Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association

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The Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association, Inc. (GRARA) is the oldest amateur radio group in Grand Rapids, Michigan founded in 1947[1], with paper records have been traced back over 60 years. GRARA has been an ARRL-affiliated club for over 50 years and is currently an ARRL Special Service Club.

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[edit] Membership

Membership is available to anybody with a bona fide interest in amateur radio. Full membership is extended to licensed amateur radio operators upon the payment of annual dues (currently $25 including spouse or family member, youth under 18 free, $15 for those over 70). Associate membership is available to those who are not currently licensed -- the same dues apply. Associate members may not vote on Club business and may not hold office.

[edit] Officers

2005-2006 officers include:

Jack Kunnen AB8ND, President
David J. DeVos KF8QL, Vice President
Richard H. Douglas KC8NKA, Secretary
Robert E. Cardwell KC8WBR, Treasurer
Gary R. Lauff KD8AZM, On-Air Director
Ronald J. Fredricks K8DMR, Off-Air Director
Thomas M. Hansen N8DGD, Technical Director and W8DC License Trustee
Joseph G. Bell WD8USA, Red Cross and Emergency Services Liaison Director
Robert D. Johnson, Sr. KD8BIH, Member-At-Large

[edit] Repeater systems

GRARA operates two repeater systems. The W8DC Supersystem is the most used of the two. It currently operates on the 2 meter and 70 cm bands at 147.260(+) and 444.400(+). 94.8Hz CTCSS is required. The repeater currently two 2 Meter receive sites, one at the Red Cross building and one at 92nd Street east of US-131. Our Sparta receive site has been removed due to a housing development going in where our tower is located. We are looking for a third site. The controller is currently an A/D Technologies DRC-186 controller. We have purchased a new Link-Comm RLC-3 controller to replace it.

Our secondary repeater is 1t 146.760(-). It is a good reliable simple repeater.


[edit] See also

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

Cited References
  1. ^ W8DC. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.


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