Hello! Welcome to our Club Page….

The South Lyon Area Amateur Radio Club services the communities surrounding South Lyon, Michigan. We are comprised of members interested in building, experimenting, and helping new hams learn to operate.

The best way to contact us is to put a call out on our repeater.

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

  • February 2025 Calendar of Club Events
    Happy Valentines Day, and Happy February! We hope you “love” the SLAARC calendar of events for the month of February. As an important reminder, our Club Meeting has SHIFTED this month as a result of the super-football game that will fall on our regular evening. Monthly: Club-Meeting: Sunday February 16th at 6:30pm – In-Person (Open to all) The monthly club-meeting is an opportunity for members to meet in person and share a dinner (optional) at the…

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  • SSTV Extravaganza on N8SL Recap
    Tonight, we held our first SSTV experiment on the N8SL repeater, and it was a great success! A total of 17 participants joined in, with 15 successfully transmitting an image. It was an exciting and engaging event, bringing together operators to test and refine their SSTV skills. A big thank you to Jim, N8JRD, for organizing and coordinating this event. His efforts ensured a smooth experience for everyone involved. We’ve taken notes on areas for…

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  • Special Event: SSTV Extravaganza on N8SL
    Join us on Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025 at 7pm-8:30pm on the N8SL Repeater (147.040 + 110.9pl) to try SSTV! Let’s take what we learned from Jerry (K8GNG) at January’s Club Meeting and get together to share some SSTV images! To cover a broader group of amateurs, we’ll be sharing our SSTV Transmissions over the N8SL repeater. Using the repeater should allow many to participate, whether you simply want to capture the transmissions, or you’re ready…

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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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