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ALLEGAN COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

April 14th, 2026

Meeting Opened At: 7:09 PM
Pledge, Sign-In sheet and Introduction

Topic/Program: Chris Boden (what he is doing with his YouTube channel and how it relates to amateur radio.)

Secretary’s Report: Not much to update.


Treasure’s Report: 100 people attended the swap, it went very well!balances read from the swap. Account balances read. 

Motion: Mike KC1KVR Second: Dave N8NBU 
PASSED

Group Reports:
				
Auxiliary Communication: May 21st, 2026 7PM 
Allegan County EOC 3271 122nd Ave, Allegan MI 49010
No April meeting due to the events this upcoming weekend. 
Two events to work this weekend. 

Allegan County SAR: May 13th, 2026 7PM
Location: Little John Lake County Park Topic: GPS training
Jason will be leading the training and Seth will lead the meeting. 

VE Team: May 23rd, 2026 9AM
Martin Township Building 998 Templeton St, Martin MI 49070
We have 2 people signed up so far and have heard from others that have not signed up yet.

Up Coming Events:
Next club Meeting: May 12th, 2026 7PM Plainwell Public Safety 
Should have West Michigan fusion coming in.

Skywarn weather spotter training: April 18th, 2026 10AM
Martin High School Auditorium 1556 Chalmers St, Martin, MI 49070
No preregistration required.

Michigan QSO Party: April 18th, 2026 starting around 1PM
Allegan County EOC 3271 122nd Ave, Allegan, MI 49010
Looking forward to activating this year. 

Club Camping Trip: June 4th-7th, 2026
Fort Custer State Park 
Questions? Ask Randy W8RMN randymacneill@gmail.com

Summer Field Day: June 27th-28th, 2026 
East Saugatuck Community Park 5599 136th Ave, Hamilton, MI 49419
We will have to get a plan and budget for field day. 

Club Activities/Presentations/Opportunities: 
Any ideas -!! The club is interested in Your thoughts and suggestions 

 

Old Business:

Club Pota operations: at our previous outing we did very well for our first of the year.
Looking at doing our next event looking at the 23rd or the 30th. Location TBD



New Business:

AC8RC Mini Swap: How did it go?
Covered above.


140 (Bravo) Repeater replacement:

We have a replacement for the current repeater that is out there looking to replace it this spring.


Meeting closed @ 8:30 PM
Respectfully submitted	Seth McPherson KE8GOJ Club Secretary

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