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Club Meetings generally occur on the 3rd<\/sup> Thursday during the academic school year at 6:30pm.  Dates may change due to conflicts with Holidays, school calendar, exams or semester breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meetings begin with a brief welcoming message followed by 15 minutes of club business and then a informal 25-minute presentation by a guest speaker.  Meetings, in-person or via ZOOM, are open to all individuals regardless of your association with the university.  The meetings conclude with the tour and use of the W8UM radios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetings dates, times, presentation topic and ZOOM link are provided in the meeting announcement sent (e-mail) in the days prior to the date.  To receive these presentation \/ meeting notices, please contact W8UM.info@umich.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have an interesting topic you\u2019d like to share, contact the current club president to schedule your presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: w8um.info@umich.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming Meetings – 6:30 PM, Room EECS 13<\/strong>11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See you this fall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A comprehensive list of past meeting agendas can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025-2026 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ed Vielmetti (W8EMV) – Meshtastic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Romanchik (KB6NU) – Open Source Amateur Radio & Data Communications Projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ul Balis, MD. (N4IYL) – The joy of designing & building solid state circuits: Analog & Digital Modules that Every Amateur Radio Operator Should Know<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Meara (N2CQR) & Dean Souleles (KK4DAS) (Co-hosts of the Solder-Smoke podcast) – Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge and reasons you may want to consider building one yourself<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024-2025 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rob Sherwood (NC0B) – Sherwood Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 – 2024 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kaleo Roberts (KR8TBP) – Doctoral Candidate in Electrical Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Heil (K9EID) – Heil Sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Bruninga (WB4APR), Lynn Deffenbaugh (KJ4ERJ) – APRS Developers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 – 2023 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ICOM Corp. Japan – Developer of radio products<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristen McIntyre (K9WX) – Pacific Division director for ARRL and Senior Software Engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Heil – Founder of Heil Sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2021 – 2022 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

John Ackermann – Past Pres. of W8UM and Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Kopmanis – University Lowbrow Astronomers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Tony England (W0ORE) – Astronaut, NASA Mission Specialist, Dean of UM-Dearborn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Bruninga (WB4APR) – Developer of APRS and Senior Research Engineer at USNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2020 – 2021 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Aaron Ridley – CLASP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirk Lawrence – Satellite Antenna history and operation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Burkhead (KE8MKR) – Amateur Radio Direction Finding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2018 – 2019 Academic Ye<\/strong>ar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

March 21, 2019 – “Simplified Approach to Understanding Thermionic Vacuum Tube Operation in Theory & Practice” – Ul Balis N4IYL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 21, 2019 – “Grounding & Bonding” – Tim Duffy K3LR, DX Engineering via Skype<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 17, 2019 – “FT-8: The Digital Explosion in Ham Radio” (with live remote demo) – Don Winsor AC8TO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 15, 2018 – “Making Waves: How Michigan Scientists and Engineers used RF, VHF, UHF and Related Technology to Change the World” – Fred Becchetti W8ZLK, Professor of Physics (Emeritus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 18, 2018 – “Emergency Communications” – Ben Pinette KC8NIY, Emergency Planning Coordinator, Washtenaw County EOC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 20, 2018 – “Pencil Inductors” – Kit Ng N9KIT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2017 – 2018 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

March 15, 2018 – “Hallicrafters SX 28-A Project” (Repaired!) – Ul Balis N4IYL, Ovide Pomerleau K8EV, Steve Sostrom, KB5AW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 15, 2018 – “Counterfeit Collins: My Bogus, One-Piece-at-a-Time 75A-4″ <\/em>– Joel Thurtell K8PSV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 18, 2018 – “Zenith’s One-of-A-Kind 100-R: Trophy Collectible or Revolutionary Ham Receiver?” – Joel Thurtell K8PSV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 16, 2017 – “The Magic of Radio” Fred Becchetti W8ZLK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 19, 2017 – “Quad Antenna Parasitic Arrays in the VHF & UHF Bands: Everything you need to know” – Ul Balis N4IYL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 21, 2017 – “Official Observer Advisory,  MI Section News, Hurricane Communications” – Larry Camp WB8R ARRL MI Section Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2016 – 2017 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

March 16, 2017 – “Defining Software Defined Radio” – Kit Ng N9KIT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 16, 2017 – “Highly Efficient Coupling Factor Independent Resonant Based wireless Power Transmission System” – Amir Mortazawi AC8YB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 19, 2017 – “American Cancer Society; Pan Ohio Hope Ride (Bike Mobile Amateur Radio)” – Jeff Gazdacko KE8BLW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 17, 2016 – Amateur Radio Weather Station – Don Winsor, AC8TO – EECS Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 20, 2016 – “How to do Easy Moon bounce; A beginners View” – Roger Shultz, NJ2R<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 15, 2016 – none<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2015- 2016 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

April 21, 2016 – none<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 24, 2016 – Intro to Linux – Justin Paupore AC8PK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 25, 2016 – Radio waves to gravity waves” – Fred Becchetti W8ZLK, Department of Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 21, 2016 – “Who Invented the Wireless Telegraphy? Marconi or Tesla” – Fred Becchetti W8ZLK, Department of Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before 2015<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Note: meeting records before 2015 were not well kept. Information missing for some months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014- 2015 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

January 23, 2014 – “The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Collins Radio” – Fred Becchetti W8ZLK, Department of Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 20, 2014 – Video Presentation “Everything you always wanted to know about antennas but were afraid to ask” – Frank Rutter K3AW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013- 2014 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

No Info<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012- 2013 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

January 24, 2013 – “Antenna Presentation” – Presenter Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 13, 2012 – “Presentation on the new TS-590” – Bill (William Becher)  AA8RW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 8, 2012 – “Presentation on Filters” – Bruce KT8TD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011- 2012 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

January 20, 2012 – “History of Telegraphy” Jerry Begel W9NPI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 17, 2011 – “One Way to Ensure Ham PC boards Meet Specifications” – William Becher AA8RW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010- 2011 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

November 11, 2010 – “Amateur Radio Woven Through My Career as a Geophysicist” – Tony England (W0ORE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 14, 2010 – “Presentation on Amateur Satellite Communications” – John Palmisano KB8OIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 30, 2010 – “Ham Radio is interesting, Helpful, Useful, Educational & Fun” – Bill, AA8RW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009- 2010 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

March 12, 2010 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 11, 2010 – “VHF\/UHF Bands: H-T’s, Repeaters & QSO’s” – Unknown Presenter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 12, 2010 – “Transmission Line” – Amir Mortazawi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 3, 2009 – “Talk on Digital Communications (Analog, Digital, modulations, …, etc)” – Unknown presenter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novmeber 9, 2009 – An overview of how radios work, an analysis of building blocks and SWR (not official title) – Bill AA8RW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 8, 2009 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008- 2009 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

No Info<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007- 2008 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

No Info<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006- 2007 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

May 7, 2007 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2, 2007 – “Negative Refractive Index Metamaterials” – Prof. Anthony Grbic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 12, 2007 – No Title – Tom Holmes N8ZM Agilent Technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 12, 2007 – No Title – Amir Mortazawi EECS Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 15, 2007 – “DX in Paradise” – Dennis Ward KT8X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 4, 2006 – None – Work Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 6, 2006 – None – Antenna Work Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2, 2016 – “An Introduction to Antenna Design and Modeling” – Chris Galbraith KA8WFC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetings held July 10, 2006; August 7, 2006 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005- 2006 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

June 5, 2006 – No Titles, Microwave guys from Grass Lake, Tom from Agilent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 3, 2006 – “An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Spotlight Radar” – Jack Walker AB8RK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 13, 2006 – “Antennas: A little threory & some facts” – Bill Becher AA8RW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 6, 2006 – “High Voltage and Amplifiers” – Dennis Ward KT8X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 9, 2006 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November – None – Discussed SB220 Rebuild and Suit Sat, Elections<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 3, 2005 – None, Just member updates this meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 6, 2005 – “New W8UM shack tour!” (Not quite a presentation, but still counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004- 2005 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

May 2, 2005 – “ARRL Field Day” – Tom Prosser KT8K and Dan Romanchik KB6NU<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 4, 2005 – “Exotic and exciting DXpeditions” – Dennis KT8X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 7, 2005 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 7, 2005 – None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 10, 2005 – None – Lots of club news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 1, 2004 – None – Stuff done with club constitution and satellite project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 3, 2004 – Meeting occurred in a house. “Tech Day” talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1985 – 1986 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

April 10, 1986 – Met in room 101 and 102 of Michigan Union. Officer Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 14, 1986 – Met in 4021 Michigan Union – General Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1983 – 1984 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

September 23, 1983 – Met in Michigan Union Wecker Room. General business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 15, 1986 – Met in rooms 101 and 102 of Michigan Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1985 – 1986 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

April 10, 1986 – Met in room 101 and 102 of Michigan Union. Officer Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1983 – 1984 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Newsletters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 15, 1983 – Field Day News – SB220 Broken<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1982 – 1983 Academic Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

November 18, 1982 – “A program on OSCAR (Orbital Satellite Caryring Amateur Radio)” – Larry K8MU and Dana K8YUM (KENWOOD TR-9000 purchased in summer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

END OF MEETING RECORDS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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