Elevated Wire Radio Group: Humble Beginings

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 04:24


The Elevated Wire Radio Group was established and set for charter March 12th, 2009 in the early A.M. hours before dawn. The groups founders NV4P, W4PWB, and KG4KGW set out to create a ham radio club to promote several areas of amateur radio.

Bring new membership into the fraternity of Amateur Radio.
Provide a politically free environment for club activities.
Enhance communication across different communities and involve national industry in amateur activities.
Promote technical abilities and advance amateur's knowledge of the radio art.
Bridge geographical gaps between clubs by promotion of membership without regard to geographic location or requirement to attend club functions locally.

Our first meeting was held between 12:42AM CST and 2:54AM CST March 12th, 2009. The club name and Officers were agreed upon.

NV4P Phil Mills club Trustee
W4PWB Phil Bean club Treasurer
KG4KGW Brian Ward club Secretary

The ARRL form 605-C for club call sign was completed and should be mailed off by publication of this site. The club website costs were established with the founding members splitting the costs of Internet domain and hosting.


A repeater has been designated for club use but will remain the sole property of W4PWB. A desktop 2 meter Yaesu Vertex VXR-7000.
VXR-7000 needs:

Location! The club is currently seeking available tower space in the downtown Pensacola, Florida area for this repeater.
Feed line, connectors, and a good set of 2 meter duplexer cans are also needed.

A new power board for the repeater and parts for the Alinco DM-330MV. (Parts for the DM-330MV are on order now)