CLUB MEETINGS:

The Ogemaw Arenac Amateur Radio Society meets at the Mills Township Hall located at 2441 Greenwood Rd. Skidway Lake on the First Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. We are in Michigan in the U.S.A. For more information about the club, or other Amateur Radio related events, please contact one of the following.

O.A.A.R.S. CLUB OFFICERS FOR 2010:

NOTE: Call Any Club Officer For Information Or Compose & Address All Emails For Any Officer To The Club Email Address: oaars@k8oar.com    (Mention In The Email Message Which Officer You Want To Direct The Message To) 

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CLUB ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR:

KD8CLM  Allan D. Bickford

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CLUB POSTAL MAILING ADDRESS:                     

*Ogemaw Arenac Amateur Radio Society   *Box 4358 *  Prescott, MI 48756

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CLUB WEBSITE:  http://www.k8oar.com

CLUB EMAIL ADDRESS:   oaars@k8oar.com

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CLUB MEMBERSHIP:

$12 for one year, or $50 for five year, full membership, must hold an amateur license. This includes full privileges and responsibilities, such as voting and holding office.

$7.50 for one year, non-licensed, non-voting, non-office holding, associate membership.

Membership year is from 1 March to 1 March. Dues for those joining between September 1st and March 1st are Half Price and then will renew at the regular price. Click this link: Application For Membership or Becoming a Member . 

Club Tee Shirts & Sweatshirts (when available) are available from our O.A.A.R.S. club secretary N8RBS George (989) 654 - 2728

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REPEATER:

The K8OAR 146.940  ( 2 Meter Repeater ) is In West Branch Michigan U.S.A.  

NOTE: As of May 2009, this repeater is linked into the Echolink system and may also be accessed from anywhere in the world by a computer operator who has a valid amateur radio license using the free program offered by Echolink. Learn about Echolink at http://www.echolink.org        

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RADIO TALK NETS: 

O.A.A.R.S. holds a 2 meter talk net on the 146.940 repeater located in West Branch Michigan U.S.A.on Monday nights immediately following the AR Newsline which begins at 8:45 P.M. For those interested in being net control operators please click this link:  for a printable version of the program. 

Also a  printable version of our Skywarn Net Preamble is available by clicking the link for it here: Skywarn Preamble Net Control Guidelines

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AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING: 

The Prescott Michigan Testing Group meets at the Mills Township Hall 2441 Greenwood Road In Skidway Lake on the 3rd  Wednesday of each month at 6:30 P.M. to give exams for licensing and upgrades. Registration is at 6:30 P.M., testing begins at 7:00 P.M. For more information and/or pre-register, please call AB8BU Dale at (989) 873-6920 or email Dale at: 2hamitup@frontier.com

NOTE: Special arrangements can be arranged for amateur radio testing on other days if necessary to fit an individual's availablity. The Prescott Michigan Testing Group is a W5YI-VEC affiliated testing group in full compliance of any and all FCC regulations in Amateur Radio Examinations.

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COMMERCIAL RADIO EXAMS:

The Michigan Prescott Commercial Testing Group is a W5YI & the National Radio Examiners - TCM affliliated testing group in full compliance of any and all FCC regulations in commercial radio exams. For more information on Commerical Testing please contact Charles L. Rood AB8SY at (989) 846 - 8331 on testing dates and or information on obtaining study materials.

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