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News last updated: Tue, September 16, 2008 at 10:55 AM ET
Michigan now has its own Section Web pages at http://www.arrl-mi.org/ Check these pages regularly for the latest happenings and news.
Greetings Michigan Amateurs:
Hurricane affects our state. Recent hurricanes in the gulf region are certainly stressing the resources of our fellow hams in that region of the country. Several Michigan hams have been deployed to the area through their affiliation with NGOs such as the Salvation Army, Red Cross and Southern Baptist Relief. Other interested hams are requested to register their availability with SEC WB8RCR in the event a deployment request is received from ARRL HQ for Michigan hams. To date, no out-of-section assistance has been needed and only local resources are currently being used in the Gulf Region. In the meantime, our own ARES/RACES organizations have been busy with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike as the storm remnants brought damaging winds, flooding and tornados to the Wolverine State.
Michigan holds ARRL State Convention. This year, the Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club and the Southwest Michigan Amateur Radio Team have joined forces to host this event. The full details are posted at info.kalamazoohamfest.com. In addition to a traditionally excellent swap, the following convention activities are planned: Contesting Forum hosted by Dave Pruett K8CC from the Mad River Radio Club; World Touring Telegraphic Display courtesy Dave Ingram K4TWL; Getting Started with CW hosted by Dan Romanchik KB6NU; Jnos/Packet Radio Forum, hosted by Jay Nugent WB8TKL; QMN/MITN Forum and the ARES/RACES Forum each hosted by John McDonough WB8RCR; and ARRL Forum hosted by Great Lakes Director Jim Weaver K8JE. There will also be VE Testing, and DXCC QSL Checking. When the swap and conference activities close at noon, we will adjourn for a social hour followed by the banquet and our special guest speaker Dan Henderson N1ND from ARRL Headquarters. Dan will speak on "Amateur Radio Main Street in the 21st Century". Following the banquet, we will advance the clocks to midnight and hold an ARRL sanctioned ceremony of the Royal Order of the Wouff Hong. Simply put, "You gotta be there!"
S.E.T. News. Be sure to check http://www.mi-arpsc.org/ for the latest updates on the Simulated Emergency Test (SET) for Michigan. Note that because of the Michigan Hunting Season, our major SET activities will be held on September 27 this year. Additionally, SET support will be provided for Michigan groups who will hold their activities on the traditional SET weekend of October 4. During this event, each ARES/RACES group will be receiving a message originated at the State Emergency Operating Center(SEOC) specifically directed to them. The details of this concept are covered on the referenced web page. ECs should check out the Strike Team org structure and be prepared. These messages will be incoming and independent of the local scenario. Advanced planning and coordination with local served agencies are points emphasized for each SET. Having plans in place and testing their effectiveness during each SET allows refinements to be made to the plans so we remain fully effective communicators in an emergency.
Youth News. Simon KC8ZYD is planning a newsletter oriented towards our younger ham operators in the state. This will be going to press in the next few days and distributed by e-mail to ARRL Members signed up on their Members Only web page to receive e-mail distributions. This is a new effort for us, and one that will certainly be a work-in-process. I do encourage the young and young-at-heart to get involved with contributions for the newsletter and fully support this venture. This is another opportunity to keep our younger hams totally involved and excited about amateur radio.
Station Activity Reports (SARs) for August, 2008: WB9JSR 693, AC8AR 350, K8LJG 227, K8KV 186, KC8MLD 142, KD8AAD 93, K8AMR 86, K8RDN 80, K8AE 80, AB8SY 79, KD8FNN 64, W8RNQ 55, AB8WF 42, KD8HPF 39, WD8USA 31, WB8RCR 28, K8DD 20, AC8AL 16, KC8NTE 15, VE3DWI 9, WA8OOH 5, KC8BMV 4.
Public Service Honor Roll Reports (PSHR)s for August, 2008: KC8NTE 316, WB8RCR 313, WD8USA 301, AC8AR 160, K8MFK 156, AC8AL 145, K8AMR 145, K8RDN 140, WB9JSR 130, KD8FNN 104, K8DD 100, K8AE 96, K8KV 80, AB8SY 75, K8VFZ 59, KD8HPF 47.
August OES reports arrived from K8COP, KC8NTE and N8HA.
Michigan nets reporting for August (in order of traffic count): WSSBN, GLETN, QMN, TMMTN, MiTN, MVTN, SEMTN, MACS, NLEUP, Motor City, MiARPSC, Hiawatha, NMARES.
Michigan ARES/RACES programs reported 6084 operator-hours for August, an in-kind contribution of $110,181 to the citizens of our state.
To include your net's monthly activities, contact wb8rcr@arrl.net. All nets are encouraged to report and this especially includes your local ARES and RACES nets. Here is a way to way everyone know your net is active. Complete monthly net report details are at http://www.mi-nts.org/netreport.php.
PSHRs and SARs should be filed monthly with WB8RCR. You can access a simple reporting form at: http://www.mi-nts.org/PSHR_entry.shtml to provide your reports to WB8RCR. In all cases, reporting by radiogram is encouraged -- let's keep the NTS busy. Packet messages can be routed to wb8rcr@wb8rcr.ampr.org and wa8efk@wa8efk.ampr.org .
73 until next month.
Dale WA8EFK
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