Farm City Days

October 19, 2024, 8:00am to 4:00pm CDT (13:00 to 21:00 UTC) Members of the Iola Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the 53rd annual Farm City Days in Iola, Kansas on Saturday, October 19th. Members will be present to answer questions about amateur radio as well as providing demonstrations of amateur radio. The club … Read more

June 2024 Minutes

The June meeting of the Iola Amateur Radio Club was held on June 11th, 2024 Minutes taken by Chase Riebel, KF0GFE – Club SecretaryMinutes accepted during July meeting

July 2024 Minutes

The July meeting of the Iola Amateur Radio Club was held on July 9th, 2024 In attendance: Steve, Jeremy, Randy, Stan, Donna, Gale, Dale, Doug, Jeff, Bruce, Jarrod Introduced Bruce Symes, who works at the Allen Community College. He was present at field day and isnow interested in becoming licensed. Mr. Symes had determined that … Read more

Field Day 2024 Results

The final results for the 2024 Field Day have been submitted to ARRL. Here are some of the highlights: QSOs:CW: 14Digital: 35Phone: 107 This results in 410 points. Bonus points: Emergency Power: 400Media Publicity: 100Public Location: 100Public Information Table: 100W1AW Field Day Message: 100Site Visit by invited elected official: 100Entry submitted via web: 50 Total … Read more

IARC Repeater Site Comes Down

Local amateur radio operators came together on May 11th, 2024, to take down the IARC repeater antennas and shack from its current location in Gas, Kansas. Earlier this month, the club was notified by the family of Robin Boyer, N0PWB, who passed away in January and had donated the tower space, that the tower would … Read more

Hams on ISS

QST de W1AWSpace Bulletin 001 ARLS001From ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT January 9, 2023To all radio amateurs SB SPACE ARL ARLS001 ARLS001More Amateur Radio Astronauts Head for the International Space Station Three of the four new astronauts on February’s planned launch of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are amateur radio operators. … Read more