GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Contact Information
- Club Name:
- GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
- Call Sign:
- WW8GM
- Contact:
- Robert M. Corr N8CY
- Daytime Phone:
- (248) 388-9850
- Evening Phone:
- (248) 388-9850
- Email:
- WW8GM@arrl.net
Basic Information
- Call Sign:
- WW8GM
- Annual Report:
- Jan 22nd 2022
- Meeting Time:
- Monthly on 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 PM (Except Jul & Aug)
- Meeting Place:
- Packard Proving Grounds - 49965 Van Dyke - Shelby Township, MI 48317
- 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 with worldwide connectivity via EchoLink®,
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 Amateru Radio.
GMARC operartes (2) repeaters -- 443.075 MHz + 123 Hz PL, and 145.210 MHz - Yaesu Fusion Digital from General Motors World HQ at the Renaissance Center -- 775-feet above the Detroit River.
- Links:
- http://www.gmarc.org
Club Statistics
- Club Members:
- 246
- Voting Members:
- 236
- Voting Licensed Amateur Members:
- 167
- Voting ARRL Members:
- 167
GENERAL MOTORS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Officers
-
Contact, Secretary
Robert M. Corr N8CY -
President
William D. Chesney N8SA -
Treasurer
H Scott Bicknell W1BIC -
Vice President
Frank C. Sonye W8FKZ -
Editor
Richard W. Crockett W0PC