Dennis was a Life Member of MARC. He contributed his knowledge, wisdom and countless hours for the benefit of MARC and the Amateur Radio community. Just a couple of notes along that line. In 2004, 20 years ago, Dennis started an amateur radio club at Central Middle School ostensibly, to get his grandkids interested in amateur […]
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February Club Meeting
A reminder that the next club meeting will be held Thursday, February 6, at the Salvation Army Building, 330 Waldo Avenue. The presentation for this month will be “Meshtastic, an interesting and relatively inexpensive communication mode/protocol/equipment of which most of us are not aware” by Ron Huss, KC8YVF. The meeting is open to everyone interested […]
Club Christmas Party January 9
A reminder that the January club meeting will not be held this month. Instead, come join the Christmas party at The Red Oak Restaurant & Lounge in Sanford. You do not need to be a member to join the fun. Bring a white elephant gift to pass, and label it in case it is specifically […]
December Club Meeting
A reminder that the next club meeting will be held Thursday, December 5, at the Salvation Army Building, 330 Waldo Avenue. The presentation for this month will be “Test of Alpha 100W Alpha Loop Antenna” by John Hull, KD8RUC. The meeting is open to everyone interested in amateur radio.
October Club Meeting
The next meeting of the Midland Amateur Radio Club will be held Thursday, October 3. This meeting is open to all members and non-members alike. The presentation this month will be “Solar Power for Ham Radio. Run 100W HF SSB off the Sun—Boondocking or at your QTH”, given by Richard Adams, K8SQB (son of SK […]
SOS—Dirty Dog Run
The Dirty Dog Run is on Saturday, August 17. Volunteers are needed to staff positions on the City Forest course for the 5K and 10K runs. Check-in will be at the North City Forest parking lot on Monroe just West of Eastman prior to 8:00am and operators should be on station by 8:30. The first […]
August Club Meeting
The next meeting of the Midland Amateur Radio Club will be held Thursday, August 1. This meeting is open to all members and non-members alike. This month’s presentation will be “Consumer Devices with Radio Components—RADAR !”, by Jack Robinson, K8GTG. A teaser for the presentation: With your radio training, education, and experience, it is fun […]
David “Fox” Warner, KE8PSU, Silent Key
David, KE8PSU, of Beaverton became a silent Key on June 5th. We learned of his passing from his wife, Vicki. David was a very nice guy. He was in the process of building up his shack and antenna farm. He was an ARRL VE but had not yet participated in a session. He passed away way too young. […]
Executive Committee Meeting
In accordance with the MARC By-Laws (Article IX, Sub paragraph 2) a meeting of the Executive Committee is being scheduled to take care of some required club business and discuss any outstanding issues facing the club. The meeting will be held on July 31 at 7:30pm at the Salvation Army Building. This meeting is open to the […]
Roger Halstead, K8RI, Silent Key
The family of Roger Halstead is saddened to announce his passing on July 3, 2024 at the age of 84. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myrle and Beulah Halstead of Breckenridge Michigan. He was the husband of Joyce Halstead, the father of Deb and Brian Halstead, grandfather to Michael Halstead and Briana […]