Waupaca County ARES/RACES MONTHLY MEETING

We Meet the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6 PM. The EOC meeting room will be under constructions up to and through 2027 so please follow our Facebook page, and or this webpage for our monthly meeting location

MEETING LOCATION

Farmington Town Hall E913 Prairie View Ln, Waupaca, WI 54981

We also Meet at 4:30 for dinner alternating between Culvers and Hardee's September will be at Hardee's

Waupaca County ARES/RACES VE TESTING
2026 Schedule

Please check the schedule periodically as times and locations are subject to change

Jan. 26 5 PM Fox Valley Tech 1979 Godfrey Dr, Waupaca, WI 54981

April 18 9AM Waupaca Public Library 107 S Main St, Waupaca, WI 54981

July 18 9AM Waupaca Public Library 107 S Main St, Waupaca, WI 54981

Oct 17 9AM Waupaca Public Library 107 S Main St, Waupaca, WI 54981

REGISTRATION

To register or for more information about a test contact our AEC Dave Wedde, at davewedde12@gmail.com Check out our resources tab for links to material that can help prepare you for the test; Ham Radio Prep has online courses, ARRL Web site has books you can order, and QRZ.com has FREE practice tests under their resources button. HamStudy.org

Sept. 26, 9:00 AM Hams and Eggs

Come Join in the conversation Meet some hams and have some great breakfast

Please RSVP with Chuck AC9F at ac9f54@wi-net.com

2026 ARRL Field Day is June 27-28

LOCATION: E594 Grenlie rd. Waupaca, 54981

Set up will be Friday June 26th at 2 PM. Field day will begin at 1 PM Sat. the 27th.

CONTACT: Dave W9V0F at davewedde12@gmail.com 920-505-0184 or Joel KE9AEI at jotrophy67@icloud.com 262-808-8171 for more information

Iola Bike Race Weekend

July 17 -19 2026 Details to be announced

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2026 Meet the Fleet

6th Annual Meet The Fleet

Date to be determined at the Iola Car Show Grounds for an unforgettable family-friendly experience.

Waupaca Area Triathlon

Date: TBD August 2026
Time6:00PM EST

Location: 921 S Main Street, Waupaca, 54981, WI,

Contact: WB9GBG Dave VIA email The more amateur radio operators we have makes the event run smoother all you need is a HT

September Events

Sept. 12 Bear Creek Kraut Run, Contact KD9STN Stan for more details. Click here Bear Creek

Sept. 19 quaterly trailer equipment testing/trailer maintenance we will set up our equipment test and make repaires. Location will be the NE side of the intersection of Highway 22 and CTY-K Waupaca

Click here for Mapping GOOGLE MAP

Sept. 20 Fox Cities MARATHON, if you would like to help out contact Stan KD9STN for more information Click here MARATHON

S.E.T. Day at Iola's 'Taste of Norway Event'

Held on Saturday, October 3, 2026 Set up, Friday Oct. 2 at 9 AM

This is a Statewide Emergency Training day that tests the operators abilities to send and receive emergency traffic using multiple communications modes.