Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club

Ham Radio Boot Camp

for Newly Licensed or Re-emerging Hams residing in Southeast Wisconsin

Saturday, November 14 | 9am to 4 pm
Information and Registration

Repeater, AllStarLink, and WiRES-X Users

Before you transmit, become familiar with our guidelines.

Repeater Guidelines     AllStarLink Guidelines     WiRES-X Guidelines

Club Information

The Milwaukee Radio Amateurs’ Club, Inc. (MRAC) serves amateur radio operators (“hams”) in southeast Wisconsin and welcomes you to our website. The MRAC is one of the oldest amateur radio clubs having been incorporated in 1917; it has been affiliated with the ARRL (The national association for Amateur Radio) since 1919. The ARRL has bestowed us with their prestigious Special Service Club designation further recognizing the club’s commitment to education and community support.

MRAC is a registered 501(c)(3) educational organization advancing the knowledge and practice of communications technology by its members – amateur radio operators. Donations are accepted. Grants are considered.

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.

Join Our Fun

Hands-on projects are the foundation of amateur radio. Building one’s transmitter and receiver was necessary to getting on the air “back in the day.” Today, we work on antennas, test equipment, components, and yes, still we work on transceivers. The MRAC holds a monthly Workshop program designed to keep your hands busy, your mind active, and your interest high. For more information, visit Workshops. We hope you’ll join us.

We also communicate off-the-air via Groups.io, a private email exchange among club members.  Subscribe today. (Note: this is limited to club members only).

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, a ham radio-related presentation or discussion, and social gathering. In-person meetings are held on the third Saturday of every month at 10:00 am at Ham Radio Outlet in their Warehouse.

Next Member Meeting

Saturday, October 17, 2026  10:00 am
Location: Ham Radio Outlet (warehouse)
Program: “Beyond the Call Sign: Get To Know Your Fellow Hams”
Speaker: moderated by Ted Carlson, N9KQQ

Zoom is available for this event.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87301621302?pwd=SDdwVU10Q2FRQitXZUlRYnk2cEJLUT09

Meeting ID: 873 0162 1302
Passcode: 534147

Pre-Meeting Breakfast Social at Park Place Cafe – 8:00 am