Shiawassee Amateur Radio Association [SARA]

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Quick Information:

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SARA Meetings Details

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SARA Calendar from the W8SHI site.

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Details: VE Testing.

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SARA Club Items

• SARA Officers
• SARA Meeting Information
• Meeting Minutes
• SARA Events - More Information
• SARA Member Application

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Download SARA's Excel Files:

• Transmission Line Calculations ~ File Download
• Bearing Calculations ~ File Download

CONTACT US: SARA / W8QQQ <Email>

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SARA's Detailed Club Information:

• SARA Meeting Schedule ~ Zoom Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.
• ARPSC/ARES/RACES Local Information  ~ Local Owosso EmComms. (Meeting via Zoom @ 6:00 PM before club meetings on 'odd numbered' months.)
• SKYWARN Local Activities ~ Skywarn for Shiawassee County. We have been Holding a weekly net on the 147.02 repeater system at 7:00 P.M. local - open to all local hams. Please join us - it a short net. Any 'discussion' are held as part of EmComms meetings.
• Meeting Minutes ~ Past SARA club meeting minutes (online).
• SARA Club Officers ~ The SARA officers and contact information are listed.
• Bylaws ~ The clubs rules of operation (pdf file). We are a registered non-profit organization.
• SARA Membership Application ~ Application for joining (pdf file).
• N3FJP is the Logging Program Used at W8QQQ ~ Station Logging Program used at W8QQQ for General Logging, Field Day, Michigan QSO Party, etc. Scott has done a great job on these programs and we reccommend them highly. The programs 'network' easily and work great a network for multistation logging!

• Video on N3FJP Field Day logging ~ Checkout this short video to see how to get started with Field Day logging.

Club's Local Events & Interests:

• Local Events ~ Events & Operating Contest Dates  ~ Listing of activities SARA supports.
  See the June area for Field Day Pictures of past events. December area for Christmas meeting pictures.
• Hamfest & SWAPS List ~ Hamfests / SWAPS / Trunk Sales {Electronic Flea Market Listings}.

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Owosso VHF/UHF Repeaters:

The repeaters are not club owned or operated but are used by many members who do assist with the repeater operations. Get "On-The-Air" then stop by and say hello.

• Analog - N8DVH ~ 147.020 MHz +offset (100 Hz) C4 Fusion & Analog/ 442.400 +offset (100 Hz) Analog Only

  This page also has some D-Star and C4FM Fusion Information and is the SARA page for 'voice repeater' information in the local area. It has some details about the N8DVH repeater.

• DStar - W8SHI ~ 145.240 MHz -offset / 444.30 MHz +offset

  This link is direct to an 'External Page' for the Owosso D-Star Repeater [W8SHI] website.

Web Links:

• SARA's Favorite Web Links ~ Hundreds of web links for radio amateurs.

• Arduino / AD9850 VFO Project ~ Take off from BITX-40 to a DDS VFO project.

• SARA Project Reports ~ See various SARA member's projects on Web Links List (last item on page navigation menu).

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Volcano Sensor Video

• "To the Heart of the Earth" video on volcano sensing network as discussed by Dennis Phillips, KC8ETW, at SARA Club meeting(s). Brief view of setting up Geological Sensors (4 minutes).

   

W8KR - Leo Wilcox [1898-1973 SK] QSL Card Information

• On the website, "QSL Cards from the Past" by W8JYZ, Leo has an article. Go to: Old QSL Cards Site by W8JYZ and then using 'Edit/Find in this Page' use W8KR to find the link to the article (lower left of web page). Click the link. {The "enter box" is usually on the lower bar after request 'Find in this page' ~ it is web browser dependent.} I have requested permission to directly use the article on our web page and waiting for approval, but you may view this way for now! Alright, here is a 'short cut' link directly to the article: W8KR pdf on 'OldQSLcards' site.