MVARA Participates in ARES Simulated Emergency Test

MVARA Participates in ARES Simulated Emergency Test

MVARA participated in the Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on October 4 – 5, 2025. This nationwide exercise is the chance to test our emergency-operating skills and the readiness of our communications equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like...
35th Anniversary Picnic

35th Anniversary Picnic

Sunday September 28th, 2025 The Mississippi Valley Amateur Radio Association was formed in 1990. To celebrate our 35th Anniversary, the MVARA hosted a celebration picnic on Sunday, September 28th, 2025, from 1pm-5pm.  The picnic took place at the Weiser Memorial Park...
Hintgen Touch-a-Truck

Hintgen Touch-a-Truck

Touch-a-Truck event at Hintgen Elementary School: MVARA participated in the La Crosse “Touch a Truck” event (AKA “Night of Wheels”) at Hintgen Elementary School, at 3505 28th Street S, La Crosse, WI., on Thursday Sept 18th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm,...
MVARA Provides Comms for Old Fashioned Gravel Bike Ride

MVARA Provides Comms for Old Fashioned Gravel Bike Ride

2025 Old Fashioned Gravel Ride – Communications Assistance On September 13, 2025, from about 5:30am to 3pm, MVARA provided communications assistance at each of the 7 stops on the “Old Fashioned Gravel” bike route in SE Minnesota.  Wayne Oliver, K0WLO...
National Night Out 2025

National Night Out 2025

MVARA attended the Holmen National Night Out (NNO) on Tues Aug 5th, 2025. It ran from 5 to 8 pm, and was located at the Halfway Creek Park and the Holmen Public Library grounds, on 1st Ave W and S Roberts St, by the Holmen American Legion Post. Setup started around...