Bay Area Amateur Radio Club Bay City, MI

10/09/2026

Not radio related but did you know this? I didn't.

10/08/2026

Our meeting is tonight at 7:00 p.m. or 1900 EDT. Details below. Come and join us! Doesn't matter if you remember and it doesn't matter if you are a licensed operator or not.

09/10/2026

Hope to see you tonight at 7:00!

06/27/2026

ARRL Field Day is today June 27 and tomorrow June 28. We will be operating from the Frankenlust Twp. Park at 2401 Delta Rd. Bay City, MI. We begin operations at 2 PM today and will be operating until 2 PM tomorrow. All operations will be on backup emergency power (generators and batteries). Everyone is welcome and hope to see you there!

06/11/2026

It's that time of year! The weather seems to be getting a little worse every year. Stay alert. Stay informed! Keep those radios charged up!

06/11/2026

Just a reminder, our monthly meeting is tonight 7:00 p.m. or 19:00 EDT.

We meet at the Salvation Army headquarters in Bay City, Michigan. It is located at 401 10th Street, Bay City Michigan 48708.

You do not have to be a member to attend. If you're just curious about amateur radio or considering becoming a member, you are welcome. Or if you just want to stop in and say hello but it's fine too.

06/02/2026

Update. Our weekly 2 m talk net on Tuesdays will not be held throughout the summer. We're looking to get them started back up sometime around September. If there are any updates we will let you know.

If you have any questions, please send us a message and as always you can attend one of our meetings whether or not you are a member, you are welcome.

Meeting information will be updated on Facebook soon..

05/26/2026

The BAARC Weekly 2M Talknet is happening tonight at 8:00 PM (20:00 EDT). 🎙️

Whether you're a regular or a first-time check in, we’d love to hear you on the air!

This is open to any and all licensed amateur radio operators. You do not have to be a member of our club to join. However, you do have to have an amateur radio license of a technician class or higher to participate.
The license is not required to just listen.
Settings:
Frequency: 147.360 MHz
Offset: +0.600
PL Tone: 131.8
Full club details and repeater info: 🌐 BAARC.net

05/20/2026

There is a single satellite launched by the US Navy in 1964 that is still in orbit, still transmitting, and still being used by amateur radio operators around the world — and nobody at the Navy has been in charge of it for decades

On December 28, 1964, a Thor-Able-Star rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and put a small US Navy satellite into a low polar orbit. The satellite was called Transit 5B-5. It weighed about 70 kilograms. It was part of the first satellite-based navigation system in human hi...

05/20/2026

I wonder if bird bounce is a thing like moon bounce? 🤔

Michigan's largest bird migration night lies ahead with 8.2 million birds anticipated to be flying over Michigan Thursday night - May 14th. 332 millions birds are forecast across the entire US.