[MIham] Coming events for July for the Amateur Radio community

Tue Jul 3 12:06:52 EDT 2018

 It's July 2018,

Coming events:

Carl Thompson WA8AAT SK
GRARA monthly meeting, VE exams, Open Radio Room
HARC monthly meeting, VE Exams
MAARC monthly meeting
ACARC monthly meeting
MARA monthly meeting
VINTAGE ELECTRONICS EXTRAVAGANZA!
LARC monthly meeting
HARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training)
NOARC meeting
and other information

CARL THOMPSON WA8AAT SK
Excerpts from his obituary
http://www.arsulowiczbrothers.com/obituaries/Carl-Thompson-Wa8aat/#!/Obituary
Mr. Carl Thompson (WA8AAT), 89, of Grand Rapids, passed away at his home,
surrounded by his family July 1, 2018. Carl loved Amateur Radio and, as an operator for more than 60 years, made many friends across the world. Carl was a life-long volunteer for numerous organizations including the Civil Air Patrol, Kent
County Sheriff Department, Civil Defense, Sight Seer Radio Reading Service and
Skywarn. A Funeral Service will be celebrated Thursday 1PM at the Arsulowicz Brothers Remembrance Chapel, 3525 Remembrance Rd NW, where the family will receive visitors two hours prior to the Service. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA) monthly meeting, first Friday of the Month, July 6 at American Red Cross building, 1050 Fuller Ave NE between the I-196 Ford Fwy and Leonard St. Socail 6:30PM, meeting 7PM.
VE TESTING at GRARA on the second Friday of the month, July 13, Red Cross.
http://www.w8dc.org https://www.facebook.com/W8DCGRARA/
Open Radio Room Wednesdays at 7PM, Red Cross Building.
NOTE There will NOT be open radio room July 4.

Holland Amateur Radio Club (HARC) monthly meeting, second Tuesday of the month, July 10, 2018, 7PM, at 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)
VE TESTING Saturday, July 14, 6PM at VictoryPoint Ministries in the youth building located behind. 11530 Ransom, Holland. There is no charge for any testing. 

Muskegon Area Amateur Radio Council monthly meeting this month on Thursday July 12, 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/
Meeting topic: Antenna Modeling w/KV8X Interactive activity "Let no call go unanswered"
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

Allegan County Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting second Tuesday, July 10, 7PM Allegan County Technical and Education Center (ACATEC), 2891 116th Street (M-222) across from the Allegan County Airport. http://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ 147.24+(94.8Hz)
VE TESTING Saturday, July 28, 9 AM, Allegan General Hospital in Allegan

Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance monthly meeting, second Wednesday of the month, July 11, 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/

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
Kalamazoo, MI. Our largest show (and the first ALL INDOOR multi-day vintage electronics event of this type in the USA) has moved 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. 

Lowell Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, third Thursday of the month, July 19, 6:30 PM social, 7PM meeting. All are welcome. Pizza provided.
We would like to invite everyone to our System Fusion Wires-X demonstration after our July meeting approx 7:30pm, special guest speaker Ron Karger AB8DT. 
Open Radio Room is on the other Thursdays, same time.
Talk-in W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) http://www.w8lrc.org https://www.facebook.com/w8lrc/ Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/9e7G2FVkriJ2

Holland ARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) is the fourth Tuesday, July 24, 7 pm at the Chick-Owa Sportsman’s Club located at 9279 E. Ottogan Street (just west of Winding Creek). 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, July 26, 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.  145.49-(94.8Hz) http://www.w8cso.org/
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=north%20ottawa%20amateur%20radio%20club

UP COMING HAMFESTS
ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search

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-(100.0Hz)
Public Contact: Clyde Tompkins, K8CPT, Phone: 517-927-3801, Email: clyde48837 at hotmail.com

Angola, Indiana Hamfest, Saturday, August 11
Location: Gateway Community Church, 255 North Gerald Lett Avenue, Angola, IN 46703
Sponsor: Land of Lakes Amateur Radio Club
Talk-In: 147.180 +(131.8Hz)
Public Contact: Steve Cleverly N9YK , 2572 South 800 East Angola, IN 46703
Phone: 260-665-3463, Email: n9yk at arrl.net

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- (123.0Hz)
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-(94.8Hz)
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+(94.8Hz)
Contact: phone: (269) 205-3560, Email: info at kalamazoohamfest.com

Fort Wayne Hamfest & Computer Expo, Central Division Convention, Saturday/Sunday November 17/18
Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46801
Website: http://www.fortwaynehamfest.com
Sponsor: Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society
Talk-In: 146.880- (no tone)
Public Contact: ACARTS Fort Wayne W9INX, PO Box 10342 Fort Wayne, IN 46851
Phone: 260-579-2196, Email: chairman at fortwaynehamfest.com

ONGOING EVENTS:

NETS on the IRA Link System
IRA Michigan Noon Time Roundup Net: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:00 noon
Michigan VHF Traffic Net: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 PM
WMNI SATERN 2M Net: Wednesday 7:00 PM (restarts April 25)
IRA After Work/Dinner Net: Tuesday and Saturday at 6:00 PM
http://w8ira.org/

List of WEST MICHIGAN HAM NETS
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&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.

HIAD (Ham in a Day) class, next one in Holland, Saturday, August 11.
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

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