From the Prez! John Roberts, N8KAM, Club President THANK YOU!! Thanks to all who helped set up, operate and stayed to tear down during Field Day 2006. What a great year we had with 1007 Phone contacts (up 125 from last year), 900 CW contacts (up 22 from last year), 78 VHF/UHFcontacts (up 52 from last year) and finally, 193 GOTA contacts (up 85 from last year). Great job! But there are more notable increases this year, like the increase in participation. All the stations, with the exception of the UHF/VHF tower were set up and ready to go by 8:00 pm on Friday night. The steak dinner was actually held in the natural sunlight, unlike the past few years. Thanks again to the many that helped set up.. The Phone, GOTA and C.W stations were all fully staffed for the full 24 hours this year, which is another improvement over years past. No down time equals increased contacts. The food that was prepared was great and there was plenty to go around. I especially enjoyed the Midnight Chili this year. Thank you Linda, KB8TOO and the people who assisted you. Great job! And then comes the tear down. All stations down and ready to be stored in the trailer in record time. There was nothing left behind. For a first time operation at this location, it all ran like clockwork Thank you all. And how about the location? Plenty of room, trees in the right locations, and "police security" (just ask Stan K8SB :) ). The only thing that could have been better was more conveniently placed bathrooms.. I was told that the Mayor of Taylor was in the park Sunday for his morning walk but I don't think we got him to sign the visitors log sheet. Plans for next year are already in the works. The summer events are in full swing. The Trenton Mid-summer Festival will be July 7-8-9 and we will be operating at the same location. So please sign up to operate at this month's meeting. Also at the July meeting, N6JRL will give us a recap of the 3Y0X Peter1 DXpedition. I am told the presentation is very good. So again THANK YOU to all helped make this Field Day a success. Let's keep the fun and excitement going all summer long! John N8KAM Peter I DXpedition Recap! The next meeting of the Motor City Radio Club will be held Friday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield Center, located at 2700 Westfield Rd, Trenton, in the Fireplace Room. Come see why this group of hams were given the "DX-pedition Of The Year" award by the Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). Also, two of their members were inducted into the DX Hall of Fame! What an honor! This presentation will keep you on the edge of your seat. Don DuBon, N6JRL lives in Dayton, Ohio. He has been licensed since 1963 and enjoys CW, DXing and contesting as well as traveling. He is retired from the U.S. Marine Corps where he spent five years in extensive training in Alaska, Norway and Finland in cold weather survival and electronic maintenance. He now works as an instrumentation engineer for a jet engine test facility at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton. Don has traveled to more than 100 countries and holds the callsigns VP2EM and J68DD. Welcome To Our Newest Member!!! Melvin Rogers KD8DPY From Your Editor, Lynette Rudzki, KC8NAH, “Spark Gap” Editor Hello Club! What an awesome time at Field Day this year! It always amazes me how so much gets put together in such a short amount of time. You have to be there during setup and tear down to understand the magnitude of our operation. We should all step back and realize the accomplishments our club makes, planning a major endeavor, working together to make it happen and getting people - licensed and non-licensed - to operate the event. Every time I put together the Spark Gap or make changes to the club website, I wonder what members would like to see. Please let me know if there is a topic that you would like for me to cover. If you have an idea for an article, I can help you get it into print. I realize that not everyone is a writer, but I do realize that everyone has opinions and ideas. So, send me your articles, jokes, comments, suggestions. I would be glad to include them in the Spark Gap. This is YOUR newsletter. Hope to see everyone at the July meeting to hear about the Peter I DXpedition as well as a short recap of Field Day 2006 and the final totals. 73, Lynette, KC8NAH,  Club Secretary and Webmaster Kid Power, By Ward Silver, N0AX On Thursdays, I am one of three hams (including K6AJT and KE7HCA) that oversee a collective bundle of energy and enthusiasm known as the Technology Club. It's held at our local middle school, hosted by science teacher (and probable ham) Evan Justin, and is open to kids from 5th through 10th grades. During its first quarter, the topic was software and programming, hosted by N7LKL and K6AJT. In this final quarter of the year, the focus is on electronics and radio. I am pleased to report that kids are just as enthusiastic and nuts about Doing Something as they ever were! In a nutshell, all twenty kids (boys AND girls) ordered a learn-to-solder kit that includes their very own soldering iron and a simple flashing siren kit. After practicing their soldering (they got pretty good at it, too) on a practice board, they launched into the kit. Quickly, every single person had a working board that Did Something and was just the right amount of flashy and annoying for everyone to have fun. A roomful of these things is a sight and sound to behold… Working around the year-end exams and supported by the PTSA, the kids also ordered more simple kits from a list and continued to build. Some chose a "voice changer" and others a 1-watt stereo amplifier or LED dice kit. Each Thursday, they boil in after school, ready to open their 3-lb coffee can that serves as a locker and get to work. After everyone is present, there is a short presentation by one of the hams on some aspect of radio or electronics. K6AJT has presented Ohm's Law and made sure that everybody understood the relationship between volts, amps, and ohms, even though algebra is a year or more off for some of the students. I have been explaining how radio works and getting them to prowl the AM bands at night for distant stations. (Many kids have never had the opportunity to really tune an AM radio with all the snazzy digital technology that makes radio so reliable now.) Then it's back to building and the noise level goes way, way up. The more experienced kids are tasked with Elmering the others to get everybody's kits working. Did I mention that we all learned not to grab for a soldering iron that's falling off the table? Just a week ago, Principal Allison came in for a visit. The air bore the sweet scent of melted polyethylene parts bag that became intimate with a hot iron. One kid was showing another how to put a wet paper towel on a small soldering iron burn -- "It won't hurt in a minute...look at mine!" Yet another, intoxicated with the success of his voice changer kit, was marching around the room yelling into the microphone and waving the speaker around. Two brothers were hassling each other about who was the better builder and who was going to get done first. In short, it was technology at its best. We may grow up and get better tools, but it doesn't get any better than that chaotic room. Needless to say, a blanket invitation to participate in Field Day has been extended and we are planning a full-blown effort next fall for a licensing program. The goal is to create not only a radio club, but give the students an opportunity to become "Radio Officers" for the school during emergencies when the teachers and staff will all be busy. Some will become hams and others will just play around before heading off in whatever direction they prefer. We obviously have no shortage of enthusiasm! Those of you that are parents out there might want to explore having your own PTSA or PTA support a Technology Club. It doesn't take much -- the total outlay per student was $50, including the learn-to-solder kit (available in several versions from various vendors) and two "fun" kits. It needn't be too ham-centric. Just light the spark that makes kids want to "open the hood" and find out what makes things go! Club/Special Events for 2006 July 7, 8, 9th - Trenton Mid-Summer Festival, Special Event - We are in need of a Chairperson for this event! August 5th - Club Picnic/General Meeting - A club picnic is held in lieu of the Friday general meeting at Elizabeth Park. More details to follow! August 19th - Club Party/Picnic - John, K8CBS & Elizabeth, KC8VCY will hold their annual picnic/party at their QTH at 16172 W. State Route 105, Elmore, OH. Starts at 3:00 p.m. and bring a dish to pass. October - Detroit Free Press Marathon - Community Service Event - Need volunteers for general communications. November 4th & 5th (CW) and November 18th & 19th (Phone) - November Sweepstakes - Contests - Need two team captains. Will start putting teams together in August. HUGE thanks go out to all the people who helped make Field Day happen! Whether you helped out with the setup or tear down of the equipment, were Field Day Chairperson, a Tent Captain, prepared our meals, manned the welcome tent, mentored at the GOTA station, loaned equipment or put in time on the air, We just want to Thank You! Our Tent Captains CW Tent Anne Travis, K8AE Phone Tent & Field Day Chairperson John Roberts, N8KAM G.O.T.A Don Novak, K8THU UHF/VHF Tent & Field Day Chairperson Mike Rudzki, N8MR Welcome Tent Gloria Harland, KC8FVS Food Chairperson Linda Riley, KB8TOO Our Tireless Volunteers Paula Arnold, N8ZLM Ray Arnold, N8TYA Jim Boutain, N8ZLQ Stan Briggs, K8SB Ruth Briggs, WB8AFO Randall Durfy, K8UFM Neal Freeling, W8LYP James French, W8ISS Morley Juby, N8JU Jim Lemerand, K8SSB Norm McAtee, KB8EXV David Metz, KC8OBH Linda Metz, KC8PKY Ingeborg Miravala Art Mojrzeszek, W8ACM Bruce Moyer, KI8GR Carol Moyer Charlie Myer, W8VCF Kevin Myer Richard Peden, KD8ATZ Dale Poblenz, WA8FRD Chuck Reik, N8WDH Bill Riley, W8KZP Laura Riley Charlie Romick, K8SAK Steve Romick, N8JVN Lynette Rudzki, KC8NAH Erik Swekel, K8UH Malcolm Travis, NX8K Marv Weir, KC8DQJ Websites and More! Contesters Rate Sheet for June 14, 2006 Edited by Ward Silver, N0AX The N3FJP (http://www.n3fjp.com/) Who's On the Air database and mapping application continues to evolve. "Mark, WE6N, has done a fantastic job developing a map to display stations by band on a world map. This map is still under development but you can take a look at http://71.198.184.113/newwota/WotaMap.aspx." Some of the stations are not properly located on the map due to ongoing changes. Click on the balloon to find out more details, or click on the station listed on the right to zoom in on the station. Not only is it a great way to see DX locations, but it also has applications for EMCOMM to see where stations are deployed on a local level. (Thanks, Scott N3FJP) Reprinted from the AMSAT Newsletter for June 3 (http://www.amsat.org/), Erich Eichmann, DK1TB has released version 12.5 of his popular satellite tracking program SatPC32. The new version adds features and fixes bugs found in earlier versions. Erich has donated SatPC32 as a fund raiser for AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and AMSAT-UK. A demo version of the program can be downloaded from the author's web site: http://www.dk1tb.de/downloadeng.htm. More information about registration of the program and upgrades is available on the Web site. From the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin http://www.papays.com/opdx.html), once again Tom K8CX, has published his famous "Dayton 2006 Photo Gallery" at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2006. This year's gallery has 214 photos! Mike N2MG is also looking for Dayton photos at the contesting.com site. You can upload them (with captions) at http://www.contesting.com/spotlight/add/19. The 43-minute streaming video/audio version of the Dayton Hamvention BPL presentation is available at http://tinyurl.com/zhszg. The video includes audio samples of in-band and out-of-band noise. Microsoft Office Animation may be required to view it. (Thanks, Bill NE1B and the Fox River Radio League) Digital modes are becoming a bigger and bigger part of contests, including the Hellschrieber mode -- one of the oldest digital modes. For more information on Hellschreiber, check out the Feld Hell Club at http://www.feldhellclub.co.uk/, including their new Feld Hell Award. (Thanks, Pete KZ1Z) Here's an interesting site that with over 1 GB of old books of interest for hams for which the copyright has expired, including some Radio Amateur's Handbooks, Radio Handbooks, etc., all in PDF format. Most are from the pre-solid state era. When you log on to the site at http://www.pmillett.com/tecnical_books_online.htm, note the misspelling of "technical". (Thanks, Bob N7XY) The accidental "co-demolition" of two towers instead of one has been extensively covered, such as by this on-line story: http://tinyurl.com/zdp54. (There is also a video of the accident at http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5002278. Keep this in mind when you are rigging guys and cables. Remember their amazing propensity to snag on and tangle with hardware of all sorts. (Thanks, Phil N6ZZ and Tim K3LR) While a little late for the ARRL June VHF contest, Tree N6TR contributes this helpful test to see if you can use any of your HF antennas on 50 MHz. "A simple test to see if your antenna works or not is to tune down below 50 MHz and listen for baby monitors or cordless phones in your area. Try your HF antennas and use the one that sounds the best. Then, tune your radio up around 50.125 and see what you hear." Jim AD1C also notes that he's worked a lot of 6-meter DX with a 102-foot G5RV at 35-feet. 5/8-wave 2-meter verticals often play well on 6-meters, too. Just give it a try is the obvious motto of this story! If you're traveling with your radio, Pelican cases are the gold standard for shipping cases. As the WRTC-bound operators discuss their options, here's some of the good places to get cases and foam inserts: http://www.dxercase.com/ http://4less.com/ A word to the wise -- be extra, extra sure to keep the main tuning knob or knobs from bearing the weight of the radio (or bumps to it) in any orientation! The knob encoders and bearings are fairly easy to damage with catastrophic results. Rex K7QQ suggests using anvil-style pruning shears for cutting coax from RG-58 through thicker sizes. He says that it gives a nice clean cut through the braid and center conductor. I'm sure it beats gnawing through the cable with regular diagonal cutters. Another tool-worthy contribution was made by Julius N2WN in response to the tips on getting aluminum tubing apart. He suggests using oil filter-style wrenches that are available in small sizes and do not damage the tubing as locking pliers would. Sears apparently carries a two-size set that will grab tubing as small as 1/2" in diameter! Look in plumbing supplies for these. It's lightning season! Roger N1RJ points us to a good site for info about lightning protection: http://www.polyphaser.com/ppc_ptd_home.aspx. "As you will discover, the subject of lightning protection is not as simple as it first seems. There is a lot of bad info on the Web mainly from well-meaning folks who only know about power line grounding at 60 Hz. A good power line ground is usually not a good lightning protection ground but a good RF ground (radials) is usually good for both. Also, proper bonding is as important as the ground system." Contesters Rate Sheet , May 31, 2006 Down East Microwave (http://downeastmicrowave.com) is again supporting the Fall Sprints (sponsored by the Southeast VHF Society) by sponsoring two participation award drawings. The drawings will be made at the SVHFS Conference from the stations that turn in logs showing contacts in the 222 MHz Sprint and/or the Microwave Sprint. The two drawing winners will receive $100 gift certificates for DEMI products. You do not have to be present to win. The awards are being sponsored to encourage amateurs to get active on 222 MHz and the Microwave bands. (Thanks, Bruce WD4JQV - Fall Sprint Chairman) We all KNOW we're supposed to do it, but while the spirit may be willing, the flesh is often weak. Thus, this welcome news from Jim AD1C -- "I learned of two new on-line backup services in the past couple of days at http://www.mozy.com and http://www.carbonite.com. Both services install a small utility that runs in the background to back up your files. Mozy.com provides 2GB of backup space FREE. Carbonite.com provides UNLIMITED backup space for $5/month ($60/year). I have been looking into these services for the last year and that's the best deal around." That removes our last excuse! The rhombic occupies an almost mythical place in ham radio mythology, inspiring the diamond-shaped outline of the ARRL logo and that of other national radio societies. At the recent urging of a few SCCCers, Dennis NE6I posted pictures on his Web site (http://www.qsl.net/ne6i/w6am) from a 1986 tour of the legendary Don Wallace W6AM super station. There were 14 rhombic’s on Don's antenna farm at the time. Can you imagine that? If not, the photos will help. Don W7WLL contributed a link to some fascinating reading on the history of radio in the ELF and VLF regions. The article can be found at http://www.borderlands.com/newstuff/research/ground-myst.htm. At the other end of the spectrum, but equally fascinating, Tree N6TR finds that he is "rather awed by the performance of the two Voyager Spacecraft. They were launched in 1977 and are still ticking. Getting signals to and from these little specks in the sky is a very challenging task. I found this article that talks a little about how it is done: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/profiles_dsn.html." While Logbook Of the World is the electronic method-of-choice for contact confirmation, there are millions of paper QSLs out there still to be checked. In advertising that card checking will be available at the BRATS Maryland Hamfest in August (http://www.bratsatv.org/hamfest.html), Neil W3ZQI reminds me to point you to the ARRL Hamfest Calendar in QST and on the Web at http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html. Plan ahead and take advantage of the card checking services provided by local DXCC Field Checkers and the occasional visit by ARRL HQ card checkers, too. If you're interested in giving WSJT software a spin during this summer's VHF+ contests and E-skip season, there's an excellent Yahoo Group dedicated to WSJT moderated by software author K1JT and several very knowledgeable others. Everything to do with WSJT is discussed. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com and search for "wsjtgroup." (Thanks, Ken VE3HLS) During this year's antenna-fixin' season, many skyhooks will be given a good cleaning. While steel wool and elbow grease are the traditional "solvents", it has been pointed out by many that Scotch-Brite(tm) pads do the job better than steel wool and leave no tiny steel slivers in the antenna or your skin to rust or itch, respectively. When you put it all back together, don't forget to use the anti-oxidation compound! Another antenna tip -- if you have two nested sections of tubing that are not coming apart easily, squirt a little penetrating oil (such as Liquid Wrench or Kroil) into any slots or screw holes. Then try to get the inner section turning in one direction. Keep turning it in the same direction as you pull it out. The burrs or obstructions that are binding will wear down or flatten if the direction of turning is consistent. If you need to grip the section with pliers or other mechanical device, insert a wooden dowel first to keep the tube from being deformed. Brett VR2BG contributes a simple assemble-and-test method for constructing gamma matches: 1) Strip sheath & shield off length of RG-8 (start longer than predicted at approximately 20 pF/ft) 2) Shove into gamma tube - tube ID should be very close to OD of insulation. 3) Gradually trim the length. 4) Waterproof both ends of the tubing. For calculating the expected length, try the calculator program at http://www.ve3sqb.com. (Scroll down to the "for the experimenter" section or do an in-page search for the word "gamma.") The calculator provides spacing, gamma tube length, tap point on the driven element, and insertion length. The app suggests that the gamma tube (outer tube) be 1/4 the driven element size. Tom W8JI has also published info about the gamma match and how length and diameter affect the network. http://www.w8ji.com/omega_and_gama_matching.htm. (Thanks, Aaron NN6O) D-STAR technology is often mis-identified as "just digital voice" but the standard has a lot more to offer, particularly for high-speed data transmission. The Texas Interconnect Team http://www.k5tit.org is working on some advanced D-STAR applications that may surprise you! Laughter is The Best Medicine Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the road. As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and asked the Navajo woman if she would like a ride. With a silent nod of thanks, the woman got into the car. Resuming the journey, Sally tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the Navajo woman. The old woman just sat silently, looking intently at everything she saw, studying every little detail, until she noticed a white bag on the seat next to Sally. "What’s in bag?" asked the old woman. Sally looked down at the white bag and said, "It's a box of chocolates. I got it for my husband". The Navajo woman was silent for another moment or two. Then speaking with the quiet wisdom of an elder, she said: "Good trade." Fox Hunt Results for June 17th Place Teams Teams Teams Teams Mileage Arrived 1st KC8OBH KC8PKY     11.0 2nd 2nd K8SB NX8K     11.8 1st 3rd N8SLJ N8TDF     15.0 3rd 4th K8AE WB8AFO Linda B.   17.5 4th Foxes N8ZFH KB8EXV KC8NNX       Come join us for our next Fox Hunt which will be on July 22nd. The Foxes will be Dave, KC8OBH & Linda, KC8PKY. People start gathering at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast at Leo’s Coney Island at 9845 Telegraph Road in Taylor. The Fox Hunt starts promptly at 10:30 a.m. from the parking lot of Leo’s Coney Island. If you don’t have any Fox Hunting equipment, just show up and you can ride with someone who is already outfitted with the proper equipment. Check out the Fox Hunt page on the club website at http://www.w8mrm.org/FoxHunts.htm Motor City Radio Club Meeting Minutes, Submitted by Lynette Rudzki, KC8NAH, Secretary General Meeting on June 2, 2006 Meeting was called to order at 7:50 p.m. Roll call was taken of the 30 members and 7 guests in attendance. President’s Report - Board meeting scheduled for June 6th to be held at Olympic Barbeque at 7:00 p.m. Field Day Preparation - Sponsor a tent sign for $30. Site signs presented to club. Food Tent - bring a dish to pass for any day during Field Day. Zanglin Run - Need 16 volunteers to man stations with HT’s. Monroe Hamfest - held in Monroe on Father’s Day. Free tickets to anyone who would man the MCRC table at the hamfest. Education - New license manual for Technician starting in July. Vice President’s Report - N6JRL has been reserved to present the recap of the DXpedition for the July meeting. Treasurer’s Report - Motion made by Ruth, WB8AFO, seconded by Linda, KB8TOO. Motion passed. Secretary’s Report - Motion made by Ruth, WB8AFO, seconded by Bruce, KI8GR, to accept the Secretary’s Report as printed in the Spark Gap. Motion passed. Refreshment Committee - Pop - Linda, KB8TOO, Donuts - Rick, K8RWG, Coffee - Dave, KC8OBH 50/50 Winner - Morley Juby! Thank you for your donation to the club of your 50/50 winnings! Meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m. Board Meeting on May 16, 2006 Board Members in Attendance: John Roberts, N8KAM, President Mike Rudzki, N8MR, Vice President Dale Poblenz, WA8FRD, Treasurer Lynette Rudzki, KC8NAH, Secretary 2 members in attendance Field Day - Welcome Tent - Gloria Harland, KC8FVS volunteered. T-Shirts - Ordering on June 7th. Signs - CW and Phone tent signs have been sponsored by Stan, K8SB and John, N8KAM. UHF/VHF - Slow scan? Monitors at Welcome Tent? Friday Setup - bring grills, meeting at Leo’s at 12:00 noon before setup. GOTA - Don Novak wants to purchase super loop for GOTA station. Equipment - Club should work towards purchasing another HF Rig & power supply. Echolink - possible addition to enable access to repeater via internet. Misc - held in Monroe on Father’s Day. Free tickets to anyone who would man the MCRC table at the hamfest. Westfield Center Fireplace Room - Room with kitchen is $75 Sweepstakes Dinner - Going to be held in October in conjunction with announcement of this year’s teams. Fox Hunt Date Change- August 26 instead of Aug. 19, July 22 instead of July 15th. Additional Club Call - Paperwork to be submitted for additional club call. New member- New member approved - Melvin Rogers, KD8DPY Adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Test Sessions July 8th Sponsor: Motor City Radio Club Time: 9:00 a.m. (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Don Novak, (734) 281-7030 Email: K8THU@ARRL.net Location: Glenwood Methodist Church 2130 Ford Avenue Wyandotte, MI 48192 July 8th Sponsor: GCERES Emerg. Radio Service Time: 1:30 PM (Walk-ins Allowed) Contact: Donald Ireland, (810) 744-9648 Contact: www.DRRTeam.com Location: EOC, Flint, MI July 15th Sponsor: Genesee County Radio Club Time: 9:30 AM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Verle D. Winningham, (810) 629-2633 Email: K8VW@ARRL.NET Location: Mott Community College, 2100 W. Thompson RD Southern Lakes Branch Campus, Fenton/Flint, MI 48430 July 13th Sponsor: ARROW COMMUN. ASSOC Time: 7:00 PM (No walk-ins) Contact: Claybourne Mitchell, (734) 662-6663 Location: U OF M NORTH CAMPUS RM 2211, GG BROWN ENG. BLDG CANDIDATES MUST PRE-REGISTER OR CALL ROGER @ 734-663-4625 ANN ARBOR, MI 48106 July 22nd Sponsor: South Lyon Area ARC Time: 9:00 a.m. (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Christian Anderson (248) 437-3088 Email: K8VJ@arrl.net Location: Witch’s Hat Depot South Lyon Historical Society McHattie Park, 200 Dorothy Street, South Lyon, MI 48178 Hamfests July 8th Straits Area Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.qsl.net/kg8jk Talk-In: 146.68 MHz (PL 110.9) Contact: Cliff Rosebohm, KC8NVI Phone: 231-526-5645, Email: kc8nvi@glccomputers.com Event Location: Petosky High School 1500 Hill Street August 12 Cascades Amateur Radio Society Website: www.w8jxn.org Talk-In: 146.880 (PL 100) Contact: Linda Stanley, KA8ZHV Phone: 517-522-8630, Email: linda.stanley@acd.net Event Location: Jackson Catholic Middle School 915 Cooper Street August 27 Lapeer County ARA Website: www.w8lap.com Talk-In: 146.620- (PL 100) Contact: Bill Miller, KD8VP Phone: 810-797-5329, Email: kd8vp@arrl.net Event Location: Lapeer Center Building 425 County Center Street Save The Date! Date(s) Activity Time July 7th General Meeting 7:30 p.m. Program Topic: Peter I Recap!! July 8th VE Exam at Glenwood Methodist Church 9:00 a.m. July 7, 8 & 9th Trenton Midsummer Festival July 11th Board Meeting at the Olympic Barbeque 7:00 p.m. July 22nd Fox Hunt after breakfast at Leo’s Coney Island 9:00 a.m. Join us every Tuesday at 9 p.m. for the Motor City Radio Club Net on the 147.24 Wyandotte Repeater. The Spark Gap is published monthly as the official organ of the Motor City Radio Club, Inc.