October Harmonic Newsletter
available now!  (11/3/2025)

Holiday in the Heart of the City
Friday November 21, 2025
5 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for a night of fun at the Saginaw Childrens Zoo
for our annual SantaGram celebration.
Come help fill out SantaGrams for the children
and Jim Wade will be present again this year. 

Winter Field Day 2026
is fast approaching, so make plans to attend this fun event.
Look for more information online and in your email as we
get closer to the date.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Threat to the 440 MHz Amateur Radio Band
The FCC is considering a proposal to use the
430-440 MHz ham band for a global
satellite network by the commercial company
AST SpaceMobile.
This system will cause harmful interference to the band
not only in the US but around the world if approved.
Learn more from the links below.
ARRL Comments
AST Comments
PCMag Article
Video 1 from Ham Radio DX
Video 2 from Ham Radio DX
Video 3 from Ham Radio Prep 

Submit your comment to the FCC here:
https://shorturl.at/5HYtL (Filing number is 25-201)

 SVARA Meetings

December Club Meeting
The next meeting will be Friday December 5, 2025
at Harry Browne Airport at 6 pm.
This is our annual Holiday Pot Luck Dinner night.
We will also elect our 2026 club officals and board members.

Check the monthly presentation list below.

Annual ARES/SVARA Awards Breakfast
Saturday December 6, 2025, 8:30 am
at Riverside Family Restaurant in Freeland
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Awards will be given out in many categories,
so come and have a great breakfast and see if you are an award winner.

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Please use the Public Service Form
on the ARES website to report your
monthly public serice hours.

The PSHR hours will still be reported using the current form
found here.