From jamelar at yandex.com Thu Apr 23 17:48:50 2020 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:48:50 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Fwd: Amateur Radio News Broadcasts Now On IRA Link System In-Reply-To: <16088FEC9CE78244.3391@groups.io> Message-ID: <335331587678455@mail.yandex.com> -------- Beginning of forwarded message -------- 23.04.2020, 15:31, "Tom Behler" : Hello, everyone. Thanks to Rick (KR8T), we are now able to broadcast two amateur radio news programs on the IRA Link System. Specifically, they are Amateur Radio News Line, and ARRL News. Our current plan is to air Amateur Radio News Line Tuesdays at noon, and ARRL News Thursdays at noon. We may consider other scheduling alternatives down the road, but will see how this works first. Happy listening! Tom Behler:? KB8TYJ -------- End of forwarded message -------- From jamelar at yandex.com Thu Apr 30 19:03:52 2020 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:03:52 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Events May 2020 for the WM Amateur Radio community Message-ID: <598211588287050@mail.yandex.com> From jamelar at yandex.com Thu Apr 30 19:08:15 2020 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:08:15 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Events May 2020 for the WM Amateur Radio community Message-ID: <427111588287981@mail.yandex.com> Events for May 2020 for the WM Amateur Radio community WEBMASTERS and FACEBOOK PAGE Administrators, UPDATE YOUR WB / FB PAGES during these uncertain times, actually, do it all times. As last month, figure all meetings, lunches, VE Exams are canceled until further notice. Check with the club?s Web or Facebook page for updated information. Web and FB page links listed below. SIREN TEST, KENT COUNTY Noon First Fridays to October. Check in 145.27-(94.8Hz) W8LRC Lowell/R, K8SN Moline 442.175+(103.5), or Smart phone www.Vrm.cc/kcsirens MAJOR AREA EVENTS AT PRESS TIME *CANCELED* Cadillac Hamfest, Saturday, May 2, Cadillac Junior High School *CANCELED* Hamvention, Friday May 15 ? Sunday May 17 *POSTPONED* MORLEY SITE CLEANUP Saturday, May 16 TO SOMETIME LATER THIS SUMMER. STILL ON/PLANNED Hudsonville/Grand Rapids, Saturday, June 6 (Ray?s Roadkill and Potluck dinner, Friday, June 5, 6:30PM) Location: Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Avenue, Hudsonville,MI 49426 Website: http://w8ira.org/ Flier: http://w8ira.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IRA-Hamfest-2020-Full-Sheet-05-29-19.png Sponsor: Independent Repeater Association Talk-in: 147.16+(94.8Hz) Public contact: IRA, PO Box 8122, Kentwood, MI 49518 Phone: 616-541-4090, Email: hamfest at w8ira.org The IRA is still doing a wait and see, but will make a final decision by mid-May. It might go on as planned, or a trunk sales only, delayed until August ? As trunk sales location ?, or just plain canceled. All depends on the state, Ottawa County Health Dept, the Fairgrounds decisions. PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS needing AR volunteers SARANAC / IONIA COUNTY Dirty 30 Gravel Grinder bicycle event March 28 *RESCHEDULED* to Saturday, October 17 https://www.dirtythirtygravelgrinder.com/ HASTINGS / BARRY COUNTY Barry-Roubaix Killer Gravel Road Race Bicycle event April 18 *RESCHEDULED* to Saturday, October 10 https://barry-roubaix.com/ HOLLAND Tulip Festival May 2-10 *CANCELED* https://www.tuliptime.com/ GRAND RAPIDS Amway River Bank Run May 9 *RESCHEDULED* to Saturday, October 24 https://amwayriverbankrun.com/ GRAND RAPIDS Festival of the Arts June 5, 6 *CANCELED* (Doesn?t call for AR help, but still a major event) https://festivalgr.org/ MIDDLEVILLE / BARRY COUNTY National 24 Hour Challenge Bicycle event Saturday, June 20 *RESCHEDULED* to August 22. https://www.n24hc.org/ SKYWARN Specialized severe weather training May 13 *CANCELED* Dr. Thomas Behler, (KB8TYJ) Main Event Coordinator E-mail:tombehler at gmail.com (303)775-1199 NETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNET On air NETS, of course, are not affected. The following chart created by Dave KF8QL, TNX! Monday 12:00 IRA MI Noontime Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 9:00PM Michigan VHF Traffic Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) Tuesday 6:00PM IRA After Dinner Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 7:00PM GRARA Net 147.26+(94.8Hz) 8:30PM WM 6 Meter SSB Net 50.140 USB 9:00PM Covid-19 net 145.27-(94.8Hz) Wednesday 3:00AM Insomniac Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 12:00 IRA MI Noontime Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 7:00PM Satern Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 8:00PM West MI Emergency Comm Net 145.27-(94.8Hz) 9:00PM Michigan VHF Traffic Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) Thursday 9:00AM Auto State YLs TASLYs Net 3940KHz 7:30PM MARA Net 145.23-(94.8Hz) x3rd Thursday 7:30PM MARA Net 145.23 simplex 3rd Thursday 9:00PM Covid-19 Net 145.27-(94.8Hz) Friday 11:30AM Lunch Bunch Net 443.800+(94.8Hz) 12:00 IRA MI Noontime Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 9:00PM Michigan VHF Traffic Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) Saturday 8:00AM MARA 6 Meter AM Net 50.400 AM 6:00PM IRA After Dinner Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 9:00PM Covid-19 Net 145.27-(94.8Hz) Sunday 9:30PM Sidewinders Around MI Net 144.155USB 4:00PM 10 Meter Ragchew Net 28.870USB 8:00PM WM Classic Six Meter AM Net 50.400AM 9:00PM Covid-19 Net 145.27- (94.8Hz) List of WEST MICHIGAN HAM NETS http://w8lrc.org/net_calendar/ SKYWARN KENT COUNTY: Anyone interest in being a Net Control Station please contact Tom KB8TYJ tombehler 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. NEWS BROADCASTS on the IRA Link System 147.16 AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE Tuesdays at Noon ARRL NEWS Thursdays at Noon Coverage map with remote frequencies: http://w8ira.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/largemap.jpg NEWS BROADCASTS on the Lowell System 145.27 ARRL NEWS Saturdays 7AM & Sundays 7PM AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE Sundays 7PM & Sundays 7AM Other area repeaters carrying news, send me details to be included. NETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNET 2nd Hand Ham Shop, Saturdays, 8AM - 2PM https://www.facebook.com/2nd-Hand-Ham-Shop-1007064166010266/ kd8deg at centurytel.net (616)292-3335 SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network-W8SAT) Contact Bob WX8BOB dennis49544 at gmail.com http://www.satern.org/ http://eds-satern.sawmni.org/ Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association W8DC https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRARA.W8DC/ http://www.w8dc.org/ 147.26+(94.8Hz) Holland ARC K8DAA http://www.hollandarc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/233793361844/ 147.06+(94.8Hz) Allegan County Amateur Radio Club (ACARC-AC8RC) https://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ 147.24+(94.8Hz) Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance (MARA-W8USA)Talk-in W8USA 145.23-(94.8Hz) https://w8usa.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARAW8USA/ Muskegon Area Amateur Radio Council (MAARC-W8ZHO) http://www.w8zho.com/ https://www.facebook.com/w8zho/ 146.94-(94.8Hz) Lowell Amateur Radio Club (LARC-W8LRC) http://www.w8lrc.org https://www.facebook.com/w8lrc/ 145.27-(94.8Hz) Ionia County RACES http://wa8rra.org/ n8mrc at yahoo.com Map: The Independent Repeater Association (IRA-W8IRA) http://w8ira.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1764710107178775/ mailto:info at w8ira.org North Ottawa ARC meeting, (NOARC-W8CSO) http://www.w8cso.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/401316979888404/ 145.49-(94.8Hz) /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ UP COMING HAMFESTS ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search Check ARRL hamfest search and sponsor websites for any updates or cancellations before heading out *CANCELED* Cadillac Hamfest, Saturday, May 2 Location: Cadillac Junior High School, 500 Chestnut Street, Cadillac, MI 49601 Website: http://www.wexaukeearc.org Flier: http://www.wexaukeearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cadilac-Hamfest-Flyer-2020.pdf Sponsor: Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 146.980 No Tone Public Contact: Duane Eubanks , KD8ULW, 3950 North Brown Road Manton, MI 49663 Phone: 231-824-9813, Email: kd8ulw at arrl.net *CANCELED* Hamvention(r), Friday May 15-May 17 Hudsonville/Grand Rapids, Saturday, June 6 (see information above) (Ray?s Roadkill and Potluck dinner, Friday, June 5, 6:30PM) Location: Hudsonville Fairgrounds, 5235 Park Avenue, Hudsonville,MI 49426 Website: http://w8ira.org/ Flier: http://w8ira.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IRA-Hamfest-2020-Full-Sheet-05-29-19.png Sponsor: Independent Repeater Association Talk-in: 147.16+(94.8Hz) Public contact: IRA, PO Box 8122, Kentwood, MI 49518 Phone: 616-541-4090, Email: hamfest at w8ira.org Monroe Hamfest, Father?s Day, Sunday, June 21 Location: Monroe County fairgrounds, 3775 S. Custer Road, Monroe, MI 48161 Website: http://mcrca.org/ Flier: http://mcrca.org/Hamfest/GetFlierFile Sponsor: Monroe County Radio Communications Association Talk-In: 146.72- (100Hz) Public Contact: Fred VanDaele, K8EBI, 4 Carl Drive Monroe, MI 48162 Phone: 734-652-3843, Email: ka8ebi at yahoo.com Summer Eat, Great and Swap meet, Saturday, July 11 Location: St. Lukes Lutheran Church, 1690 W Sterns Road, Temperance, MI 48182 Website: http://www.ohbsrs.org/ Sponsor: Northwest Ohio BlackSwamp Radio Society Talk-In: 146.420 simplex Public Contact: Allen Manrow, W8ALM, 4641 Monac Drive Toledo, OH 43623 Phone: 419-308-6986, Email: W8ALM73 at gmail.com *CANCELED* Vintage Electronics EXTRAVAGANZA, Saturday July 20 - Sunday July 21 Location: Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150 (formerly at the Kalamazoo Expo Fairgrounds) Website: https://www.thevee.org/ Sponsor: Michigan Antique Radio Club Gladwin Area ARC Hamfest, Saturday, July 25 Location: Gladwin City Park Activity Center, 240 City Park Street, Gladwin, MI 48624 Sponsor: Gladwin Area Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 147.180 - (173.8Hz) Public Contact: JOHN HENSLEY, W8CSX, 5125 Pickering Road Gladwin, MI 48624 Phone: 734-679-0385, Email: johnhensley1940 at gmail.com Auburn's Classic City Hamfest, Saturday, July 11 Location: Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, 1600 S Wayne Street, Auburn (DeKalb County), IN Website: http://w9ou.org Sponsor: Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Assoc. Talk-In: 147.015+ No Tone Public Contact: Jack Dold, W9OWO, 1201 Hideaway Drive Auburn, IN 46706 Phone: 260-585-0408, Email: w9owo at arrl.net Elkhart East Hamfest, Saturday, August 8 Location: Northern Indiana Event Center, 21565 Executive Pkwy, Elkhart, IN 46514 Website: http://elkharteasthamfest.com Sponsor: Northern Indiana Repeater Group Talk-In: 145.430- (141.3Hz) Public Contact: Dewey Thrash, K9DEW, 53464 Baywater Place Bristol, IN 46507 Phone: 574-370-2436, Email: dewey at k9dew.com Angola Hamfest, Saturday, August 8 Location: Gateway Community Church, 255 N Gerald Lett Avenue, Angola, IN 46703 Sponsor: Land of Lakes Amateur Radio Club LLC Talk-In: 147.180+ (131.8Hz) Public Contact: Steve Cleverly, N9YK, 2572 S 800 E Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-668-5202, Email: scleverly at metalink.net GRAHamfest (Grand Rapids Area Hamfest), Saturday, September 12 Location: Home School Building, 5625 Burlingame Ave SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 Website: http://w8dc.org Sponsor: Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association Talk-In: 147.26 (94.8Hz) Public Contact: Stephen Provost, AC8QE, PO Box 3282, Grand Rapids, MI 49501 Phone: 616-648-5983, Email: stprovost at provtechs.com CMARC Hamfest, Saturday, September 19 Location: Okemos Conference Center, 2187 University Park Drive, Okemos, Michigan 48864 Website: http://www.centralmiarc.com/hamfest.php Sponsor: Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club Talkin: 145.39- (100Hz) Email: hamfest at centralmiarc.com Adrian Hamfest, Sunday, September 20 Location: Lenawee County Airport, 2651 W Cadmus Rd, Adrian, MI 49221 Website: http://w8tqe.com Sponsor: Adrian Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 145.37- (85.4Hz) Public Contact: Mark Hinkleman, NU8Z, 108 E. Kilbuck St. Tecumseh, MI 49286 Phone: 517-423-5906, Email: cqnu8z at comcast.net Muskegon Color Tour Hamfest, Saturday, October 17 Location: Fellowship Reformed Church, 4200 E. Apple Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440 Website: http://mcecs.net/Hamfest.htm Sponsor: Muskegon County Emergency Communication Services Talk-In: 146.820 -600 (94.8Hz) Public Contact: James Duram, K8COP, PO Box 386 Fruitport, MI 49415 Phone: 231-638-7010, Email: jimk8cop at afo.net Kalamazoo Hamfest, Sunday, October 18 Location: Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, 2900 Lake St, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 Website: https://www.kalamazoohamfest.org/ Sponsor: Southwest Michigan Amateur Radio Team (S.M.A.R.T.) and the Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club (K.A.R.C.) Talk-in: 147.04+(94.8Hz) Public Contact: Kalamazoo Hamfest, PO Box 115, Scotts, MI 49088 Fort Wayne Hamfest & Computer Expo, ARRL Central Division Convention Saturday, November 14 ? Sunday, 15 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, P.O. Box 10342 Fort Wayne, IN 46851 Phone: 260-579-2196, Email: chairman at fortwaynehamfest.com LCARC Amateur Radio SwapHamfest, Sunday, December 6 Location: Madison Place, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071 Website: http://www.n8lc.org Flyer: https://www.qsl.net/n8lc/swap_flyer_2020.pdf Sponsor: L'Anse Creuse Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 147.08+ (100 Hz) Public Contact: Russell Price, N8HAR, 40565 Shakespeare Drive Sterling Hts, MI 48313-4158 Phone: 586-246-0161, Email: n8har1977 at gmail.com 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