Hi! We wish you a hearty Yooper welcome and thanks for visiting our neck of the woods.

Located in Michigan's northernmost county, the KCRA was originally established in 1983 to provide amateur radio service in rugged and rural Keweenaw County and nearby coastal waters. Today, the K8MDH repeater reaches from Thunder Bay, ON to the Lake Superior shore in Alger and Marquette Counties.

Skywarn

Skywarn is an organization that closely interfaces with the National Weather Service to assist in severe weather preparedness. KCRA is very organized in local Skywarn activities. We feature a weekly net and host the U.P. Skywarn website. This site has the latest forecasts, radar images, satellite images, and information about APRS in the Upper Peninsula. Find out how to get on the APRS network and start submitting your observations to the NWS.

Latest KCRA News

Join us at 7pm on July 14, 2010 for the club's quarterly meeting at K8YSZ's home on 1108 Bumbletown Rd, 0.9 mi from the BP gas station in Allouez.

Get your own desktop UTC clock that is the size of your windows clock. It's neat and can be placed right next to the main clock on your screen!

What's this that I heard about about our APRS network being used for text messaging? Well, for one, you don't have to pay $0.15/message to send one nationwide. Get into APRS now! It's a hybrid VHF packet radio and internet tactical communications system for weather reports, text messaging, and vehicle position reporting. The best thing is that there is an extensive network of digipeaters and internet gateways NATIONWIDE and especially in the Copper Country!

KCRA Ham of the Month

Can you guess who is the club's ham of the month?

Have You Been Licensed 25 Years?

The Quarter Century Wireless Association membership often appeals to amateurs who want to be identified with and associate with some of the best known, respected, proficient and dedicated amateurs in the world. The knowledge that so many well-known amateurs have joined together in this unique non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the best interests of all amateurs, for now and posterity, appeals to many.

QCWA Chapter 219 meets on the air on the second Saturday of the month. The group meets at 3835 KHz +/- QRM at 2200Z (5P Eastern, 4P Central). It's a very informal group. We hope you have a few minutes to join us? (This is the newly formed U.P. of Michigan Chapter.) Secretary: John Anderson, WD8RTH Secretary QCWA Chapter 219

Education Corner

This video explains how to build an air choke balun.

National Ham News

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