on SSB 20m, 40m, 80m and 160m somewhere close to the appointed frequencies and times.

Pictured is Captain Gary (left) and Commander Jeff (right). Looking forward to working you! 73!