Many may have been wondering when the first amateur radio license in the KF8… series will emerge. At the time of this writing (December 23rd), the FCC has issued licenses in the KE8… series up to KE8ZTX. This was issued to Terry R. Clark today. It is presumed that a linear extrapolation may be used to estimate when that blessed… Read more »
The Chelsea repeater has been taken offline on December 11 for scheduled maintenance. It is expected to return to service on January 1, 2024.
Chelsea Amateur Radio Club member and trustee of the Chelsea Repeater is writing an article to publish with CQ magazine on programming announcements for repeaters using the Arcom RC-210 controller. If you have an interest in this, please contact Wes at N8QM@arrl.net.
Joe Burkhead KE8MKR, gave a presentation on Radio Orienteering aka Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) aka fox hunting. This is an “on foot” competition for transmitter hunting. “Fox Oring” is a variation of the sport of Amateur Radio Direction Finding and is a timed race in which individual competitors use a topographic map and a magnetic compass to navigate through diverse, wooded… Read more »
Scott attended the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, and told us a little more about himself and why he is running for the Great Lakes Division Director position. Read on to learn more about him and his goals for the ARRL. Good luck Scott! 73 Prior to retirement, I served as a Senior Staff member… Read more »
Pre-registration required. Joe Burkhead, KE8MKR, ARRL ARDF Committee, airpwr41@yahoo.com, (734) 433-6824 SPECIAL NOTE: Joe will be speaking to the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club (by video conference) on this topic Tuesday, September 12th at 7PM. See this link to login. Hello fellow MI Foxhunters! Are you ready for beautiful fall colors day in the park hunting down 15 transmitters!!? If so… Read more »
The July club meeting presentation will be given by Wes Cardone (N8QM) on Resonance. The presentation will be in the simplest terms. This means it may bore you to death but too bad. The initiated in electronics will love it.
Wes Cardone (N8QM) will be presenting about the dipole antenna in tonight’s meeting. See the handout below for downloading.