Jekyll2026-06-09T22:52:47+00:00/feed.xmlHidden Valleys Amateur Radio ClubThe Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Southwest Health Center in Platteville WI. The meetings are in the lower level meeting room at 7:00 PM and anyone with an interest in amateur radio is welcome to attend.Field Day 2024 - June 22-23 Grant County Fair Crops Building2024-06-12T00:00:00+00:002024-06-12T00:00:00+00:00/field/day/2024/06/12/arrl-Field-DayField Day be held worldwide June 22-23, 2024 on the air! Locally, HVARC will participate in activities at the Grant County Fair Crops Building (Exhibition Hall) in Lancaster, WI.

HVARC (Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club - Platteville WI) participates in the annual event that takes place on June 22-23 (always the 4th weekend of June) from 1PM Saturday to 1:00 Sunday. Public is welcome.

(from ARRL) Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.

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Come visit us on Saturday-Sunday!

Field Day Website

Link to Location on Google Maps for interactive directions

]]>HVARC 1st Annual HAMFEST - October 19, 20242024-03-05T21:00:00+00:002024-03-05T21:00:00+00:00/hamfests/2024/03/05/Hamfest-2024We are pleased to announce our 1st annual Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club Free HAMFEST.

The event will be held at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Lancaster on 19 October 2024 8:00 AM to 2:00 pm.

Click/tap the HVARC Hamfest link above for more information.

See you there!

]]>Winter Field Day Canceled2023-01-25T21:00:00+00:002023-01-25T21:00:00+00:00/winter/field/day/2023/01/25/Winter-Field-DayWe are sorry to announce that we have chosen to cancel our Winter Field Day in Prairie du Chien WI.

Due to low temperatures and forecasted snow, it doesn’t look like it will be a pleasant event. Instead, we suggest our members visit the Platteville Public Library for the club’s participation in the Community Fair.

We feel that Field Day is primarily a public awareness event for us and the conditions wouldn’t help that goal.

Thank you for understanding and we’ll see you in Platteville!

]]>January meeting at Southwest Health, Winter Field Day, Platteville Community Involvement Fair2023-01-08T04:00:00+00:002023-01-08T04:00:00+00:00/parks/on/the/air/2023/01/08/Monthly-Meeting-2023On January 10, 2023 our monthly meeting returns to Southwest Health in Platteville, WI.

Remember that dues are accepted any time. If you don’t know if you paid yet, we will let you pay again just to be sure!

Winter Field Day is to be in Prairie du Chien providing weather is not too brutal. We plan to operate 12pm-4pm. Visit the field say site at https://www.winterfieldday.com/ Canceled due to cold weather

Platteville Community Involvement Fair is at the Platteville Public Library (Click for Google Maps location). Open 10:30a-2:30p. Both events are on 1/28/2023.

Link to Location on Google Maps for interactive directions

]]>Field Day! (2022)2022-06-15T00:00:00+00:002022-06-15T00:00:00+00:00/field/day/2022/06/15/arrl-Field-DayField Day be held worldwide June 25-26, 2022 on the air! Locally, HVARC will participate in activities at TBD.

Along with HVARC (Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club - Platteville WI), experience portable Ham Radio operations at a wonderful park! Belmont Mound State Park K-1438, Saturday April 30th 2022 from 12-4pm. All Hams and Non-Hams welcome to attend and or operate. Work HF, a pileup, and maybe some DX! POTA is one of the hottest activities to hit the hobby in recent years. No State Park sticker necessary! Restrooms on premises. Setting up right next to the parking lot.

Come visit us on Saturday-Sunday!

Field Day Website

Belmont Mound Contacts Here’s the number of contacts one of our members made from Belmont Mound last month!

Map to Belmont Mound State Park Belmont Mound State Park with Platteville and Belmont nearby.

Link to Location on Google Maps for interactive directions

]]>Parks on the Air!2022-03-09T01:20:34+00:002022-03-09T01:20:34+00:00/parks/on/the/air/2022/03/09/Parks-On-The-AirParks on the Air will be held on April 30, 2022 at Belmont Mound State Park (on CTH G north of US 151 and Belmont).

Along with HVARC (Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club - Platteville WI), experience portable Ham Radio operations at a wonderful park! Belmont Mound State Park K-1438, Saturday April 30th 2022 from 12-4pm. All Hams and Non-Hams welcome to attend and or operate. Work HF, a pileup, and maybe some DX! POTA is one of the hottest activities to hit the hobby in recent years. No State Park sticker necessary! Restrooms on premises. Setting up right next to the parking lot.

Come visit us on Saturday afternoon!

Belmont Mound Contacts Here’s the number of contacts one of our members made from Belmont Mound last month!

Map to Belmont Mound State Park Belmont Mound State Park with Platteville and Belmont nearby.

Link to Location on Google Maps for interactive directions

]]>Wisconsin QSO Party!2022-02-09T01:20:34+00:002022-02-09T01:20:34+00:00/wisconsin/qso/party/2022/02/09/Wisconsin-QSO-PartyWest Allis Radio Amateur Club hosts this event annually on the second weekend of March. This year that date is March 13! HVARC members participate in the party every year. More information is available on WARAC’s site

]]>Winter Field Day!2022-01-12T01:20:34+00:002022-01-12T01:20:34+00:00/winter/field/day/2022/01/12/Winter%20Field%20DayHVARC is participating in Winter Field Day this year. HVARC will be setting up for Winter Field Day on Saturday January 29, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Wisconsin Welcome Center in Prairie du Chien (211 S Main St, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821). 8 HAMs broadcasted over 4 hours of operation, 9 total sign-ins. Thank you to the Prairie du Chien Chamber for use of the parking lot. Plenty of pictures on the Facebook page!

Visit the field say site at https://www.winterfieldday.com/

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