Hello Everyone As the Minnesota humidity finally gives way to crisp autumn air across the Twin Cities, our amateur radio calendar shifts into high gear. September is a fantastic time for the Maple Grove Radio Club. Summer vacations and the busiest outdoor public service seasons are winding down, and it is time to pivot back…
Hello MGRC Members Summer is flying by, and our radio calendar has been very busy! Thank you to everyone who helped make our late-June Field Day a success. Whether you set up antennas, logged contacts, or cooked food, we had a great time testing our emergency power gear, talking with new friends, and making contacts…
Fall has arrived! While we’ve had a few colder days, September mostly brought warmth and sunshine. The leaves still hesitant to change, we look at our calendars as daylight shortens and we start getting everything ready before winter. First off our meeting again will be on Zoom. Gordy and Benton will be doing another round…
September is here! It was a very busy August. With Fun Runs, Antique Car Run, Ojibwe Rally and the biggest event Legion Move we have had our share of events to choose from. Please remember to get in your volunteer hours. This month’s meeting will be on zoom as we are still in the process…
I want to start things off by saying a very big Thank You! To Chris Silva, Clay Bartholow and Roy Wood for coordinating and cooking and all around keeping everything together for another fantastic Field Day. I’d also like to thank Stu Randall for the setup and Scout help, and helping others during the storm…
Here we go! June is here and it is a great time to get outdoors in ham radio. As things warm up it’s great to get outside and get on the air. We have lots of volunteer opportunities coming up. The MS 150 is June 7th and 8th. They are always looking for volunteers to…
Spring is here! With that comes many outdoor ham radio events and activities. One of which is participating as a Metro Skywarn Spotter. If you want to see what it’s like to run a net or get involved we are looking for more supervisors of the day. Please reach out at the next club meeting…
I want to start off with a big thank you to everyone who made Midwinter Madness a success this year! It ran very smoothly and everyone did a fantastic job. Thanks to the committee for setting everything up, all the hard work did not go unnoticed, and thanks to all of the volunteers who showed…
It’s March! What a warm way to end to February. Felt like spring! No snow and warm weather. As far as I know the Beargrease sled dog marathon is still on March 2nd. We will need volunteers for that. If you are volunteering you can let me know if you have any info for the…
Happy New Year! As we roll into 2025 we have many things that I’m excited about. I will be tasking those of you who coordinate and run events to put together a brief description, tools you use, contacts for setting up the events, etc. I want to make a database on our website of all…