November 8^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Nominations are open for three, 2-year director positions and one, 1-year under 22 director position for the CMARC Board of Directors. You are allowed to nominate yourself, or anyone else who is a CMARC member in good standing and willing to accept the nomination. Email nominations will also be accepted until midnight, November 8, 2019 by sending nominations to: cmarcvoting@gmail.com.

After the club’s regular business meeting, we would like to welcome Stephen Smith WA8LMF who will present an in-depth look into the world of slow scan TV.

Stephen will be setting up two base stations with large monitors and sending pictures between them. Additionally, Stephen will also employ a HT interfaced with an i-phone and send photos to the other stations.

Stephen will be presenting technical aspects of this form of communication and will discuss how the software negotiates formats, how synchronization is obtained, and how photos are encoded.

Stephen will also have a treasure trove of software and program utility’s available on DVD or flash drive for a small cost to cover his expenses.

If you have ever attended one of Stephen’s presentations, you may remember what a wealth of information he has to share.

If you are interested in the more technical aspect of Slow Scan TV, you won’t want to miss this presentation.

I invite you all to attend as it will be a night to remember

See you there!

Sincerely,
Gordy Smith
Vice President, Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club.

October 11^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854. Our program speaker for October is none other than Meteorologist Jim Geyer KD8CHU. Jim brings with him over 38 years of weather forecasting experience in Michigan, including 13 years with WJR-AM radio in Detroit, 4 years in the Flint/Saginaw TV market, and more than 23 years with WLNS-TV6.

Jim is eminently qualified to speak on any weather topic since he not only graduated from Concordia University with an Associates of Arts degree and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science degree, but is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and a charter member of the National Weather Association. Jim also holds the American Meteorological Society’s Seal of Approval for both television and radio weathercasts. Whew!

Therefore, we are honored to have such a great guest.

We will also have updates on the club’s tri-band beam antenna installation project and updates on next year’s Hamfest.

So come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! And as always, we look forward to having good food, good fun, and good fellowship. See you ALL there!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD

August 9^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, August 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

The August meeting will consist of a short business meeting followed by our annual “CMARC Summer Potluck”! That’s right, it’s time again for our “INDOOR PICNIC” and just like last year, the Club is springing for the hot dogs, hamburgers, and brats with all the fixings. Members are asked to bring anything that makes for a good summer picnic like potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, beverages, etc. And let’s not forget all the yummy desserts, either!

Also at the August meeting we will have a summary of Field Day 2019 and discussion on the pros and cons of this year’s Field Day. Additionally, this will be the last meeting before our CMARC Hamfest on September 7, 2019, so some discussion on Hamfest planning will also occur.

We are SURE to have good food, good fun and good fellowship, so come on out to the August meeting for the social event of the Summer! For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI

July 12^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, July 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

Our meeting for July will include a presentation on Digital Mode Radio, commonly known as DMR. This presentation will be conducted by Dustin Thomas N8RMA.

Dustin will describe DMR for those who may know little or nothing about DMR. He will present DMR characteristics, key terms and constructs, and getting on DMR.

If you have any interest at all in DMR, please come to July’s CMARC meeting. Dustin will answer any questions you may have about DMR.

We need YOU at this meeting. A CMARC meeting is THE place to learn about club activities, enjoy good fellowship, and enjoy the snacks provided during the break. Remember, visitors and guests are not expected to contribute to the snacks; members are asked to participate by either bringing in snacks or contributing cash to help offset the cost of coffee, drinks, and other food service items.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI

June 14^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

Our meeting for June will focus on getting ready for CMARC Field Day June 22-23, 2019, in Rayner Park, Mason, Mi.

CMARC Field Day is an exciting opportunity for club members, friends, family, and the general public to see and participate in amateur radio operation “in the field” We will have several stations set up by Saturday afternoon, including a “GOTO” (Get On The Air) station to allow individuals, licensed or not, to learn about amateur radio operation, under the careful guidance of a licensed mentor.

Field Day runs from 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 22^th to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 23^th. Since we will be in Rayner Park all night, food and shelter, along with radios, antennas, etc., will need to be considered.

We need YOU at this meeting, even if you will not be able to attend Field Day this year. A CMARC meeting is THE place to learn about club activities, enjoy good fellowship, and enjoy the snacks provided during the break. Remember, visitors and guests are not expected to contribute to the snacks; members are asked to participate by either bringing in snacks or contributing cash to help offset the cost of coffee, drinks, and other food service items.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI

May 10^th, 2019 6:30 p.m. @ Tony M’s Banquet Room, 3420 Creyts Road, Lansing, Michigan

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, May 10th at 6:30 p.m. at Tony M’s Banquet Room, 3420 Creyts Road, Lansing, Michigan. This will be our annual “Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Award Banquet”.

This annual dinner banquet honors our ladies and allows family members to come and enjoy dinner. The Ziegenbein Award is also presented to someone who has significantly contributed to CMARC and amateur radio during the past year (2018). This individual is selected by the Ziegenbein Comittee, which is composed of previous Ziegenbein Award winners who evaluate those who have been nominated for the Ziegenbein Award. This selection is kept secret until the actual presentation of the Ziegenbein Award after the dinner meal.

This year there will be door prizes.

Cost for the dinner is $15.00 per person. The dinner will be buffet style, so no need to make a dinner selection in advance, but you are asked to let Kelly Fitzgerald K9FTZ know your plans by May 1^st

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI

April 12^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

At the April meeting, the CMARC Board of Directors and the CMARC Hamfest Planning Committee will be presenting information about a possible venue and date change for the traditional CMARC Outdoor Hamfest held the last Saturday in July.

Information about CMARC’s annual Ladies Night May 10^th will also be presented.

March 8^th, 2019 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

At the March meeting, the membership will be voting on proposed CMARC By-Law changes. Details on the proposed CMARC By-Law changes can be found here

If you cannot make it to the meeting, are a full CMARC member, and still want to vote on the proposed CMARC By-Law changes, you can vote via email by sending an email to cmarcvoting@gmail.com

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December 14^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

This will be our annual Christmas Potluck and election for CMARC’s Board of Directors. The following director candidates were nominated at November’s CMARC meeting:

Carl Canfield K8YHH
Shannon Ranes WA2NVK
Gordy Smith KE8JKS
Dave Vick W8ZZX
Don McLain KB8RAD

John Tyree W8JTT has withdrawn his nomination.

Just click on any of the names above to bring up a short bio provided by the nominated director candidate.

You can vote on up to three adult director candidates and one under 22 director candidate. To be eligible to vote, one must be a full CMARC member. Full CMARC members who cannot attend December’s CMARC meeting can still cast votes via absentee ballot by sending an email to cmarcvoting@gmail.com with the subject “Absentee Vote 12-14-2018”. The deadline to cast votes via email is midnight, December 13th. Voting must be done by one method only, you cannot vote via absentee ballot and also in person.

Membership will also be voting on CMARC’s proposed By-law changes. The proposed By-law changes are highlighted in yellow, and can be found HERE.

Carl Canfield K8YHH

Carl has been a ham since December 22, 1960, and still loves amateur radio. He runs the Sunday night slow scan TV net, and has been doing so for almost 10 years. Carl is active on HF, VHF, and UHF Bands. He loves to operate CW, SSB, many of the digital modes, amongst others. Carl has previously served on the Board, and will do his best for YOU, the club members. He encourages everyone to have fun with amateur radio and learn while doing so.

Shannon Ranes WA2NVK

Shannon was licensed as a Technician nine years ago, in December 2009, and received the call sign KD8MOH. She now has a vanity call sign, WA2NVK, which belonged to her great grandfather. She has been involved with CMARC since 2008. Julie McLain’s Tuesday night Ladies Tea Time Nets began her regular use of the 145.39 repeater. She planned Ladies Night 2009 and 2011 and has been involved with Field Day Food since 2012. She currently helps provide refreshments at our monthly meetings. She says, she and her husband, Chris Ranes (NS8Q, formerly KC8CAJ), a ham since 1995, encourage and support each other in ham radio related activities and events. She enjoys contesting at Field Day and at home with Chris. She is currently studying to take the General class license test.

You can read more about Shannon in the “What’s My Sign” column on page 2 of the October/November 2010 CMARC SCOPE Newsletter: “Whats My Sign” – Shannon Ranes

Outside CMARC, her experience as a team member on various committees and boards began in high school and continues to this day. She works for a student travel company, planning educational and performance trips for groups. She is also active in her church with kids, youth, adults, and music.

Gordy Smith KE8JKS

Gordy has not been a Ham for very long but has an extensive background in HF radio transmitters, broadcast television, electronics repair, and telecommunications. After high school, Gordy began his electronics training in a two-year vocational program. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served for six years on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. During his Navy service, he spent four years working in the “on board” broadcast facility, taking care of the studio cameras, lighting, videotape machines, audio, and video production equipment, RF distribution system, and the TV and radio sets used by the 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the ship. Towards the end of his enlistment, Gordy has applied for a duty transfer to the onboard HF transmitter room where he maintained and repaired the HF transmitters and their associated antennas and matching equipment.

After his honorable discharge, Gordy joined the RCA Service Company, where he worked for four years running road service on TVs and other consumer electronic products. Later he joined the commercial and telephone division, where he was involved with various commercial system installations, including satellites, paging, telephone, voice mail, antenna, RF headends, for the health care and lodging industries.

Since that time, Gordy has worked for various other large interconnect companies and in 2003 started his own electronics and telecommunication company. His electronics hobby and work experiences have given him a vast array of disciplines , and he is always willing to help others learn and grow in the electronics and communication fields.

Currently, Gordy holds a General class license and is studying for his Extra. He teaches a bi-weekly electronics class held at the CMARC meeting location. He strives to help others learn and to promote the hobby of HAM radio.

Dave Vick W8ZZX

Dave Vick is a 35-year veteran of the Entertainment Industry; a freelance Theatrical Technician currently traveling in the US on touring Broadway musical productions. When he’s not touring somewhere in the world, Dave lives in Lansing and works on the backstage crew of the Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University, among other theatres and concert venues around the State of Michigan. Dave often works as a stage rigger; one of the people charged with suspending thousands of pounds of lighting, sound equipment, and scenery over the heads of performers and audiences. Dave was the first rigger to be Certified for both Theatrical Rigging and Arena Rigging in the State of Michigan, and only the 427th Certified Rigger in the US and Canada.

Dave first developed a love of two-way radio work in the CB craze of the early 1970s, but let it slip away as he left school. The love of electronics stayed with him, though, allowing him to work on many of the highest-tech show-biz automation systems in the world. Dave earned his Tech ticket in March of 2018, immediately progressed to General Class in May of 2018, and advanced to Extra Class in July of 2018, at the CMARC Outdoor Hamfest in Holt. He enjoys rag-chewing and contesting on HF, primarily 40m and 80m, and can also be found in the evening Lansing area nets on 2m – 145.39 and 146.70. He runs a Yaesu FT-897 transceiver and MD-100 microphone on an Alinco DM-330MV power supply, driving a 134’ End-Fed Half-Wave long wire HF antenna and a homebrew Open-Stub J-Pole for VHF and UHF, and he plans on raising a 6-band HexBeam on a 48’ tower in the spring… Maybe; he is also saving up for an Icom IC-7300, and he sports a Yaesu FT-60R dual-band VHF/UHF H/T in his car. He also enjoys designing and engineering all sorts of homebrew antennas for HF and VHF frequencies, and recently served the CMARC group as Chair of the Beam Antenna Replacement Committee.

In addition to amateur radio, Dave enjoys riding his old British Royal Enfield motorcycle, doing graphics work on his computers, shooting competitive skeet and sporting clays all over Michigan, designing and reloading high-performance shotgun ammunition for competition, and is a member and Past Master of a few area Masonic Lodges and appendant groups.

Don McLain KB8RAD

Don has enjoyed being a Ham for the last 25 years and an Extra class operator for the last 20. He has been a CMARC and an ARRL member since he was first licensed in 1993. Over the years, he has served on the Board of Directors of CMARC for a combined total of 14 years. He has been involved in many CMARC activities including holding the following positions: Vice President, Club Contact, Youth Liaison, New Ham Contact, Chairman of the CMARC Speaker/Entertainment Committee, and the CMARC Facebook Group Admin. Don was also awarded the 2011 Ziegenbein Award. In addition to these activities, Don serves on the Board of Directors of the Lansing Civil Defense Repeater Association (LCDRA) and is an active ARRL Volunteer Examiner and the Founder and Host of “RAD’s Coffee Break”. He really loves Ham Radio and his CMARC Family and it will truly be a great honor to serve you on the Board, once again.

November 9^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, November 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

The November CMARC Meeting is where we’ll be accepting your Nominations to fill three Board Director positions and the Under 22 Director position in preparation for the December 14th Election. The current Board Members whose terms are up include:

Clyde Tompkins K8CPT (CMARC President)
Chris Ranes NS8Q (CMARC Secretary)
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI (CMARC Director)
Don McLain KB8RAD (CMARC Under 22 Director)

Be sure to come to the November Meeting so you can make your Nominations! Nominated candidates need not be present to be nominated, but should indicate their desire (and acceptance) to be nominated to someone who WILL attend November’s CMARC meeting. It is also permissible to nominate yourself. Nominations are open until Midnight, November 9th.

We will also be reviewing CMARC’s Bylaws. Proposed changes will be shown at this November meeting with a final vote on proposed changes to occur at the December meeting. At a minimum, CMARC needs to change wording in the Bylaws to reflect our new 501(c)3 status. To review our current Bylaws, Click here

Don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Director

August 10^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, August 10th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.

The August meeting will consist of a short business meeting followed by our annual “CMARC Summer Potluck”! That’s right, it’s time again for our “INDOOR PICNIC” and just like last year, the Club is springing for the hot dogs and brats with all the fixings, and members are asked to bring anything that makes for a good Summer picnic like potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, beverages, etc. And let’s not forget all the yummy desserts, either! We are SURE to have good food, good fun and good fellowship, so come on out to the August meeting for the social event of the Summer! For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Director

July 13^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854. The July meeting will be planning and preparing for the CMARC Outdoor Hamfest July 28th.

The Outdoor Hamfest is a primary source of club income, and helps support various club activities. YOUR support is needed – and very much appreciated – to sponsor this yearly event. More volunteers results in less work for each individual involved with this major event.

Please plan to attend this meeting and lend support to those already signed up to help. We can always use more volunteers. For questions, please contact Clyde Tompkins K8CPT

June 8^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854. The June meeting will be our annual Field Day planning meeting in preparation for Field Day, June 23-24.

Also, Stephen Lyon W8RQS will discuss FLDigi, a widely used software program for digital communications. This will be an excellent introduction for those wanting to know more about digital communications, and what steps are needed to get started in the many digital communication modes available.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Director

May 11^th, 2018 6:30 p.m. @ Tony M’s Banquet Room, 3420 Creyts Road, Lansing, Michigan

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. at Tony M’s Banquet Room, 3420 Creyts Road, Lansing, Michigan. This will be our annual “Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Award Banquet”.

This annual dinner banquet honors our ladies and allows family members to come and enjoy dinner. The Ziegenbein Award is also presented to someone who has significantly contributed to CMARC and amateur radio during the past year (2017). This individual is selected by the Ziegenbein Comittee, which is composed of previous Ziegenbein Award winners who evaluate those who have been nominated for the Ziegenbein Award. This selection is kept secret until the actual presentation of the Ziegenbein Award after the dinner meal.

This year there will be door prizes.

Cost for the dinner is $15.00 per person. The dinner will be buffet style, so no need to make a dinner selection in advance, but you are asked to let Kelly Fitzgerald K9FTZ know your plans by May 1^st

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Director

April 13^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, April 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854. Our program speaker for April is Stephen Smith WA8LMF. Stephen will be presenting information about the Automatic Packet Reporting System, commonly known as APRS. He will also discuss advantages and concerns with an internet tie-in to a receiver listening to APRS signals.

What is APRS?

From Wikipedia
“Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio-based system for real time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. Data can include object Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, weather station telemetry, text messages, announcements, queries, and other telemetry. APRS data can be displayed on a map, which can show stations, objects, tracks of moving objects, weather stations, search and rescue data, and direction finding data.”

Stephen will detail a proposal to use equipment he will provide for an APRS to internet tie-in at our Mason club station.

We are honored to have such a great guest. So come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! And as always, we look forward to having good food, good fun, and good fellowship. See you ALL there!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Director

March 9^th, 2018 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854. Our program speaker for March is none other than Meteorologist Jim Geyer KD8CHU. Jim brings with him over 35 years of weather forecasting experience in Michigan, including 13 years with WJR-AM radio in Detroit, 4 years in the Flint/Saginaw TV market, and more than 20 years with WLNS-TV6.

Jim is eminently qualified to speak on any weather topic since he not only graduated from Concordia University with an Associates of Arts degree and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science degree, but is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and a charter member of the National Weather Association. Jim also holds the American Meteorological Society’s Seal of Approval for both television and radio weathercasts. Whew!

Therefore, we are honored to have such a great guest. So come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! And as always, we look forward to having good food, good fun, and good fellowship. See you ALL there!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD

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June 9^th, 2017 7:00 p.m. @ Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan EMS Educational Services, 807 Kerns Road, Mason, Michigan 48854. The June meeting will be our annual Field Day planning meeting in preparation for Field Day, June 24-25.

Ron Harger WD8BCS and Greg Mulder WB8LZG will discuss making Field Day contacts and logging those Field Day contacts with logging software from N3FJP. Ron’s wife MaryBeth will also be on hand to discuss Field Day food requirements.

This meeting is important for a successful CMARC Field Day operation. Planning is essential to prevent, or at least reduce, problems and obsticals during CMARC’s Field Day operation in Rayner Park, Mason, Michigan.

If you have never been to a CMARC Field Day, please consider attending Friday’s meeting, to learn what goes on behind the scenes of a successful Field Day. ALL sre welcome, even if you do not have an Amateur Radio license, or know very much about Amateur Radio. Additionally, you will want to check out our new meeting location, see what facilities we have, and learn about upcoming events.

For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC President

March 10^th, 2017 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, March 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. The March meeting will feature a presentation on Search and Rescue, especially focusing on local training available. More information on this presentation to come at a later date.

For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC President

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December 9^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. The December meeting is CMARC’s annual Christmas Potluck. This is also the meeting where we vote to elect new CMARC board members. The following individuals have been nominated:

Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
Chris Ranes NS8Q
Ted Sadilek WA8MFQ
Clyde Tompkins K8CPT
Kenneth Hazlett N8BVV
Sam Fitzgerald N8FPR (Under 22)

Also, Larry Camp WB8R, Michigan’s ARRL Section Manager, will be joining us to speak about a multi-club operating event in the fall of 2017 at Michigan International Speedway.

For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC President

November 11^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, November 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for November will be Mr. Ted Sadilek WA8MFQ. Ted is a docent (and trained raptor handler) at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo. With the help of his wife Bev (also a docent), they will once again be bringing a delightful assortment of animals from the Zoo into our Club for display and will give us background information on each of them. Also included among the animals is a cuddly bunny rabbit to pet, so please be sure to bring the kids (and your cameras)! There will be an opportunity for a close-up look at the critters and some time for questions and answers. You surely won’t want to miss this one, so bring out the whole family and join us, because we’re really going to have a great time!

Remember, the November 11th CMARC Meeting is also where we’ll be accepting your Nominations to fill four Board Director positions and the Under 22 Director position in preparation for the December 9th Election. The current Board Members whose terms are up include:

Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
Jane Hosford KC8FSK
Chris Ranes NS8Q
Ted Sadilek WA8MFQ
Sam Fitzgerald N8FPR (Under 22)

Be sure to come to the November Meeting so you can make your Nominations! Nominated candidates need not be present to be nominated, but should indicate their desire (and acceptance) to be nominated to someone who WILL attend November’s CMARC meeting. It is going to be a very FULL meeting and we’ll want to see you there!

Don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC President

September 9^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for September will be Mr. Dan Romanchik KB6NU. Dan is the author of “The CW Geek’s Guide to Having Fun with Morse Code”. Dan also maintains an active web blog relating to amateur radio topics, www.kb6nu.com. Dan has also written several “No Nonsense” amateur radio study guides.

This will be a great opportunity for newly licensed hams or perspective licensees who want to know more about learning Morse Code or investigating the “No Nonsense” study guides. We are honored to have such a great guest, so come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Speaking of eats, please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC President

June 10^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our meeting for June will focus on getting ready for CMARC Field Day June 25-26, 2016, in Rayner Park, Mason, Mi.

CMARC Field Day is an exciting opportunity for club members, friends, family, and the general public to see and participate in amateur radio operation “in the field” We will have several stations set up by Saturday afternoon, including a “GOTO” (Get On The Air) station to allow individuals, licensed or not, to learn about amateur radio operation, under the careful guidance of a licensed mentor.

Field Day runs from 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 25^th to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 26^th. Since we will be in Rayner Park all night, food and shelter, along with radios, antennas, etc., will need to be considered.

We need YOU at this meeting, even if you will not be able to attend Field Day this year. A CMARC meeting is THE place to learn about club activities, enjoy good fellowship, and enjoy the snacks provided during the break. Remember, visitors and guests are not expected to contribute to the snacks; members are asked to participate by either bringing in snacks or contributing cash to help offset the cost of coffee, drinks, and other food service items.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC President

May 13^th, 2016 5:30 p.m. @ The Delhi Café, 4625 Willoughby Road, Holt, Mi

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, May 13th at 5:30 p.m. at The Delhi Café, 4625 Willoughby Road, Holt, Mi. This will be our annual “Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Award Banquet”.

This annual dinner banquet honors our ladies and allows family members to come and enjoy dinner and entertainment. The Ziegenbein Award is also presented to someone who has significantly contributed to CMARC and amateur radio during the past year (2015). This individual is selected by the Ziegenbein Comittee, which is composed of previous Ziegenbein Award winners who evaluate those who have been nominated for the Ziegenbein Award. This selection is kept secret until the actual presentation of the Ziegenbein Award after the dinner meal.

Entertainment will be provided by John Kelly AA8LF. John is a skilled musician and will surely provide enjoyable entertainment to those in attendance.

PLEASE select your dinner choice and provide this information to Jane Hosford KC8FSK as early as possible, so she can notify Delhi Café. Clicking on the image above will open up the .pdf document.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

April 8^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for April will be Mr. John Imeson N8JI, President of the Lansing Civil Defense Repeater Association (LCDRA). John will discuss the existing status as well as future plans for our Lansing area repeaters. If you’ve ever wondered just what it takes to keep these repeaters functioning, ask John, as he is the “Go To” person for anything repeater-related in the Lansing area. John can also answer questions about LCDRA: what it is, what it does, and what YOU can do to help.

This will be a great opportunity for newly licensed hams or those who do not use the Lansing area repeaters regularly to ask questions and learn about the repeater system. We are honored to have such a great guest, so come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Speaking of eats, please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Don McLain – KB8RAD

March 11^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, March 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Rd. in Lansing. For our program this month we’ll be watching an Amateur Radio video about a World Class Field Day operation a while back.

The movie was produced by Gary Pearce KN4AQ and is called “The Last BIG Field Day”, which is the story of the 2004 W3AO Field Day operation. What’s so special about that? Well, their operating class was 50A. That’s not a typo – FIFTY stations were on the air at the same time!! That’s 50 transmitters, 10 towers and a myriad of antennas!! So, come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative program! And as always, we look forward to having good food, good fun, and good fellowship. See you ALL there!

73,
Don McLain KB8RAD

February 12^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, February 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Rd. in Lansing. Our program speaker for February is none other than Meteorologist Jim Geyer KD8CHU, who will give us a PowerPoint presentation that is sure to please! Jim brings with him over 35 years of weather forecasting experience in Michigan, including 13 years with WJR-AM radio in Detroit, 4 years in the Flint/Saginaw TV market, and more than 20 years with WLNS-TV6.

Jim is eminently qualified to speak on any weather topic since he not only graduated from Concordia University with an Associates of Arts degree and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science degree, but is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and a charter member of the National Weather Association. Jim also holds the American Meteorological Society’s Seal of Approval for both television and radio weathercasts. Whew!

Therefore, we are honored to have such a great guest. So come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! And as always, we look forward to having good food, good fun, and good fellowship. See you ALL there!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD

January 8^th, 2016 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

Our first CMARC Meeting for the year 2016 will be on Friday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Rd. in Lansing. We will be introducing the new members of CMARC’s Board of Directors as well as soliciting help from the membership for future Club activities. Please consider which CMARC activities YOU want to see this year and which ones YOU are willing and able to help with. Possibilities include classes (licensing, Morse code, project building, antennas, etc.), SATERN Membership, transmitter hunts, programs for meetings, and so forth. Please consider what skills and resources YOU have that you could contribute to the Club. By the way, the January meeting is a great time to renew your membership for the New Year!! See you ALL there!!

For more information about anything Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of our Club Contact Don/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net 73,

Don McLain/KB8RAD

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December 11^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. This will be our annual Christmas Potluck and election for CMARC’s Board of Directors.

The following director candidates were nominated at November’s CMARC meeting:
John Doornhaag KD8NNQ
Jimmy Dunahoo KD8IWQ
Russ Fitzgerald N8FZ
Julie McLain KB8ZXR
Don McLain KB8RAD
Sam Fitzgerald N8FPR (Under 22)
Just click on any of the names above to bring up a short bio provided by the nominated director candidate.

You can vote on up to three adult director candidates and one under 22 director candidate. To be eligible to vote, one must be a full CMARC member. Full CMARC members who cannot attend December’s CMARC meeting can still cast votes via absentee ballot by sending an email to cmarcvoting@gmail.com with the subject “Absentee Vote 12-11-15”. The deadline to cast votes via email is midnight, December 10th. Voting must be done by one method only, you cannot vote via absentee ballot and also in person.

Below is information on December’s Christmas Potluck. Click on the image below and it will open for you in .PDF format. (ADOBE ACROBAT READER IS REQUIRED) If you don’t have Acrobat, Click Here

John Doornhaag KD8NNQ

Hi, I am John Doornhaag KD8NNQ. I am married to Paula Doornhaag and have a son and daughter and two grandchildren. I am a retired Maintenance Supervisor for Speedway, for whom I worked for thirty two years.

I have been a ham since 2010, at which time I studied and got my extra class license. I also joined CMARC in 2010. In 2011 I went on and got my VE certificate. I am now the head VE for the Ingham County VE Group.

I was a director on the CMARC board in 2013 and 2014. I did not run in 2015 due to shoulder and back surgery. Never having any type of surgery before, I was not sure how much this would interfere with my position on the board, so I decided not to run at that time.

I would like to be on the board again, because I feel this board can help CMARC accomplish many great things and I would like to be a part of that.

Thank you for considering me for the CMARC board.

Jimmy Dunahoo KD8IWQ

My Call is KD8IWQ( Kilowatt-Delta-8-I-Won’t-Quit). I have been a General class Ham since 08-25-09, as well as a member in good standing with CMARC for over 2 years. I have helped out with the Outdoor hamfest for a couple of years also.

I am no stranger to leadership, as I was President of the Lake Station Jaycees in Porter County Indiana for a year, Secretary, Treasurer of the Alert Firefighters association, in the lower peninsula of MI for 1 year being elected the next year to Vice President for the next year and President for the next year.

I was a Journeyman Millwright for 34 years before retiring from GM in Lansing in 2005. While there, I had the privilege of being chosen to be on the Emergency Response Team and served with them for ten years and when I retired, I retired with the rank of Lieutenant.

I also served as Associate Chaplain for six years before retiring.

Since retiring I have stayed busy in prison ministry, and drove clients to medical appointments for about a year for the Michigan department of Human Services.

I would consider it an honor to be able to serve on the executive board of CMARC, if you would allow me to be your servant, by voting me in.

Thank you very much for your consideration & 73’s.

Russ Fitzgerald N8FZ

I am Russ Fitzgerald N8FZ. I have been licensed since 1977 and an Extra since 1982. I have been a CMARC member for most of those years.

My interests in the hobby include HF Dxing, contests VHF/UHF and I am very strong love of CW. Also included in my interests are Skywarn and VE testing locally and for many years at the Dayton Hamvention with the Laurel, MD VEC.

I see many opportunities for the club in the coming year. I want to continue my “dress up” of the club station. I would also like to see an expansion of club fellowship activities. For example, ” A new ham barn raising” This comes from an idea I got while at Dayton. The idea is to take a new( or existing) ham and spend a day setting up a station from the equipment to the antenna. Many hams who are new to the hobby quickly become overwhelmed with all there is to do. I think this would be a great way to introduce this person to who we are as a club and give them a chance to meet new friends within the hobby.

I would also like us to be more visible when we are at events or involved in service projects. This could easily be done with bringing back club jackets or polos.

Julie McLain KB8ZXR

Hi, my name is Julie McLain/KB8ZXR. I’m a General Class Ham and on June 7th I celebrated my 20th year of being licensed. I’ve been on the Board of Directors of CMARC on-and-off for many of those years. In addition to being a past Club Secretary, I’m now CMARC’s President, the Coordinator of Ladies Activities, Chair of CMARC’s Annual Hamfest, Chair for the Ladies Night Banquet, I write monthly articles for the SCOPE and I’m the Founder and Net Control of the “Ladies Tea Time Net”. I’ve also been the recipient of the Ziegenbein Award and I’m an active Volunteer Examiner. As you can see, I’ve been intimately involved with most aspects of the Club and Ham Radio and would find it a great honor to once again, serve on the Board of Directors in the coming year. One of the things I love most about Amateur Radio is the ever increasing Ham “Family”. It amazes me to watch the easy way that friendships are made in this great Hobby, despite our diverse education, employment, and heritage – Amateur Radio just brings us together into one big Ham Family!

73, Julie McLain KB8ZXR

Don McLain KB8RAD

Hello, my name is Don McLain, KB8RAD. I’ve been a Ham now for 22 years and an Extra Class for 17. I’ve been a CMARC member since I first got my Amateur license. Over the years, I’ve served on the Board of Directors (on and off) for a total of 13 years. I’ve been involved in many CMARC activities since becoming a member, including: Vice President, Club Contact, Youth Liaison, New Ham Ambassador, and Chairman of the CMARC Speaker/Entertainment Committee. I was even awarded the 2011 Ziegenbein Award. My term on the Board is currently expiring and I’d love to be reelected because I love CMARC so much and it’s such an honor to serve you!

73, Don McLain KB8RAD

Sam Fitzgerald N8FPR

Hi My name is Sam Fitzgerald N8FPR. I am currently your Under 22 director. I was first licensed in 2009 getting my tech when I was 9. I later got my General when I was 11. Now between band and school I am working on my Extra.

As a youth in this club I now see the challenges of bring others into the hobby. We are buried in homework at school and have other activities. I think one way to bring more youth in is to form bonds with other youth groups. The Boy Scouts for example. Many troops in the area would be a perfect fit with Field Day.

Related to that is that I think the role of Under 22 director should be expanded to a liaison for the MSUARC and CMARC. We should form a stronger alliance between the two groups.

The future of youth in the club is going to depend on each and every member to ask themselves if there are any young people who might be interested in the hobby of ham radio.

73’s

November 13^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker will be CMARC member Ted Sadilek WA8MFQ. Ted is a docent (and trained raptor handler) at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo. With the help of his wife Bev (also a docent), they will once again be bringing a delightful assortment of animals from the Zoo into our Club for display and will give us background information on each of them. Also included among the animals is a cuddly bunny rabbit to pet, so please be sure to bring the kids (and your cameras)! There will be an opportunity for a close-up look at the critters and some time for questions and answers. You surely won’t want to miss this one, so bring out the whole family and join us, because we’re really going to have a great time!

Remember, the November 13th CMARC Meeting is also where we’ll be accepting your Nominations to fill three Board Director positions and the Under 22 Director position in preparation for the December 11th Election. The current Board Members whose terms are up include:

Julie McLain KB8ZXR
Don McLain KB8RAD
Jerry Waite KD8GLN
Sam Fitzgerald N8FPR (Under 22)

Be sure to come to the November Meeting so you can make your Nominations! It is going to be a very FULL meeting and we’ll want to see you there!

73,
Julie McLain KB8ZXR
CMARC President

Below is information on December’s Christmas Potluck. Click on the image below and it will open for you in .PDF format. (ADOBE ACROBAT READER IS REQUIRED) If you don’t have Acrobat, Click Here

October 9^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for September will be Mr. Dale Williams/WA8EFK. Dale has been an active ham since 1962 and has held ARRL positions of Emergency Coordinator, Section Emergency Coordinator, and Section Manager. Dale serves on the tech committee of the River Raisin Repeater Association and is a member of the Monroe County Radio Communication Association. He also has the honor of serving as the current Director for the Great Lakes Division of the ARRL. You sure don’t want to miss hearing some of his past experiences, updates on current events, as well as what he sees in the future for the Great Lakes Division.

So come to the meeting to learn about club activities, enjoy fellowship with your ham friends, and enjoy the treats we always have during the break. For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

September 11^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, September 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for September will be Mr. Wayne West/AB8UG. Wayne will present information about the “Independent Repeater Association, W8IRA/R”. The Independent Repeater Association (IRA) maintains several linked repeater systems covering a very wide area mainly along the western side of lower Michigan, from the Indiana border to the Upper Peninsula. You sure don’t want to miss learning about this outstanding linked repeater system we have right here in our very own state.

So come to the meeting to learn about club activities, enjoy fellowship with your ham friends, and enjoy the treats we always have during the break. For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

August 14^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, August 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for August will be Mr. Larry Camp/WB8R, the ARRL Great Lakes Division, Michigan Section Manager. Larry will bring us up to date with activities in Michigan related to amateur radio, such as the recently passed Michigan PRB-1 law.

All of this against the backdrop of the annual “CMARC Summer Potluck”! That’s right, it’s time again for our “INDOOR PICNIC” and just like last year, the Club is springing for the hot dogs and brats with all the fixings, and members are asked to bring anything that makes for a good Summer picnic like potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, beverages, etc. And let’s not forget all the yummy desserts, either! We are SURE to have good food, good fun and good fellowship, so come on out to the August meeting for the social event of the Summer! For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

July 10th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, July 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. There will be no program speaker for July as we will be using the time to do a Field Day wrap-up and for finalizing our Hamfest plans. We still plan on having a GREAT time, so come on out and join us! For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

June 12th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. There will be no program speaker for June as we will be using the time for finalizing our Field Day plans. We still plan on having a great time so come on out and join us! For more information you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

May 8th, 2015 6:00 p.m. @ Delhi Café (4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt)

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

WOW, do you realize that the due date for turning in your Reservations/Orders for CMARC’s Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Banquet is almost here?? It sure is!! Your orders MUST be turned in by Wednesday, April 29 ^th , so I can notify Delhi Café!! And for all of those who haven’t made your plans to attend yet, I KNOW you’ll want to get those in, because if you don’t, you won’t be one of the first to congratulate the winner of this year’s Ziegenbein Award, and you won’t be able to partake in a fun-filled evening with your fellow Hams!!

Now, maybe some of you newer Hams are asking, “What is the Ladies Night Banquet?” Well, CMARC hosts a Banquet every year to honor CMARC’s Ladies. We also use this annual event as an opportunity for presenting the prestigious Ziegenbein Award to a special Ham who has contributed the most to Amateur Radio in general, and CMARC in particular, for the previous calendar year!

So, I hope you will all circle Friday, May 8th (6:00 p.m. SHARP!!) on your calendars, if you haven’t already! Then come on out and enjoy some delicious food at the Delhi Café (4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt), while sharing good conversation as you visit with your CMARC family and friends. Entertainment will be Jonathan Stars. We’ll also have a little gift for the Ladies to take home, along with a special, beautifully decorated cake for all of us to enjoy for dessert!!

Remember, your Reservations/Orders MUST be turned in by Wednesday April 29 ^th! And, for your convenience, I have attached forms for you to print off and complete

Ladies Night & Ziegenbein Award Banquet
order form in MSWord format

Ladies Night & Ziegenbein Award Banquet
order form in .pdf format

You can either call me, email me or you may send your form snail mail. DO NOT SEND ME ANY MONEY!! You will pay Delhi Café on the night of the Banquet and remember, your gratuity will NOT be added automatically to your bill, so please don’t forget to leave a nice tip for your server!! Now I KNOW you WON’T want to miss this fun-filled evening, so I’ll see you all there!!

73,
Julie McLain KB8ZXR
4444 Sycamore St.
Apt. 1
Holt, MI 48842

Phone: (517) 930-7707
Email: KB8ZXR@aol.com

April 10^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, April 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for April will be Mr. John Imeson N8JI, President of the Lansing Civil Defense Repeater Association (LCDRA). John will discuss the existing status as well as future plans for the Lansing area repeaters. If you’ve ever wondered just what it takes to keep the Lansing area repeaters functioning, ask John, as he is the “Go To” person for anything repeater related in the Lansing area. John can also answer questions about LCDRA – what it is, what it does, and what YOU can do to help.

This will be a great opportunity for newly licensed hams or those who do not use the Lansing area repeater system regularly to ask questions and learn about the repeater system. We are honored to have such a great guest, so come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Speaking of eats, please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

March 13^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, March 13th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for March is none other than Meteorologist Jim Geyer (KD8CHU), who will give us a PowerPoint presentation that is sure to please! Jim brings with him over 30 years of weather experience and although his career started in radio (providing weathercasts during the night for WJR-AM in Detroit for 13 years), he has worked for the Flint/Saginaw television market and is currently employed at WLNS-TV6.

Jim is eminently qualified to speak on any weather topic since he not only has received an Associate of Arts degree from Concordia University in Ann Arbor and a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science degree from the University of Michigan, but is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and a charter member of the National Weather Association. Jim also holds the American Meteorological Society’s Seal of Approval for both television and radio weathercasts.

We are honored to have such a great guest, so come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Speaking of eats, please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

February 20^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, February 20th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our own Carl Canfield K8YHH and John Hosford KC8QZB will be discussing antennas: Build ‘em or buy ‘em. They will be discussing the advantages of building your own antennas versus buying ready made antennas. This will be a great presentation for those of you who want answers to questions such as: Can I really build my own antenna, what materials are needed, where can I get materials, how much money can I save, what test equipment is needed, etc.

You surely won’t want to miss this one, because we’re really going to have a great time! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break! Speaking of eats, please consider bringing a dish to offer to our club members and guests. For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

January 9^th, 2015 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. We will be introducing the new members of CMARC’s Board of Directors (pictured above) as well as soliciting input from the membership on desired club activities for 2015 and beyond. Please consider what CMARC activities YOU want. Possibilities include classes (licensing, Morse code, project building, radio repair, antennas, operating, etc.), club station operation, transmitter hunts, programs for meetings, and so forth. Please consider what skills and resources YOU have that you could contribute to the club.

For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Tom Rocheleau WA8WPI
CMARC Vice President

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November 14^th, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for the month of November will be CMARC member Ted Sadilek/WA8MFQ. Ted is a docent at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo and a trained raptor handler (among other things), and will be accompanied by his wife Bev (also a docent). Together they will reprise their presentation of two years ago, bringing a delightful assortment of animals from the Zoo into our Club for display and giving us background information on each of them. Also included among the animals is a cuddly bunny rabbit to pet, so please be sure to bring the kids (and your cameras)! There will be an opportunity for a close-up look at the critters and some time for questions and answers.

You surely won’t want to miss this one, so bring the whole family out and join us, because we’re really going to have a great time! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break, too! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

October 10^th, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, October 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army South Corps, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for October will be Mr. John McDonough/WB8RCR of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). John is the Michigan Section Emergency Coordinator/State RACES Officer, the Great Lakes Division Representative to the Emergency Communications Advisory Committee and the Michigan Section Traffic Manager. We’ve had some great speakers in the past, but you really won’t want to miss THIS one!! As always, we are SURE to have good food, good fun and good fellowship, so come on out to the October meeting for a VERY enlightening program with John/WB8RCR!! For more information about this meeting, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

September 12^th, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, September 12th (at our NEW TIME of 7:00 p.m.) in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for September will be Mr. John Imeson/N8JI, President of the Lansing Civil Defense Repeater Association. John will enlist the aid of Jan Bradfield/KC8BFK (along with some test instruments) in presenting his “Radio Health and Welfare Check Night”. They will be setting up a table inside to check people’s HT’s and outside (weather permitting) to check their mobile installations in order to resolve any issues they may have.

As always, we are SURE to have good food, good fun and good fellowship, so come on out to the September meeting for a very enlightening and helpful program. Also, don’t forget to bring some of the food items on the list in the August SCOPE for CMARC’s “September Food Drive for the Salvation Army Pantry”. For more information about this meeting, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

August 8^th, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, August 8th (at our NEW TIME of 7:00 p.m.) in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for August will be Mr. Larry Camp/WB8R, the ARRL Great Lakes Division, Michigan Section Manager. Larry will be presenting a program on the ARRL’s Centennial (which will include a video), because this year, the American Radio Relay League is celebrating 100 years of “Advancing the Art and Science of Radio.” He will explain how the ARRL, from its meager beginnings in 1914, has become the national association for Amateur Radio in the USA and is the largest organization of Radio Amateurs in the world!

All of this against the backdrop of the annual “CMARC Summer Potluck”! That’s right, it’s time again for our “INDOOR PICNIC” and just like last year, the Club is springing for the hot dogs and brats with all the fixings, and members are asked to bring anything that makes for a good Summer picnic like potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, beverages, etc. And let’s not forget all the yummy desserts, either! We are SURE to have good food, good fun and good fellowship, so come on out to the August meeting for the social event of the Summer! For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club Contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

July 11^th, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, July 11th at our NEW TIME of 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our speaker for July will be Scott Nichol from Nichol & Doering, PLLC. Scott will present the changes Tara Nichol has done to revise the CMARC bylaws to address our concerns to modernize the bylaws, clarify procedures, and lower liability. Scott will answer questions and be available to discuss the proposed revisions. A membership call to vote on the proposed bylaw changes is expected. Full CMARC members who cannot attend July’s meeting can vote absentee by sending an email to cmarcvoting@gmail.com with the subject line of: “July 11 Bylaw Vote”. The deadline for absentee voting is midnight July 10, 2014. To view the proposed CMARC Bylaw changes, click HERE For more information, check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

June 13^th, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 13th at our NEW TIME of 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. There will be no program speaker for June as we will be using the time for finalizing our Field Day plans. We still plan on having a great time so come on out and join us! For more information you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

May 9th, 2014 6:00 p.m. @ Delhi Café (4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt)

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

WOW, do you realize that the due date for turning in your Reservations/Orders for CMARC’s Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Banquet is almost here?? It sure is!! Your orders MUST be turned in by Thursday, May 1^st, so I can notify Delhi Café!! And for all of those who haven’t made your plans to attend yet, I KNOW you’ll want to get those in, because if you don’t, you won’t be one of the first to congratulate the winner of this year’s Ziegenbein Award, and you won’t be able to partake in a fun-filled evening with your fellow Hams!!

Now, maybe some of you newer Hams are asking, “What is the Ladies Night Banquet?” Well, CMARC hosts a Banquet every year to honor CMARC’s Ladies. We also use this annual event as an opportunity for presenting the prestigious Ziegenbein Award to a special Ham who has contributed the most to Amateur Radio in general, and CMARC in particular, for the previous calendar year!

So, I hope you will all circle Friday, May 9th (6:00 p.m. SHARP!!) on your calendars, if you haven’t already! Then come on out and enjoy some delicious food at the Delhi Café (4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt), while sharing good conversation as you visit with your CMARC family and friends. And I dare you to try and keep from singing as we listen to the “Men From Orpheus”, a local men’s glee club. We’ll also have a little gift for the Ladies to take home, along with a special, beautifully decorated cake for all of us to enjoy for dessert!!

Remember, your Reservations/Orders MUST be turned in by Thursday May 1^st! And, for your convenience, I have attached a form for you to print off and complete -> Click Here For The Rsvp / Menu Form For May’s Banquet.
You can either call me, email me or you may send your form snail mail. DO NOT SEND ME ANY MONEY!! You will pay Delhi Café on the night of the Banquet and remember, your gratuity will NOT be added automatically to your bill, so please don’t forget to leave a nice tip for your server!! Now I KNOW you WON’T want to miss this fun-filled evening, so I’ll see you all there!!

73,
Julie McLain KB8ZXR
4444 Sycamore St.
Apt. 1
Holt, MI 48842

Phone: (517) 930-7707
Email: KB8ZXR@aol.com

April 11, 2014 7:00 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

NOTE: This program, originally scheduled for the March meeting, has been re-scheduled for the April 14^th meeting.

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, April 11th at our NEW TIME of 7:00 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. For our April program, someone from the Western Michigan and Northern Indiana Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Team will be speaking to us about S.A.T.E.R.N. (the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network). So come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative April meeting at our NEW TIME of 7:00 p.m.!! As always, we look forward to having good food, good fun and good fellowship. See you ALL there! For the latest information and updates about CMARC, please check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

February 14, 2014 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, February 14th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for February is none other than Meteorologist Jim Geyer (KD8CHU), who will give us a PowerPoint presentation that is sure to please! Jim brings with him over 30 years of weather experience and although his career started in radio (providing weathercasts during the night for WJR-AM in Detroit for 13 years), he has worked for the Flint/Saginaw television market and is currently employed at WLNS-TV6.

Jim is eminently qualified to speak on any weather topic since he not only has received an Associate of Arts degree from Concordia University in Ann Arbor and a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science degree from the University of Michigan, but is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and a charter member of the National Weather Association.  Jim also holds the American Meteorological Society’s Seal of Approval for both television and radio weathercasts.

We are honored to have such a great guest, so come on out and join us for a very interesting and informative meeting! And as always, we look forward to having good food, good fun and good fellowship. So, see you ALL there! For the latest information and updates about CMARC, please check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

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December 13th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, December 13th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. There will be NO program in December, just our Annual Elections and the CMARC Christmas Party Potluck!! Everyone is invited and we look forward to having a wonderful time of good food, good fun, and good fellowship, so come on out for a fantastic time—and bring along your friends and family!! Julie/KB8ZXR has the signup sheet for the Potluck, so please call her to let her know what you will be bringing and/or if you would like to know what is needed—that way we won’t all be bring the same thing. Remember, everyone loves to see all the cold salads and the Crock Pots full of delicious hot foods, as well as the dessert table which is always a BIG hit, too! You can contact Julie at (517) 930-7707 or email her at KB8ZXR@aol.com. Also, for the latest information and updates about CMARC, please check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

November 8th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, November 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for November is Mr. Larry Camp/WB8R, the ARRL Great Lakes Division Michigan Section Manager. Among other things, Larry will give us an overview of the current condition of Amateur Radio in the year 2013 in his “State of the Hobby Address”. We look forward to having a great time, so come on out for a very interesting and informative meeting! For the latest information and updates about CMARC, please check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or consult our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

October 11th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The October meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speakers will be two of our own, Matt Miller/KD8OOS and Randy Williams/KD8MOK. They will give us an overview of Broadband-Hamnet™ (formerly called HSMM-Mesh™), which they used at Field Day this year. Broadband-Hamnet™ is a stand alone wireless network that can be connected to the Internet and is intended for Amateur Radio use and passing Ham Radio traffic. Some ways it can be used are EchoLink, Winlink/RMS Packet, remote control of radios/equipment, video relay, VoIP connections, APRS and more! For more information about Broadband-Hamnet™/HSMM-Mesh™, you can check out their website at www.hsmm-mesh.org. And for more information about the October Club meeting, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

September 13th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The September meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, September 13th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker will be Mike Holcomb/WA8KZY, who will give us an overview of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), which is located at Michigan State University. The NSCL is the leading rare isotope research facility in the United States, as well as the nation’s largest nuclear science facility on a university campus, operating two coupled cyclotrons for basic research in nuclear science. Mike is employed as an RF Technician at the NSCL, and therefore is uniquely qualified to share his perspective of what actually goes on out there! For more information, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

August 9th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The August meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, August 9th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. In lieu of a program in August, we will all be enjoying the “CMARC Summer Potluck”!! The Club is springing for the hot dogs and brats with all the fixings, and volunteers are asked to bring all the things that make for a good Summer picnic like potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, beverages, etc. And don’t forget all the yummy desserts, too! So, come on out to the August meeting for the social event of the Summer! For more information you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

July 12th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, July 12th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Imagine the power grid just went down and will be for the next several days…WILL YOU BE READY? If you can’t honestly say you are completely prepared for the unexpected, then come to our July meeting for the latest installment of the “Carl and Bob Show” and learn the secrets of EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER. We are all sure to have a great time so come on out and join us! For more information you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

June 14th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, June 14th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. There will be no program speaker for June as we will be using the time for finalizing our Field Day plans. We still plan on having a great time so come on out and join us! For more information you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 orKB8RAD@arrl.net See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

May 10th, 2013 6:00 p.m. @ Delhi Café (4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt)

Greetings CMARC Family and Friends,

WOW, do you realize that the due date for turning in your Reservations/Orders for CMARC’s Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Banquet is almost here?? It sure is!! Your orders MUST be turned in by Friday, April 26th, so I can notify Delhi Café!! And for all of those who haven’t made your plans to attend yet, I KNOW you’ll want to get those in, because if you don’, you won’t be one of the first to congratulate the winner of this year’s Ziegenbein Award, and you won’t be able to partake in a fun-filled evening with your fellow Hams!!

Now, maybe some of you newer Hams are asking, “What is the Ladies Night Banquet?” Well, CMARC hosts a Banquet every year to honor CMARC’s Ladies. We also use this annual event as an opportunity for presenting the prestigious Ziegenbein Award to a special Ham who has contributed the most to Amateur Radio in general, and CMARC in particular, for the previous calendar year!

So, I hope you will all circle Friday, May 10th (6p.m. SHARP!!) on your calendars, if you haven’t already! Then come on out and enjoy some delicious food at the Delhi Café (4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt), while sharing good conversation as you visit with your CMARC family and friends. And I dare you to try and keep from singing as we listen to the “Water Wonderland Chorus”, an award-winning chapter of Sweet Adelines International. We’ll also have a little gift for the Ladies to take home, along with a special, beautifully decorated cake for all of us to enjoy for dessert!!

Remember, your Reservations/Orders MUST be turned in by Friday, April 26th! And, for your convenience, I have attached a form for you to print off and complete. You can either call me, email me or you may send your form snail mail. DO NOT SEND ME ANY MONEY!! You will pay Delhi Café on the night of the Banquet and remember, your gratuity will NOT be added automatically to your bill, so please don’t forget to leave a nice tip for your server!! Now I KNOW you WON’T want to miss this fun-filled evening, so I’ll see you all there!!

73,
Julie McLain KB8ZXR
4444 Sycamore St.
Apt. 1
Holt, MI 48842

Phone: (517) 930-7707
Email: KB8ZXR@aol.com

April 12th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, April 12th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. The program speaker for April will be Russ Fitzgerald-N8FZ, who will discuss the “ins and outs” of insurance as it applies to Hams and their equipment. Being a Ham himself, as well as a licensed agent with over 15 years of experience specializing in “personal lines” insurance, Russ is uniquely qualified to explain to us everything we need to know about how to properly insure our equipment and protect our investment in Amateur Radio! He will give us the insider’s perspective on how to keep our premiums down and our coverage up.  Come and learn how the insurance industry has been turned upside down since the last recession and get the latest on the proposed Michigan Insurance reform. Then, throw down your best personal insurance question and see if you can “stump the agent” to win a prize! As always, we are sure to have a great time so come on out with your family and friends! By the way, it’s still the first part of the New Year and STILL time to renew your membership, so if you haven’t already taken care of that, please be sure to bring your dues along with you! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of me, your Club contact at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain-KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

March 8th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, March 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. The program speaker for March will be Ted Sadilek/WA8MFQ, who will give us an overview of “ CQ-100 ” VoIP Virtual Ham Radio, which basically creates a simulated ionosphere for worldwide Amateur Radio communication! He will explain exactly what CQ-100 is, how we can get it, what you need to use it, and what it can do. He will also compare it with other options that are available to the Amateur Radio community such as SDR (Software Defined Radio) and traditional radio equipment, and will explain their differences. As always, we are sure to have a great time so come on out with your family and friends! By the way, it’s still the first part of the New Year and time to renew your membership, so be sure to bring your dues! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com, or just get a hold of me, Don McLain/KB8RAD, your Club contact at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President and Club Contact

February 8th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, February 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. The program for February will be a presentation by Jeffrey Thrush/KD8LMI from Manchester, Michigan. Hey, mid-Michigan Hams, have you ever wanted to work a “LEO”, a low Earth orbit amateur satellite? Well, come to our February meeting and Jeff will show you how as he gives us all an overview of “Amateur Satellite Communications”. There will also be a time for questions and answers. We are sure to have a great time so come on out with your family and friends! By the way, it’s the first part of the New Year and time to renew your membership, so be sure to bring your dues! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can contact me at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Donald McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President and Club Contact

January 11th, 2013 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Miss the meeting? Here are some notes:

Links
Shiawassee D-Star Repeater – W8SHI
Some D-Star Links & Information

(If anyone has more notes / links to add to the site please send to the Webmaster)

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, January 11th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. The program for January will be a presentation by Tom Carpenter/KI8AS of the Shiawassee Amateur Radio Association in Corunna. Tom will give us an overview of “D-Star”—what it is, what it does, how to use it, what equipment is involved, etc. As always, we are sure to have a great time at the meeting so come on out with your family and friends! By the way, the January meeting is also a great time to renew your membership for the New Year!! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com, or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

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December 12th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. In lieu of a program in December, we will be having our annual Christmas Party Potluck, the best-attended meeting of the year! You definitely won’t want to miss it, so be sure to come on out with the whole family—and remember to bring a dish to pass! Please call Julie McLain/KB8ZXR at (517) 930-7707 to let her know what you’re bringing (or to ask her for ideas), so there will be a nice variety of goodies for the Party. We will also be holding our annual election at this time to obtain new Directors for the Board, so bring your nominations, too, and remember—ONLY CURRENT FULL MEMBERS CAN VOTE, so make sure you qualify so you can participate in the election! By the way, the December meeting is also a great time to renew your membership for the next year!! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club-related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com, or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

November 9th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, November 9th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for the month of November will be CMARC member Ted Sadilek/WA8MFQ. Ted, who is a docent at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo, is a trained raptor handler (among other things), and with the help of his wife Bev, will be giving us a presentation on some of the animals he will be bringing into the Club from the zoo—including one of the large birds of prey (the Eurasian Eagle Owl), an Amazon Parrot, a Rose-Haired Tarantula, a Blue-Tongued Skink, a Rose-Tailed Boa Constrictor, AND a Bunny Rabbit to pet…so please be sure to bring the kids (and your cameras)! There will be an opportunity for a close-up look at the creatures Ted brings and some time for questions and answers. You surely won’t want to miss this one, so come on out and join us because we’re really going to have a great time! Oh, and don’t forget about the good eats we have for you during the break, too!! For more information about this meeting or anything else Club related, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com, or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you ALL there!!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President and Club Contact

October 12th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

You are ALL invited to attend the next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” on Friday, October 12th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, which is located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. With the “Cold and Flu Season” just around the corner, our program for October is going to be a very timely presentation by Jim/KC8QWH and Ginny/KD8HPG Hannahs who will share with us some things we can do to avoid getting sick in the months ahead. Their discussion will include information about ways to boost our immune systems and whether or not we and our families should get vaccinations this year. You won’t want to miss this one! As always, we are certain to have a great time, so come on out and join us! And don’t forget about the good eats during the break!! For more information, you can check out our Club website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of me at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you there!!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President and Club Contact

September 14th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

You are invited to attend our next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” which will be THIS coming Friday, September 14th at 7:30 p.m.. As usual, we will be meeting in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for September will be Gregg Mulder/WB8LZG, who will give us a presentation on the new digital mode “JT65”. He will also be giving us a demonstration of the QRP style of this mode as he operates on a QRP rig at 2 watts. As always, we are certain to have a great time (and don’t forget about the “good eats” during the break!!), so come on out and join us! For more information, you can check out our Club website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of me at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net. See you there!!

73,
Don McLain/KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President and Club Contact

August 10th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Our program for the month of August will be “The Bob and Carl Show”!! Bob Berger/K8RDN and Carl Canfield/K8YHH have prepared a presentation to teach us about “Fldigi”. Fldigi is a computer program that is used with your computer sound card to code and decode tones which are sent to the transmitter or receiver of your rig. Fldigi is capable of many digital modes so you only have to learn one program! Using digital modes to communicate, you can send and receive some of the digital mode signals below the noise floor of your receiver—which means being able to receive messages that you can’t even hear! Fldigi also has the ability to use auto-message forms to send and receive emergency traffic messages and have them on your computer screen to save or print. These are a type of message which allows you to send and receive chat modes. If you have a PC and a rig, come to our August meeting on Friday the 10th and learn how you can explore the world of digital communication! We are certain to have a great time!! For more information about the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club, you can check out our website at www.centralmiarc.com or just get a hold of our Club contact Don McLain/KB8RAD at (517) 930-7707 or KB8RAD@arrl.net.

July 13th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Greetings!

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be on Friday, July 13th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for July will be none other than CMARC’s own Gregg Mulder/WB8LZG, who will be discussing the “Bruce Array”. This antenna has been around now since the 1920’s, but has been largely forgotten by many Hams, except for some like Gregg, who have used it with great success at Field Day. This is going to be a very interesting and informative meeting, so come on out and join us!.

Thanks and 73,
Donald L. McLain – KB8RAD
CMARC Vice President

June 8th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The next monthly meeting of the “Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club” will be THIS COMING FRIDAY, June 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army building, located at 701 W. Jolly Road in Lansing. Our program speaker for June is Mike Holcomb/WA8KZY, who will discuss the various setups and installations in Storm Chaser vehicles such as: antennas, radar, computer software for laptops, GPS Navigation, APRS, anemometers, cameras for still shots (as well as streaming video) and much, much more! So, if you’ve ever wondered just what’s inside one of those vehicles, come on out for a very interesting and informative meeting! I know we’re going to have a great time!

May 11th, 2012 6:00 p.m. @ Delhi Café, 4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt

WHO: All CMARC Members and their Families
(Even if You’re Not a CMARC Member Yet, You’re Still Invited to Join (Us!!)
WHAT: CMARC’s Annual Ladies Night/Ziegenbein Award Banquet
WHEN: Friday, May 11, 2012 at 6 p.m. Sharp!!
WHERE: Delhi Café, 4625 Willoughby Rd. in Holt
WHY: To Honor our Ladies and Present the Ziegenbein Award, as we enjoy Good Food, Fellowship and Entertainment With Our CMARC Family!

April 13th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

The program speaker for April’s meeting will be Jeff Kludy/KG8NT, the city of Lansing’s Chief Radio Technician in charge of all Public Safety technology. He is responsible for maintaining all video, audio, and alarm technology within the Police and Fire departments as well maintaining the City’s Civil Defense siren alerting systems. Be sure to join us for a fantastic meeting!

March 9th, 2012 7:30 p.m. @ The Salvation Army-Capital Area

Our program speaker for March is Mr. Larry Camp/WB8R, the ARRL Great Lakes Division, Michigan Section Manager, who will give us an overview of the current state of Amateur Radio. We look forward to having a great time, so come on out for a very interesting and informative meeting!