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Field Day Setup & Friday Night Social
Friday June 21, 2024 Volunteers are needed Friday afternoon to help set up radios and antennas and should plan to arrive at 3:00 PM. At 7:00 PM, the Friday Night Social will be held at the cabin. Pizza and soft drinks will be served. BYOB. Camp Reinberg 1801 Quentin RoadPalatine, IL 60074 Directions The air…
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Field Day 2024
ARRL Summer Field Day Three Days and Two Nights of Radio, Food, and Fun!Setup and Social Friday, June 21stRadio Ops Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rdClub Picnic on Saturday! CFMC Field Day 2024 Limited Edition T-Shirt by Official_CFMC_Store Camp Reinberg1801 Quentin RoadPalatine, IL 60074 Directions Friday, June 21, the Friday Night Social will be…
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POTA February 2024
A Parks on the Air, POTA, outing is tentatively scheduled for Sunday February 25th at the Caboose in Hodgkins, IL. The event is obviously dependent on the weather and more details will follow as we get closer to the date.If you have any questions contact Bill Deans at kd9twa@gmail.com And yes, there is a real…
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Winter Field Day 2024
Chicago FM Club and the Winter Field Day Association Presents… What: Winter Field Day 2024.Where: A cozy cabin at Camp Bullfrog Lake When: 3:00 PM Friday January 26 till 1:00 PM Sunday January 28. Why: Besides the usual club camaraderie, Winter Field Day is a communications exercise, according to the Winter Field Day Association. Amateur…
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Christmas Party 2023
The 2023 Annual CFMC Christmas Party was held December 9th at Dino’s in Chicago. The fun started at 6:00PM. There was plenty of pizza, meatballs, salad, and Italian food. We used SignUp this year to RSVP the party, which was very successful. The Chicago FM club would like to thank all members that attended!
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Radio Expo 2023
To all the Radio Expo and volunteers: Thanks for helping make Radio Expo 2023 a success. With your help and other like-minded club members Radio Expo was a success. The club even had a few volunteers who weren’t even Hams at the beginning of the day! After a VE session with Vern, K9VRT, that situation…
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POTA July 2023
On July 27th, 2023 five of us, Paul N9ISP, Barry K9FMB, Bill KD9TWA, Mark N9OWE, and Bill N9WRP, met at Illinois Beach State Park, K-1000, for an informal Parks “On The Air, POTA” outing. We operated low power voice and digital, made lots of contacts, and successfully “activated” the park. Despite the fact that FM…
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Summer Field Day 2023
ARRL 2023 Summer Field Day: From the American Radio Relay League, ARRL, “Every June more than 40,000 amateur radio operators, (hams), throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation.” “It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and…
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Winter Field Day 2023
WINTER FIELD DAY 2023 Winter Field Day is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 27, 28 and the 29th.Camp Bullfrog Lake Cabins9600 Wolf Rd Willow Springs, IL 60480 Radio operations at the cabin are from 13:00 CST Saturday till 13:00 CST Sunday. Winter Field Day is a great way to be introduced to “contesting”.Our call sign…
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Christmas Party 2022
This year the 2022 CFMC Christmas Party will be held at Dino’s Italian Restaurant.7004 W Higgins Ave. Just east of Harlem Ave in Chicago.The date for the Christmas party is December 10th, from 6:00 pm till closing, 11:00 PM. We will serve pizza, pasta, meatballs, salad, soft drinks and coffee. CASH BAR. Paid-up MEMBERS are…
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