From jamelar at yandex.com Thu Jul 2 10:36:04 2020 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:36:04 -0400 Subject: [MIham] SUPPLEMENT Events July 2020 for the WM Amateur Radio community Message-ID: <1357841593700521@mail.yandex.com> Supplement Events July 2020 for the WM Amateur Radio community FINAL Covid-19 net tonight (Thursday, June 2) 9PM, 145.27-(94.8Hz) Covid information will now be a part of the West MI Emergency Comm Net, Wednesdays, 8PM, 145.27-(94.8Hz) FOX BOX ON THE LOOSE. It is fox hunting time again. What you will need to bring on this fox hunt: Walking shoes or hiking boots, sunscreen, bug spray, water (for staying hydrated), an HT to send DTMF 1 to activate the fox and your choice of RDF equipment. The ?fox? has about a 1 second delay upon receiving the DTMF signal before it transmits and then will transmit for about a minute to allow you to hopefully get a bearing on it. 145.530 MHz. Please only disclose general radio signal levels from major intersections to https://groups.io/g/MichiganFoxHunter You don?t want to give to many clues to your competition now do you? Upon a successful hunt email photographic proof directly to Nathan N8THN (good on QRZ) N8THN at ARRL.NET Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA-W8DC) regular MONTHLY meeting, this month Friday, July 10, same day as VE testing, NOT the 3rd. At American Red Cross building, 1050 Fuller Ave NE between the I-196 Ford Fwy and Leonard St. Social 6:30PM, meeting 7PM. MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE RED CROSS PARKING LOT or garage until further notice. Best bring a chair with you. Map: http://www.w8dc.org/pages/Red%20Cross.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRARA.W8DC/ http://www.w8dc.org/ 147.26+(94.8Hz) VE TESTING IS BAAAAACK! Be sure to spread the word. Friday, July 10, 6:30PM, (this month same day as the monthly meeting) American Red Cross Building at 1050 Fuller NE, Grand Rapids MI Map: http://www.w8dc.org/pages/Red%20Cross.html We will be conducting the tests in the parking lot or garage. Register on our website:http://w8dc.org/pages/exams.html please ignore the covid statement, since we are doing the testing outside. We will be following CDC guidelines for covid. We will provide a clip board and a pencil for the test. Best to bring a chair or test in your vehicle. No exam fee, Laurel VEC Thanks GRARA VE Team! Email questions to stprovost at provtechs.com Lowell Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, third Thursday, July 16, 6:30 PM social, 7PM meeting. All are welcome. THIS MEETING WILL BE OUTSIDE either in the parking lot or the center court yard. Best to bring a chair with. At the ?Shack? location, the Flat River Outreach Ministries (F.R.O.M) Building, 11535 Fulton St E (Hwy M-21), Lowell, just west of the Lowell Meijer. http://www.w8lrc.org https://www.facebook.com/w8lrc/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9e7G2FVkriJ2 145.27-(94.8Hz) IT IS ALSO my understanding the Thursday Open Radio Room gatherings are resuming, without the radio room, in the parking lot. *CANCELLED* Elkhart East Hamfest, Saturday, August 8 Website: http://elkharteasthamfest.com Sponsor: Northern Indiana Repeater Group Public Contact: Dewey Thrash, K9DEW, 53464 Baywater Place Bristol, IN 46507 Phone: 574-370-2436, Email: dewey at k9dew.com EXECUTIVE ORDER MINI-SWAP Saturday, August 15. Contact email philholscher at gmail.com Allegan County Amateur Radio Club (ACARC-AC8RC) Mini-Swap on Saturday, August 15th at the Salem Township hall building from 8am-11am. Rescheduled from April 4. Set up beginning at 6:30am. Snacks and drinks will be available for sale. $5 entry fee buying or selling and no table fee for ACARC members, non-members $5, trunk sales are also welcome. Hope to see you there. Salem Township hall, 3003 142nd Ave, Dorr, MI 49323, Corner of 142nd Ave and 30th Street, Allegan County. US-131 exit 68 / Dorr. west 8.6 miles. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/6GUW1qPMUdJ2 http://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ philholscher at gmail.com 73 Jack NY8D From jamelar at yandex.com Tue Jul 28 21:52:59 2020 From: jamelar at yandex.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:52:59 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Events August 2020 for the WM Amateur Radio community Message-ID: <26311595987534@mail.yandex.com> Events August 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. Some meetings, lunches, VE Exams, etc. are are starting to come back in modified form. Check with the club?s Web or Facebook page for updated information. Web and FB page links listed below. COULDN?T GO TO HAMVENTION THIS YEAR? Consider donating what your expenses would have been, transportation, lodging, meals, HV ticket, to radio related causes. Your club, repeater association, and so on. You were going to spend it on the hobby anyway! MAJOR AREA EVENTS AT PRESS TIME PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS needing AR volunteers KENT COUNTY SIREN TEST net Friday, August 7 at 12:05 Check in W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) or K8SN 442.175+(103.5Hz) or Smart phone https://t.ly/E0Ie *CANCELED* MIDDLEVILLE / BARRY COUNTY National 24 Hour Challenge Bicycle event rescheduled to Saturday, August 22. https://www.n24hc.org/ *CANCELED* KENTWOOD, EAT DIRT MUD RUN. This is a fun and sometimes very busy event. We need 20-30 people to properly cover the course. The event is on Saturday August 29 at the Kentwood Community Church, 1200 60th St in Kentwood. https://www.grandrapidsmudrun.com/ HASTINGS / BARRY COUNTY Barry-Roubaix Killer Gravel Road Race Bicycle event *RESCHEDULED* to Saturday, October 10 https://barry-roubaix.com/ Amateur radio operators needed to assist the Barry Amateur Radio Association (BARA) K8BMI with radio communications at the Barry Roubaix bike race at Hastings / Barry County. We need operators with mobile 2m radio and mag mount antenna. If you are interested please contact Ron at kc8sfq at arrl.net https://k8bmi.org/ https://www.facebook.com/k8bmi/ SARANAC / IONIA COUNTY Dirty 30 Gravel Grinder bicycle event *RESCHEDULED* to Saturday, October 17 https://www.dirtythirtygravelgrinder.com/ Riverside Radio Amateurs and Ionia County RACES/ARES will be helping out with the Dirty 30 bike race, on our back roads in Ionia County again this year, adding a 50 mile track to the 16 and 30 mile track this year. We will need more operators to be placed on the course. The op would need at least a dual band HT, a mobile radio would be better. contact: Email n8mrc at yahoo.com Cell 616-272-1341, leave message... GRAND RAPIDS Amway River Bank Run 2020 Communications, *RESCHEDULED* to Saturday, October 24, 6AM - 1PM with varying end times. https://amwayriverbankrun.com/ Pre-Meeting on Friday, October 23 at Kent County Sheriff Department, 701 Ball Ave from 6:30PM - 8:30PM. (We need about 80-85 People to help 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! https://www.kcest.org/events/ https://www.facebook.com/41KCEST NETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNETNET On air NETS, of course, are not affected. SATERN NET CHANGE to Thursdays, 6:30PM, to K8SN 442.175+(103.5Hz) AND W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) The following chart created by Dave KF8QL, TNX! See attachment where available. 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 Wednesday 3:00AM Insomniac Net 147.16+(94.8Hz) 12:00 IRA MI Noontime 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 6:30PM Satern Net K8SN 442.175+(103.5Hz) AND W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) 7:30PM MARA Net 145.23-(94.8Hz) x3rd Thursday 7:30PM MARA Net 145.23 simplex 3rd Thursday Friday 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) 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 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 FOLLOWING THE NEWSCASTS the IRA Repeater enters Parrot (Echo) mode for 5 minutes. Good time to check your signal and modulation as this mode repeats your transmission. 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 It is fox hunting time again. (Lowell ARC) What you will need to bring on this fox hunt: Walking shoes or hiking boots, sunscreen, bug spray, water (for staying hydrated), an HT to send DTMF 1 to activate the fox and your choice of RDF equipment. The ?fox? has about a 1 second delay upon receiving the DTMF signal before it transmits and then will transmit for about a minute to allow you to hopefully get a bearing on it. Please only disclose general radio signal levels from major intersections to https://groups.io/g/MichiganFoxHunter You don?t want to give to many clues to your competition now do you? Upon a successful hunt email photographic proof directly to N8THN (good on QRZ) EVERY FRIDAY, LUNCH BUNCH in a modified form for the summer at Creekside County Park. Bring your own lunch or snack and libation (coffee, tea, pop, etc.) Plenty of room to spread out under the open air shelter. Usual time, 11:30AM or whenever you get there, stay until you?re ready to leave. Creekside County Park, 1035 68th St St SE, about a mile from the Bob Evans restaurant where we were, and look forward to returning to. The park is between Kalamazoo Ave SE just south of Hwy M6 exit 11, and Hwy US131 exit 76. Enter Creekside Park north off of 68th st, proceed to the covered pavilion. And the rest rooms are open. https://www.kentcountyparks.org/creekside/index.php Grab lunch at a drive thru or brown bag your own. You could do traditional style by ordering takeout at Bob Evans https://www.bobevans.com/order The repeater to monitor, inquire, etc. KR8T 443.800+(94.8Hz). Echolink KR8T-R Open to all hams, aspiring hams, inquisitive non-hams, etc. We don't care, regardless of any, or no, club affiliation. It?s a Beer & Bull session, without the Beer. We?ll talk about radio and most any other subject that comes up. Who sponsors this? NOBODY! It's just a gathering of hams, and there's always room for you. MARA Social Distancing Breakfast. A temporary W8USA Event. During the Coronavirus situation, the MARA breakfast group will meet every Saturday, 9 AM, at the Parking Lot located behind the Plainfield Fire Station located at Plainfield & 5 Mile. Rules are bring your own Coffee and Breakfast Sandwiches and enjoy. Address of the Fire Department is 4343 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525 MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/WQLiHvZt1GZWrs3x6 Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance (MARA-W8USA)Talk-in W8USA 145.23-(94.8Hz) https://w8usa.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARAW8USA/ 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 Some meetings taking place on air or online. Visit club Website or Facebook page for more information. North Ottawa ARC (NOARC -W8CSO) Thursday, July 30 meeting, 6:30 PM at Central Park in Spring Lake, 17158-17298 Railroad Ave, Spring Lake, MI 49456. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/bpf8a8AszcauSs9y6 Drinks and goodies will be served. We will have a hidden transmitter fox hunt. The fox will be hidden somewhere along the walking path near the park. The fox is low powered (.1 of a watt) and quite small. You need a 2 meter FM radio and you will be on foot-not in your car. Who will find the fox? North Ottawa ARC (NOARC-W8CSO) http://www.w8cso.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/401316979888404/ 145.49-(94.8Hz) Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association (GRARA-W8DC) regular MONTHLY meeting, first Friday, August 7, At American Red Cross building, 1050 Fuller Ave NE between the I-196 Ford Fwy and Leonard St. Social 6:30PM, meeting 7PM. MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE RED CROSS PARKING LOT or garage until further notice. Best bring a chair with you. Map: http://www.w8dc.org/pages/Red%20Cross.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRARA.W8DC/ http://www.w8dc.org/ 147.26+(94.8Hz) Muskegon Area Amateur Radio Council (MAARC-W8ZHO) SPECIAL CLUB MEETING, Saaturday, August 8 (The Saturday following the first Thursday for this month only. No meeting on the 6th) "Back to the Club" Potluck at 5PM, Meeting at 7PM. At the clubhouse, 2888 Scenic Drive, Muskegon, MI Map: https://goo.gl/maps/4nzyiVrsBNt Meeting topic, Foxhunt plans for Thursday, September 3 http://www.w8zho.com/ https://www.facebook.com/w8zho/ 146.94-(94.8Hz) VE TESTING. Be sure to spread the word. Second Friday, August 14, 6:30PM, American Red Cross Building at 1050 Fuller NE, Grand Rapids MI Map: http://www.w8dc.org/pages/Red%20Cross.html We will be conducting the tests in the parking lot or garage. Register on our website:http://w8dc.org/pages/exams.html please ignore the covid statement, since we are doing the testing outside. We will be following CDC guidelines for covid. We will provide a clip board and a pencil for the test. Best to bring a chair or test in your vehicle. No exam fee, Laurel VEC. Email questions to stprovost at provtechs.com Holland ARC (HARC-K8DAA) meeting Second Tuesday, August 11, 7PM. Chick-Owa Sportsman?s Club, 9279 Ottogan St., Holland. This meeting will be limited to the first 20 persons. Please bring your masks and observe social distancing. As always, you need not be a club member join in! Map https://goo.gl/maps/qiQPS9EVgTx http://www.hollandarc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/233793361844/ K8DAA 147.06+(94.8Hz) MINI-SWAP Allegan County Amateur Radio Club (ACARC-AC8RC) Executive Order Mini-Swap. Saturday, August 15 at the Salem Township hall building from 8am-11am. Rescheduled from April 4. Set up beginning at 6:30AM. Snacks and drinks will be available for sale. $5 entry, $5 tables first come first serve, trunk sales are also welcome. Hope to see you there. Salem Township hall, 3003 142nd Ave, Dorr, MI 49323, Corner of 142nd Ave and 30th Street, Allegan County. US-131 exit 68 / Dorr. west 8.6 miles. Contact Phil W8PDH philholscher at gmail.com (616)217-6427 Talk In AC8RC 147.24+(94.8Hz) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/6GUW1qPMUdJ2 http://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ Lowell Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, third Thursday, August 20, 6:30 PM social, 7PM meeting. All are welcome. THIS MEETING WILL BE OUTSIDE either in the parking lot. Best to bring a chair with. At the ?Shack? location, the Flat River Outreach Ministries (F.R.O.M) Building, 11535 Fulton St E (Hwy M-21), Lowell, just west of the Lowell Meijer. http://www.w8lrc.org https://www.facebook.com/w8lrc/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9e7G2FVkriJ2 145.27-(94.8Hz) MORLEY RECEIVE SITE GROUNDS CLEANUP, Tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 10AM start. Arrive when you can, leave when you need to. Donuts and coffee, lunch provided. Yes, we know it?s Labor Day weekend. If you like camping out, RV or tent, for the weekend, this is a great place with electric and WiFi. Bring own water. At the 250 ft tower, 3814 155th Ave, just south of 4 Mile Rd. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/48cdZhJ7DCr Lowell ARC. W8LRC 145.27-(94.8Hz) Contact: Jack NY8D ny8d at arrl.net (616)438-5412 GRAHamfest (Grand Rapids Area Hamfest), Saturday, September 12 Location: Home School Building, 5625 Burlingame Ave SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 Website: http://w8dc.org Flier: http://w8dc.org/file/club/2020GRAHamFestFlyer.pdf 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 IRA OPEN HOUSE & SITE CLEANUP, Saturday, September 26, 9AM to 2 or ?. Alternate inclement weather day Saturday, October 3 The Independent Repeater Association (IRA) W8IRA is doing Open House and cleanup at the 92nd Street Hill repeater site. This site hosts many other Amateur Radio groups equipment as well. If you have never set foot on ?the hill?, or it?s been a while, or last week, this is a great time to get a tour of the place. We will be showing off the (not fancy) place as well as doing some tiding up inside and out. DO NOT FEEL ANY OBLIGATION TO PARTAKE IN CLEANUP. We look forward to your company. Arrive when you can, leave when you want to. We?ll have coffee, donuts, and for lunch burgers and dogs, all free. Talk-in (as you can guess) 147.16+(94.8Hz) 566 92nd St SE, Byron Center, MI 49315 Lat 42.796779, long -85.650055 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Zp7RSg9cQpR2 http://w8ira.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1764710107178775/ Contact ny8d at arrl.net (616)438-1464 CHECK AREA ORGANIZATIONS FOR UPDATES. Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRARA.W8DC/ http://www.w8dc.org/ 147.26+(94.8Hz) SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network-W8SAT) Contact Bob WX8BOB dennis49544 at gmail.com http://www.satern.org/ http://eds-satern.sawmni.org/ 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) Riverside Radio Amateurs (Ionia County) W8RRA http://wa8rra.org/ n8mrc at yahoo.com The Independent Repeater Association (IRA-W8IRA) http://w8ira.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1764710107178775/ mailto:info at w8ira.org 147.26+(94.8Hz) plus http://w8ira.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/largemap.jpg /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ 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* Elkhart East Hamfest, Saturday, August 8 Location: Northern Indiana Event Center, 21565 Executive Pkwy, Elkhart, IN 46514 Website: http://elkharteasthamfest.com Flier: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/40e79c4d-6f66-497e-b7dc-0cf0301ac4ac/downloads/2020%20Elkhart%20East%20Hamfest%20Registration%20Form.pdf?ver=1590110892862 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 MINI-SWAP Allegan County Amateur Radio Club (ACARC-AC8RC) Executive Order Mini-Swap. Saturday, August 15 at the Salem Township hall building from 8am-11am. Rescheduled from April 4. Set up beginning at 6:30AM. Snacks and drinks will be available for sale. $5 entry, $5 tables first come first serve, trunk sales are also welcome. Hope to see you there. Salem Township hall, 3003 142nd Ave, Dorr, MI 49323, Corner of 142nd Ave and 30th Street, Allegan County. US-131 exit 68 / Dorr. west 8.6 miles. Contact Phil W8PDH philholscher at gmail.com (616)217-6427 Talk In AC8RC 147.24+(94.8Hz) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/6GUW1qPMUdJ2 http://ac8rc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ac8rc/ GRAHamfest (Grand Rapids Area Hamfest), Saturday, September 12 Location: Home School Building, 5625 Burlingame Ave SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 Website: http://w8dc.org Flier: http://w8dc.org/file/club/2020GRAHamFestFlyer.pdf 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 *CANCELED* 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 *CANCELED* Muskegon Color Tour Hamfest, Saturday, October 17 Location: Fellowship Reformed Church, 4200 E. Apple Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440 Website: http://mcecs.net/Hamfest.htm Flier: http://mcecs.net/Download/HamfestFlyer2019a.pdf 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/ Flier: https://www.kalamazoohamfest.org/flier.pdf 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 U.S.E.C.A Hamfest, Sunday, October 25 Location: Madison Place (also known as United Food & Commercial Workers 876 Hall, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071 Website: http://www.usecaarc.com Sponsor: Utica Shelby Emergency Communication Association Talk-In: 147.180+ (100Hz) Contact: JOHN STANLEY, N8KAN , 3275 Melvin Avenue Rochester Hills, MI 48307 Phone: 248-709-5300, Email: usecahamfest at gmail.com 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 Flier: http://fortwaynehamfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Fort-Wayne-Hamfest-Flyer-020120-.pdf 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