GRAND RAPIDS ARA
Contact Information
- Club Name:
- GRAND RAPIDS ARA
- Call Sign:
- W8DC
- Contact:
- Richard Michael Ranta K8JX
- Daytime Phone:
- (616) 361-5975
- Evening Phone:
- (616) 454-0630
- Email:
- president@w8dc.org
Basic Information
- Call Sign:
- W8DC
- Annual Report:
- Jan 17th 2021
- Meeting Time:
- 1st Friday Monthly at 7:00 PM
- Meeting Place:
- W MI Red Cross Building, 1050 Fuller, Grand Rapids, MI (1 block South of Leonard St)
- Section:
- MI
- Affiliation Date:
- Oct 02nd 1947
- Specialties:
- Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
- Services Offered:
- Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Packet Radio BBS, Repeater
- Description:
-
We offer open radio room on Wednesdays and Sundays 6pm 1pm respectively. 1050 Fuller NE Grand Rapids. VE testing on the second Friday of the month.
Red Cross support, Smoke alarm install, Adopt-A-Highway roadside cleanup.
Hamfest in September. Meetings on the first Friday of the month along with amateur radio demonstrations of radio ham intrest.
- Links:
- http://www.w8dc.org
Club Statistics
- Club Members:
- 65
- Voting Members:
- 65
- Voting Licensed Amateur Members:
- 63
- Voting ARRL Members:
- 53
GRAND RAPIDS ARA Officers
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Contact, Secretary, Editor
Richard Michael Ranta K8JX -
President
James C. Hessler K8JH View Profile -

Treasurer
David J. De Vos KF8QL -

Vice President
Gregory J. Stoike KN4CK
