September 2022 Section Report
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Date: Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 8:43 AM
Subject: September 2022 Section Report
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GREETINGS TO ALL THE AMATEURS OF MICHIGAN
There are two approaches to preparing your antennas for winter. Check
and repair them before the first snow falls, and the temperature drops,
or do it in the middle of a snowstorm or in 0-degree weather like many
of us do. We all have every intention of doing it before the bad weather
hits however many of us get busy and end up repairing in the worst
weather. So, as I reminder in hopes you get motivated to do it, I repeat
this message again this month. By the way I have not done mine yet
either. As I said we all get busy from time to time.
GET INVOLVED
Activate a park for Parks on the Air (POTA), activate a Summit for
Summits on the Air (SOTA). Drive to an inactive Grid and work portable
from it. Just get on the air and have fun!
MICHIGAN ARRL SECTION STAFF TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE REMAINDER OF OCTOBER.
10/22/2022 Negaunee Meet the Section Manager and Great Lakes Director
HOSPITALITY
Thanks to the Top of Michigan Amateur Radio Club and Thunder Bay Amateur
Radio Club for their hospitality in Gaylord.
Thanks to Muskegon club for their hospitality.
Thanks to the Kalamazoo club for their hospitality too.
It is always a great time to travel the state and meet Amateur Radio
Operators.
Club Coordinator Report
Sean Fleming K8KHZ reports about 10 clubs on the coordinated club list
that still need to be contacted however their contact information is no
longer valid. He continues his work on validating the clubs on the list.
He is going to start a Facebook page for the Michigan Section. I will
provide that link next month. There are many reasons to become an
affiliated club, please visit the provided links to learn the benefits.
If you have any questions, please send me an email. In the meantime, I
hope to hear you on the air. The links from last month are worth
repeating below to assist the clubs who want to become affiliated and or
become recognized Special Service Clubs. Clubs are very important to
Amateur Radio. They provide a means of both learning from others and
teaching others.
Special Service Club Application
http://www.arrl.org/ssc-application
How to become an Affiliated Club
http://www.arrl.org/application-for-affiliation
Affiliated Club Benefits
http://www.arrl.org/affiliated-club-benefits
ARRL MICHIGAN CONTACTS
Dale Williams Great Lakes Division Director WA8EFK wa8efk@arrl.org
Scott Yonally Great Lakes Division Vice Director N8SY n8sy@arrl.org
Les Butler Michigan Section Manager W8MSP w8msp@arrl.org
Rod Clay Assistant Section Manager KI8A ki8a@arrl.net
Darrell Black Assistant Section Manager W8DSB w8dsb@arrl.net
Tom Bosscher Assistant Section Manager K8TB k8tb@arrl.net
Larry Camp Assistant Section Manager WB8R wb8r@arrl.net
Max Schneider Section Emergency Coordinator KE8DON ke8don@arrl.net
Ed Hude State Government Liaison WA8QJE wa8qje@arrl.net
Wallace Murray Technical Coordinator KE8HR ke8hr@arrl.net
Mark Shaw Section Traffic Manager K8ED ke8d@arrl.net
Sean Fleming Affiliated Club Coordinator K8KHZ ke8khz@arrl.net
Ralph Katz Public Information Coordinator AA8RK aa8rk@arrl.net
http://www.arrl.org/groups/view/michigan
MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Michigan Section Traffic/ARPSC Nets (all times local)
Please note that time adjustments may be necessary due to propagation
changes. Contact your net manager for alternate frequencies and/or
times.
MACS - MI Amateur Communications System 7.232 1000 EDT Daily
UPN – Upper Peninsula Net 3.921 1700 Daily; Noon Sun
MIARPSC – MI Amateur Radio Public Service Corps 3.932 1700 Sun
QMN – The Michigan Net 3.563 1830 and 2200 Daily
MITN – MI Traffic Net 3.952 1900 EDT Daily
MIDTN – MI Digital Traffic Net 3.583 (Olivia 8/500) 2000 Tu, Th, Sat
MIADS – MI ARES D-Star Net Reflector 24A Mon 2000
D8EN - District 8 Emergency Net 3.909 Wed 2000
GLETN – Great Lakes Emergency and Traffic Net 3.952 2000 EDT Daily
MVTN – MI VHF Traffic Net IRA Link System 2100 Mon, Wed, Fri.
NLEUP - Northern Lower Eastern UP Net 146.64- 18:30 Daily
SEMTN – SE MI Traffic Net 146.76- 2215 Daily
TMMTN – Thumb Mid-Michigan Traffic Net 147.30+ 2130 Mon – Sat
MICHIGAN AMATEUR RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE CORPS (ARPSC) ACTIVITIES FOR
September 2022
Station Activity Reports (SAR) for September 2022
K8ED 274, N5MKY 176, ND8W 82, WB8TQZ 75, KB8PGW 69, KD8ZCM 59, K8RDN 46,
WD8USA 36, W8MSK 25, W8KOM 12, WB8R 10, KC8YVF 6, KB8RCR 6, KE8DON 2,
KE8BYC 1
Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) for September 2022:
KE8BYC 448, ND8W 270, N5MKY 245, KE8DON 190, WD8USA 171, KC8YVF 163,
KB8RCR 152, KD8ZCM 135, WB8TQZ 130, K8RDN 115, KB8PGW 105, K8ED 90, WB8R
85, KE8CEH 44, W8KOM 37
Net traffic for September 2022:
81 Michigan Traffic Net
61 The Michigan Net
52 Michigan Amateur Communications System
43 Michigan Digital Traffic Net
37 Southeastern Michigan Traffic Net
35 Upper Peninsula Net
26 Great Lakes Emergency and Traffic Net
14 Wayne County ARPSC Weekly Net
11 Central Upper Peninsula ARES Net
08 Thumb Mid-Michigan Traffic Net
07 Luce County ARES Net
06 Northern Lower Eastern Upper Peninsula Net
03 Calhoun County ARES/RACES/SKYWARN
03 District 3 ARPSC Net
03 Saginaw County ARES Net
01 Monroe County ARPSC Net
NTS person-hour Value for September 2022: $56,338
(NOTE NTS PERSON VALUE ONLY)
More information is available at https://mi-arpsc.org
A hearty thanks to the hundreds of volunteers across the State of
Michigan who work hard as volunteers to hone their skills month after
month to make sure they are ready for any situation that may arise. Our
ARPSC and NTS programs are an integral part of AuxComm, which in turn is
an integral part of the Michigan State Police Homeland Security
Division. Public service is in the DNA of Amateur Radio, one of many
reasons we enjoy so many radio frequencies to utilize, experiment with,
and enjoy.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Winter is arriving and so is contest season, dx season and rag chew
season. On those cold snowy nights turn on the radio and explore. Make
new friends and chat with old friends. There is always something to do
amateur radio related.
Anytime you have a question call or e-mail me.
517-861-6325
W8MSP@arrl.org
73
Les Butler
W8MSP
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Section Manager: Mr Les S Butler, W8MSP
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