SkyWarn Training Required Courses

The following courses are required for anyone wanting to become an Amateur Radio Lancaster County Storm Spotter. Please complete these before the Storm Spotter training scheduled for March 28.

  • Role of the Skywarn Spotter
  • Skywarn Spotter Convective Basics

To take the courses, enroll at: SkyWarn Spotter Training

Upon completion of the courses, email the certificates of completion to Ed Holloway at ed.k0rpt@gmail.com.

These courses need to be taken only once. If you have already completed them, you do not need to retake them.

March Club Meeting

Presenter: Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB
Location: LARC Clubhouse (4420 NW 41st St, Lincoln)
Date: March 11, 7:30 PM

This month’s program will be a look at one of the biggest tech trade shows in the world, CES. The Consumer Electronics Show, held every year in Las Vegas, featured over 4100 exhibitors and 149,000 attendees from all over the world. This is where new gadgets and ideas come to be shown. Many new things go on to be successful, and many more never make it. I’ll be showing the latest in robotics and technology. I will also show a peek at last year’s Dayton Hamvention and look ahead at this year’s event coming up in May.

February Club Meeting

Financial Protection For Your Amateur Radio Equipment

Presenter: Fred Wiebelhaus, K0FJW
Location: LARC Clubhouse (4420 NW 41st St, Lincoln)
Date: February 11, 7:30 PM

Fred Wiebelhaus, K0FJW, holds a Nebraska property and casualty producer license and has been in insurance claims for 25 plus years. He will present on the best way to protect your financial interest in your amateur radio equipment and accessories.

January Club Meeting

Update to NE Turbo DMR Network

Presenter: George Blessing, KCØHYI
Location: LARC Clubhouse (4420 NW 41st St, Lincoln)
Date: January 14, 7:30 PM

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!