For the 2nd year, the Midland Amateur Radio Club (MARC) had a presence at the Hope Township Woodside Park Summer Festival on July 19. While attendance for the hams was slightly down from last year, we had two operating positions active. This is a great opportunity to not only support our local park system and Hope Township. It […]
Club News
POTA Activation in Woodside Park, July 19
MARC has been asked to help Hope Township celebrate their Summer Festival July 19 in Woodside Park with a POTA Activation. This will be similar to last year’s event with setup on the East side of the park. Art will get there around 10:00am and will have a canopy and likely bring his delta loop, and possibly […]
Field Day 2026 is in the Books
The Midland Amateur Radio Club (aka Hams) proved that it can still host a Field Day activation. Preparation for this outing began last fall, when a group of Midland Hams decided it was time to see if we could still put on our own event. For the past 10 years or so, we’ve been part of the […]
No MARC Meeting in July
Due to the upcoming holiday, the membership voted to cancel the July meeting. The newsletter will be available after the holiday weekend.
MARC Field Day Update for June 22
Don’t be caught taking out the trash when opportunity knocks at the front door…. Saturday, June 27 is Field Day. We will start assembling at Swanton hall, 6460 N. Water Road, Edenville/Sanford MI 48657, around 10:00 though there will likely be some intrepid early birds there slightly earlier. We will have a talk in for […]
Field Day Update for June 17
Field day is only a little over a week away. Thanks to those who have reached out and confirmed your attendance. We’re planning on some great food, so bring an appetite. We still need a few more folks to step up to assist. Specifically, we need: Please email Art to let him know you can […]
Field Day Update
Field Day Update: First, thanks to the folks who showed up to assist Saturday: We conducted a “wet” dress rehearsal and while we made a ton of progress, we left with some work ahead for us but are in a good position. First, we have confirmed and built our logging system, based on the N3FJP […]
New Repeater on the Air
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 […]
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.