[MIham] December 2003 and beyond

Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:17:31 -0500

Hey Man,
The following events are scheduled in the Grand Rapids area for December
2003 and beyond. Anyone interested are welcome at these events.
See note at end of listings to notify of corrections and ADDITIONS.

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The next meeting of the Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA)is
Friday, December 5, 7PM, at the American Red Cross building, 1050 Fuller Ave
NE between the Ford I-196 expressway and Leonard ST. Talk-in 147.26+(94.8Hz)
http://www.w8dc.org/  mailto:[email protected]

A Mini-Swap will take place concurent with this Month's VE Amateur Radio
license exams  Friday, December 12, 6:30PM, at the Red Cross Building. There
is no charge for attending or tables. Comdac of St Joseph
http://www.comdac.com will be in attendence.
All Walk-ins for the VE exams
http://www.w8dc.org/ve.htm

The W8DC ham shack at the Red Cross building is open for use Wednesdays
7:15PM to about 9 or after. Be sure to have a copy of your license if you
wish to operate.  mailto:[email protected]

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DAPR, the Downtown Amateur Packet Radio Group of Grand Rapids, meets for
breakfast the Saturday after the first Friday of each month, December 6, at
8AM. New Beginnings Restaurant, 1455 Michigan St NE. Use the Fuller exit
(turn south) off of  I-196 then go east on Michigan.  "Talk-in" is on
146.760/R.  Anyone
interested in digital modes is invited to attend. Contact
mailto:[email protected] or mailto:[email protected] for more information.

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The monthly meeting of the Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance (MARA) is
Wednesday December 10, 7:30PM, at the Steepletown building,SW corner of 5th
St and Davis NW. Talk-in 145.23-(94.8Hz) http://www.w8usa.org
mailto:[email protected]

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The monthly meeting of the Lowell Amateur Radio Club (LARC) is Saturday,
December 13 AT THE NEW MEETING PLACE. 9AM social, 10AM meeting at Lowell
City Airport, Lincoln Lake Ave just north of Lowell between Main St (Hwy
M-21) and Vergennes St. Talk-in 145.27-(94.8Hz)  http://www.qsl.net/w8lrc
mailto:[email protected]

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TECHNICIAN LICENSE CLASS. Know someone wanting their "ticket". This year
will be a weekend crash course beginning Friday evening January 9, 6-10PM,
all day Saturday 10th, 9AM-9PM, and Sunday 11th, 9AM-NOON, with VE Exam at
1PM. There is a MANATORY pre-class meeting Friday December 19, 7PM to
receive books and study instructions. Fee will be collected at this time.
Spr: GRARA and American Red Cross. Cost of the class is $25 which includes
the Technician Class Book by Gordon West WB6NOA, or $55 with book and tape
value pack http://www.w5yi.org . Exam fee is $12. To reserve classroom
space, or technical questions, contact the head instructor or online
http://www.w8dc.org/techclass.htm  , Dave DeVos KF8QL evenings (616)698-7022
or mailto:[email protected]

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Upcoming area hamfests AND STATE ARRL CONVENTION:

Grand Rapids, Friday December 12, Mini-Swap, 6:30PM "until it ends" at the
Red Cross Building. ComDac of St Joe will be there with their goodies along
with the rest of us. There is no charge for admission or tables. This is the
same evening as the monthly VE Exams. http://www.w8dc.org

(ARRL Hamfest) Lowell Saturday, January 3, 2004. "NEW YEAR HAMFEST" Lowell
High School. Spr: ARGYL

WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T SHOP FOR HAM GEAR IN GRAND RAPIDS?
Listings for hamfests and conventions in North America can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

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updates, or corrections you have to
mailto:[email protected]?subject=AR_events

73 Jack NY8D

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