Field Day 2024: Thank You!

We have now had another successful Field Day operation at Camp Agawam. We dealt with some unexpected obstacles – the heat and the interference between antennas being the two biggest ones – but we pulled through and made it a productive event while still having some fun.

As usual, John AA8UU successfully managed the event from start to finish, but he gets some help making it all happen every year, and so we must thank the volunteers who gave their time and energy to help make this Field Day what it was. Bill N8QVS of course kept us well fed, which is not an easy thing to do these days due to prices and availability of food. Bob WB8ATZ brought the tower and the majority of the antennas, and thankfully, he had a lot of help putting those up and taking them down. Bob N8REL and Brad KE8WNV helped run the GOTA (Get on the Air) station to show new and prospective operators how this whole Amateur Radio thing works, at least on HF. There were several others who were onsite most or all of the weekend, so support was available if someone had a problem that needed fixing, technical or otherwise.

We are certainly looking forward to Field Day 2025, and when plans begin to crystallize for that event, they will be posted here. Thanks to all of you who helped, showed up to hang out and/or operate, or lent your support in any other way that you could.

Next up: We are having a picnic at Green Acres Park in Hazel Park, MI on Wednesday, August 14. Details coming soon!

Field Day 2024

It’s that time of year again! ARRL Field Day is coming up in a few weeks, and we plan to participate this year as usual.

We will be set up at Camp Agawam in Orion Twp., MI, which is the same park that we used last year for Field Day. We plan to operate on the air between 2 PM EDT on Saturday, June 22 and 4 PM EDT on Sunday, June 23. As is tradition for Field Day, food will be provided by Bill N8QVS.

If you would like to volunteer for setup, please be at the park no later than 9 AM EDT on Saturday 6/22. We will have plenty for you to do. Thanks, and we hope to see you there!

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May 2024 Membership Meeting and Vote

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, May 8th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM.

We will be voting in person at this meeting for our next slate of club officers for the 2024-2025 term. This is a reminder that you need to have an active club membership in order to vote. If you do not, please visit the Membership page to pay dues and get back on the member register.

Please also note that we are still looking for a nominee for President, as Mike K8WU is not seeking re-election for the 2024-2025 term.

We will also be hearing a short blurb about Field Day planning. We are, of course, always looking for volunteers.

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

April 2024 Membership Meeting

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, April 10th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM.

The meeting will include a presentation by Dana West, KC0MYP about how DMR works and how to get set up with it.

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

Please also check out our Newsletter page – the April 2024 issue was posted recently!

March 2024 Membership Meeting

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, March 13th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM, though there will be some equipment for sale that was recently donated to the club, so if you are interested, you may arrive as early as 6:30 PM to check it out.

The meeting will include a presentation by Edward Efchak, WX2R, of HamSCI. You may remember that we’ve had HamSCI present to us before, and this time, the presentation will be about the Solar Eclipse QSO Party, which itself will happen on April 8, 2024. More information about it and other eclipse-related activities can be found here.

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

Please also check out our Newsletter page – the March 2024 issue was posted recently!

February 2024 Membership Meeting

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, February 14th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM. The meeting will include a presentation by current HPARC 1st Vice President Joe Raznik, WB8ADX, on the status of the repeater system and other related matters.

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

Please also check out our Newsletter page – the February 2024 issue is now live!

January 2024 Membership Meeting

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, January 10th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM. The meeting will include a presentation by current HPARC 1st Vice President Joe Raznik, WB8ADX, on Amateur Radio in space.

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

Annual HPARC Holiday Party

We are having our annual Holiday Party again this year. It will be in the community room – same one where we hold our monthly membership meetings – on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the Hazel Park Memorial Library, 123 E. Nine Mile Rd., Hazel Park, Michigan. Chicken and potatoes will be provided by the club, and of course, you are free to bring a dish to pass – whatever you’d like. If you have a spouse, another family member, or a friend, bring them, too!

The Holiday Party begins at 7:00 PM ET and runs until about 9:00 PM ET. We hope to see you there!

Additionally, we now have the December 2023 issue of the Zero Beat Newsletter available for download on the Newsletters page. Feel free to check it out!

November 2023 Membership Meeting

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, November 8th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM. The meeting will include a presentation by Dr. Nathaniel Fressell, W2NAF.

Dr. Fressell is the founder and leader of the Ham Radio Science project, which does space weather research and sponsors the Solar Eclipse QSO party. He will be speaking from the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA, via Zoom.

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

October 2023 Meeting

The next meeting of the Hazel Park Amateur Radio Club will be held on Wednesday, October 11th at 7:30 PM ET at the Hazel Park Memorial Library. Socializing starts around 7:00 PM. The meeting will include a presentation by Michael Fluegemann, KE8AQW on Radio in Scouting.

In his own words: “Over the past couple years, I’ve had the opportunity to share ham radio with multiple Scouts in the BSA program through SOTA activations on a high adventure trip, offering the radio merit badge, and most recently volunteering with K2BSA at the National Jamboree in West Virginia earlier in July. I’d like to share with the club photos from these activities and let them know about other opportunities to mentor youth and how their radio hobby intersects with scouting. One such opportunity is an event called Jamboree on the Air. This is the largest annual international scouting event with scouts communicating with other scouts and ham operators all over the world. This year the event takes place October 21-22. I will be hosting a JOTA activation at D-Bar-A Scout Ranch in Metamora, MI and am looking for volunteers to assist.” Michael is the president of the Ford Amateur Radio League and an avid BSA volunteer.”

The Hazel Park library is located at 123 E 9 Mile Rd – at the corner of 9 Mile and John R Rds: https://goo.gl/maps/CYvGU58SsCLT7Kof9 on Google Maps.

Please also check out our new Zero Beat Newsletter by heading over to the Newsletter page!