[MIham] Amateur Radio EVENTS West Michigan April 2018

Wed Mar 28 22:28:51 EDT 2018

It's April

Coming events:

2nd Hand Ham Shop
MAARC monthly meeting
GRARA monthly meeting, VE exams
ACARC Mini-Swap
ACARC monthly meeting
HARC monthly meeting
MARA monthly meeting
HIAD (Ham in a Day)
LARC monthly meeting
HARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training)
NOARC meeting
FOX HUNT tune-up in the park followed by hunt

2nd Hand Ham Shop, 7830 80th. Zeeland, Michigan 49464. 
CQ, CQ, CQ, de KD8DEG Tom
We will be open this Saturday, March 31, 2018, 8AM – 2PM with plenty of coffee, and donuts for you.
Looking forward to your visit!!!! 73 KD8DEG Tom QRT www.facebook.com/2nd-Hand-Ham-Shop 

Muskegon Area Amateur Radio Council monthly meetings are on the first Thursday of the month April 5, 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/ 
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, April 6, 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, March 9, same location.

Mini-swap, Saturday, April 7. Allegan County Amateur Radio Club's annual mini-swap at the Salem Township hall, 3003 142nd Ave, Burnips, MI 49314. Corner of 142nd Ave and 30th Street, Allegan County. Assuming 8AM start time. US-131 exit 68 / Dorr. west 8.6 miles. Map https://goo.gl/maps/6GUW1qPMUdJ2
Source: Mike W6RP charles.m.long at gmail.com  http://ac8rc.org/ 

Holland Amateur Radio Club (HARC) monthly meeting, second Monday of the month.
HARC on the Road, April 9, 2018 Road trip! Well, a very short one. Tonight the club will be meeting at and touring thenew Holland BPW Energy Park, located at1 Energy Park Way (west off Chicago Drive between HighlandAvenue and East 8th Street). Special Notes: This will begin at 6:30 pmrather than our usual meeting time. Names and addresses for all attendees must be submitted at least two days prior to the tour. Contact Phil K8PVH to sign-up. http://www.hollandarc.org/?p=4418 Talk-in K8DAA 147.06+(94.8Hz) http://www.hollandarc.org/
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). 

Allegan County Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting second Tuesday, April 10, Allegan County Technical and Education Center (ACATEC), 2891 116th Street (M-222) across from the Allegan County Airport. Start time not specified. http://ac8rc.org/?page_id=7 147.24+(94.8Hz)

Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance monthly meeting, second Wednesday of the month, April 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/interact/meetings/
BURRITO NIGHT Friday, April 13, 5PM. 5th Street Hall, 701 5th Street NW, Grand Rapids. https://w8usa.org/

HIAD (Ham in a Day) classes, Saturday, April 14 in Holland.
“Ham in a Day” Held at Victory Point Ministries Youth Building, 11530 Ransom St., Holland. 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, go to:http://tinyurl.com/holo-hiad-ve  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.

Lowell Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, third Thursday of the month, April 19, 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

The next Holland ARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) will be April 23, 2018 at 7 pm at the Victory Point Ministries Youth Building. 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. HARC E.A.T. sessions are open to the public and you do not need to 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.
SEE NOTE of future E.A.T. meeting dates and location above.

North Ottawa ARC meetings 4th Thursday of the month, April 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. http://www.w8cso.org/ 145.49-(94.8Hz)

FOX HUNT a "Tune-Up In the Park" Fox Hunting exercise will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 sponsored by the Lowell ARC, the Allegan ARC, the Holland ARC, and the Grand Rapids ARA.
Whether you are just beginning to be interested in Fox Hunting or you are a grizzled veteran, plan on being at Douglas-Walker Park on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 9 am to 12 noon. There will be at least five micro-transmitters hidden in the park for you to take your time locating, practicing your skills and debugging your equipment.
At twelve noon, the park activity will stop, and a "live" fox will go on the air, located within eight miles of the start.
There will be seasoned Fox Hunters to help with your equipment and techniques.
If you have a Fox Box or a micro/mini fox and would like to bring it to the park to be used, please contact the event coordinator, Nathan, N8THN at n8thn at arrl.net
Douglas-Walker Park is on 84th St, 1.5 mile west of US-131 exit 74 / Byron Center. Map to the park https://goo.gl/maps/UV6bQ6BhCZy
73 de Tom, K8TB
++Somebody please have the webmaster of http://www.michiganfoxhunter.com/ update++

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

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 

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

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

ONGOING EVENTS:

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.

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