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Our sister county, Washtenaw, scored 5th state wide in the Auxcomm competition this last Saturday. See the Auxcomm web site for complete details. Sadly, Jackson County did not participate in the competition.

The ARRL National Simulated Emergency Test (S.E.T.) took place on October 3rd, but here in Michigan we have this thing called “hunting season”.  Welp, a bunch of Hams disappear that weekend to go shoot  bambi or some such furry forest animal, so the Michigan Section leadership have moved the Michigan portion of that drill to Saturday…

Mike, WB8ICN, reports that they had 3 check ins to tonight’s CW training net. Leo, NK8L, was one of the participants.

Use this map to find amateur radio license holders in the USA. Click here for more info. Select the type of input (callsign, gridsquare, zip code or street address) on the left. Enter an appropriate search value on the right. Hit the button. Scroll down see the map. The selection determines the center of the map. When the…

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the three candidates for Great Lakes Division Vice Director will speak to ARROW (Ann Arbor, MI) via Zoom. They will discuss why they are running for the board and their vision for the ARRL We’d love to have you and your club members join us. The three candidates are: Jim Hessler, K8JH,…

Earlier this year (2020) the FCC unveiled its new logo, illustrated in the lower photo. The previous logo is shown above it. The new seal was the winner in an agency-wide contest among commission employees and contractors. The FCC said the logo reflects a number of preferred concepts. The four stars on the outer seal…

Dan, KB6NU, has finally set the date for the online General Class training. The class will start on Monday, October 5, 2020 and consist of eight, two-hour sessions starting at 9 pm EDT (6pm PDT) and running until 11 pm EDT (8pm PDT). The eight sessions will take place on the following dates: Monday, October 5 Thursday, October…

It has been a long standing practice for some of the CARS members to meet Friday evenings for dinner at the Alfa Coney restaurant at the Jackson Crossing Mall. This Friday, the 18th, was no exception. But this meeting was unique in that it will serve as…the Last Supper for CARS members with Steve, KD8HIW….

The September meeting featured a presentation by Jack Robinson from the Midland Amateur Radio Club (MARC).  Jack is Midland County’s ARES/RACES leader (EC/RO) and spent 6 weeks at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the historic flood in Midland after two dams failed.  Jack’s talk covered the events to evacuate 11,000 residents out of harm’s…

Frank Piper is up for election to the ARRL office shown in the subject. He has a web site at www.ki8gw.net where detailed information is available. 25 Years of experience with various ARRL positions from Assistant Emergency Coordinator, to Past Section Manager of the Ohio Section, to Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division, Frank…