The Pine Valley Repeater Amateur Radio Club
PINE VALLEY REPEATER AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
The PVR Amateur Radio Club is a very active group of ham radio operators. The following photos were taken at some of our events. More are to be added when they become available.
Photographs:
Field Day 2009:
What a glorious weekend the Pine Valley Repeater radio operators had while participating in the nationwide ARRL sponsored Field Day. The weather was perfect for this event.
Early on Saturday morning, June 27, several members of the PVR Club gathered at the Field Day site to begin setting up the antennas, communicating stations, and a multitude of other activities in preparation for 24 hours of making as many radio contacts as possible.
By noon, four (4) communicating stations were ready to go, complete with radio operators and loggers. We utilized 4 communicating modes --- SSB phone, CW, PSK31, and VHF/UHF. All the stations were busy into the late evening hours ... and again beginning early on Sunday morning. Hundreds of contacts were made with other FD participants from all over the U.S. , including Alaska and Hawaii, and even ham operators in Canada. It was a great event!
We used our Club call --- W9SSC --- as a Special Event Station commemorating the annual Star Spangled Celebration country/western concert. SSC attracts many of the popular country/western stars as well as thousands and thousands of country/western fans.
The 2009 Field Day ended with a delicious potluck dinner. Hmmmmm Hmmmmm Good!
Following are some photos of the '09 Field Day:
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The Flood of June, 2008:
On Sunday, June 8, it began to rain ... and it rained ... and it rained until at last it stopped with northern Iowa and central and southwest Wisconsin completely flooded.
The communities of Viola, LaFarge, Avoca, Lone Rock, and Spring Green experienced floods the likes of which they had never seen before.
In Sauk County, flood waters washed a new channel between Lake Delton and the Wisconsin River resulting in the lake being completely drained.
Here are some photos showing the flood waters.
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Where the Ham Radio Hobby Began for Many:
As webmaster of the W9PVR Webpage, I thought I would add a photo of where my radio experience began. I attended the U.S. Navy Radio School in Bainbridge, MD for 6 months in 1953. It was an awesome school. I then served in the Communications Department (Radioman) onboard the USS Siboney, CVE-112, part of an Anti-Submarine Warfare Task Group (Hunter/Killer) during the Korean War. I communicated via radio ship-to-ship, ship-to-airplane, and ship-to-shore. It was a great experience. USNTC Bainbridge is no longer in existence, but here is the photo of our Radio School:
USNTC Bainbridge, MD Radio School
The USS Siboney, CVE-112
Roadside Cleanup
The Pine Valley Repeater ARC is involved with many community projects. PVR has been assigned a 1.5 mile section of Highway 80 north of Richland Center as its segment for Roadside Cleanup. Twice a year, spring and fall, members of the Club clean up the clutter that is thrown from passing vehicles. Bags of aluminum cans that have been picked up is also a means of adding to the PVR treasury. The 2012 spring cleanup has recently been completed.
Justin, a young ham "wannabe", assisted with the cleanup.
After collecting 6 full bags of trash, and 2 full bags of cans, we are at the end of a long day!
