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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…

The Army Military Auxiliary Radio system will host the 2022 Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band Test on May 14, 2022. A list of participating stations, modes, frequencies, and times was published April 1, 2022 on the DOD MARS – Armed Forces Day page. Please try to participate if you can. Detailed information may be found…

What distinguishes “impedance” from “characteristic” impedance? A 1 foot length of RG-8X coax has a characteristic impedance of 50 Ohms. But does that cable present a 50 Ohm resistance to DC current flow? Can you describe the current flow that exists on such a coax cable if the end is open? When you understand characteristic…

There has been some discussion among the members about the notion of including an online component to our in-person club meetings. I for one think this would be an excellent idea and would open us to some opportunities for both members and prospective members as well as including some potential outside speakers/presenters. There are however…

On March 8, 2022, Wes Cardone (N8QM) gave a 30 minute presentation to the Chelsea Amateur Radio Club (WD8IEL) on the Anderson Powerpole. The PDF handout from that presentation is shown below.