W8DC – Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association

License Testing

January 11, 2023 by W8DC

We have license testing each second Friday of the month. Our license testing is in the basement at the Life EMS Education Centre in Classroom C (map).

Please see our License Testing page for everything you need to do before coming and taking the test.

January 6th Monthly Meeting at Life EMS

January 5, 2023 by N8HR

Our monthly meeting will be held on Friday January 6, 2022 at the Life EMS Education Centre (1050 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503). Our meeting will be downstairs in classroom C. This is not the same room as we had before, but next to it. We’ll have a few signs up.

We will be having a miniswap and potluck. So bring that gear and a dish to pass. The club will provide the basics and ham.

Come early and talk with your fellow hams before we start the meeting. Socializing will start at 6:30pm and our meeting will start at 7pm.

Hope to see you there!

Officers

November 15, 2022 by N8HR

After our November meeting, we have elected in a few new officers. Most of them have been around for a while and have served as an officer before. We are thankful that they chose to step into the position and are ready to make this next year a good one.

Also thanks to those that are continuing their positions. Everything we did last year couldn’t have happened without them. They put in a lot of work and I’m glad to be with them for another year.

Our officers for the next year, the new ones are in bold.

President: Greg Stoike (N8HR)

Vice President: Steven Haueisen (KD8MEY)

Secretary: David Britten (KD8DB)

Treasurer: Dave De Vos (KF8QL)

Director at Large: Lisa Britten (W8LSA)

Liaison Director: Jim Hessler (K8JH)

Off Air Director: Rich Ranta (K8JX)

On Air Director: Chris Longcore (KE8LQH)

Technical Director: Stephen Provost (AC8QE)

Trustee: Tom Hansen (N8DGD)

November 4th Monthly Meeting at GVSU

November 3, 2022 by N8HR

Our monthly meeting will be held on Friday November 4, 2022 at the GVSU Kennedy Hall of Engineering (301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI), Room 124.

Come early and talk with your fellow hams before we start the meeting. Socializing will start at 6:30pm and our meeting will start at 7pm.

We will have officer elections this meeting. If you are interested in being an officer please let us know. If you have any questions about any of the positions, most of them are outlined in our constitution and bylaws which can be found here. You could also email me or the officers for more information.

Wednesday Radio Room

October 18, 2022 by N8HR

We are bringing back the Wednesday radio room!

After the pandemic and then construction, we’ve been without our radio room for a long time. Thankfully we now have it back. It needs a lot of work as it was emptied for construction, so that will be the main focus for a while.

The room will be open around 4pm and will be open until things slow down for the night. This will be sometime after 7pm. Stop by whenever you can.

You can find it at 1050 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. There is a stairwell on the north side right next to our antenna tower, that is the entrance we use for the building.

October 7th Monthly Meeting at GVSU

September 13, 2022 by N8HR

Our monthly meeting will be held on Friday October 7, 2022 at the GVSU Kennedy Hall of Engineering (301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI), Room 124.

Come early and talk with your fellow hams before we start the meeting. Socializing will start at 6:30pm and our meeting will start at 7pm.

We will have a Show and Tell segment at our meeting, so bring your projects! They don’t have to be completed projects, just bring anything you’re working on and anything you think others would be interested in. If you would like to give a more formal presentation on your project, we will dedicate a very short time limit for those. Afterwards, people can walk from table to table checking out all the other projects.