April Club Meeting

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Severe Weather Season

Location: LARC Clubhouse (4420 NW 41st St, Lincoln)
Date: April 9, 7:30 PM
Presentation by: Jeremy Bower

An examination of Lincoln’s chaotic 2024 severe weather season, featuring the April 26 Lincoln/Waverly tornado and the July 31 severe wind event. This advanced storm spotter training will break down the meteorological setup, storm evolution, and real-world spotting techniques used during these high-impact events. I’ll examine challenges faced, and key lessons learned to improve future storm spotting and public safety. Whether you’re a seasoned spotter or looking to enhance your skills, this presentation is a must-see for anyone passionate about severe weather.

March Club Meeting

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Antenna Design

Location: LARC Clubhouse (4420 NW 41st St, Lincoln)
Date:March 12, 7:30 PM
Presentation by: Roger A Cox, W8IO

For the March 12 LARC meeting, I plan to give a presentation on my antenna design work at Hy-Gain from 1976 through about 2001. This will include a short history of Hy-Gain as well as how antenna design evolved from trial and error to computer-aided design. My designs include the Explorer-14, TH7DX, TH11DX, V2, V3, V4, 205CA, 155CA, 105CA, 215DX, 7031DX and many others.

2025 SKYWARN Training

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The annual SKYWARN training and certification will be held on Saturday, April
5th, 2025, at the LARC Clubhouse at 4420 NW 41 Street.

Schedule:

  • 08:00 – Doors open for ARES updates & photos
  • 11:00 – NWS Program
  • 12:30 – Credential Exam
  • 13:00 – K9UAV NE ARES Website
  • 13:15 – K0RPT LARC Program
  • 14:30 – End

The online courses “Role of the SKYWARN Spotter” and “Spotter Convective Basics”
are required for all new spotters. Be sure to add Ed Holloway, KØRPT, as your instructor to have your completion certificates emailed to me.

Retaking the courses each year is not required if I have your certificates; however,
I highly recommend retaking them as a refresher. The course links can be found in the
right-hand column on the NeARES.net website. Please complete or update your ARES
Membership at https://neares.org/get-involved/

We continue to issue Lancaster County Emergency Management ID Cards and will
take photos on training day. Please bring your driver’s license as you complete your
registration. Your data will be stored securely.

The 2025 storm spotter packets are being updated and will be emailed to all
credentialed spotters in Lancaster County who have completed the ARES registration
and ID card processes.

February Club Meeting

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Update to NE Turbo DMR

Location: LARC Clubhouse (4420 NW 41st St, Lincoln)
Date: February 12, 7:30 PM
Presentation by: George Blessing, KCØHYI

Come and join us for a casual talk about DMR in Ham Radio!! Topics include, but are not limited to: A short history of DMR, The Nebraska TRBO DMR Network, Radios, Talk groups and Simplex Hot Spots (Pi-Star and WPSD).

We will also reference the Nebraska DMR Facebook Group as a source of information. We look forward to seeing you there – please bring your questions!