Wes Cardone (N8QM) has written up a blog post on the FCC requirement for stations to evaluate their RF exposure. The requirements is coming up soon. Better get crack’n.
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Listen to Yourself on the W8JXN Net
Here is a front-to-end recording of the W8JXN Cascades Amateur Radio Society from Thursday, April 13, 2023. The recording is resident on DropBox in a wave-viewing mode so you can scrub in a non-linear fashion to areas of the net where you think you might have more interest.
Paralleling Portable Generators
In Michigan this last week (late February of 2023) we had a major ice storm where very large numbers of residential and commercial power losses were experienced. There were a lot of portable generators running and, no doubt, many residents began to think more seriously how the deployment of portable generators should be handled. One…
Amateur Radio Week Recognized by the State of Michigan
Please see the blogsite at the Chelsea for details.
Stolen Equipment: Keep Your Eye Pealed
An RC club in Highland, Michigan (north of Milford) was victimized by a robbery. The crooks got 4 solar panels that were 60×40″, 4 large lead-acid batteries, and an EDECOA 2kW inverter. The inverter is green aluminum looking like a pine tree. Keep your eye peeled for these items. Items like these are likely to…
Dale (K8TS) 17meters-Is Not Boasting but…
Dale confirmed on the night of January 28, 2023 incredible success on 17 meters DXCC, Band #7. This gives him more stickers and another plate for the 5-band plaque. Dale tells us that he shutters to think how much he has spent accumulating these awards. But even so, Dale says that challenge is on the…
CARS Build of 20 January 2023
A CARS build Project was held on January 20th and Wes Cardone (N8QM) captured about 60 photos. Please visit the photo gallery to view these photos. It will take a few days for Wes to complete adding all of the photo galleries so be sure to check back often.
QRZ Promotional HT for New Hams
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…
Chelsea Amateurs & Dexter Cub Scouts
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)…