The Central Michigan Emergency Network (CMEN) repeater on 147.220 MHz with a positive offset and a tone of 131.8 Hz is on the air. This is the repeater for which MARC donated to help get it on the air. The antenna for the repeater was recently placed at the 400 ft! level at the top […]
Author: Max Schneider
MARC Swap & Shop June 20
Mark your calendar for the morning of June 20 for the annual Midland Amateur Radio Club Swap & Shop and Trunk Sale to be held at the Salvation Army in Midland. Prices remain the same: admission is $5, tables are available for $10, and trunk sales locations for $5. More information can be found in […]
June Club Meeting
The next meeting of the MARC will be June 4 at 7:30pm, at the Salvation Army, 330 S. Waldo Road in Midland.
Field Day is Back for MARC
Here is a quick Summer Field Day (SFD) update on behalf of your Summer Field Day Committee. A quick reminder: this is our first attempt at running our own SFD in quite some time, so our goal this year is to KISS (Keep It Simple Silly). SFD is June 27–28. For this outing, we will only […]
May Club Meeting
You are invited to attend the May MARC meeting on May 7, 2026 at 7:30pm at the Salvation Army Building, 330 S Waldo Ave. This month we will hear from Al Montoye, W8RBF, regarding winter time mountain activations and from Lee Hodges, KC8ITI, regarding Antenna Cross Polarization.
Frankenmuth MS Walk 2026
The Saginaw club is looking for at least 3 more operators to help at this event. The event is Saturday May 9 and operators will need to be at the Harvey Kern pavilion in Frankenmuth for assignments at 9:00am, and the walk begins at 10:00. It is usually over by 11:30. Have anyone willing to help […]
Balloon Launch Planned for May 2
The Midland High School and Northeast Middle School Electronics and Wireless Communications Clubs will be launching a high altitude balloon carrying an experimental electronic payload and Amateur Radio tracking equipment. The payloads should reach near 100,000 feet before the balloon bursts and the payload parachutes back to earth. The team will be tracking and chasing […]
April Club Meeting
The next meeting of the Midland Amateur Radio Club is Thursday, April 2. This meeting is open to all members, non-members, and the public. This month’s presentation will be given by Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, Ohio Section Youth Coordinator. He will be giving us a presentation on Field Day. Note: if you are attending remotely, the online […]
March Club Meeting—SKYWARN Spotter Training
The March meeting will be held at 6pm March 5 at the Law Enforcement Center. Anyone age 10 and over are invited to learn about weather climatology, forecast safety, and identifying structure and movement of thunderstorms. More information about SKYWARN is available at the National Weather Service web site.
Thank You for Community Support
The Midland Amateur Radio Club (MARC) is thankful to the Midland Kiwanis Club, the Kiwassee Kiwanis Foundation, and the Midland Noon Rotary Club for their recent financial support of the middle school and high school electronics clubs. The clubs are part of MARC’s educational outreach program for youth in the greater Midland community which began in […]