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
MI QSO Party Final Score
Congrats to everyone that helped operate the Michigan QSO Party! MSU posted an amazing score of 123,880 including 518 QSOs and 152 multipliers and will be submitting for the Multi-Op/Single Transmitter category. Thanks to everybody that joined! The shack was completely packed full and we hope to see some of you come back for more contesting!
MSUARC Club Meeting for April
Norah, the President of the Amateur Radio Club, held a meeting which covered the following:
- Meshtastic (Marc KE0PIJ)
- IEEE Group Presentation
- Michigan QSO Party
- Repeater Improvements
- Station Improvements and Ordering
License Upgrades!
Congrats to Greg KE8ZGS and Charlie KE8ZRH for their upgrades to General! This gives them access to nearly all of the available HF spectrum for voice, CW, and various data modes. Please join me in welcoming these two to Amateur Radio HF!
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.