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Fall ARRL Simulated Emergency Exercise
Saturday October 24, 2026, 8-11 am


The ARRL/Saginaw ARES Simulated Emergency Exercise will be held on Saturday October 24.  All ARES members should plan to participate in this exercise.

The exercise will begin at 8 am with staging at the 911 building parking lot. We will activate the 911 radio room, Covenant ER and a remote station.

For questions contact Ron at kc8yvf@arrl.net.

Also, the October ARES training will cover the exercise. So plan on attending the training on October 22 at Harry Browne Airport at 7 pm.



National Night Out
Tuesday August 4, 2026, 5-9 pm

The National Night Out event will be held at the Saginaw Township Soccer field on McCarty Rd between Bay Rd and Mackinaw.  Setup will begin at 5 pm and the event will start at 6 and run to 8:30-9 pm.

Volunteers are needed to staff the county communications trailer, talk to the public about Ham Radio and hand out brochures.
To volunteer, contact Ron KC8YVF at kc8yvf@hussfamily.com


Frankenmuth MS Walk
Saturday May 9, 2026

The 2026 Frankenmuth MS Walk will be held on Saturday May 9.  Operators need to report to the Kern Pavilion at 8:00 am for check in and assignments. 

All operators wishing to participate should contact Ron KC8YVF at kc8yvf@hussfamily.com to sign up.

When you get to the pavilion, please sign in with the MS official(s).  Then check in with the Amateur radio group on site for your assigned location. 

Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies: 9:45 a.m.
Official Walk MS Start: 10:00 a.m.
Route Length: 3 miles

For more information contact Ron KC8YVF at kc8yvf@hussfamily.com. 


Saginaw Spring Skywarn Training

DATE: Thursday April 2, 2026
TIME:
 7:00 pm
PLACE:
Thomas Township Law Enforcement Building, Shields Drive

This will be an in-person training.
Or you can attend the online training listed on the NWS link below or the on the Skywarn section of the ARES website.

Skywarn Training Schedule - https://www.weather.gov/dtx/skywarncert


Great Lakes Area Winlink Net

GLAWN is designed to promote the use of Winlink. This net is open primarily to those in states that border the Great Lakes including Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illionis, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York plus Ontario Canada. Messages should be sent to GLAWN. Check out more information here.

 
 
Revised 10/21/26