Main dish is provided along with drinks. The meat is hot dogs, hamburger and chicken so if you need veggie burgers you better tell Bill N8QVS.  Members bring their own paper goods and utensils and a dish to pass that will serve 6-8 people. Let’s get creative and healthy this year. Besides potato and macaroni salad we’ll also need cut up fruit and drip, cut up veggies (and dip), finger desserts, salad and dressings, cheese and crackers, jello and coolwhip, ice cream in dry ice or something to keep it frozen . . . You got the picture.  Please don’t forget the large plastic serving spoons to serve those dishes. You may take them home when we are done.

Right now we do not have anyone organizing the ”Dish to Pass” portion. If you want to volunteer, please contact Murray at 248-743-1704 or email him @ ke8um at arrl dot net. If no one volunteers, then it will be “the Annual Surprise Dish Picnic - Special Diets bring your own food” That has worked in the past so it will work now too.Most important thing is Show up and have a good time.

What:        Comprehensive Technician Class
Day:          Mondays      
time:         7 pm to 9 pm
Dates:       September 13 through November 30
Exam:       November 30 (same location as class)
Cost:          FREE - except purchase of ARRL License Manual 2nd Edition  

What:        Comprehensive General Class
Day:          Tuesdays      
time:         7 pm to 9 pm
Dates:       September 14 through December 7
Exam:       Last night of class 
Cost:          FREE - except purchase of ARRL General Class Manual

(the book will be available the first night of class from the instructor - cash only)
Location:  Southfield EOC - Basement of the Southfield Parks and Recreation Building

Contact Marsha Fleming N8FE at n8fe@arrl.net if interested in taking the class.

Please share this info with anyone who might be interested in getting thier license.

Thank you.
Marsha N8FE 

Special Guests will be Two Troy Boy Scout Troups

EVERYONE WELCOME - Licensed or not. This year we return to our regular location at Hazelwood Campground near Mt. Holly. A map is on the ARRL Locator at http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator. Search for callsign W8HP or for club HPARC. Check out our Field Day page for specific information. We are looking for any and all to come join the F-U-N.

Read about us online at http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2010/06-16-2010/Hazel-Park-radio-club.asp or in the the Madison-Park newspaper.

We usually arrive at the field day site around 11 am -11:30 am Saturday morning.  The people that want to have breakfast before hand should meet at the Big Boy at the Baldwin Rd. exit of I-75 between 8:00 and 8:30 am . 

Bring some folding chairs if you want something to sit upon and bedding if you want to sleep over on the bunk bed (otherwise it has no covers or sheets and no pillows).  Bring shower stuff if you want to shower there.  Bring your own pop this year as we are only providing water.  If you want a fan to cool you off bring one.  There are tables in the rooms that we use for operating or if you like you can bring you own folding table.  Bring a flashlight and bug spray and since we might have rain I suggest bringing rain gear.

John AA8UU, Field Day CoChair

This is a contest to test our ability to operate in the field on emergency power and with portable antennas. We rely on the generosity of our members who donate their time and equipment for the weekend.  In the past we thank Mike WD8S, Gerry K8GT, Dee N8UZE and Carl N8AE for lending their radio equipment. And Bob WB8ATZ for making sure that our other equipment is all working and up to snuff and bringing them out to the Field Day site.

Wel have something for everyone. No matter if you are heavy into contesting or just want to operate and make some Q’s. Experience not required—just that you want to give it the old college try.

We also will have the GOTA station. Anyone who has gotten their license in the past year or does not have a license can work the GOTA station. There will be a control operator on duty at all times. Bring your kids to introduce them to ham radio. We get extra points for them and see if they can get 20 QSO’s so their score willl count.  Remember with the GOTA station 20 is the magic number.  Each operator must make at least 20 QSO’s for them to count.

Rules Field Day Rules

Map HPARC Field Site Locator  To see a map go to the ARRL website and type in our callsign W8HP.  then zoom in for a closer view.   

HPARC is planning to have a tent and cooler with soft drinks in the flea market area for your comfort.
The HPARC Junkology Van may be able to haul out that rare 1943 Kugel gizmometer you may find. Items hauled out of Hamvention for HPARC members must be picked-up at the Hampton Inn the same night. I will not be able to haul anything back to MI or deliver to your hotel. Haul-out space will be very limited Saturday evening. I reserve the right to refuse any items when the van is full or items with dirt, liquid, chemicals, insects, rodents, forest animals, or nuclear waste.

Contact Steve Gladstein, N8FH, for additional info. Please print out and give to Steve the Hamvention form.

Go to the official Hamvention 2008 web site for up-to-date information.