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The November 2016 ARROW general meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 09 at 7:30 PM in or near room BE-172 at Washtenaw Community College. We start gathering for eyeball QSOs at 7:00 PM. The business meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

Our ARRL MI Section Manager, Larry Camp, WB8R will be visiting us to talk about the new and upcoming hamfest at the Michigan International Speedway in Fall 2017. Larry is visiting Clubs around the area to assemble a consortium of clubs to help make the event a success. More info is available here: http://www.mi-arrl.org/index.php/2016/10/17/michigan-section-news

Following Larry’s presentation we have our Technical Coordinator, Jay Nugent, WB8TKL talking to us about emergency preparedness and freeze dried food supplies for long term storage. Jay will be bringing along samples for everyone to taste.

All are welcome to attend. After the meeting, many of us meet for a late dinner at Red Robin on Carpenter Road.

I hope to see you there.

73,
Dinesh Cyanam, AB3DC
ARROW President

The October 2016 ARROW general meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:30 PM in or near room BE-172 at Washtenaw Community College. We start gathering for eyeball QSOs at 7:00 PM. The business meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

This month’s presentation topic is Experiments with 9:1 ununs and random wire antennas by Dan Romanchik, KB6NU and Rick Barnich, KA8BMA.

All are welcome to attend, whether you are a member or not. After the meeting, many of us meet for a late dinner at Red Robin on Carpenter Road.

I hope to see you there.

73,
Dinesh Cyanam, AB3DC
ARROW President

The ARROW Monthly Egg Chew (breakfast) will take place on Saturday, September 17 from 9-11 AM at the Classic Cup Cafe, 4389 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor.
Please join us for some good food and good conversations. Everyone is welcome, including friends and family members.

The September ARROW general meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30 PM in or near room BE-172 at Washtenaw Community College. We start gathering for eyeball QSOs at 7:00 PM. The business meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

This month’s presentation topic is Obtaining Homeowners/Condo Board Approval for an Outside Antenna: A Success Story by Gary Ilker, W9CLQ. Gary will go through the process he used with his Condo Board for their approval: his approach, strategy, process, presentation, installation, and follow up of a resident’s complaint.

Jay, WB8TKL will bring in some boxes filled with ARROW stuff that will be up for grabs.

Dan, KB6NU would like to meet with anyone who is interested in the Boy Scouts Radio Merit Badge program before the General meeting at 6:30 PM to go over the material and fill in the counselor applications.

All are welcome to attend, whether you are a member or not. After the meeting, many of us meet for a late dinner at Red Robin on Carpenter Road.

I hope to see you there.

73,
Dinesh Cyanam, AB3DC
ARROW President

Ed, W8EMV and Dan, KB6NU are going to be holding an antenna-building session next week at the not so “Secret Lab” at the Ann Arbor District Library in downtown Ann Arbor. Here are some of the particulars:

What: Antenna build night!
Where: Ann Arbor District Library downtown “Secret Lab”, basement
When: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:00 PM.
Who are you: Amateur radio operator, shortwave listener, or curious about how radio works
Who are we: Workshop led by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, author, “No-Nonsense” amateur radio license study guides,” and Ed Vielmetti, W8EMV, noted man about town and avid amateur radio enthusiast.
What we will do: Build and test a 2m J-pole antenna made from 450 ohm ladder line (http://www.caarert.org/jpoles.htm).
Why: Because you can never have too many antennas.
Why: A good antenna gives you better reception and transmission.
Why: Get introduced to the Secret Lab at the Ann Arbor District Library.
Why: Help us plan future build nights!
What to bring: Your handheld radio if you have one
What we’ll bring: Antenna wire, connectors for your radio, crimping tools – everything you need!
How much: Approximately $12 – $15 for the materials.

We’re buying enough parts to build 20 antennas, so the first 20 that contact Dan will get first dibs. This is the first of what we hope will be several build nights, though, and we can certainly make more antennas in the future. We also expect to tackle other, perhaps more complex projects.

If you have any questions, please contact either Dan, cwgeek@kb6nu.com or Ed, edward.vielmetti@gmail.com