Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon
Sunday, May 20h 2018

It's that time of year again. Every year in May, Lake County RACES supports the canoe marathon with safety check points along the 18 mile Des Plaines river course. This is an event that we have been participating in for over 20 years. Please join us in volunteering for a check point by signing up to help.

Move info about the event can be found here.

You can sign up to help here.

Amateur License Testing

Members and the public are reminded that our VE Team conducts license testing every second Monday at 7PM at the Lake County EOC in Libertyville. Watch this website for exact dates as some may be offset due to holidays. Walk ins are welcome however pre-registration is available.

More details about our VE program are available here and Pre registration is available here.

Vietnam Vet's Last QSO

 John Nugent WA2EQJ and family

Photo courtesy of Don Whitney K9DRW

On Tuesday December 5, 2017, members Donald Whitney K9DRW, James Nelson K9QF, Harry Hahn WB9R, Scott Campbell and Dave Hartnett K9DRH deployed an HF station on 20 meters to help John Nugent WA2EQJ accomplish one more check off his Bucket List.

John (75 years old) is terminally ill and wanted to make some 20-meter radio contacts one last time. He has been in the Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care, Community Living Center for more than 3 years.

Our members with the help of the amateur radio community made that happen. The stations John talked to were W6LG (CA), AB9PR (IL), W9QL (IL), K9QF (IL), NY9X (IL) and WL7OU (TX).

See Tribune Article here.

Watch Video here.           Watch W6LG Video here