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GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Contact Information

Club Name:
GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Call Sign:
WW8GM
Contact:
Richard Weir N8HG
Daytime Phone:
(248) 388-9850
Email:
WW8GM@arrl.net

Basic Information

Call Sign:
WW8GM
Annual Report:
Feb 14th 2025
Meeting Time:
Monthly on 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 PM (Except July & August)
Meeting Place:
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo Street, Rochester, MI 48307
Section:
MI
Affiliation Date:
Jun 23rd 1993
Specialties:
Contest, Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered:
Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Description:

The GM Amateur Radio Club (GMARC) was chartered by General Motors Corporation in 1989 to further the interests of The Amateur Radio Service in Southeastern Michigan, and to:

1) Secure for our members the pleasure and benefits of the association with persons commonly interested in Amateur Radio,

2) Provide community service in the area where we operate,

3) Promote emergency communications via multiple modes of operation on Amateur Radio frequencies,

4) Provide an effective 2-meter and 440-MHz repeater infrastructure.

5) Openly and effectively communicate with other Amateur Radio Clubs in Michigan to promote the goals of The Amateur Radio Service,

6) Recruit new members to assure a thriving and growing organization in order assure that the above objective can be reasonably attained,

7) Maintain training and development programs for members (and prospective members) to assure our operating skills and to offer the opportunity for interested persons to obtain an FCC license and join the ranks of Amateur Radio Operators.

Membership is open to all persons interested in Amateur Radio.

GMARC operartes (2) repeaters from the top of the Detroit Renaissance Center    - 775 feet above the Detroit River.

      VHF Repeater: 145.210 MHz  123 PL    (Analog & Yaesu Fusion Digital)

      UHF Repeater: 443.075 MHz   123 PL   EchoLink (99846), AllStar (47185)

 

Links:
http://www.gmarc.org

Club Statistics

Club Members:
95
Voting Members:
95
Voting Licensed Amateur Members:
95
Voting ARRL Members:
65

GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Officers

  • Richard Weir N8HG

    Contact, President

    Richard Weir N8HG

  • Benjamin W. Loveless WB9FJO

    Treasurer

    Benjamin W. Loveless WB9FJO

  • Ken D. Lord KE8SJW

    Secretary

    Ken D. Lord KE8SJW

  • Jeff W. Anderson KE8SMN

    Vice President

    Jeff W. Anderson KE8SMN

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