With some 150 ham radio operators from across the state participating in the Illinois Section Simulated Emergency Test (SET),on October…
Continue ReadingSevere Weather Events – Aug. 9, 2021
Severe weather struck Kane County last night. The National Weather Service confirmed that multiple tornados touched down across northern Illinois…
Continue ReadingIllinois ARES SET on May 1
On Saturday, May 1, the Illinois ARES team will be doing a Simulated Emergency Test from 10 AM to 2…
Continue ReadingStatewide SET on May 1, 2021
The spring Simulated Emergency Test (SET), will be a statewide Earthquake Exercise held on May 1 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.…
Continue ReadingNew Local Winlink Gateway
NF9D is operating a full-time Winlink ARDOP gateway using a Raspberry Pi computer. A gateway using both ARDOP and VARA…
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