Monthly Breakfast this Saturday – Change in Venue
Due to the closure of Old Country Buffet, we have to move our monthly breakfast. This month we are trying out Classic Cup Cafe on Jackson Road. They don’t have a buffet, but I’m sure we’ll find great things we can order. Here are the details:
Saturday, January 28, 2012
9:00 am
Classic Cup Cafe – private room
4389 Jackson Road – between Wagner and Zeeb on the south side of the road
Ann Arbor
This is an informal gathering of ARROW members, interested radio amateurs, and friends and family members. Hope to see you there!
Hazel Park Hamfest
The annual Hazel Park Hamfest is Sunday, January 15, 2012 from 8 AM to noon at Hazel Park High School, 23400 Hughes, Hazel Park, MI. Tickets are $5.00 each. Talk-in on 146.640 (100 Hz PL).
Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, January 11th
Join us on Wednesday January 11th at 7:30pm for the ARROW General Meeting. Our presenter will be Bruce KD8APB and he will speak to us about things that depend on frequency. How to calculate stuff involving frequency and what it all means.
1. Inductive Reactance
2. Capacitative Reactance
3. Combined with Resistance makes Impedance
4. Propagation
5. Series Resonance
6. Parallel Resonance
7. Antennas
8. Filters
ARROW Board of Directors meeting – Tue @ 7:30pm
Tue, Jan 3, 2012, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
American Red Cross, 4624 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, in the Command Center.
ARROW Board of Directors meetings now return to their regular schedule of meeting on the FIRST Tuesday of every Month. Meetings are open to ALL club members. We encourage your participation!
ARROW elects new Officers
The election results from the December meeting (Wednesday Dec 14th) are as
follows:
PRES: Bruce Graham KD8APB
SECY: Mary Anne Stoner W8VWY
TECH: Jay Nugent WB8TKL
ACTV: Sam Spiteri KD8QES
PSOF: Jim Lommel WD8RWI
TRES: Harbey Bauss KB8MUP
ARROW General Meeting – Wed Dec 14th
Happy Holidays!
The December General Meeting will be next Wednesday, Dec 14th, 2001 at the Washtenaw County Red Cross Chapter. 4624 Packard Rd., Ann arbor, MI 48108
The meeting begins at 7:00 PM with face to face QSOs (contacts). At 7:30 we will have a short presentation from Donna Duvin, Executive Director of the Washtenaw County Chapter on the merger with the Lenawee County chapter.
Following that will be a short business meeting since only two officers will be attending. Following that we will elect new officers for 2012.
Saving the best for last is the “White Elephant” gift exchange. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”!
You can either:
1. Bring an item you need to part with.
2. Purchase an item of modest cost to give to a fellow member.
Enjoy,
Bruce KD8APB
Board of Directors meeting (Monday)
The next ARROW Board meeting will be held on Mon, Dec 5, 2011, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
American Red Cross, 4624 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, in the Command Center. All members are welcome to attend and participate in the club’s decision making process.
L’Anse Creuse Amateur Radio/Computer Swap
Sunday, December 4, 2011
8 a.m. to noon
Location:
L’Anse Creuse High School
38495 L’Anse Creuse Rd.
Harrison Township, MI
Tickets: $5.00
http://www.n8lc.org/
ARROW Holiday Brunch – Sun @ 10:30am
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the holidays are approaching and it’s time to stretch our stomachs a bit to prepare for Thanksgiving. The annual ARROW holiday brunch will take place at the Four Points Sheraton, 3200 Boardwalk in Ann Arbor on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. That’s only five days from now!
Prices for this sumptuous buffet are:
Adults $22.00
Seniors (65+) $18.00
Children 4-12 $12.00
Children 0-3 FREE
These prices include gratuity.
Family members are invited!
Reservations are NOT necessary, but if you know you will attend, please send a message back to me with the number attending. If you decide at the last minute to attend, come along, we’d love to see you.
I will be collecting the money at the event.
I hope to see you there!
~ Mary Anne W8VWY
Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, November 9th
Join us for the November Arrow Meeting. Jerry Begel W9NPI will present part 2 of his “History of Telegraphy” series which covers:
*1905 through the end of World War II, including Lawlessness, War, and the Three “Deaths” of Amateur Radio*
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Nov 9th, 2011 at the American Red Cross Chapter, 4624 Packard Rd. Ann Arbor Michigan 48108 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

