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September Harmonic Newsletter
available now!  (9/29/2025)

 
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Holiday in the Heart of the City
Friday November 21, 2025
5 pm - 8:30 pm
 Join us for a night of fun at the Saginaw Childrens Zoo
for our annual SantaGram celebration.
Come help fill out SantaGrams for the children
and Jim Wade will be present again this year. 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Threat to the 440 MHz Amateur Radio Band
The FCC is considering a proposal to use the
430-440 MHz ham band for a global
satellite network by the commercial company
AST SpaceMobile.
This system will cause harmful interference to the band
not only in the US but around the world if approved.
Learn more from the links below.
ARRL Comments
AST Comments
PCMag Article
Video 1 from Ham Radio DX
Video 2 from Ham Radio DX
Video 3 from Ham Radio Prep 

Submit your comment to the FCC here:
 https://shorturl.at/5HYtL (Filing number is 25-201)

 
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ARRL RFI Exposure Calculator
The FCC has changed its RF-exposure rules.
Use this handy tool to calculate the 
RF exposure at your station.

Great Lakes Area Winlink Net
(GLAWN) is designed to promote the use of Winlink.
Messages should be sent to GLAWN.
Check out more information here.

EM-Comm Winlink Thursdays
Want to improve your Winlink skills?
Try the exercises offered every Thrusday
from the Em-Comm group.
Click here for more information.

RATPAC Training Videos
 Over the last seveal months the RATPAC group
have been presenting different Ham
related Zoom training sessions on a wide
varity of topics.
Here is the list of Documents and Videos from those trainings
and the schedule of up coming events.

 
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 SVARA Meetings

November Club Meeting
The next meeting will be Friday November 7, 2025
at Harry Browne Airport at 7 pm.

Check the monthly presentation list below.

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Board Meeting Schedule
 Location: Biggby Coffee, 3085 Bay Rd
 Wednesday September 17, 2025 cancelled
Wednesday October 15, 2025
Wednesday November 19, 2025 TBD

 
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Please use the Public Service Form
on the ARES website to report your
monthly public serice hours.

The PSHR hours will still be reported using the current form
found here.

 
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Holiday in the Heart of the City
Friday November 21, 2025
5 pm - 8:30 pm
 Join us for a night of fun at the Saginaw Childrens Zoo
for our annual SantaGram celebration.
Come help fill out SantaGrams for the children.
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ARRL Contest Calendar

None at this time

More contests can be found in the Complete Contest Calendar.

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

SVARA Monday Night Net Preamble

 2025 Net Control Operator Schedule (8/5/25)

NEW NET

Sunday - 7:00 PM
Mid-Michigan Net
Saginaw 147.240 (103.5 PL)
 2025 Net Control Operator Schedule (11/26/24)

 
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2025 Kalamazoo Hamfest and Vintage Electronic Expo
10/4/2025

 Muskegon Color Tour Hamfest
10/11/2025

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Field Day 2025
June 28-29, 2025 
Field Day Logs have been submitted
Check the link above to see how we did.

 

Previous Announcement Links

 

 

 

SVARA is an ARRL Affiliated Club

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Silent Keys

NATIONAL SILENT KEY ARCHIVE

 



50th Anniversary Events

 

Radio Books
at the Library

 

 

Club Roster
Updated 8/18/2025
Use the following link to request any updates.

SVARA members only -- Send us an
e-mail to get your password!

 

 

 

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January 2024 Winter Field Day, KC8YVF
February 2024 n/a
March 2024 POTA - KE8CB
April 2024 Michigan QSO Party - W8DW
May 2024 How to measure your radio harmonics with the TinySA - KC8YVF
June 2024 Field Day 2024, W8DW / KC8YVF
July 2024 No Meeting
August 2024 Ice Cream night
September 2024 How to check your HT antenna SWR with the NanoVNA - KC8YVF
October 2024 N/A
November 2024 Board Nominations, SVARA Repeaters - KC8YVF
December 2024 Elections, Pot luck
  Annual Auction - This event is scheduled for -TBD from noon to 2 pm in the conference room at Harry Browne Airport.
 Donate your un-used radio gear or other household items to the SVARA auction, all money goes to the Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association.

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General Membership meetings - monthly on the 1st Friday, 7:00 p.m. in the conference room at Harry Browne Airport, 4821 Janes Rd, Saginaw. All are welcome.

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

Club Breakfast -  Saturday morning following the General meeting at 9:00 AM, at Levis Food and Spirits, 5800 Brockway Rd, Saginaw. All are welcome.
 


2025 Officers       

      Board (3-year Term)
Pres. Mike Dougherty, KD8MMH Fred Bolger, KE8QCO (2025-2027)
VP. Brian Kleinfeld, K8HY Rick Schattilly, KC8VOA (2024-2026)
Sec. Ron Huss, KC8YVF Mary Paquette, WB8LZA (2023-2025)
Treas. Tom Schmidt, N8EUI  
 

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