Welcome to the

Mississippi Valley Amateur Radio Association

Web Site 

The Mississippi Valley Amateur Radio Association (MVARA) is a small, but active, group of ham operators in the Lacrosse, Wisconsin area.  We meet once per month in the Basement Auditorium Room B-190 at the Lacrosse County Administration Building 400 N. 4th St. Lacrosse. Use the south doors. We also try to get together for breakfast once per month.  Please see our Event Calendar for upcoming meeting dates as well as other MVARA activities. Also if you are interested in VE testing, we give tests at every MVARA monthly meeting. If your interested in a testing session make sure to Contact Us and make sure to indicate that you want a test. We can make it happen for you.

   The 2013 MVARA HF Mobile Antenna Shootout

Slated for September 7th

We're ready to draw the guns!!

The 4th Annual MVARA Mobile antenna shootout is coming up. The date has been set for September 7th . I know that's a ways down the road yet, but this should give you all plenty of time to perfect your setup. New and old, Factory or home made, Bring them all to the MVARA Shootout and lets make them play to see who has the best mobile setup. Back by popular demand this year again is Lon KØWJ with his mobile antenna clinic where he will fill you all in on what works and what don't. This is a very informative clinic and I'm sure you'll all leave with some new found knowledge. 

Same great location as before, Gundersen Lutheren Clinic, Onalaska Campus

CHECK LOCATION MAP

Hope you all can make it. This is an open event for all no matter of club affiliation or not. EVERYONE IS WELCOME 

Please Check Out Official Shootout Rules

                                     For more info please Contact Us

Complete Winning Mobile Info Sheet  

73, From your Friends at the MVARA.

Letter of Thanks from the Winner Lon KØWJ

2012 Shootout Photos

                                        2011 Shootout Photos

La Crosse County 

ARES/RACES

Monthly Meetings

La Crosse County ARES/RACES meets the forth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. In the La Crosse County Admin building Basement Conference room B190.

Weekly FM ARES/RACES      NET Tuesday 8:30 PM  

Check-ins are welcome from the ham radio community. You need not be a member of ARES or RACES to participate in the La Crosse ARES Net. Stop by and say “HI”. For more info check the link below.

LINK http://www.lacrosseares.net/

Come Join us for Field Day 2013 the

MVARA Way

The MVARA will be participating in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsored Field Day.

We operate from the upper floors of the Onalaska Parking Ramp located between Stoney Creek and Gundersen Lutheran Clinic on Gundersen Drive just off of South Kinney Coulee Road in Onalaska.

The Field Day equipment includes UHF, VHF and HF beam antennas along with dipoles for the HF bands. We also have tracking satellite programs as well as antennas to work the "birds”. There are two portable antenna towers each sporting tri-band beam antennas complete with their own rotors and controls as well as many dipole antennas.

The MVARA now offers Monthly V.E. Testing!

Volunteer Examiner Testing for that new ham ticket or for that long awaited upgrade will take place at the monthly MVARA meetings. Check our Event Calendar for dates and times.  

To schedule an appointment for VE testing or for more information about the MVARA, drop us a short note on the Contact Us page.

73! From your friends at the MVARA