June 28, 2013 Greetings! I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Michael Martens, KB9VBR. I am the new DEC for the Northeast Wisconsin district and I’m honored to be chosen for this position. I’d like to thank Mark Rasmussen for his … Continue reading
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The new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Marathon County, WI was dedicated on Wednesday April 17, 2013. Located in the basement of the Wausau City Hall, the EOC is designed to help manage the response for natural disasters, severe weather, … Continue reading
Marathon County, WI Emergency Management is putting the finishing touches on their new Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Located in the basement of the Wausau City Hall, the new EOC will be available in times of large scale events, disasters, severe … Continue reading
With the recent passing of Dennis, W9PBB the Wausau area has lost a reliable outlet for passing National Traffic System (NTS) traffic into and out of our area. We are looking for one or more amateur radio operators with General … Continue reading
On September 12, 2012, Marathon County Wisconsin made the cutover from a wideband analog radio system to a narrow band digital radio system. The County fire, Wausau Fire, and paging systems are still on analog narrowband, but the police and … Continue reading
Marathon County ARES/RACES provided an amateur television (atv) link for the Wausau Fire Department as part of their planned response to Wausau’s Rock the 400 Block concert event held on Saturday July 21, 2012. … Continue reading
(Updated 08/10/12): Storm spotters need to be aware of the road construction projects on tap this summer for Marathon County. A closed road can adversely affect your condition if you need to take an escape route during spotter activity. For … Continue reading
Its that time of year again! Time to start thinking about renewing your commitment to Marathon County ARES/RACES. Every year we require that all members fill out our membership application, which is attached to this article. One of these PDF’s … Continue reading