The University of Michigan

Amateur Radio Club

Special Presentation: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell

We are very excited to co-present Dr. Jim Rautio this Thursday 2/21/08 at 5 PM in 1500 EECS. Jim will be giving his acclaimed talk on the life of James Clerk Maxwell (abstract and bio here). Please join us!

The New W8UM Tower...On the Air

The new W8UM Tower and HF/VHF/UHF antenna system was erected on Monday July 30, 2007. Have a look at the Tower Construction page to see photos of the tower and antennas going up on top of the EECS building.

We are getting the W8UM shack re-organized and ready for the Fall semester, student member recruiting, and a big effort in the ARRL November Sweepstakes. Learn about setting up radio communications equipment of all types! E-mail Chris if you'd like to pitch in.

 

A view of the tower and the Yagi-Uda antenna arrays (photo Mark WD8DPA)

We need your help

As of June 2007, the club has raised $8,200 of the $10,000 needed to for our portion of the new tower costs. We need to rally to finish up our fundraising and pay our bills. Please help your favorite club through a monetary gift.

 

Please consider donating to the U-M ARC. You will be insuring W8UM's place at the university for many years to come and supporting Amateur Radio at Michigan. In addition, there are numerous tax benefits to supporting the U-M ARC including a Michigan tax credit.

Donate now! (follow this link)

Thank you for your support, we cannot do it without you.

 

More News...

Field Day 2007, a mighty success

 

The ARROW/UM-ARC clubs had another great Field Day out at Domino's Farms. Stay tuned for results. The UM-ARC team with notable ops Dennis KT8X, Steve K8QKY, Richard KD8APA maintained high QSO rates on the HF bands using the U-M Microwave Geophysics vehicle equipped with the club's CL-33 Yagi-Uda on a custom rotating mounting (courtesty Dave WS8P).

The 2006 Chirp and Splatter available

Download last year's UM-ARC newsletter and relive the fun of the club's 2006 events! (The 2007 edition is in press now.)

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