Waupaca County ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
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Headline News
We are currently displaced as the EOC room and entire lower level of the court house is being remodeled. We have been told this will take up to 2 years. While this is happening our mobile unit and equipment are at the Hazmat response building near Manawa. Our monthly meeting will be held at Waupaca Fox Valley Tech Building 1979 Godfrey Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981 . Waupaca County ARES/RACES is excited to see the new technology that the remodel will bring into the E.O.C. at the courthouse building. Thank you all for your patience while this takes place.
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The Waupaca County ARES/RACES Repeater 147.390 : Thanks to Zack Van Aston The Waupaca County Emergency manger. The 147.390, PL 118.8 Repeater is being updated and is working much better. We will be using this repeater more often and may make the switch back to 147.390 as our primary repeater in the near future. stay tuned for further updates.
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KX9RT Scott has been hard at work updating the KX9RT 146.925 repeater. Updates include Allstar Link, Echo Link, and DMR. you can contact Scott via email if you have question or need to know how to gain access and or operate any of those modes, his email is good on QRZ.com. You can also thank Scott by contacting him and sending a donation, with all these new updates it can get pricy for all the upkeep that is involved in owning and operating a large repeater. Thank you Scott.
Training Training Training
Join or Sunday night routine training traffic nets at 8PM for message handling and passing traffic training net on the 146.925 repeater with pl118.8
SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING: This years skywarn training has been completed until next year, watch for updates in the spring of 2026.
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SURVEY123: If you have not downloaded the Survey123 APP to your cell phone please do. sometime in the first part of August, we will be doing a Full call out exercise with other Waupaca County entities to test our skills. be prepared.
Pumble: We are experimenting with a new communications APP that Zack has asked us to check out. so if you have not yet down loaded the APP to your phone please down load it and reach out to W9VOF at davewedde12@gmail.com for an invite to our chat group. we will be using this for mass call out. you will be able to respond on the APP if you are available for the call out.
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HERC: Our MERCI exercise was an overall successful. We were able to pass requested traffic from Waupaca Theda Care EOC to Outagamie Theda Care EOC as requested. We were well represented and able to answer all questions from the Waupaca Theda Care EOC Team.
Severe Weather Outlook
​Sunday June 15, 2025
According to NWS Green bay, there will be storms off and on throughout the week ahead so keep your eyes on the sky.
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Staff Additions
2025 we added 3 additional AEC'S; KD9USW Joe Walesewicz, KE9AEI Joel Brophy, and W9VOF Dave Wedde to assist with planning, teaching, organizing, and anything else that our EC, AC9F Chuck may need assistance with.
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KE9AEI Has joined the NCS Staff. Thank for stepping up Joel
Classified Ads
Wanted: Amateur Radio Operators to join Waupaca County ARES/RACES. It is easy to join, just hoover over the about button and choose become a member in the drop down menu.
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Ham Fest: We will be listing the Wisconsin ham fest soon. stand by for publication.
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