Welcome to the South Lyon Area Amateur Radio Club!

Whether you’re a seasoned amateur radio operator or just getting started, SLAARC is here to help you connect, explore, and join a thriving community of radio enthusiasts.

Connect with fellow operators and expand your radio knowledge.
Explore new skills, technologies, and on-air activities
Join us for meetings, events, and hands-on learning.

We welcome all experience levels and encourage you to check out our events, repeater information, and membership opportunities. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out—our community is always happy to help!
We are always looking for interesting presentations at our monthly meeting. For additional information on how to volunteer to present, please contact the Club President.


Club News

  • November 2025 Calendar of Club Events
    “SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975″ Monthly: Club-Meeting: Sunday November 9th at 6:30pm – In-Person (Open to all) NOTE: This months meeting is a VOTING meeting, we require a Quorum to vote for our board, so all club members should plan on attending whether in-person or on the Zoom Session! We are also asking for donations of non-perishable food items for the Active Faith Food Pantry in…

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  • November Meeting
    Hello SLAARC Members and Friends, Our next club meeting will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the Witch’s Hat Depot and also online via Zoom. 🍽️ Pre-Meeting Dinner (Optional)Join us at 5:00 PM at Witch’s Hat Brewing Company (right nearby) before the meeting. Great chance to catch up and talk radios! 🗳️ Annual Elections (at the start of the meeting)Positions up for election this year: Vice President — 2-year term…

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  • Fall Support Your Parks – Belle Isle, Detroit
    This weekend it’s time for another Support Your Parks Event!   We’re meeting on Detroit’s Historic Belle Isle for the Fall Edition of the Support Your Parks Event.  As with all of our Parks on the Air events, everyone is welcome to attend, club member or not (Bring a Buddy!).  We expect to have a few folks coming out and bringing their radio and antenna, so if you can’t pack (or don’t have a radio!) –…

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Monthly Events and Activities

VE Testing 4th Saturday of each month at the Witch’s Hat Depot

See details about testing

Monthly siren test (March- November)

1pm on the first Saturday of each month. Great way to get into ham radio.


Weekly Events and Activities

  • Weekly in person breakfast at Lucas of South Lyon. Every Saturday at 8:30am
  • Weekly zoom breakfast at 8:00am on zoom, see details
  • Weekly Net on the 147.040 repeater and 454050 Allstar node Sundays at 8:00pm

Other events will be listed on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/slaarc/events


2025 Club Officers

PresidentEric Stoddart K8ERS
Vice PresidentJames Mills K8JKU
SecretaryJerry Grimes K8GNG
TreasurerLouis Kolenc N8LEK
Member at LargeMike Sharpe W8XH

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