4

LC RACES – ARRL EmComm Class – Session 1    8 AM-4 PM

See complete details including pre-requisites for this class at www.races.org

6

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Training – TBD)

7

Great Central ShakeOut  http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/index.html
Commemorating the 200^th anniversary of the 1812 New Madrid earthquake. We all must get better prepared for major earthquakes, and practice how to protect ourselves when they happen. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to help people and organizations do both. 

11

LC RACES – ARRL EmComm Class – Session 2     8 AM-4 PM

See complete details including pre-requisites for this class at www.races.org

13-17

ARRL School Club Roundup http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup-scr

18

MARC/MAARS Combined Swapfest – Brookfield, WI http://w9rh.org

13

VE testing

20

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

18 -19

ARRL International DX Contest (CW) http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

2/27 – 3/5

Illinois Severe Weather Awareness Week
(http://www.state.il.us/iema/disaster/pdf/severeweatherpreparedness.pdf )

2/27 –3/5

Illinois Severe Weather Awareness Week

(http://www.state.il.us/iema/disaster/pdf/severeweatherpreparedness.pdf )

1

NWS – Tornado Drill (10:00 AM)

 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tornado.shtml
 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/brochures/owlie-tornado.pdf
 http://ready.illinois.gov/during/tornadoes.htm

3-4

ARRL International DX Contest–Phone http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

5

RACES General Membership Meeting
(Training- TBD)

10

DuPage County 21^st Annual Advanced Weather Seminar

http://www.dupagesevereweather.com/

12

VE Testing

11

Daylight Saving Time Begins. “Spring Ahead” one hour

19

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

18-24

NWS – Flood Safety Week (http://ready.illinois.gov/during/floods.htm )

25

Bank of America, Shamrock Shuffle 8k (32,000 participants)

http://www.shamrockshuffle.com/cms400min/

TBD

AES Superfest, Milwaukee http://www.aesham.com/superfest.shtml

2

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Training- TBD)

9

VE Testing

14

Tornado & Severe Weather Seminar, Fermilab Ramsey Auditorium, 12P & 6PM. We need members to staff booth. See web site for details and sign-up info.

http://www.AskTom.org

15

ARRL Rookie Roundup - SSB  http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup

16

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

TBD

Ozaukee Radio Club Swapfest 8AM-1PM, Circle B Recreation,

6261 Hwy 60 (State Hwy 60 and County I), Cedarburg, WI

7

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Training- TBD)

14

VE Testing

18 – 20

Dayton Hamvention, http://www.hamvention.org/

20

55^th annual Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon
http://www.canoemarathon.com

21

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

1

Atlantic hurricane season officially begins

4

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Training- 2012 Field Day) Last meeting until September

9

Trek 100 bike ride – A fund raiser for childhood cancer – Waterloo, WI Starts/End at Trek Bike World HQ http://www.trek100.org/

9 -10

ARRL June VHF QSO Party http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf-qso-party

11

VE Testing

TBD

51^st  Annual Six Meter Club of Chicago Hamfest (DuPage County Fairgrounds)

16

ARRL Kid’s Day – Kids Day is an on-air event to encourage young people (licensed or not) to have fun with Amateur Radio. It is designed to give on-the-air experience to youngsters and hopefully foster interest in getting a license of their own. It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love for Amateur Radio with their children. http://www.arrl.org/kids-day

18

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

24 – 30

NWS – Lightning Awareness Week http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov

23-24

ARRL Field Day

9

VE Testing

14 - 15

ARRL IARU HF World Championship

15

Lake County RACES/ARES Family Picnic, Old School Forest Preserve, Shelter “E” starting at 12 PM

16

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

TBD

Lake County Fair, Grayslake

4 - 5

ARRL UHF Contest

?

2012 Bangs Lake Multisport Festival, Cook Park,
600 N. Main St., Wauconda,
(http://www.bangslaketriathlon.com/)

13

VE Testing

12-13

Perseids Meteor Shower

19

Rookie Roundup

18 – 19

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Cumulative Contest

20

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

1

NWS National Preparedness Month Begins

TBD

2012 Lake Zurich Alpine Race (½ marathon & 5k)

8 - 10

ARRL September VHF QSO Party

10

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Nominations for Board positions; Training- TBD)

TBD

Radio Expo 2012 (Boone Co Fairgrounds, Belvidere IL) http://www.chicagofmclub.org/expoflyer.html

15 - 16

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest (Round 2)

17

VE Testing

TBD

Peoria Superfest 2012, http://www.peoriasuperfest.com

24

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

TBD

ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (S.E.T.)

1

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Nominations for Board positions; Training- TBD)

7

Bank of America – Chicago Marathon

http://www.chicagomarathon.com/cms400min/chicago_marathon/

8

VE Testing

TBD

North Shore Century 100 Bike Ride
http://www.evanstonbikeclub.org/nsc/index.asp

15 - 19

ARRL School Club Roundup

15

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

20

Scouts – Jamboree On the Air (JOTA)

3 - 5

ARRL November Sweepstakes - CW

4

Daylight Saving Time Ends “Fall Back” one hour

5

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Election for  Board position and Training- TBD)

12

VE Testing

TBD

Ft. Wayne Hamfest, http://www.acarts.com/hfmain.htm

11 - 17

NWS – Winter Preparadness Week
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/winter/index.shtml

19

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

17-18

Leonids Meteor Shower

17 - 19

ARRL November Sweepstakes–Phone

30

Atlantic hurricane season officially ends

11/30 – 12/2

ARRL 160 Meter Contest

1

SKYWARN Recognition Day

11/30 – 12/2

ARRL 160 Meter Contest

3

LC RACES/ARES General Membership Meeting
(Holiday Party)

8 - 9

ARRL 10 Meter Contest

10

VE Testing

17

LC RACES/ARES Board Meeting

31

ARRL Straight Key Night