[MIham] Grand Rapids area AR Events January 2005

[Jack Amelar]

The following events are scheduled in the Grand Rapids area January 2005 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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WEEKLY HAM RADIO LICENSE CLASSES start Tuesday Jan 4th at the Red-X, and
finishes with the March 11th VE test session.  Cost is $25 and includes the
ARRL book "Now You're Talking".  Call the instructor Dave DeVos - KF8QL to
sign up at 616-698-7022, or email at kf8ql at yahoo.com.

Please put the word out - Thanks!

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The next meeting of the Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA) is Friday, January 7,
6:30 social, 7PM meeting, 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:grara_officer at w8dc.org

>From President Bill AD8BC: Our meeting will be a little bit different this time.  We are
going to have a "Potluck Pizza & Movie Night".  Please bring a medium or a large pizza to
share, of any make and model.  GRARA will provide the soda pop.  Our movie will be the Ken
Burns documentary "Empire of the Air: The Men who Made Radio" which was first presented on
PBS in 1992.  The movie is about three men: Lee deForest, the inventor of the Audion vacuum
tube; Edwin Howard Armstrong, the pioneer of FM technology; and David Sarnoff, who created
RCA, the most powerful communication company on Earth.  Our thanks go to Ken Burns himself
for granting us permission to show this documentary to our group.  So, along with your
pizza, please bring a guest!
 We will open the building at 6:30 for some eyeball QSOing.  Our business meeting will start
at 7:00 and we will try to keep it short.  Afterwards, a brief social time where Dave DeVos
will present this months "Mystery Prize", and then we will start what we all came for.  The
movie is just shy of two hours long so we will try to expedite any business that needs to be
done before the film

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:n8dgd at w8dc.org

This Month's VE Amateur Radio license exams is Friday, January 14, 6:30PM, at the Red Cross
Building. All Walk-ins.
http://www.w8dc.org/ve.htm

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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, January 8, 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-(94.8Hz).  Anyone interested in digital modes is invited
to attend. Contact mailto:n8lrf at w8dc.org or mailto:w8ipn at w8dc.org for more information.

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The monthly meeting of the Lowell Amateur Radio Club (LARC) is Saturday, January 8. 9AM
social, 10AM meeting at Lowell City Airport, 730 Lincoln Lake Ave SE just north of Lowell
between Main St (Hwy M-21) and Vergennes St. All are welcome. Talk-in 145.27-(94.8Hz)
http://www.qsl.net/w8lrc  mailto:w8lrc at k8sn.org

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The monthly meeting of the Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance (MARA) is Wednesday January 12,
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:w8usa at arrl.net

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West Michigan Traffic Net meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday nights at 9pm on
145.27-(94.8Hz) and Sundays at 9PM on 147.16+(94.8Hz). The purpose of this net is to handle
NTS Traffic coming into West Michigan. All are welcome to check in. We also are an inlet for
outgoing traffic as well.
The other net is the informal 6mtr AM net that meets every Sunday  from 8-9am. This net
originates in Grand Rapids.

The Michigan DX Association (MDXA) 2 meter net that is held every
Tuesday evening, 9PM, on the 145.270-(94.8Hz) LARC/W8LRC repeater.

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The 10th Annual WELCOME NEW HAMS & NEW TO THE AREA HAMS GET OUTTA THE CABIN Dinner is
Saturday, February 12, 6PM. Jointly sponsored by LARC, GRARA, and MARA.

OLD COUNTRY BUFFET, 785 Center Dr NW, Grand Rapids-Walker / Alpine Twp.
>From the I-96 expressway, exit Alpine Ave Hwy M-37 north (exit 30). Go first traffic light
(Center Dr), turn right / east. When arriving, go through the normal line, then go directly
to the L shape area in the back unless you are a new ham or new area move-in ham since last
year's dinner. If you are new, meet with club representative at the entrance, sponsoring
organizations want this to be our treat!

BRING YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, FRIENDS, and the KIDS can come too!  Dress casual.
LET THE NEW ONES KNOW WE WELCOME THEM, and enjoy each other's company without the need to
split so not to miss that hamfest deal! And you don't want to miss out on the door prizes,
nothing spectacular like a new rig, but a prize is a prize.  We'll have a good time!

Buffet style. Cost is about $10. No reservations, just show up.
Questions, contact Doug KC8EGM kc8egm at localnet.com (616)363-4692

The annual WEST MICHIGAN HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD, recognizing someone in the area for
exceptional service to the ham community and public service, is presented at this dinner.
For more information and/or to make a nomination, visit http://www.w8usa.org/HOYINTRO.htm

Don't be snooty, show up! :)

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The 2005 Kent County Basic Skywarn training is Thursday, March 17th, 7pm, Northern Trails
5/6th School, 3775 Leonard Ave NE, Grand Rapids Township.

We do not need RSVP's but if people want to they can call (616)632-6263
or drop an email to info at kcraces.org to let us know they are coming or
if they have questions. Via Jeff Nawrot N8JSN Kent County ARES/RACES.

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Upcoming area hamfests:

MARSHALL: Saturday, March 19, Marshall High School. Sponsor: Southern Michigan Amateur Radio
Society (SMARS) and Marshall HS Industrial Arts Club. Info Jesse Moreno (269)962-2006
mailto:kc8eic at ameritech.net SMARS, PO BOX 493, Battle Creek, MI 49016-0493

Complete listing of Hamfests in North America can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

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corrections you have to mailto:jamelar at localnet.com?subject=AR_events

73 Jack NY8D
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