Club News

This year there will be a Skywarn class in at Wayne County Community College in Taylor.

Wayne County Community College
21000 Northline Rd   - Taylor, MI

The class is on April 11, 2024 from 7PM to 8:30PM

For more information please visit: https://www.weather.gov/dtx/skywarncert

Hamfest season is starting up! Here are the upcoming hamfests in the month of March for the ARRL Great Lakes Division.

March 09 - Michigan Crossroads Hamfest & Radio Swap - Kalamazoo Twp, MI - More Info: https://www.w8df.com/index.php?content=hamfest

March 10 - WINTERHAMFEST - Elyria, OH - More Info: https://www.noars.net/?page_id=1062

March 17 -  Toledo Mobile Radio Association Hamfest and Computer Fair - Perrysburg, OH - More Info: https://w8hhf.org/hamfest/

We wanted to provide an update regarding the ARROW Dayton Bus to Hamvention. We have decided to extend the deadline to April 12^th 2024 to see about getting more people registered.

To support this can you please share the following with your local amateur radio club and people you feel would be interested in joining.

The ARROW Communication Association is once again proud to sponsor a motor coach trip to the 2024 Hamvention at Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. Started in 2002, this annual club activity has grown in size and reputation with hams across Michigan and Ontario.

To Register and see full Details visit: https://w8rp.org/daytonbus2024/
If interested, please register by April 12th

Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024, when we depart from the park-and-ride lot beside Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (601 W. Stadium Blvd) at 4:30 a.m., arriving in Xenia around 8:30 a.m. On board, you can stretch out, relax, take a nap, chat with other hams, and enjoy a light breakfast with coffee as the coach takes you directly to the country’s largest amateur radio event!

It is with much sadness that I pass on the news that Brad Modi - N8BAM has become a silent key at the age of 69. 

Service and visitation information follows. 

Bradley A. Modi Obituary

The Livonia Amateur Radio Club is holding its Swap and Shop on Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 8:00am till 12:00pm at the Monaghan Banquet Center, 19801 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48152.

For more information please see their swap page: https://livoniaarc.com/larc-annual-swap-and-shop/

The ARROW Communication Association is hosting it's annual charter bus ride to Dayton for Hamvention. This is a great way to have a day trip at Hamvention without any of the headaches of driving and lodging!

They are looking for registrations by March 10, 2024. 

They are also offering table space in the flea market with a bus ticket if you have anything to sell.

Full details and registration information can be found here: https://w8rp.org/daytonbus2024/

The registration for the Annual Dinner at The Hungarian Rhapsody is now closed.

Details and Registration

Share the magic of Ham Radio and Santa Claus with your children, grandchildren, and neighborhood kids.

The Santa Net is held every evening between Thanksgiving and Christmas on 3.916 MHz at 7:00PM Central Time (check-ins open 1/2 hour before).

https://www.cqsanta.com/

ARRL 10 Meter Contest is the second full weekend of December.

December 9-10, 2023, and starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through 2359 UTC Sunday.

https://www.arrl.org/10-meter

The Federal Communications Commission today adopted new rules to incentivize innovation and experimentation in the amateur radio bands by removing outdated restrictions and providing licensees with the flexibility to use modern digital emissions. 

DOC-398409A1.pdf (fcc.gov)