Welcome to the MSU ARC!
Enter the world of amateur radio and become a part of the community at Michigan State University.
The first radio station at Michigan State University was established through the efforts of the Amateur Radio Club in 1919 using the call letters of 8YG – broadcasting weather reports and farm market prices.
In 1925 8YG became WKAR, the public broadcast station of Michigan State University, while a ham radio station was formed using the call letters 8XBU. In 1927 the call 8SH was issued to the amateur radio station.
Today the MSU Amateur Radio Club operates W8SH and W8MSU from the campus in East Lansing.
What’s Happening In The Shack
Upcoming – Michigan QSO Party
The next Michigan QSO Party will be held on April 20th, 2024 from 12:00PM to Midnight EDT. Work is currently underway to ensure the station will have reliable access to 80, 40, and 20M communications. All coax lines to the roof have been examined and necessary repairs will soon be underway. For more information on projects involving the ARC equipment, coax, and antennas and how you can help, please use the contact information at the bottom of the page. If you are an MSU student either with or without a license and would like to help operate the Michigan QSO Party, please also contact us. See you then!
March – MSU ARC Lunch
Thanks to those that attended the monthly lunch at the Flap Jack in Frandor!
Bob (W8RSJ) brought in his 40 meter regen set he build from scratch for show-and-tell. Rick (AD8KN) discussed his recent FT8 contacts, and Jay (KE8ZCB) mentioned getting on the air on 630 and 2200 meters. Good discussion and company all around. If you’d like more information about the monthly lunch, please reach out on Discord for more information. Link at the bottom of the page.
Thursday UHF Net
Thanks to Anne, WA9ZZ for taking net control and for the following checkins to the weekly net!
KE8ZGS GREG
KD8JUN KAREN
KE8UVX KEVIN
NT8B LEON
W8RSJ BOB
AD8KN RICK
WA8FHI BOYD
W8EO ED
KE8ZCB JAY
N4ZKS JEFF
NS8H DENNIS
WA9ZZ ANNE
School Club Roundup – February 2024
The results are in!
154 SSB Contacts
35 States
3 Provinces
2 Independent Clubs
12 Schools
Claimed Score: 15,708
We’re off and rolling. Can’t wait for the Michigan QSO party to get some more on the books. Great job to everyone who operated W8SH!