ARCARS
July 2007
Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order on June 22, 2007 at the Field Day site.
TREASURES REPORT: Suzanne reported that there were no new funds to report.
NEWSLETTER: Our newsletter and web page is available at www.qsl.net and http://www.bandopening.org/arcars/. We have a wealth of information available on the website including the RSS feed.
CLUB PROJECT: Field Day was held June 23rd. Our set up was at the St Clair County Park in Goodells MI. Camping began on Thursday June 20th. Our set up was toned down from previous Field Days. It was decided that we would focus on operating a set up similar to one that we would erect in an actual emergency. We had a 2 meter packet station active with a 6M / VHF station. We had HF voice and CW stations active also. We used an assortment of antennas. We were using a beam and di-poles for HF, a 6 meter horizontal beam and a vertical for other VHF transmissions.
We found that there were problems with the HF beam. Repairs were made on the spot and the antenna performed well afterwards. The turnout was good. We had plenty of radio operators available and made a good number of contacts. The weather was perfect and the facilities were excellent.
ANNOUNCEMENTS and other info:
The ARCARS & International Traders Net is held every Tuesday evening at 8pm on the 146.800 NA8I repeater.
The International Friendship Net is held every Thursday at 9pm on the 145.370-VA3SAR repeater
The Thumb / Mid Michigan Nets are held Monday through Saturday at 9:30pm on the 147.300 repeater.
HF: The Great Lakes Emergency and Traffic Net is held nightly at 8pm on 3.932 kHz
Swap list provided by Frank (VE3FBH)
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Talk-In frequency |
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Milton Hamfest
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Jul 7 2007 |
9:00 am |
Milton Fairgrounds Thomas Street, Milton ON |
147.210+ VE3RSB 146.520 |
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Michigan Antique Radio Club Extravaganza '06 |
Jul 13-14 2007 |
Dawn |
Holiday Inn 6820 South Cedar St., Lansing MI (Cedar St. exit on I-96) |
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Brantford ARC Annual Hamfest |
Aug 18 2007 |
9:00 am |
Burford Fair Grounds on Park Avenue south of Hwy 53 in Burford ON |
VE3TCR 147.150+ |
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Lapeer Area Ham Swap and Computer Show |
Aug 19 2007 |
8:00 am |
Lapeer County Center Building 425 County Center Drive, Lapeer MI I69 to exit 155, north on M24 to McCormick, east to Court, north to County Center Street, west to parking lot FOLLOW SIGNS |
W8LAP 146.620- PL100 http://www.w8lap.com
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London Vintage Radio Club/Toronto Vintage Radio Club Joint Meet & Flea market |
Sept 8 2007 |
8:00 am or earlier |
The Royal Canadian Legion 919 York Road (Old Hwy . 7) Guelph Ontario |
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Grand Rapids ARA |
Sep 8 2007 |
8:00 am |
Kent County Fairgrounds 225 South Hudson Lowell/Grand Rapids MI |
147.26+ PL 94.8 146.52 http://www.w8dc.org/swap.htm |
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Findlay Hamfest |
Sep 9 2007 |
7:30 am |
Hancock County Fairgrounds, Fishlock Street, Findlay OH |
147.15+ 444.15+ http://www.findlayradioclub.org |
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London Hamfest |
Sep 23 2007 |
9.00 am |
Western Fair Grounds Special Events Building London ON |
147.060+ 114.8 Hz PL |
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Hamilton Amateur Radio Club Hamfest |
Oct 13 2007 |
9:00 am |
Marritt Hall, Highway 53 between Southcote Rd. and Kittymurry Lane, Ancaster ON |
VE3NCF 146.76- |
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York Region Hamfest |
Oct 27 2007 |
9:00 am |
Markham Fairground (McCowan Road at Elgin Mills Road East) Markham ON |
VE3YRA 145.350- http://www.yrarc.on.ca |
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USECA Hamfest |
Oct 28 2007 |
8:00 am |
Polish American Century Club 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights, MI 48312 |
147.180+ 100 Hz PL
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Fort Wayne Hamfest |
Nov 17-18 2007 |
9:00 am |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Exposition Center 4000 Parnell Ave. at Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne IN |
146.88- http://www.fortwaynehamfest.com
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L'Anse Creuse Hamfest |
Dec 2 2007 |
8:00 am |
L'Anse Creuse High School 38495 L'Anse Creuse Road, Mt. Clemens MI |
147.080+ 146.52 http://www.n8lc.org |
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