On Saturday June 1,2024 is the Aurora Conference. Aurora, the largest annual gathering of weak-signal VHFers in the Upper Midwest, is the annual meeting of the Northern Lights Radio Society.

In the morning hours, the club runs an outdoor antenna range from 0900 to 1130 (weather permitting). The morning also allows for socializing, show and tell, and casual demonstrations. Members are then on their own for lunch. The technical programs start at 1300 and typically run until 1700 or 1730. If you have a weak signal VHF topic that is of interest to you, or that you would like to present, please contact our Technical Chairman, Jon Platt, W0ZQ, w0zq [at] aol [dot] com. If giving a technical presentation is not to your liking, Aurora also features a poster session.

If you have an interest in weak signal VHF, please plan on attending Aurora! You will leave re-energized for this exciting aspect of our hobby!

*** AURORA24 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ***
* Registration is by mail-in form and check only this year!

When: Saturday, June 1, 2024  9:00 am – 5:00 pm (CDT)
Where: West Medicine Lake Community Club, 1705 Forestview Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441  [Google Map]
Conference Fee: $5 Individuals, $7 Family

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The MS Society needs volunteers for coming events this summer. They need:

• SAG drivers and navigators for
  • Bike MS: MS 150 – June 8 and 9
  • Bike MS: Ride Across Minnesota, Northfield Start – July 22-26

Contact AJ N0PVC at n0pvc@outlook.com or call 763-412-9014 for details.

June 15th- TCFMC- Spring Tailgate Swap fest – at West Medicine Lake Community Club, 1705 Forerstview Lane in Plymouth -$10 sellers at 7am $5 buyers at 8am Contact Mike at President@tcfmc.org or AJ- N0pvc@outlook.com

It’s never too early to mark your Fall Calendar for Saturday, October 5^th, for the NorthStar Radio Convention, a unique ham radio educational experience and an ARRL sanctioned event, at the Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park Campus in Brooklyn Park. As well, it’s also not too soon to volunteer to share some of your own ham radio experience, technical or otherwise, to help bring that knowledge to the Minnesota and surrounding area ham radio community. Check out mnconvention.org.

Casual Get-Togethers

                Hams in the Park will hold its last session of the season on Saturday, October 7th at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton, starting at noon. Talk-in will be on 146.52 simplex. Come on over and set up your radio gear one more time and enjoy the company of like-minded friends.

                  A DMR Radio Class will be hosted by Dan, KDØTGF, on September 16^th, at the Owatonna VFW, 135 Oakdale St. in Owatonna, beginning with DMR101 from 9 am to noon and Advanced DMR (bring your computer and radio to be programmed) from 1 pm to 7 pm. More details at dmr.kd0tgf.com.

The Twin City FM Club is holding their Friday morning Breakfast starting at 6 am at Perkins, 6920 Wayzata Blvd. in Golden Valley just off the Louisiana Avenue exit on I-394.

The Minnesota DMR community hasn’t announced an in-person breakfast schedule for the new year.  But you can also join them for an online Virtual breakfast.  Check out the Where’s Breakfast page on the www.minnesotadmr.com website for more details.

The Northern Lights Radio Society is holding breakfast on each second Saturday of the month at the Golden Corral, 3000 White Bear Ave. #4, in Maplewood starting at 8:30 am. The restaurant is located in the small strip mall just across White Bear Ave on the north end of the Maplewood  Mall, in the SE corner of  White Bear Ave and Woodlyn Ave.

The Bakken Amateur Radio Society Fusion Technical Net is held on Monday nights at 7:30 pm local time in WIRES-X Room #21493 and on the MNWIS repeaters. The net is open to anyone interested in System Fusion, Yaesu and so on. For more details, check out their website: www.wØmdt.com.

The Minnesota DMR community also has a weekly net on Wednesday nights from 7 – 8pm on the DMR Minnesota State Talkgroup # 3127