From jamelar at yandex.com Tue Apr 3 09:52:38 2018 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:52:38 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Allegan ARC annual swap this Saturday + other regional hamfests Message-ID: <1045451522763558@web38g.yandex.ru> THIS SATURDAY Mini-Ham swap, Saturday, April 7. Allegan County Amateur Radio Club's annual swap at the Salem Township hall, 3003 142nd Ave, Burnips, MI 49314. If you want to sell or buy, cost is $5.00 for the entry fee. Doors open around 6:30 AM to setup your table. Doors open for business at 8:00 AM. There will be a time to fellowship with others, over coffee, donuts and other items. Location: Corner of 142nd Ave and 30th Street, Allegan County. US-131 Exit 68 142nd Ave / Dorr, west 8.6 miles. Map https://goo.gl/maps/6GUW1qPMUdJ2 Source: Mike W6RP charles.m.long at gmail.com http://ac8rc.org/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/351474855337243/ NOTE, this event is classified as a "mini-ham swap", still fun to attend. And who says it can't grow? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Cadillac Hamfest, Saturday, May 5 Location: Cadillac Jr. High School, 500 Chestnut Street, Cadillac, MI 49601 Website: http://www.wexaukeearc.org Sponsor: Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 146.980 (no PL tone) Public Contact: Alton McConnell , NU8L, PO Box 163 Cadillac, MI 49601 Phone: 231-862-3774, Email: nu8l at yahoo.com HAMVENTION Saturday, May 19 one day bus trip, Ann Arbor-Xenia. Join us for the one-day excursion to the Dayton Hamvention on Saturday, May 19th at 5:00 AM. We will arrive in Dayton around 9:00 AM, depart for Ann Arbor at 5:30 PM, and be home by 8:30 PM or 9:00 PM. Who could ask for more? Breakfast. Door prizes. You have the dealers and forums inside and the monster flea market outside. Please join us! Tickets are $65. Please note that this does not include the Hamvention ticket. Sponsor: Arrow Communication Association, Ann Arbor. For more info and to buy the tickets online please visit: https://w8rp.org/activities/dayton-bus-trip/ IRA HAMFEST, Saturday, June 2 Location: Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Avenue, Hudsonville, MI 49426 Website: http://w8ira.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IRA-Hamfest-2018-Full-Sheet-03-13-18.pdf Sponsor: Independent Repeater Association Talk-In: 147.16+ (PL 94.8) Public Contact: Tom Bosscher K8TB Phone: 616-662-1080, Email: k8tb at bosscher.org VINTAGE ELECTRONICS EXPO, Thursday, Friday, Saturday July 14, 15, 16 Location: Kalamazoo Expo Center (Fairgrounds) Our largest show (and the first ALL INDOOR multi-day vintage electronics event of this type in the USA) has moved from our long time Lansing location to Kalamazoo Expo Center, located at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. It is usually the second full weekend after the 4th of July holiday. This show features a huge flea market, a ?Main Auction?, ?Silent Auctions?, seminars, and a Bargain Auction at the end of the event. Sellers and buyers come from all over the USA. The club encourages the general public to attend? the admission is just $5 per day. Thursday is a set up day only (no sales allowed and only dealers admitted), then the flea market opens FRIDAY morning. We also offer a ?Roadshow? style evaluation service at each show. The club encourages folks to bring in items for appraisal, repair or parts info, or to donate to the club. Bring clear pictures if the item(s) are too large to move. Best to contact us first if you have a collection of items you wish to sell or donate to the club. http://michiganantiqueradio.org/ Central Michigan ARC Hamfest, Saturday, July 28 Location: Holt Christian Church, 2424 Washington Road, Lansing, MI 48901 Website: http://www.centralmiarc.com/outdoorhamfest.php Sponsor: Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 145.39 (PL 100) Public Contact: Clyde Tompkins , K8CPT , Phone: 517-927-3801, Email: clyde48837 at hotmail.com GRARA Hamfest Saturday, September 8. Home School Building, 5625 Burlingame SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 2018 Hamfest Flyer http://w8dc.org/file/club/2018GRAHamFestFlyer.pdf Michigan State Convention (Great Lakes HamCon) Saturday/Sunday October 6 and 7. Location: Michigan International Speedway, 12626 US 12, Brooklyn, MI 49230 Website: http://glhamcon.org Sponsor: Great Lakes Amateur Radio Association Type: ARRL Convention Talk-In: 145.12 (PL 123) Public Contact: Larry Camp , WB8R, 71 Oakdale Lane Coldwater, MI 49036 Phone: 517-617-4883, Email: wb8r at glhamcon.org Muskegon Color Tour Hamfest Kalamazoo Hamfest Usually in late October. No information at this time. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search 73 Jack NY8D From jamelar at yandex.com Sat Apr 21 18:47:04 2018 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:47:04 -0400 Subject: [MIham] DMR MI5 Group has opened up StateWide1 for use In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <2117351524350824@web33j.yandex.ru> From jamelar at yandex.com Sat Apr 21 18:51:41 2018 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:51:41 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Fwd: River Bank Run 2018 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <5760181524351101@web53j.yandex.ru> From jamelar at yandex.com Mon Apr 30 14:06:00 2018 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:06:00 -0400 Subject: [MIham] RADIO EVENTS for May 2018 and beyond Message-ID: <5068401525111560@web54g.yandex.ru> It's May 2018, Coming events: MAARC monthly meeting GRARA monthly meeting, VE exams CADILLAC Hamfest ACARC monthly meeting HARC monthly meeting MARA monthly meeting 5/3rd River Bank Run LARC monthly meeting Hamvention bus trip HARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) NOARC meeting IRA Hamfest HIAD (Ham in a Day) Congradulations to Hercules (KE8DGF) who won the April 28 "Tune-Up In the Park" Fox Hunt with just 10 miles! Best path was 9.6 if you knew the route! Good job! ++Somebody please have the webmaster of http://www.michiganfoxhunter.com/ update++ Muskegon Area Amateur Radio Council monthly meetings are on the first Thursday of the month May 3, 7 PM. Held at the MAARC clubhouse, 2888 Scenic Drive on the east side of Scenic Drive. Look for our sign. 146.94- http://www.w8zho.com/ https://www.facebook.com/w8zho/ Map http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=2888%20Scenic%20Drive&city=Muskegon&state=MI&zipcode=49445&zoom=10 Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA) monthly meeting, first Friday of the Month, May 4, 7PM. Door opens 6:30 PM. American Red Cross building, 1050 Fuller Ave NE, GR between the I-196 Ford Fwy and Leonard St. Same location as the GRARA shack. Talk-in 147.26+(94.8Hz). Directions: http://w8dc.org/pages/Red Cross.html VE TESTING at GRARA on the second Friday of the month, May 11, same location. http://www.w8dc.org https://www.facebook.com/W8DCGRARA/ Cadillac Hamfest, Saturday, May 5 Location: Cadillac Jr. High School, 500 Chestnut Street, Cadillac, MI 49601 Website: http://www.wexaukeearc.org Flyer: http://www.wexaukeearc.org/documents/swap2018-flyer2.pdf Sponsor: Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 146.980 (no PL tone) Public Contact: Alton McConnell , NU8L, PO Box 163 Cadillac, MI 49601 Phone: 231-862-3774, Email: nu8l at yahoo.com Allegan County Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting second Tuesday, May 8, Allegan County Technical and Education Center (ACATEC), 2891 116th Street (M-222) across from the Allegan County Airport. This month will be starting a little early to allow you some time to hunt for the hidden transmitters. So we will be starting at 6 PM on May 8th at the ACATEC center in Allegan. http://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ 147.24+(94.8Hz) Holland Amateur Radio Club (HARC) monthly meeting, second Tuesday of the month, May 8, 2018. Note: Starting in May 2018, the Holland Amateur Radio Club will be meeting on a NEW DAY in a NEW LOCATION. For the foreseeable future, the club will hold general meetings on the second Tuesday of the month and E.A.T. meetings will be held on fourth Tuesday of the month, both at 7pm. Our new location will be the Chick-Owa Sportsman?s Club, located at 9279 E Ottogan Street (just west of Winding Creek). http://www.hollandarc.org/ 147.06+(94.8Hz) Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance monthly meeting, second Wednesday of the month, May 9, 7:30 PM, at Plainfield Township Fire Department Training Center, SW corner of 5 Mile Rd and Plainfield Ave. Talk-in W8USA 145.23-(94.8Hz) https://w8usa.org/ River Bank Run 2018, Saturday, May 12 This is a large event and we need all the help we can get. This is a chance for Ham radio operators to shine. We are depended on to help with communications related to runner safety. If you have never done this event in the past don't worry, we can partner you up with someone worth experience. Why should you help out with the 5/3rd River Bank Run? *1. As amateur radio operators we should give back to the community. *2. Time to dust off those radios and hone our communication skills. *3. Great opportunity to show the community what ham radio operators can do to support their community. *4. For those of you who volunteer in the emergency community it is a great time to work with other emergency service personnel. *5. See old friends. *6. We think this is fun. Please pass this invitation along to your local clubs and friends. Please keep in mind there are 2 Events. #1) The JR Event which we will need about 15-20 People to help. May 9th 2018 from 4PM - approximately 8PM #2) The Main Event Which is on May 12th 2018 from 6AM - 1PM with varying end times. We will also have a RBR Pre-Meeting on Friday May 11th 2018 at KCSD 701 Ball Ave from 6:30PM - 8:30PM. (We need about 80-85 People to help with the main event in various positions) For those who have never worked the River Bank Run. This is the PREMIER Communications event in Kent County. This event is one that you'll enjoy and come back every year for more! The RBR event is HUGE and keeps growing! Please sign up @ http://www.kcest.org/events Lowell Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, third Thursday of the month, May 17, 6:30 PM social, 7PM meeting. All are welcome. Pizza provided. Talk-in W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) http://www.w8lrc.org Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/9e7G2FVkriJ2 https://www.facebook.com/w8lrc/ Hamvention Bus Trip, Saturday, May 19 As in years past, The Arrow Communication Association is sponsoring a bus trip from Ann Arbor, Michigan to the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio and back. The date is Saturday, May 19. We leave the park-and-ride at *5:00 am* and get to the show at 9:00 am. We leave Xenia at 5:30 pm and arrive back to our large park-and-ride site by 9:30 pm. A continental breakfast is included on board. What more could you ask for? More information, sign-up, flier, etc: https://w8rp.org/activities/dayton-bus-trip/ The next Holland ARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7 pm at the Chick-Owa Sportsman?s Club located at 9279 E. Ottogan Street (just west of Winding Creek).Chick. The club has purchased a series of instructional electronics videos which are around 30 minutes long. This will be followed by discussion and/or demonstration. Open to the public need not be a HARC member or have an amateur radio license to attend. If you have questions about amateur radio equipment, operating practices, licensing, test and measurement, or anything remotely related to amateur radio, this is the place to be. http://www.hollandarc.org/ 147.06+(94.8Hz) North Ottawa ARC meetings 4th Thursday of the month, May 24, 6:30 PM at the Spring Lake District Library. This meeting is a general public meeting introducing Amateur Radio, at the request of the library. http://www.w8cso.org/ 145.49-(94.8Hz) HIAD (Ham in a Day) class, Saturday, June 9 in Lowell. ?Ham in a Day? Held at Flat River Outreach Ministries, 11535 Fulton ST. E (Hwy M-21), Lowell. This is an opportunity for anyone wishing to get their amateur radio technician license to study and take the exam all in one afternoon. Directed study starts at 1:00 and continues till 6:00, when the test will be given. For registration and more information http://w8lrc.org/hiad-registration/ Cost for the Ham in a Day study session is $25. Also, anyone holding a current technician or general licenses may arrive at 6:00 and take the test to upgrade at no cost. Anyone whose license is within 90 days of expiring can also renew their license between 6:00 and the end of testing at no charge. Additional HIAD sessions for 2018: Holland: Saturday, August 11 Lowell: Saturday, October 13 Holland: Saturday, December 8 UP COMING HAMFESTS ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search Cadillac Hamfest, Saturday, May 5 See details above. IRA HAMFEST, Saturday, June 2 Location: Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Avenue, Hudsonville, MI 49426 Website: http://w8ira.org/ Flier: http://w8ira.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IRA-Hamfest-2018-Full-Sheet-03-13-18.pdf Sponsor: Independent Repeater Association Talk-In: 147.16+ (PL 94.8) Public Contact: Tom Bosscher K8TB Phone: 616-662-1080, Email: k8tb at bosscher.org Vintage Electronics Extravaganza! July 12, 13, 14 Flea Market Friday July 13, and Saturday July 14 Location: Kalamazoo Expo Center, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, MI Website: http://michiganantiqueradio.org/ Flier: http://michiganantiqueradio.org/extravaganza-flier/ Sponsor: Michigan Antique Radio Club Public contact: Mark Goodwin, Phone: 734-316-2803, Email: mrkgoodwin at comcast.net Central Michigan ARC Hamfest, Saturday, July 28 Location: Holt Christian Church, 2424 Washington Road, Lansing, MI 48901 Website: http://www.centralmiarc.com Flier: http://www.centralmiarc.com/outdoorhamfest.php Sponsor: Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 145.39 (PL 100) Public Contact: Clyde Tompkins, K8CPT, Phone: 517-927-3801, Email: clyde48837 at hotmail.com GRAHamfest (Grand Rapids Area Hamfest), Saturday, September 8 Location: The Home School Building, 5625 Burlingame Avenue SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 Website: http://www.w8dc.org Flier: http://w8dc.org/file/club/2018GRAHamFestFlyer.pdf Sponsor: Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association Type: ARRL Hamfest Talk-In: 147.26+ (PL 94.8) Public Contact: Rich Douglas, KC8NKA, Phone: 616-531-6218, Email: kc8nka at sbcglobal.net Michigan State Convention (Great Lakes HamCon) Saturday/Sunday October 6 and 7. Location: Michigan International Speedway, 12626 US 12, Brooklyn, MI 49230 Website: http://glhamcon.org Sponsor: Great Lakes Amateur Radio Association Type: ARRL Convention Talk-In: 145.12 (PL 123) Public Contact: Larry Camp , WB8R, 71 Oakdale Lane Coldwater, MI 49036 Phone: 517-617-4883, Email: wb8r at glhamcon.org Muskegon Color Tour Hamfest, Saturday, October 20 Location: Fellowship Reformed Church, 4200 East Apple Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440 Website: http://mcecs.net Flier: http://mcecs.net/Download/HamfestFlyer2018.pdf Sponsor: Muskegon County Emergency Communication Services Type: ARRL Hamfest Talk-In: 146.820 - (PL 94.8) Public Contact: James Duram , K8COP, Phone: 231-638-7010, Email: k8cop at arrl.net Kalamazoo Hamfest, Sunday, October 21 Location: Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, 2900 Lake St, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 Website: http://www.kalamazoohamfest.org/ Flier: http://www.kalamazoohamfest.org/flier.pdf Sponsor: Southwest Michigan Amateur Radio Team & Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club Talk-in: 147.04+ (94.8) Contact: phone: (269) 205-3560, Email: info at kalamazoohamfest.com ONGOING EVENTS: WEST MICHIGAN HAM NETS https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nfoddovv5unc52f0jsj5mv51p8 at group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1 Every Friday, Lunch Bunch at Noble Restaurant in Wyoming. https://eatnoble.com/ Gather in the back room starting about 11:30. This gathering of hams is sponsored by NOBODY! It's just hams that get together for lunch on Fridays, and there is always room for you. If I missed something or there is something coming up of interest to the West Michigan Ham community, let me know, my callsign @arrl.net 73 Jack NY8D