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Monthly ARROW Board and General Meetings on back-to-back nights

The ARROW Board of Directors meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the American Red Cross on Packard between Carpenter and Golfside. All members are invited to attend.

This will be followed on Wednesday, October 8 by the October General Meeting in or near room BE-172 at Washtenaw Community College. We start gathering at 7 PM. The business meeting will begin at 7:30, followed by a talk on what’s new in the ARRL by the Great Lakes Division Director, Dale Williams, WA8EFK. You need not be a member to attend.

Our General Meetings are followed by a casual get-together for dinner at Red Robin on Carpenter Road just north of Ellsworth.

Any questions? Call me at 734 649-2722.

Mary Anne W8VWY
ARROW Secretary

Events on Saturday, July 19, 2014

We have another busy Saturday this week, with the monthly Egg Chew at the Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Road in Ann Arbor at 9 a.m.

That will be followed by a fox hunt being hosted by the U-M Amateur Radio Club. Here’s what Jameson, the UMARC President has to say:

UMARC is excited to host a Foxhunt, Saturday, July 19th, starting at 10:30 AM. The event will begin on the North Campus of the University of Michigan, under the Lurie Bell Tower.

For those new to the activity, a Foxhunt is like a scavenger hunt with radios! A hidden transmitter is placed somewhere (in our case, on North and/or Central campus), and various radio direction finding methods are used to locate the ‘Fox’.

Most participants employ some sort of directional antenna and signal attenuator during the ‘Hunt’. If you don’t have any equipment (be it radio/antenna/attenuator) or if you’re new to Foxhunting, don’t worry – we’ll have two or three full setups ready for you to use and you can work in teams if you’d like.

Some walking will be involved, so prepare accordingly. Parking is free in most lots on North Campus, so we recommend you find a spot there and take the bus anywhere else if necessary. The 19th is the final day of the Ann Arbor Art Fair, so we’ll try to avoid that area. However, bonus points are awarded to any participant who has a positive interaction with the public, i.e. someone asking “what are you doing??”

Prizes and certificates will be awarded to the top participants – so come on out and have some fun on a Saturday morning.

See you there,

Jameson Eisele KD8PIJ
UMARC President

Just to add a note to Jameson’s post, the U-M buses that run throughout the campus are FREE. Fox hunting is a lot of fun, so I encourage everyone to participate. I hope to see many of you at one or both of these events on Saturday.

Mary Anne, W8VWY
ARROW Secretary

ARROW/UofM Field Day

The combined ARROW/UofM Field Day will take place, Saturday & Sunday June 28th and 29th, on the soccer fields on the North side of the Ann Arbor Airport (intersection of State St. & Ellsworth). Setup begins Saturday morning. Operating Event begins at 2pm Saturday and runs through 2pm Sunday afternoon.

Public are welcome!!!! A “Get On The AIR (GOTA)” station will be available for non-Hams to try their hand at operating an Amateur Radio Station. The Information Tent will have handouts, general information, demonstrations, and educational activities to assist the public in learning what Amateur Radio is all about.

Monthly Egg Chew – Saturday, June 21

Who: All people interested in ham radio, friends, family members
What: Monthly breakfast gathering
When: Saturday, June 21, 2014; 9-11 AM
Where: Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor
Why: Good food and good conversation

There is still time to get a seat on the bus to the Dayton Hamvention! We have door prizes galore!

The ARROW charter bus trip to the Dayton Hamvention takes place on Saturday, May 17, 2014. It leaves at 4:30 AM from the Park and Ride lot in front of Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. The bus arrives in Dayton when the doors open, and leaves when the doors close at 5:30 PM. The trip costs $65 and includes a light breakfast on the way down. We have LOTS of door prizes for bus riders!

If you haven’t yet purchased your ticket, find the link to the right to do so. Or you can just show up at 4:00 AM on May 17 and pay your money then. Enter the Park and Ride lot from South Main Street just south of West Stadium.

For those who are not making the trip to Dayton, the Monthly Egg Chew will take place on Saturday, May 17 at 9:00 AM at the Classic Cup Cafe on Jackson Road between Wagner and Zeeb. We do NOT have the back room reserved due to the small group who attend during Dayton weekend.

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