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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 LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 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.   

MVARA PARTICAPATED IN THE 2023 ARRL FIELD DAY EVENT FROM

9406 Rocking Horse Drive, Caledonia, MN 55921

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO SOME GREAT PICTURES OF THE  EVENT

2023 ARRL Field Day

ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 40,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations

2023 Field Day Team. 

MVARA Features 

Here Come Da Bus!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Presenting the MVARA Emergency Comm Vehicle!!!!!!

Dayton Hamvention Team 2022

The MVARA participates in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsored Field Day.

The Field Day equipment includes Bluebird Bus completely custom made to suit the needs of the MVARA,  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 tower trailers and fold out and up tower on the bus, each sporting tri-band beam antennas complete with their own rotors and controls as well as many dipole antennas.

Click here to see all the pictures from our other Events

Here we are trying to work out the best location for setting the MVARA Com-vehicle for the best reception. 

JOTA with the Boy Scouts of America

Fun was had by all during Jamboree on The Air. The MVARA in conjunction with the Boy Scouts made it a great fun filled Ham Radio weekend.

A Great time was had by all at the 2022 NWS Sky-warn Appreciation day.

The MVARA participated in the NWS Sky-warn  day again this year and we were happy to see everyone come up to visit. It was a great day with  many contacts being made by all hams that visited. The MVARA had many rigs to choose from as well as antennas set up for almost any band. A Special thanks goes out the the LaCrosse NWS, Todd Shea / KB9YXS for invited us all up to the site for great radio fun. 

Click here for the Link to all pictures from the day.

Pictures