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  • Radio in the Woods

    Radio in the Woods

    CFMC radio in the woods! 10/10/2020, SaturdayThe location was in Schiller woods. We had a nice turn out for a last minute get-together.10 people showed up.There was 2 HF radios operating on batteries.including 3 antennas: Later, there was pizza and pop for lunch!CFMC would like to thank all who participated.

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  • Summer Field Day 2020

    Summer Field Day 2020

    What is Field Day all about??? Eligibility: CFMC participates in ARRL Field Day 2020!On June 27th and the 28th of 2020, CFMC had their annual ARRL summer field day.The field day location was at the Santa Fe Prairie Nature Preserve, near the town of Hodgkins which is located by I55 and 294.We installed all wire…

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  • POTA 2020

    POTA 2020

    The last POTA outing we had was at Santa Fe Prairie, also known as The Caboose. It was a small group this time, Dan W9SAU, Mike KD9SJC, Vince NT9N, and me KD9TWA. Parks on the Air is a contest-like activity where an operator goes to a State Park, etc, and tries to make more than…

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  • Winter Field Day 2020

    Winter Field Day 2020

    Winter Field Day was held on January 25/26 2020 12.00 PM START TIME. We rented a Cabin in Palatine IL. Camp Reinberg.  It slept 10 people, Friday to Sunday. We normally put up 3 wires and 3 radios and a JS8 call station with a magnetic loop or some kind of antenna.  From the Pres… Winter field…

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