Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club

Field Day is Here!!!

On June 27th and 28th, members of the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club will descend upon Gardner Middle School for our Annual Amateur Radio Field Day. This event is held each year to test the emergency preparedness of Amateur Radio Operators all over the United States. If you've never been to a Field Day event, you owe it to yourself to come out and see what we have to offer.

We are always looking for operators for Field Day, so if you want to take some time at the controls, contact the following: HF Phone-Wayne Conklin 517-420-1309, HF Phone-John Hosford 517-699-2540, VHF Phone-Jim Harvey 517-882-5796, GOTA-Corey Bulock 517-930-2372, HF CW-Gregg Mulder 517-646-6257

Attractions include the Local CERT Team Tent, ARPSC Tent, ATV Demonstrations, SKYWARN Chase Vehicles and, of course, lots of good food. In fact, CMARC is holding its Club Picnic that weekend, too! Below is a map, a schedule of events and some directions and talk-in is on the 145.390 repeater (-) offset, with 100hz PL Tone. We look forward to seeing YOU there!

Field Day Map
From Interstate 96: Exit at S. Cedar Street (exit 104). Follow exit road past Pennsylvania to Northbound S. Cedar (road branches right, passing Meijer). Continue North on S. Cedar to Jolly Road. Turn left (west) and travel about 4 tenths of a mile to the entrance of Gardner Middle School, at the corner of Jolly Road and Kessler Drive. Welcome to CMARC's Field Day Site!

Field Day Schedule of Events

DATE
TIME

EVENT

Friday 6/26/09 5pm-8pm Canopy, Tent Setup
Saturday 6/27/09 8am Field Day Breakfast
  9am-2pm

Station Setup

  12pm Field Day Lunch
  2pm Field Day Operation Begins
  2pm-6pm Mobile Medical CBRNE Support Unit on Display
  3pm-4pm Fox Hunt! Training bonus on direction finding
  3pm-5pm VE Testing Session
  4pm-5pm CMARC Picnic (contact K8LCC for needs)
  5pm-5:30pm Picnic Cleanup
Sunday 6/28/09 8am Field Day Breakfast
  12pm Field Day Lunch
  2pm Field Day Operation Ends
  2:05pm CMARC Seed-Spittin' Contest
  2:30pm-5pm Field Day Teardown

"Memories of Mom" Price Revision...

The brand new, "Memories of Mom" cookbook from the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club is here and available NOW. Featuring 150 mouth watering, taste tempting recipes, anyone would be happy to get one for Christmas. They are only $5, plus $4.95 for USPS Priority shipping. Click the order form, print it out and send it to: J. Ervin Bates, 1470 Harper Road, #38 Mason, MI 48854. He will get them out ASAP.

Cookbook Order Form


Do you want a Printable Calendar, showing all of our Nets, Meetings, Get Togethers, our Member Birthdays and Anniversaries...and Ham Swaps in the area? Get it HERE Now! And you can get it each month, too!!!

Have you ever wondered what goes on at a CMARC meeting? Click here for a behind the scenes look and then make plans to attend the next meeting of the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club-and bring a friend. ALL are welcome and we look forward to seeing YOU there! Oh and one more thing...if you are not already licensed, be sure to ask how YOU can get your Amateur Radio License!

The Youth Dept. at CMARC is collecting returnable bottles and cans. All money raised will go to the Youth, for activities planned for this year, so please bring what you can and give them to Corey. Between he and his assistant, Tyler, they will get them to Meijer. So far, they've collected more than $148 in bottles and cans....so please keep them coming in to support the Youth and THANK YOU!

Packed Out at CMARC

Call us spoiled, but we just LOVE a full house at a CMARC Meeting!

Welcome to the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club Online

Come on in, we're glad you're here! If you're looking for a Club that is fun, interesting and has something for everyone (of all ages), you need look no further than CMARC. We're a friendly Club and we welcome visitors to all of our meetings, as well as our activities, so come on out!

We offer a wide variety of activities, including instruction to prospective new Amateurs, and classes for upgrades to General and Extra. We also offer code proficiency classes for those interested in CW. Our Under 22 group is growing, too, and we welcome you to watch this site for details on upcoming programs.

Over the course of the coming months, you will be able to read our newsletter, find plans for antennas and other electronic goodies and a host of other things you are not likely to find on other Ham-related sites. It's our hope that this website will be informational, educational and visited often.

Enjoy your visit and please consider joining us at a future meeting. Click on the link to your left called "Upcoming Meetings" for dates and details of our future programs. We look forward to your visit!

73, Sharon Waite (KD8HHK) CMARC President