Milwaukee Radio Amateurs' Club Inc. W9RH – One of the World's Oldest Continuously Active Radio Amateur Clubs

FM SIMPLEX CONTEST

Sunday, February 27, 2022

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The purpose of this contest is to encourage amateurs to learn the basics of contesting and simplex operations, and to expand the scope of their VHF-UHF operating techniques beyond what’s needed for standard repeater operation.

2 meters: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
70 centimeters: 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
6 meters: 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
1.25 meters: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Digital voice QSOs (using D-Star or Fusion modes): 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Rules and submission requirements can be found HERE.

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 101 years 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 (Yaesu System Fusion). Weekly nets are held on Friday nights at 9:00 pm. We also host the first “Fusion” Net in the Milwaukee area on Saturday nights at 7:00 pm. Please click HERE for more information on our club nets.

Get On The Air

The Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club is launching 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 meetings on the last Thursday of the month (November and December may have exceptions). Due to the continuation of COVID protocol, our new meeting location is unavailable at this time. We will continue our “Meeting On The Air” followed by a program and social exchange via Zoom.

Next Meeting: Thursday, January 27, 2021

Topic: Meeting On The Air
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: W9RH repeater (145.390 MHz)

Topic: “Chasing Rocks” Meteor Scatter w/MSK144
Speaker: Gary Drasch, K9DJT, author of Ham Radio Is Alive and Well (2017)
Time: 8:00 PM CT
Location: Zoom

NEW Zoom Meeting Link, ID, and Passcode:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83725982542?pwd=d2lXTFJEazNRWmRQS3ArRjZPL05EZz09

Meeting ID: 837 2598 2542
Passcode: 28490

License Exams

The MRAC VEC is actively conducting amateur radio license exams. Please check with the VEC team on their COVID-19 requirements.

View the Milwaukee Ham Radio Calendar.