SVARA - Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association

KD8KDP

ARES Website: ares.saginawradio.com

Announcements

June Harmonic Newsletter
available now! (5/31/17)

New Saginaw Repeater Update (7/22/17)
New antennas take shape at Rosien Towers
for the new repeater project.
Video of equipment and testing

Board Meeting Schedule
Location: Biggby Coffee, 3085 Bay Rd
Thursday July 20, 2017 @ 7 pm
Thursday August 17, 2017 @ 7 pm

The Yaesu System Fusion Repeater
on the air.
Receive frequency 146.500 MHz
Transmit frequency 147.500 MHz
+1000 split
PL 103.5

Reminders

SVARA Club meetings
start at 7 PM

Public Service Events

National Night Out
August 1, 2017
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

None at this time.

Complete Contest Calendar

Monday Night Net

Net Control Operators
We are still looking for one 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.

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

Net Control Operator Schedule (5/26/2017)
New schedule for 2017 listed

Updated Announcements

Field Day 2017
June 24-25, 2017
Come SVARA for a weekend of fun at our annual
Field Day event at Elmer Lang Park in Kochville Township
Photos to follow

Winter Field Day
January 28-29, 2017
Photos Added

Previous Announcement Links

SVARA is an ARRL Affiliated Club

SVARA on Facebook

Silent Keys

NATIONAL SILENT KEY ARCHIVE

Presenter's Links

January 2017	Echolink, W8DW
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	State EOC presentation, KD8MMH, KC8YVF
April 2017	Michigan QSO Party, W8DW
May 2017	K8AVJ Shack
June 2017	Field Day
July 2017	No Meeting
August 2017	N/A
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 Levi's Food and Spirts, 5800 Brockway Rd, Saginaw (in front of Walmart). All are welcome.

Radio Books
at the Library

Officers		Board
Pres.	Mike Dougherty, KD8MMH	Ann Elias, KB8AWE
VP.	Brian Kleinfeld, K8HY	Doris Miles, KD8MMG
Sec.	Mike Elias, K8AVJ	Tom Schmidt, N8EUI
Treas.	Mike Linton N8XPS	Judy Weirauch, KC8BYI

Club Roster
Updated 5/6/17
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