Lake County RACES

HomeAs of 10/6/2025
K9IQP WINLINK is partially online.
Packet on 145.610Mhz  is UP
VARA FM on 144.990Mhz is under TEST

CALL FOR HELP

DuPage County ARES still need more volunteers for the Cantigny 5K Run in Wheaton, IL, on October 18, 2025. 

It’s a short event, 7 am to 11 am.

Enjoy beautiful Cantigny Park, its golf course, and historic grounds, while helping monitor the route, help ensure participant safety, and maintain communications and readiness to assist in the event of any emergencies.

Send an email to Dan Kyburz (AA9DK) at dan.kyburz@gmail.com to volunteer or get more information.


Upcoming events

October 12, 2025 - CHICAGO MARATHON

It is signup time already. 
Several hundred hams participate, and LC RACES has an aid station team each year. 
We hope to do that again this year, and we encourage any new hams to join us. You will learn a lot about operating in radio events. No experience and no equipment needed to be on the team (an HT is helpful). 

Contact Marc/W9MDD if you have any question.


REGULAR ACTIVITIES

    • General Membership Meeting at the EOC
      and on Google Meet on the first or second Monday of the month.
      See calendar below.
    • Monthly License Testing by our VE team
      The next session is on October 13,2025

      Read more
    • Digital and Voice check-in NET every Monday night at 8pm on the VHF Repeater
      147.180 (+600 kHz) PL 3A (127.3)
      Signup here to be the next NCO!

      The NET is moving to THURSDAY
      STARTING
      THURSDAY November 6

       



OTHER NEWS

Installation of the backup repeater

📷 PICTURES 📸

We added a PHOTOS menu.
Go take a look a the latest pictures, and some from the recent past.
We will keep adding more.
Please contact KB2PS if have any picture to share.

Wearables as discussed by K9QF

The new RACES wearables are available. 
Please complete the form located here and make payment to the treasurer.
Your wearable will be placed in production when payment is received.
Checks should be made out to RACES.  Cash is also accepted.
To mail payment please use this address:
RACES Treasurer   
1303 N. Milwaukee Av.  Libertyville, IL 60048-1308 



CALENDAR



LINKS

Amateur Radio Events in our area.

Amateur Radio Events (ARE)
https://www.amateurradioevents.com/