Welcome to the University of Michigan Amateur Radio Club!

Upcoming meeting

February 20, 6:30PM EST, Room 1303 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Bldg., North Campus

Meeting Dates 2024-2025

Club meetings occur at 6:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month during the school year but are subject to change due to class schedules, exams and holidays.  Tentative dates below:

2025 Dates
February 20, 2025
March 20, 2025
No Meetings April-August – Summer break!

 

Above: Joel Thurtell, K8PSV demonstrating the Zenith 100-R for the club after his presentation. Jan 2018.

Parking Info

If you don’t have an appropriate UM permit, be careful as to where you park.  Parking restrictions are posted on signage at each lot.  Free parking is available at the Beal Street Gated Lot after 5pm, weekdays and during all-hours on weekends.

Parking Violations are $65 eff. 06/2023
 
Engineering Campus Visitor & Employee Parking Lots

Hayward Street: Lot NC 20
           FREE to Visitors after 5 pm weekdays & weekends or anytime with a UM Parking Pass.
           FREE to Retiree’s after 3:00 pm with Retiree Parking Pass
           Barrier Free Access thru the DOW Bldg into the 3 rd Floor EECS Bldg.

Hayward Street: Lot NC 48
           FREE to Visitors after 5 pm weekdays & weekends or anytime with a UM Parking Pass.
           VISITOR parking is $1.80 / hour (coin or credit card) before 5 pm
           FREE to Retiree’s after 3:00 pm with Retiree Parking Pass
           NOT Barrier Free Access to EECS

Murfin Street / Walgreen Drama Center: Lot NC 27
          FREE to Visitors after 8 pm weekdays & Sunday only or anytime with a UM Parking
          VISITOR parking is $1.80 / hour (coin or credit card) before 8 pm
          Barrier Free Access thru the courtyard to the EECS Bldg.

Beal Street: Lot NC 60 GATED Parking Lot
          FREE to Visitors after 5 pm weekdays & weekends or anytime with UM Parking Pass
          FREE to Alumni / Retiree’s after 3:00 pm with Retiree Parking Pass
          Barrier Free Access along the East Side of EECS Bldg.

 

Learn about Ham Radio, Join the Club!

Communicate with other site stations around the world using U-M’s amateur radio station W8UM, obtain your own FCC Amateur Radio License, and get involved in an exciting hobby that you’ll enjoy for a lifetime.

Check out this flyer (pdf) describing our club.

Also, be sure to get on our e-mail list, so you’ll get announcements of upcoming meetings and events around the W8UM “shack”.

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