Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club

 

In-Person Membership Meetings Resume Room

Third Saturdays – 10:00 am – Ham Radio Outlet-Milwaukee (Training Room)

Irish Fest Amateur Radio Volunteer Communications Team

Attention all MRAC members. Irish Fest is a public service communications opportunity and needs volunteers to participate in a communications net to coordinate the shuttle buses that bring patrons to the festival. Volunteer dates are August 18 to 21, 2022. Information and to sign up online is available at this link. Roger Heindl, AC9BT, is coordinating the efforts and is the main communications contact for this event.

Club Information

The Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club, Inc. (MRAC) welcomes you to our website. The MRAC is one of the oldest, continuously operating amateur radio clubs in the world, having been incorporated in 1917 and affiliated with the ARRL (The national association for Amateur Radio) since 1919.

MRAC operates a 2M repeater system on 145.390 MHz (-600kHz offset, 127.3Hz CTCSS) for both FM and C4FM with WIRES-X capability (Yaesu System Fusion). Weekly nets are held on Tuesdays (Rookie Net) and Fridays (2 meter Net). We also host the nation’s first “Fusion” Net heard throughout the Milwaukee area via the repeater or around the globe via WIRES-X on Saturday evenings. Please click HERE for more information on our club nets.

Get On The Air

The Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club provides a Ham Radio Boot Camp, a day-long series of how-to presentations, workshops, and a Q&A forum designed to help newly licensed operators get on the air. We recognize many newly licensed operators struggle with getting on the air to fully enjoy their new hobby, so we are extending the expertise of our club members to help new hams enjoy this fascinating hobby. Our Ham Radio Boot Camp takes other similar training venues to the next level with workshops, local knowledge, and expert Q&A. For more information, visit Ham Radio Boot Camp.
 

Meetings

The MRAC holds monthly membership meetings for club business, ham radio-related presentation or discussion, and social gathering. In-person meetings have resumed on a new day of the week, new time, and new location: third Saturday of every month at 10:00 am at Ham Radio Outlet in their Meeting Room.

Next Club Meeting: Saturday, July 16, 2022
Topics: APRS 101, Irish Fest demo (Roger, AC9BT)
Start time: 10:00 am
Ham Radio Outlet – Class Room
5710 W Good Hope Road, Milwaukee

Zoom is available for those unable to attend in-person.

Zoom Meeting Link, ID, and Passcode:
Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 837 2598 2542
Passcode: 28490

Please socially distance yourself; masks are optional. Please be aware of Milwaukee County Public Health recommendations.

 

License Exams

The MRAC VEC is actively conducting amateur radio license exams. Visit website for details.