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QRZ.com is offering a promotion for a 2-meter handheld, programming software, and programming cable for under $60. This is a special program to get new hams started and is sponsored by QRZ.com and GigaParts. This is applicable for hams who recently obtained their amateur radio license. It is currently running until December 31 with over…

On October 15, 2022, the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club will address the Dexter Cub Scouts on amateur radio. Help is requested from all regional amateurs in answering 3rd party calls on the Chelsea Repeater (145.450 MHz, pl 100 Hz) that afternoon sometime shortly after 2pm. For additional information please contact either Jim Grissom (KD8RFW JRGrissom7@gmail.com)…

The Chelsea Amateur Radio Club announces the “I Hate Cookbooks Guide to Amateur Radio Electromagnetics” training. This is designed for the amateur with little electronics knowledge but an intense desire to upgrade to the General or Extra amateur classes. For those intimidated by mathematics, brief introductions to such things as imaginary numbers and normalized impedances…

Location: One block North of the Okemos Road/I-96 Interchange, (on University Drive) at the Okemos Community Center. Free parking Large items may be kept outside, but no trunk sales Last year’s flyer is on the CMARC website

Many amateurs in Washtenaw and peripheral counties frequent an informal net each weekday morning from about 8AM to 8:30AM on the Washtenaw repeater sitting on the 145.150 MHz amateur frequency. This repeater is tax-payer funded and has a fantastic reach with its antenna sitting high atop a tower that is located at nearly the highest…

At last night’s monthly meeting of the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club (7-12-2022, WD8IEL), it was decided that the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club would sponsor weekly electromagnetic training sessions by Zoom. This will be open on a global scale to the amateur public. Initially, Wes Cardone (N8QM) will be the sole presenter, but volunteer presenters are…

I just realized how long ago Field Day was, and how long it’s been since I’ve posted! Safe to say I’m overdue here, but I wanted to do a quick shout-out to all of those who attended field day and did so much to make it happen. I’m sure I’ll miss someone in my call…

Chelsea and Jackson’s own Wes Cardone (N8QM) has written a paper the ARRL QEX magazine editors have asked to publish. Please see the blog post for the full details.

At the June Zoom meeting of the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club , Wesley Cardone (N8QM) will give a simplified presentation of the J-Pole antenna. Club meetings occur on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The premise of this presentation is to explain in simplified and down-to-earth fashion the electromagnetics of antennas while “tuning” the presentation…