From jamelar at yandex.com Tue Nov 12 18:20:39 2019 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:20:39 -0500 Subject: [MIham] Radio Rally, MARS interoperability exercise, Skywarn Recognition Day Message-ID: <26620551573600839@vla3-a60e960147e7.qloud-c.yandex.net> RADIO RALLY! Saturday November 16, 2019, 1PM-4PM SEE ATTACHED .PDF A Road Rally and Scavenger Hunt using Ham Radio Brought to you by Jay & Liz McClellan, K8DC & K8DCL Teams of 2 or 3 drive to checkpoints and compete to solve puzzles, find items and answer questions while communicating with a Net Control Station. $100 cash prize will be awarded to a charity chosen by the winning team. No experience? No radio? No license? No problem! Non-hams are welcome to team up with licensed operators and get on the air. Teams get a bonus for having any non-licensed person talk on the radio. If you don?t have a team that?s fine, we?ll pair folks up before the event starts. Each team needs only a vehicle and a mobile or handheld radio. It?s not a race so any vehicle is fine and no special driving skills are needed. Starting & Ending Location: 5475 Darby Rd, Saranac MI 48881 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/WPt6JhdgAH72JWAm6 Snacks and refreshments will be served afterward. Event repeater: WA8RRA 444.725MHz +, PL 94.8 Hz To register or for more info, just email your name and call sign (if any) to K8DC at ARRL.NET. Walk-ins are welcome but by registering you?ll get updates and important details ahead of time. Map: http://www.wa8rra.org https://www.facebook.com/Riverside.Radio.Amateurs/ >From http://www.arrl.org/news/mars-members-to-work-with-radio-amateurs-during-set-and-dod-comex-19-4 MARS Members to Work with Radio Amateurs during SET and DOD COMEX 19-4 During October and corresponding with the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET), Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) members will be reaching out to the amateur radio community to continue building working relationships and improving interoperability. As part of this effort, MARS will be promoting the use of a serial phase-shift keying protocol, Military Standard 188-110 (M110), on the 60-meter interoperability channels. Radio amateurs are authorized to use this digital mode on the five 60-meter interop channels, although M110 exceeds the allowable symbol rate that radio amateurs may use on all other HF bands. Starting on November 2 and continuing until November 17, the MARS community will be executing Department of Defense (DOD) Communications Exercise (COMEX) 19-4. MARS members will use the exercise to continue training and refining their operator skills to provide situational awareness information, such as county status reports and weather observations. To announce the kickoff of the exercise, WWV and WWVH will broadcast voice announcements starting on or about October 31. WWV will transmit the announcements at 10 minutes past the hour, while WWVH will transmit them at 10 minutes before the hour. The communication exercise will culminate on the evening of November 16 with military stations sending M110 messages to the amateur community on 60-meter channel 1 (5330.5 kHz USB). All DOD communication exercises simulate scenarios and do not affect any public or private communications. 2019 Grand Rapids SKYWARN Recognition Day The National Weather Service Grand Rapids Forecast Office is hosting the local SKYWARN recognition day on Friday December 6th from 7pm to 7pm Saturday December 7th. We are looking for amateur radio operators to pick a 3 hour time slot to come down and operate radios from the NWS. Pick a time slot and sign up today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-grand-rapids-skywarn-recognition-day-registration-80121651015 Note: More information will be provided at a later time about equipment that will need to be supplied. For anyone interested in joining us at SKYWARN Recognition Day on Dec 6th and 7th at the NWS Grand Rapids, here is the link to sign up for a time slot. Please join us. All are welcome. We will be operating as WX8GRR. Those wanting to do a stop by visit may do so during daylight hours. Bring ID. SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the National Weather Service. During the day SKYWARN operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the world. For more information about SKYWARN Recognition Day visit noaa.gov From jamelar at yandex.com Tue Nov 26 22:26:17 2019 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 22:26:17 -0500 Subject: [MIham] Events December 2019 for the WM Amateur Radio community Message-ID: <36668841574825177@vla1-b2d94eaf2344.qloud-c.yandex.net> Events for December 2019 for the WM Amateur Radio community COMING EVENTS: All are welcome at these events! Jingle Bell Parade, Comm help needed WM Nets Friday Lunch Bunch CHANGE OF LOCATION November 29 ONLY MARA Saturday Breakfast WMTG Thursday dinner 2nd Hand Ham Shop HAMSTERS Ham is for Breakfast SATERN monthly meeting HARC Build / Radio Nights MAARC monthly meeting GRARA monthly meeting NWS SKYWARN recognition day HARC monthly meeting ACARC monthly meeting MARA monthly meeting VE Testing, Grand Rapids HIAD - Holland LARC monthly meeting VE Testing - Allegan HARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) NOARC monthly meeting HAM IS FOR BREAKFAST Linoleum Adventure (Mini-swap) Winter Field Day Get Outta The Cabin Dinner PSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPS The North Ottawa ARC is looking for help with the jingle bell parade. We will be meeting at the Grand Haven Dept of public safety at 5:00 pm on Saturday Dec 7 the parade starts at 6:00 and should be over by 7:00 if you can help contact me or Don at dmeyer.kb8odb at gmail.com or kc8uny at arrl.net thanks John kc8uny PSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPS NETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNET NETS on the IRA W8IRA Link System 147.16+(94.8Hz) IRA Michigan Noon Time Roundup Net: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:00 noon, NOW INCLUDING A SWAP SESSION. IRA After Work/Dinner Net: Tuesday and Saturday at 6:00 PM Michigan VHF Traffic Net: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 PM WMNI SATERN 2M Net: Wednesday 7:00 PM primary repeater 147.16+(94.8Hz) http://w8ira.org/ GRARA W8DC Net: Tuesday 7PM on the 147.26+(94.8Hz) NETS by Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance W8USA 2 Meter, Thursdays, except 3rd 7:30PM 145.23-(94.8Hz) 2 Meter, 3rd Thursdays, 7:30PM 145.23 SIMPLEX 6 Meter, Saturdays 8AM 50.4MHz AM West Michigan Emergency Communication Net: Wednesday 8PM W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) Sidewinders around Michigan Net: Sunday 9:30PM 144.155 USB WM Six Meter SSB Net: Tuesday 8:30PM 50.140 MHz USB WM Classic Six Meter AM Net: Sunday 8PM 50.400 MHz AM 10M Rag Chew Net: Sunday 4:PM 28.870 MHz USB (presumed) SKYWARN KENT COUNTY: Anyone interest in being a Net Control Station please contact WX8BOB: dennis49544 at gmail.com To be NCS you will need 2M/440 base station and a high speed computer to work radar. Want your NET listed here? Send me the information. List of WEST MICHIGAN HAM NETS http://w8lrc.org/net_calendar/ NETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNET ONGOING EVENTS Every Friday, Lunch Bunch, **CHANGE OF LOCATION, November 29 (Black Friday) ONLY, then back to Bob Evans** FUJI BUFFET AND GRILL, Roaring 20s Plaza, 4605 28th St SE (Hwy M-11), Grand Rapids, MI 49512 http://www.fujibuffetgrill.com/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/AvymTD1Q9KvAXTrE6 Friday, December 6 and beyond: Bob Evans Restaurant, 6565 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids / Kentwood, MI 49508 Just south of the Hwy-M6 (Exit 11) interchange on the west side of Kalamazoo Ave. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/AUNvQ7WK8aT2zvLk7 Start gathering 11:30 - 11:45 or whenever you can get there, stay until you're ready to leave. Order from the menu. The "default" repeater to monitor, inquire, etc. IRA-W8IRA 147.16+(94.8Hz). Open to all hams, aspiring hams, inquisitive non-hams, etc. We don't care, regardless of any, or no, club affiliation. Who sponsors this? NOBODY! It's just a gathering of hams, and there's always room for you. MARA Informal Breakfast, Saturdays 8AM, New Beginnings, 5200 Northland Dr, Plainfield Township. https://goo.gl/maps/ftRbxAfe2t22 WEST MICHIGAN TECHNICAL GROUP dinner Thursdays, beginning 6PM, at the 76th Street Truck Stop Diner, 460 76th St SW, Byron Center, MI 49315, just West of Hwy US 131 exit #75. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/4gNdqYqciBALXnRy9 https://www.wmtg.me/ https://www.facebook.com/wmtgnet/ 2nd Hand Ham Shop, Saturdays, 8AM ?until it ends?. Used equipment, parts (some that are hard to find) and coffee with fellow enthusiasts. Operated by Tom KD8DEG. 7830 80th Ave between Polk and Baldwin, Zeeland (Blendon Township) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/mJ82NL1a9U12 https://www.facebook.com/2nd-Hand-Ham-Shop-1007064166010266/ kd8deg at centurytel.net (616)292-3335 Check out the only full time Amateur Radio store in Michigan. HAMSTERS in Dowagiac, new and used radio gear. ?HAMSTERS, Your place for amateur radio items at a fair price.? http://ham-sters.com/ MONTHLY EVENTS HAM IS FOR BREAKFAST, Last Saturday of the month, November 30, Southside Inn, 192 W 35th St, Holland, MI 49423. 9:00am - ???. Back room reserved table. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/nKYmma5xvr82 Holland ARC K8DAA SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network-W8SAT) monthly meeting, first Tuesday, December 3, 7:PM, Dickinson Park Facility, 1632 Linden Ave SE, Grand Rapids. Everyone is welcome to our nets and meetings, not just SATERN Members. WX8BOB Map: https://goo.gl/maps/5xfjFGQHmaA2 http://www.satern.org/ http://eds-satern.sawmni.org/ HARC Build / Radio Nights ~ Tuesday, December 3 and December 17, at the Chick-Owa Sportsman?s Club 9279 Ottogan St, Holland, from 6:15 PM to ?PM.Bring your kits and projects to HARC Build / Radio night. Test equipment and volunteers will be available to assist you. Do you know someone who would like to learn how to solder? Invite them to Radio Night. There?s a collection of inexpensive kits to choose from as well as tools and solder equipment to try out. If you have items to sell ? radios ? power supplies ? antennas ? wire ? parts and pieces ? kits ? bring to the meeting. Tables are free to use. If you?re interested in radios, kit building, soldering, test equipment, Arduino, and device firmware, stop by and check things out. http://www.hollandarc.org/ Map https://goo.gl/maps/qiQPS9EVgTx https://www.facebook.com/groups/233793361844/ 147.06+(94.8Hz) Muskegon Area Amateur Radio Council (MAARC-W8ZHO) meeting first Thursday, December 5, 7PM. Held at MAARC clubhouse, 2888 Scenic Drive on the east side, Muskegon https://goo.gl/maps/4nzyiVrsBNt http://www.w8zho.com/ https://www.facebook.com/w8zho/ 146.94-(94.8Hz) Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA-W8DC) regular MONTHLY meeting, first Friday, December 6, at American Red Cross building, 1050 Fuller Ave NE between the I-196 Ford Fwy and Leonard St. Social 6:30PM, meeting 7PM. This meeting Election of Officers. Open Radio Room Wednesdays* 7PM and Sundays 1PM to 4:30PM, same location. There will be coffee, water and flavored water and occasionally cookies or some other snack. Map: http://www.w8dc.org/pages/Red%20Cross.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRARA.W8DC/ http://www.w8dc.org/ 147.26+(94.8Hz) *NO open Radio Room November 27 (day before Thanksgiving) and Christmas and New Year. January meeting annual potluck and mini-swap, scroll down for more info. The National Weather Service Grand Rapids Forecast Office is hosting the local SKYWARN recognition day on Friday December 6th from 7pm to 7pm Saturday December 7th. We are looking for amateur radio operators to pick a 3 hour time slot to come down and operate radios from the NWS. Pick a time slot and sign up today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-grand-rapids-skywarn-recognition-day-registration-80121651015 Note: More information will be provided at a later time about equipment that will need to be supplied. For anyone interested in joining us at SKYWARN Recognition Day on Dec 6th and 7th at the NWS Grand Rapids, here is the link to sign up for a time slot. Please join us. All are welcome. We will be operating as WX8GRR. Those wanting to do a stop by visit may do so during daylight hours. Bring ID. SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the National Weather Service. During the day SKYWARN operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the world. For more information about SKYWARN Recognition Day visit noaa.gov Holland Amateur Radio Club (HARC-K8DAA) meeting second Tuesday, December 10, 7PM. Chick-Owa Sportsman?s Club 9279 Ottogan St, Holland, MI 49423. http://www.hollandarc.org/ Map https://goo.gl/maps/qiQPS9EVgTx https://www.facebook.com/groups/233793361844/ 147.06+(94.8Hz) Allegan County Amateur Radio Club (ACARC-AC8RC) monthly meeting second Tuesday, December 10, 7PM Plainwell Public Safety Complex, 119 Island Avenue, Plainwell, MI 49080. The training room entrance is just North of the main entrance, towards the big doors used by the Fire trucks. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/MrttWWZJc3B2 https://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ 147.24+(94.8Hz) Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance (MARA-W8USA) monthly meeting, second Wednesday, December 11, 7:30 PM, at Plainfield Township Fire Department Training Center, SW corner of 5 Mile Rd and Plainfield Ave. https://goo.gl/maps/KzAzaXwWge12 Talk-in W8USA 145.23-(94.8Hz) https://w8usa.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARAW8USA/ VE TESTING at GRARA on the second Friday of the month, December 13, 6:30 PM. Same location as monthly meetings and open radio room. Sign-up / information http://w8dc.org/pages/exams.html HIAD (Ham in a Day) class, Holland, Saturday, December 14. 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://www.hollandarc.org/?p=3322 Cost for the Ham in a Day study session is $25. Also, anyone wanting to take an exam (technician or upgrade) without the class may arrive at 6:00. There is no cost for the exams. 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 2019: Holland: Saturday, December 14, Next year 2020: Lowell, February 8, June 13, October 10 http://w8lrc.org/hiad-registration/ Next year 2020: Holland, April 11, August 8, December 12 http://www.hollandarc.org/?p=3322 Lowell Amateur Radio Club (LARC-W8LRC) monthly meeting, third Thursday, December 19, 6:30 PM social, 7PM meeting. All are welcome. Pizza provided. At the ?Shack? in the Flat River Outreach Ministries (F.R.O.M) Building, 11535 Fulton St E (Hwy M-21), Lowell, just west of the Lowell Meijer. Open Radio Room on the other Thursdays, 7PM (NOT on Thanksgiving). http://www.w8lrc.org https://www.facebook.com/w8lrc/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9e7G2FVkriJ2 145.27-(94.8Hz) Holland ARC E.A.T. meeting (Education And Training) is fourth Tuesday, December 24, 7:PM at the Chick-Owa Sportsman?s Club. We will have instructional videos, as well as answer any questions and especially help newcomers to the hobby get started. 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. hhttp://www.hollandarc.org/ Map https://goo.gl/maps/qiQPS9EVgTx https://www.facebook.com/groups/233793361844/ 147.06+(94.8Hz) North Ottawa ARC meeting, (NOARC-W8CSO) fourth Thursday, December 26, 6:30 PM at the Spring Lake Village Hall, 102 W Savidge Street (HWY M-104), Spring Lake. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/QiEuWyesa2x http://www.w8cso.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/401316979888404/ 145.49-(94.8Hz) HAM IS FOR BREAKFAST, Last Saturday of the month, December 28, Southside Inn, 192 W 35th St, Holland, MI 49423. 9:00am - ???. Back room reserved table. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/nKYmma5xvr82 Holland ARC K8DAA LINOLEUM ADVENTURE, mini-swap (mini-hamfest) PLUS monthly GRARA meeting PLUS Dinner, Friday evening, January 3. The Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA / W8DC) is holding a mini-swap at the American Red Cross Building This is also the annual Christmas Holiday pot luck dinner and the January meeting night. **Admission and swap tables are FREE** Bring a dish to pass at the pot-luck, if you don?t have anything to pass, COME ANYWAY as there is ALWAYS more than enough. GRARA is providing the meat and beverages. 6 PM: Mini-swap (Setup at 5:30) 7 PM Dinner, mini-swap continues. Monthly meeting gets injected somewhere about or after 7. If you haven?t been to GRARA meeting in a while, or never been to one and have been thinking about it, THIS IS THE ONE TO STOP THINKING ABOUT IT AND DO IT! And bring the family and friends. Location, the American Red Cross of West Michigan Building, 1050 Fuller Ave (between the Ford I-196 expressway and Leonard St.), Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Directions: http://www.w8dc.org/pages/Red%20Cross.html Talk-in 147.26+(94.8Hz) http://www.w8dc.org https://www.facebook.com/W8DCGRARA/ Questions? Contact: Jack ny8d at w8dc.org (616)438-1464 WINTER FIELD DAY, Saturday, January 25 & Sunday, January 26 https://www.winterfieldday.com/ No information yet on area organization paricipants. Get me the information by December 25 for inclusion in the January events email. 25th ANNUAL West Michigan Hams GET OUTTA THE CABIN DINNER, Formerly called ?The New Hams Dinner? SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020, 2:00 PM At PIZZA RANCH, 3858 28th St SE (Hwy M-11), Kentwood, MI. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Sri7pieM4FS2 SPONSORED BY: Holland ARC www.hollandarc.org, Grand Rapids ARC www.w8dc.org, Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance www.w8usa.org, Lowell ARC www.w8lrc.org BRING YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, the KIDS, FRIENDS, anyone involved or interested in ham radio is welcome, regardless of any or no club affiliation. In tradition, we especially like to encourage and welcome any new licensees or new to the area hams. Dress casual. LET THE NEW HAMS KNOW WE WELCOME THEM, and enjoy each others 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 all have a good time! Buffet style including pizza, fried chicken to make the Colonel jealous, fixin's, desert and beverage. Pay at the door, proceed to the reserved room. Normal restaurant rates, $12.99 (senior $11.69) + tax, gratuity. Proceed to the reserved room. All attendees must purchase a buffet.. http://www.pizzaranch.com No reservations, just show up. Questions? Contact ny8d at w8dc.org (616)438-1464 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ UP COMING HAMFESTS ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search LCARC Amateur Radio Swap & Hamfest, Sunday, December 1 Location: Madison Place, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071 Website: http://www.n8lc.org Flier: https://www.qsl.net/n8lc/swap_flyer_2019.pdf Sponsor: L'Anse Creuse Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 147.08+(100.0Hz) Public Contact: Russ Price, N8HAR, 40565 Shakespeare Drive Sterling Heights, MI 48313 Phone: 586-246-0161 Email: n8har1977 at gmail.com Fulton County ARC Winterfest, Saturday, December 7 Location: Memorial Hall, 401 Main Street, Delta, OH 43515 Website: http://k8bxq.org/hamfest Flier: http://k8bxq.org/sites/default/files/WinterHAMFEST.pdf Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club Type: ARRL Hamfest Talk-In: 147.195+ (PL 103.5) Public Contact: Bryan Patterson , KB8ELG 8202 County Road, 6-2 Delta, OH 43515 Phone: 419-250-6694 Email: kb8elg at hotmail.com LINOLEUM ADVENTURE, mini-swap (mini-hamfest) Friday evening, January 3 Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA / W8DC) at the American Red Cross Building See the January 3 listing above for more information. Hazel Park ARC's 54th Swap & Shop, Sunday, January 19 Location: UFCW Hall, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071 Website: http://www.hparc.org/swap Flier: http://hparc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/54th-SWAP-Flyer.pdf Sponsor: Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 146.64- (100Hz) Public Contact: Bob Lauer N8REL, 29488 Woodward Avenue, RM#236 Royal Oak, MI 48073 Phone: 248-330-1696 Email: HazelParkSwap at gmail.com 50th Annual Swap & Shop, Sunday, February 23 Location: Monaghan Banquet Hall Knights of Columbus, 19801 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48150 Website: http://www.livoniaarc.com/index.php?page=swapshop Sponsor: Livonia Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 145.35 (PL 100) Public Contact: Doris Kelterborn , K8DXJ, P.O. Box 51532 Livonia, MI 48151 Phone: 734-941-5043, Email: k8uns at arrl.net La Porte County Amateur Radio Hamfest, Saturday, February 29 Location: La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge Street, La Porte, IN 46350 Website: http://lpcarc.org/hamfest/ Sponsor: La Porte County Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 146.61- (131.8Hz) Public Contact: Brian Salzer, KB9HMR, P.O. Box 148, Michigan City, IN 46361 Phone: 219-851-2133 Email: cabinfeverhamfest at gmail.com Toledo Hamfest, ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention, Saturday/Sunday, March 14/15 Location: Owens Community College, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551 Website: http://www.tmrahamradio.org/hamfest.php Sponsor: Toledo Mobile Radio Association Talk-In: 147.270+ (103.5Hz) Public Contact: Rob Hall, KV8P, 8751 Oak Valley Road Holland, OH 43528 Phone: 419-345-5759, Email: kv8p at kv8p.com GMARC 3rd Annual Technology Expo, Sunday, April 19 Location: Madison Place Convention Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071 Website: http://www.gmarc.org Sponsor: GM Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 443.075+ (123Hz) Public Contact: Bobby Corr , N8CY, 45601 Fox Lane West, Apt 106, Shelby Township, MI 48317 Phone: 248-346-2733, Email: BobbyCorr at att.net If I missed something or there is something coming up of interest to the West Michigan Ham community, let me know by the 25th of the month, email: ny8d at arrl.net 73 Jack NY8D