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Link	Depot Days 2024
Link	POTA Spring 2025
Link	Darien Dash 2025
Link	Fox Hunt 2024
Link	Scout Jamboree 2024
Link	Depot Days 2025 - Dates TBD
Link	Newsline Audio, Video, Photos - (Windy Con 2022)
Link	With Scout Troop 45, June 2025

The DuPage Amateur Radio Club was at Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area in Yorkville, IL, on Saturday, April 19th to activate Parks on the Air (POTA) entity US-1024.

We arrived at the park at 9:00 a.m. and were there for no more than a few hours. If you’d like to participate in the next POTA, please email Eric K9VIC at k9vic@arrl.net. There is a limited amount of radio gear available for those who do not have the ability to operate portable, however would like to participate. If you need equipment, please indicate that as well.

DARIEN DASH

24th Annual Darien Dash - 1 Mile, 5k and 10k
Presented by the City of Darien and the Darien Business Alliance

Sunday, May 18, 2025
Darien Swim & Recreation Club
1001 Hinsbrook Avenue, Darien, IL

Press Button for Short Video
by Lisa Waldorf

5/18/25

DARC Point of Contact: Lou
KC9BHE@prodigy.net

Depot Days
September 14-15
2024


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QSL Information

An 8-1/2 x 11 Certificate will be issued for anyone who gets into
our log and may be requested by sending proof of contact
(QSL Card or Your Log Details) along with a self-addressed stamped
envelope large enough to accomodate a full-size page to:

DuPage Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 71
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514-0071}|
USA

This Fox Hides from humans who show up carrying around strange looking antennas...

...and they walk all around the park! No driving around with one hand

on the wheel and the other on a 3-element beam sticking out the

driver's side window! There's no first prize, just the reward you get

from finding the Fox. The hunt will be at Ty Warner Park (see map)

below, on Saturday May 24th, 9 AM until noon. The Fox will be hiding

somewhere in the Park, waiting for you to find him. His signal will

be on 146.565 (no PL). When you find the Fox, take a selfie of you and

the Fox and send it to Ed (K9EW), Then move AWAY so that others

can find him without your help! You'll be featured in the next

edition of NEWSWAVE. All HAMS are welcome!

146.565 MHz (no PL)

Last Fall's Fox Finders

The DuPage Amateur Radio Club (DARC) visited a large Scouting "Jamboree" at The Rainbow Scout Reservation near Morris, IL. John (N9HRT) was the point of contact for the event. Ed (K9EW) was the alternate. Ed was initially contacted by Fred Turek, of the Boy Scout Rainbow Council. Fred is related to DARC member Janet (KD9DTP) and coordinate the inclusion of Ham Radio in the program for 750-1000 Scouts. Along with (Greg) KG9R and Brian (WB9UGX) the DARC contingent remained busy most of the time explaining and demonstrating ham radio, Morse Code and other modes of communication on the Ham bands. As you can tell by watching the short video (above), there was plenty of interest and a lot of learning going on! Greg had his trusty 20-Meter portable station and made contacts all over the US and Canada.
The Jamboree was attended by both Scouts and parents, with all receiving a hands on and hands off lesson in Morse Code from Brian. There was a lot of interest in the magic of Morse Code as long distance communication.