W 9 P V R The Pine Valley Repeater Amateur Radio Club

The PURPOSE of the PVR organization

---- is to promote the interest of and active participation in amateur radio, emergency communications and public service, and to recruit, train, and maintain a crew of Amateur Radio Operators who are ready to furnish communication services in a time of need.

Our MISSION

---- is to offer our members a means of demonstrating and sharing their knowledge, skills, and experiences in Amateur Radio with others, which is accomplished through support of local and national Amateur Radio events and drills, conducting licensing classes, and training in emergency communications procedures.

FCC Part 97.1 - Basis and Purpose:

The rules and regulations in this Part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles:
• Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
• Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
• Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communications and technical phases of the art.
• Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
• Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

Monthly Meetings, 2009

• Our regular monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. If there is a change, you will be notified. Our meeting schedule for 2009 looks like this:

January 10 - Holiday Party February 19 March 19 April 16 May 21 June 18 July 16 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 19 December 17 ?? EVENTS: May 22/23, 2009 The first of two BRAT SALES at Ed's Family Foods will be conducted by PVR. Proceeds from one of the sales will be given to our "Walk With Grace" team. Set up at 9:00 a.m. -- serving from 10:00 until 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. June 27-28, 2009 The '09 ARRL sponsored FIELD DAY has been scheduled, and will be held in the vacant lot on Orange St. between the Depot (Chamber of Commerce) and the Richland Center Municipal Building. PVR will participate in this national event. We expect to have a large contingent of PVR members to man the several operating stations. The public is cordially invited to visit our site to learn more about Amateur Radio. June 25-27, 2009 PVR will have Storm Spotters stationed on the grounds of the STAR SPANGLED CELEBRATION concert. They will be available to provide storm spotters if required. August 1-2, 2009 PVR will host a Special Events station at the annual MUSKETS & MEMORIES Civil War Reenactment held annually in Boscobel, WI. Operators will man 4 stations ... SSB, CW, PSK31, VHF/UHF ... at the event. Operating hours are: Saturday, Aug. 1 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. --- Sunday, Aug. 2 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. A Special Events QSL card will be to those wanting one. August 7-8, 2009 This is the SECOND of two Brat Sales. This will be a Thursday/Friday event. Proceeds from this sale will be given to the PVR "Walk With GRACE" team to be donated to GRACE, Inc. August 14-15, 2009 Our PVR "WALK WITH GRACE" team will be participating in the 6th annual event sponsored by GRACE, Inc. The event will take place in Krouskop Park in Richland Center, WI. Please support your team. ADDENDUM: Our team did very well in raising money for cancer patients and research. Our total was more than $3,000.00. We would like to break the $4,000.00 mark this year. August 22, 2009 The CIRCUS CITY HAMFEST will be held in Baraboo. This is a new date for this event. There is also a new location -- the Elks Club Lodge. TALK-IN: 147.315 repeater - +.600 input - w/123.0 PL. Contact: Steve, N9UDO at (608) 356-2313 or n9udo()yellowthunder.org. August 22 PVR will be serving as radio communications during the 5th annual Symons "FAMILY FUN RUN WALK" sponsored by the UW-Richland Symons Recreation Complex. The run will begin and end at the UW-Richland Campus. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals will be awared. More on this event when information is provided. ???? The State ARES/RACES annual convention will be held on this date. PVR will send representatives to the Conference. The annual conference will be in held ????. Please join us for the 11th annual ARES/RACES Conference! This year's conference is open to everyone interested in ARES/RACES, including EMS, NWS, and other private disaster relief personnel. More information on this event will be provided when it is received. Please check back. We hope to see you there! Other Events: Other events will be added as they become available. Return to the top RETURN TO OUR HOMEPAGE