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Regular
Mouthly Events in the Grand Rapids Area
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W8LRC Officers for
the 2009 Calendar Year
President/ Trustee
- Charles T Putney KC8REH
Vice President - Cortland Richmond KA5S
Tresurer
- Jean Carlson K0ZRD
Secretary
- Robin Putney - KC8VMR
Technical Advisor
- Frank Schmidt N8UVI
Public Information
Officer - Jack Amelar NY8D
The Lowell Amateur
Radio Club meets on the Second Saturday
of the month (for exact meeting dates,
checkout our 2008 minutes page)
at our SHACK. It is located
at 11535 E. Fulton - Lowell. It is just east of the Key
Heights Mobile Home Park on the north side of the road,
or just west of Lowell Lanes (Bowling Alley), on the opposite
side of the road. There is a sign in front of the building
that reads 'Flat River Outreach Ministries'. Park on the
west side of the building and enter at the southwest corner
of the building.
Lowell Amateur
Radio Club weekly open radio room every Thursday, 7PM until
? accept
on Holiday's
Talk-in 145.27-(94.8Hz)
http://www.w8lrc.org mailto:w8lrc "
at " k8sn.org
The Transmitter Site is about
5 miles north of the City of Lowell at 2900 Lincoln Lake
Ave NE, between Three and Four Mile Rd on the East side
of Lincoln Lake Rd.
Interested
in becoming a member? Just come to a second
Saturday morning meeting of each month, and our Treasurer Jean Carlson K0ZRD will be glad to receive your $20
and sign you up. Memberships, help cover operating and
maintenance expenses of our repeater, plus three receive
links, and various LARC projects. While our repeater is
open with an open autopatch we need your financial support.
This
Helps offset our operating costs.
GRARA
Meets on the First Friday of the Month, Start Time:
is 6:30 PM
At the:
American Red Cross
1/2 Block South of Leonard on Fuller NE
6:30 Social, 7:00 Business
DAPR,
the Downtown Amateur Packet Radio Group of
Grand Rapids, meets for breakfast the first Saturday
after the first Friday of each month, at 8AM.
New
Beginnings Restaurant, 1455 Michigan St
NE. Use the Fuller exit (turn south) off of
I-196 then go east on Michigan. "Talk-in" is on
146.760-(94.8Hz). Anyone interested in digital
modes is invited to attend. Contact mailto:n8lrf@w8dc.org
or mailto:w8ipn@w8dc.org for more information.
West
Michigan Traffic Net meets Sundays,
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday nights at 9pm on
147.16+(94.8Hz),and Backup on
the 145.270 - 94.8PL. The purpose of this net is to
handle NTS Traffic coming into West Michigan. All are
welcome to check in. We also are an inlet for outgoing
traffic as well.
The
other net is the informal 6mtr AM net that meets every
Sunday from 8-9am. This net
originates in Grand Rapids.
The
Michigan DX Association (MDXA) 2 meter
net that is held every
Tuesday evening, 9PM, on the 145.270-(94.8Hz)
LARC/W8LRC repeater.
W8DC
ham shack at the Red Cross building
is open for use Wednesdays 7:15PM to about 9 or
after. Be sure to have a copy of your license if
you wish to operate. mailto:n8dgd@w8dc.org
VE
Amateur Radio license exams
Second Friday of the Month
at 6:30PM,
at the Red Cross Building. All
Walk-ins are Welcome.
http://www.w8dc.org/ve.htm
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