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August Harmonic Newsletter
available now!  (8/3/18) 

REMINDER!
There is no July club meeting.
Enjoy your month off.
We will resume in August at our new location listed below.

 Past club member SK
Roger L Candiff
passed away on May 16, 2018
 

New Home for SVARA Meetings
NEW Location
Since the Red Cross building has closed, SVARA
will now meet in the Lecture Theater at the
Covenant Anderson building on the corner of
N Bond St and Almira St behind the Harrison building.
Covenant Anderson Covenant Anderson Map
Building view             Map View


 New Repeater Updates (3/7/2018)
March 2018:
Covenant North receive site has been installed.
This site provides better coverage to MBS airport,
Freeland and the north part of the county.
View new updates here
Video of equipment and testing
Board Meeting Schedule
 Location: Biggby Coffee, 3085 Bay Rd
 Thursday June 14, 2018 @ 7 pm
Thursday July, 19, 2018 @ 7 pm


Reminders

SVARA Club meetings
start at 7 PM

 

Public Service Events

National Night Out
August 7, 2018
 Operators are needed for this event to talk to the public about Amateur Radio.
Contact Ron at kc8yvf@arrl.net to participate.
Event begins at 6 pm, setup at 5:00 pm at the
Saginaw Township Soccer Complex on McCarty Rd
between Bay and Mackinaw


Up coming Contests

Check the Contest Calendar

Complete Contest Calendar

 

 Monday Night Net


Net Control Operators
We are in urgent need for two new Net Control Operator for the Monday Night Net.
If you are interested in being a Net Control operator, please contact
Ron, KC8YVF at kc8yvf@arrl.net ASAP.
Training can be provided and equipment if needed.

SVARA Monday Night Net Preamble (2/9/2015)
 Updated to include Echolink stations

Net Control Operator Schedule (1/1/2018)
New schedule for 2018 listed
 

Updated Announcements


Field Day 2018 
June 23-24, 2018
SVARA and the Midland Amateur Radio club participate in Field Day.
Photos to follow

 

Winter Field Day
January 27-28, 2018
 SVARA will again participate in Winter Field Day.
Come test your communicating skill in less then ideal conditions.
Photos added.

 

Previous Announcement Links

 

 

 

SVARA is an ARRL Affiliated Club

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Great Lakes
Michigan

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Silent Keys

NATIONAL SILENT KEY ARCHIVE

 

 

Presenter's Links
January 2017 N/A
February 2017 Auction, donate your un-used radio gear or other household items to the SVARA auction, all money goes to the Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association.
March 2017 N/A
April 2017 N8EUI Ham Station
May 2017 N/A
June 2017 Field Day
July 2017 N/A
August 2017 Ice Cream night
September 2017 N/A
October 2017 N/A
November 2017 Board Nominations
December 2017 Holiday Pot Luck, Elections

Previous Presenters Links



50th Anniversary Events

General Membership meetings - monthly on the 1st Friday, 7:00 p.m. at the American Red Cross, 1232 N. Michigan Ave (map). All are welcome.

Board of Directors meeting - monthly on the second Thursday following the general membership meeting, 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at Biggby Coffee, 3085 Bay Rd.  All SVARA Members are welcome.

Club Breakfast -  Saturday morning following the General meeting at 8:30 AM at Savoy Bar and Grill, 127 S. Franklin St, Saginaw (Downtown).  All are welcome.
 


Radio Books
at the Library

Officers       

      Board
Pres. Mike Linton, N8XPS Maru Paquette, WB8LZA
VP. Brian Kleinfeld, K8HY Doris Miles, KD8MMG
Sec. Mike Elias, K8AVJ Tom Schmidt, N8EUI
Treas. Ann Elias KB8AWE Mike Dougherty, KD8MMH

Club Roster
Updated 2/3/18
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