Genesee County Radio Club Founding Officers
Howard Sessions - W8BLW Fran Gary - W8GJH Ralph Leland - W8DLT
Jim Wirt - W8JYP Frank Folsom - W8JYF
The Genesee County Radio Club, Inc. was founded in 1933 in Flint Michigan by a group of amateur radio (ham) operators. From these early days, the club evolved into a group of citizens dedicated to communications excellence, right up to this day. Currently the group operates under the club callsign W8ACW. In addition the club operates 2 repeaters, one VHF and the other UHF. Also, the club holds a VE session at the Southern Lakes branch of Mott Community College on Thompson Road between Flint and Fenton. The club was awarded the Edison Amateur Radio Award in 1953 following the tireless work by club members following the devastating Beecher tornado in June of that year. Since that time, the club has participated in various emergency activities ranging from drills to traffic-handling for Operation Desert Storm, to support nets during the tremendous Midwest flooding during the summer of 1993.
In 2008 The Club will celebrate its 75th Aniversary!!!
We will be holding a special event station to commemorate this!!!
Year |
President |
1st V.P. (Property) |
2nd V.P. (Education) |
3rd V.P. (Membership) |
4th V.P. (Program) |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Editor |
Trustee |
| 1933 | Howard Sessions - W8BLW | No Officer | |||||||
| 1934 | Jim Wirt - W8JYP | No Officer | |||||||
| 1935 | Jim Wirt - W8JYP | No Officer | |||||||
| 1936 | Stan Reed - W8IQS/W8CC | No Officer | |||||||
| 1937 | G. Baker - W8KMW | No Officer | |||||||
| 1938 | Frank Folsum - W8JYF | No Officer | |||||||
| 1939 | Ralph Leland - W8DLT | No Officer | |||||||
| 1940 | Stan Reed - W8IQS/W8CC | No Officer | |||||||
| 1941 | James Pinkstaff - W8QBM | No Officer | |||||||
| 1942 | Philip Pinkstaff - W8QIC | No Officer | |||||||
| 1943 | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | ||
| 1944 | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | ||
| 1945 | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | ||
| 1946 | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | No Board WWII | ||
| 1947 | Howard Clark - W8AMT | Stan Reed - W8IQS | Robert Burnside - W8YLI | Lew Stoner - W8IMS | No Officer | Bud Thornberry | Bud Thornberry | ||
| 1948 | Howard Clark - W8AMT | Robert Burnside - W8YLI | No Officer | ||||||
| 1949 | Ray Haynes - W8FOV | No Officer | Cal Kasson - W8HRL | Cal Kasson - W8HRL | |||||
| 1950 | William Kasson - W8HRL | Harold Smith - W1ILG | Carl Scharff - W8BCC | Howard Clark - W8AMT | No Officer | Carlton J. Skidmore - W8GXA | Carlton J. Skidmore - W8GXA | ||
| 1951 | Fran Gary - W8GJH | Don Stevenson - W8EFF | Stan Williams - W8YKW | Philip Pinkstaff - W8QIC | No Officer | Bob Ketrow - W8FBO | Bill Leinecke - W8IOF | ||
| 1952 | Philip Pinkstaff - W8QIC | Bob Ketrow - W8FBO | Sid Dunn - W8WXO | Charles McQuillin - W8FPO | No Officer | A. O. "Gus" Kilborn - W8FNQ | Fran Gary - W8GJH | ||
| 1953 | Bob Ketrow - W8FBO | Lee Tippett - W8RTN | Bob Sanders - W8VHB | Douglas Morris - W8GOL | No Officer | Nick Suciu - W8GPV | Ray Haynes - W8FOV | James Pinkstaff - W8QBM | |
| 1954 | Charles McQuillin - W8FPO | Stan Williams - W8YKW | Roy Stone - W8QLZ | Doc Stevenson - W8PDD | No Officer | Betty West - W8KLZ | Kenneth West - W8JAX | ||
| 1955 | Ted Russell - W8ITZ | Philip Pinkstaff - W8QIC | James Pinkstaff - W8QBM | David Gavulic - W8IFK | No Officer | Kenneth West - W8JAX | Angus O. Kilborn - W8FNQ | ||
| 1956 | Fran Gary - W8GJH | David Gavulic - W8IFK | Cliff Harding - W8RUV | Harry Hooker - W8YMO | No Officer | Philip Pinkstaff - W8QIC | Al Magagna - W8RWW | ||
| 1957 | Al Magagna - W8RWW | Douglas Morris - W8GOL | Stan Williams - W8YKW | John Driver - W8BPD | No Officer | Rudolph C. Domke - W8LSS | Jim Thayer - W8SPS | ||
| 1958 | Philip Pinkstaff - W8QIC | Walt Wierizbicki - W8DTZ | Mert Jacobs - W8IAN | Donald Sywassink - K8ABW | No Officer | Bob Knop - K8ACQ | Fran Gary - W8GJH | ||
| 1959 | Fran Gary - W8GJH | David Gavulic - W8IFK | Roy Stone - W8QLZ | Chuck Garthwaite - K8BNN | No Officer | Ed Rauch - W8JAC | Albert Bickersteth - W8QLX | Doc Stevenson - W8PDD | |
| 1960 | A.G. Bickersteth - W8QLX | John Williams - K8GOW | Cal Kasson - W8HRL | Robert H. "Bob" Lowery - W8VXM | No Officer | Walt Kalberg - W8VGG | Don Russell - K8JXR | ||
| 1961 | Don Russell - K8JXR | David Gavulic - W8IFK | Cliff Harding - W8RUV | Bill Brandt - K8JZV | No Officer | Ed Rauch - W8JAC | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | ||
| 1962 | Bob Knop - K8ACQ | James Goodwin - K8NOB | Bill Brandt - K8JZV | Ed Rauch - W8JAC | No Officer | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | Walter Kalberg - W8VGG | ||
| 1963 | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | David Gavulic - W8IFK | Phil Secore K8JEH | George Hall - K8ROI | No Officer | Bill Dayton - WA8BAH | Fran Gary - W8GJH | ||
| 1964 | Phil Secore - K8JEH | Clyde Ernst - K8YHR | Arthur Donelson - K8KOO | Albert J. Alarie Jr. - K8IWP | No Officer | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | ||
| 1965 | Walter Wierzbicki - W8DTZ | Bob Knop - K8ACQ | David S. "Stu" Fillingham - WA8FYF | Art Curtiss - W8HIT | Donald McKenzie - WA8BLS | George Hall - K8ROI | Fran Gary - W8GJH / T. Neil Eubank | ||
| 1966 | Walter Kalberg - W8VGG | Phil Secore - K8JEH | Cliff Harding - W8RUV | Harry Newcomb - WA8IEX | Charles Clark - K8KRF | William Calcutt - WA8BQQ | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | ||
| 1967 | Hugh Heck - WA8NPV | Larry Tallman - WA8LNL | Matt Holm - K8GBA | David Gavulic - W8IFK | Jack Williams - K8GOW | William Calcutt - WA8BQQ | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Fran Gary - W8GJH | |
| 1968 | Larry Tallman - WA8LNL | Robert Howe - W8MYA | Fred Baehr - WA8POB | Clarence Sorenson - W8NJM | Gloria Sturm - K8WKE | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Perry Baker - WA8THK | Bill Savage - K8KMQ |
| 1969 | Robert Howe - W8MYA | John Perkins - WA8WGK | Rem Heck - WA8NSD | David Gavulic - W8IFK | Fred Baehr - WA8POB | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Cliff Harding - W8CO | |
| 1970 | John Perkins - WA8WGK | Hugh Heck - WA8NPV | David Gavulic - W8IFK | John Schneider - WA8WVW | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | Homer McLucas - WB8BOT | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Cliff Harding - W8CO | |
| 1971 | Verle Winningham - K8VW (ex-WA8VOU) | Fred Baehr - WA8POB | Bill Martin - WB8FLC | Tom Longworth - WB8CNW | Bob Hadden - WA8ONZ | Homer McLucas - WB8BOT | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Ken West - W8JAX & Betty | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1972 | Larry Tallman - WA8LNL | John Perkins - WA8WGK | Hugh Heck - WA8NPV | Vera Russell - K8BPQ | Jack Carlson - K8WEN | Tom Longworth - WB8CNW | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Cliff Harding - W8CO | |
| 1973 | John Schneider - WA8WVW | Tom Longworth - WB8CNW | Terry Van Volkenburg - WA8SZY | Paul Lange - WA8KBL | Rudy Poletti - WB8IYW | Ken West - W8JAX | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | John Perkins - WA8WGK | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1974 | Jim Elias - WA8IEK | Terry Van Volkenburg - WA8SZY | Dan Pope - WB8BHP | Lowell Price - WB8BPZ | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Joe Ohlmacher - WB8NYQ | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Terry Richards - WA8WQU | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1975 | Sid Dunn - W8WXO | Steve Osterwyk - WB8OJO | Jim Elias - WA8IEK | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Lee Tupper - K8CGO | Jane Cater - WB8SIF | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Brent Cater - WB8NVT | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1976 | Charles McKay - WB8UKC | Ed George - W8LSW | Sid Dunn - W8WXO | Bill Thompson - W8NUF | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Thomas C. Levi - K8YZI | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Terry Bess - WB8RJX | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1977 | Perry Baker - WA8THK | Bill Thompson - W8NUF | Don Whiteside - WA8QMV | Sid Dunn - W8WXO | Ed George - W8LSW | Thomas C. Levi - K8YZI | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Chuck McKay - W8LVT | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1978 | Jim Elias - WB8IEK | Joe Moody - WD8CBP | Don Whiteside - WA8QMV | Leonard James - WD8EAQ | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Floyd Hollenbeck - WB8SGD | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Marty Holihan | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1979 | Vera Brayon - AC8T | Jim Elias - WB8IEK | Joe Moody - WD8CBP | Sid Dunn - W8WXO | Keith Bushong - WD8CCG | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Bill Savage - K8KMQ | Cleo Wright - WB8RBP | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1980 | Keith Bushong - KB8PN | Carl Miller - WD8LWX | John Klun - KA8DXL | Sid Dunn - W8WXO | Carmon Liversedge - WD8PMT | Donald Williams - WD8QPM | John "Clancy" Burleson - KA8ARF | Cleo Wright - WB8RBP | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1981 | Carman Liversedge - WD8PMT | Robert Ross - KG8S | Jack Tosto - WD8JCN | Cleo Wright - KI8R | Carl Miller - KF8Y | Donald Williams - KG8X | John "Clancy" Burleson - KA8ARF | Cleo Wright - KI8R | Cliff Harding - W8CO |
| 1982 | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Carl Miller - KF8Y | Jack Tosto - WD8JCN | Cleo Wright - KI8R | Keith Bushong - KB8PN | Ron Macy - N8CHA | Norman Diem - N8BNJ | Cleo Wright - KI8R | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1983 | Keith Bushong - KB8PN | Leonard James - AF8V | Ed Wright - WD8JJL | Gary Fait - KB8QBQ | Bob Korb - WA8ABL | Bob Ketrow - W8FBO | Mildred Wirt - WB8BCF | Cleo Wright - KI8R | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1984 | John Elston - WB8INH | Bob Britt III - N8DYB | Ed Wright - WD8JJL | George Ward - WB8WPO | Dave Gavulic - W8IFK | George Zigoris - KC8XH | Burleigh Olds - WD8LMP | Marry Ann Taylor - WD8CQN | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1985 | Bob Britt III - N8DYB | Robin Rabidue - N8EFC | Raymond Sanford - K8GEJ | Gary Fait - KB8QBQ | John Elston - WB8INH | George Zigoris - KC8XH | Burleigh Olds - WD8LMP | Del McCord - KA8OCN | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1986 | Bob Britt III - N8DYB | David Norris - KA8VRE | Ron Crang - N8FLI | Mike Smith - N8DYI | Don Sefcik - KA8EUV | George Zigoris - KC8XH | Dennis Sousa - K8ACN | Bob Byler - KA8IIB | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1987 | George Zigoris - KC8XH | Richard Wolf - WB8VBM | Bob Britt III - N8DYB | Doug Meeboer - KA8OWR | Mike Smith - N8DYI | Dennis Sousa - K8ACN | Del McCord - KA8OCN | Robert Ross - KG8S | |
| 1988 | Bob Britt III - N8DYB | George Zigoris - KC8XH | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Dave Poletti - KA8TMQ | Mike Smith - N8DYI | Dennis Sousa - K8ACN | Dave Poletti - KA8TMQ | Robert Ross - KG8S | |
| 1989 | Robert Ralph - WA8JND | Ned Tanner - KB8BQS | David Thorton - KA8WLA | Dave Poletti - KA8TMQ | Doug Williams - KE8FG | John "Clancy" Burleson - KA8ARF | Jack Barnhart - K8NOC | Dave Poletti - KA8TMQ | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1990 | Doug Williams - KE8FG | Ned Tanner - KB8BQS | Dan Smith - KB8ATR | Carl Miller - KF8Y | Richard Wolf - WB8VBM | Jack Barnhart - K8NOC | Bob Byler - KA8IIB | Robert Ross - KG8S | |
| 1991 | Dan Smith - N8NDV | Ray Rising - KA8PRV | Jim Wirt - WA8TCY | Carol Stadler - N8HPS | Ned Tanner KB8BQS | Bob Byler - KA8IIB | Alex Nickoloff - N8BEL | Bob Byler - KA8IIB | Robert Ross - KG8S |
| 1992 | Dan Smith - N8NDV | Burleigh Olds - WD8LMP | Jim Wirt - WA8TCY | Carol Stadler - N8HPS | Carl Miller - KF8Y | Jess Young - N8LYM | Corky Reigle - N8LAH | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | John Budke - KE8W |
| 1993 | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Dan Smith - N8NDV | John Carlo - KB8AUX | Archie Coad - N8EFH | Dave Gavulic - W8IFK | Alex Nickoloff - N8BEL | Carl Miller - KF8Y | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | John Budke - KE8W |
| 1994 | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Dan Smith - N8NDV | Vern Serr - N8NLV | Archie Coad - N8EFH | Dave Gavulic - W8IFK | Jess Young - N8LYM | Ron Smith - KB8JWP | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 1995 | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Jess Young - N8LYM | Ron Dutro - KF8VG | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Matt Dilber - KB8ORO | Don Smith - KB8LKV | Ron Smith - KB8JWP | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 1996 | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Jess Young - N8LYM | Ron Dutro - KF8VG | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Matt Dilber - KB8ORO | Don Smith - KB8LKV | Jack Walters - WA8UXN | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 1997 | Ron Dutro - KF8VG | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ | Jess Young - K8JY | Matt Dilber - KB8ORO | Steve Palmgren - KB8OEO | Larry Tambling - KG8ON | Jack Walters - WA8UXN | Bill Coale - KB8MBJ | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 1998 | Jess Young - K8JY | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ | Ron Dutro - KF8VG | Steve Palmgren - KB8OEO | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Larry Tambling - KG8ON | Florence Young - K8FY | Steve Palmgren - KB8OEO | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 1999 | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | Jack Barnhart - K8NOC | Lowell Price - W8FS | Steve Palmgren - KB8OEO | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 2000 | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | Jack Barnhart - K8NOC | Lowell Price - W8FS | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 2001 | Ron Dutro - KF8VG | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ / Verle Winningham - K8VW | Mike Bowers - KB8ZDQ | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 2002 | Terry Pender - KB8ZB | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 2003 | Terry Pender - KB8ZB | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | Carl Miller - KF8Y |
| 2004 | Terry Pender - KB8ZB | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | John Kroll - K8LJG |
| 2005 | Terry Pender - KB8ZB | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | John Kroll - K8LJG |
| 2006 | Jeff Pender - K8KZB | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | John Kroll - K8LJG |
| 2007 | Jeff Pender - K8KZB | No Office | No Office | Louie Hardy - WB8RJW | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Verle Winningham - K8VW | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | John Kroll - K8LJG |
| 2008 | Jeff Pender - K8KZB | No Office | No Office | No Office | No Office | John Kroll - K8LJG | Amy Pender - WA8MY | Robert Grieve - KA8NOG | John Kroll - K8LJG |