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 Part 97 "To provide a public service"
Amateur radio volunteers are needed to provide communications


Monthly ground maintenance at the WKLQ-FM site, if necessary, is the Tuesday following the LARC meeting during the growing season...
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Special Events Section:
The following events are scheduled in the Grand Rapids area. Anyone interested are welcome at these events. See note at end of listings to notify of corrections and ADDITIONS.

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Listen to the Arrl Audio News Here. Click Here: Arrl Audio News


If you have an event you want posted let me know, and it will make it here  73

If you have a event you want list let me know and i will list it here. I can only list a Event if i receive them. or Information is listed at the bottom on how to get your event listed here..73

Regular Mouthly Events in the Grand Rapids Area

For Net Times: go up to the pulldown menu and click on Area Nets



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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