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GRAND RAPIDS ARA

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

  • Richard Michael Ranta K8JX

    Contact, Secretary, Editor

    Richard Michael Ranta K8JX

  • James C. Hessler K8JH

    President

    James C. Hessler K8JH

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  • David J. De Vos KF8QL

    Treasurer

    David J. De Vos KF8QL

  • Gregory J. Stoike KN4CK

    Vice President

    Gregory J. Stoike KN4CK