Category: CHRC News

  • CHRC At COPA-Fest 2019

    The Chandler HAM Radio Club made its very first public showing at the COPAFest 2019.   Thank you Maricopa Amateur Radio Club for saving a spot next to you at your event.  We appreciate all you have done to help us get started. Not only was it the Clubs first HAM-Fest, it was also mine (Gary, KI7PBR).  Very nice!!!  I…

  • CHRC Members Elect Club Treasurer!

    CHRC Members Elect Club Treasurer!

    The CHRC Board has a new member– Byon Garrabrant, N6BG, has been elected in an email vote as the new CHRC Club Treasurer! Byon will be taking over the role from Gary Laatsch, our Club President, who was acting as treasurer until someone else could be elected. The final vote tally was: Yes votes: 24No…

  • CHRC Weekly NET moves to 443.050+ PL100

    CHRC Weekly NET moves to 443.050+ PL100

    The Chandler Ham Radio Club weekly net (Thursdays at 8pm local time) is moving to a new repeater, effective September 26th, 2019! The Club net was previously being graciously hosted by the South Mountain Users Group on their repeater for the first month or so of it’s run and we would like to thank them…

  • CHRC is Now an ARRL Member Club

    CHRC is Now an ARRL Member Club

    Chandler HAM Radio Club (CHRC) applied for membership to the ARRL in early September of 2019.  We just got news that our application was approved.  As of Sept 15th, 2019, CHRC is officially a member of the ARRL.  Here is a copy of their announcement in the ARRL-AZ Sept 2019 Newsletter. FROM ARRL-AZ NEWSLETTERAffiliated Club…

  • CHRC Club membership reaches 30 Hams

    CHRC Club membership reaches 30 Hams

    The Chandler Ham Radio club is growing by leaps and bounds! Since the initial club meeting in July where we had 21 members, the club has grown to 30 members– an amazing increase of nearly 50% in 2 months. Since the July meeting we’ve welcomed Rick Eissinger KR7RIK, Erich Kuntze K9LUF, John Rehak N6HI, David…

  • CHRC is Now in ADAW!

    CHRC is Now in ADAW!

    The Chandler Ham Radio Club is now listed in the ADAW newsletter as a member club. Wooohoo!! ADAW (Arizona Desert Aire Waves) is a monthly newsletter of amateur radio happenings in Arizona. It covers what is going on among many of the ham clubs in Arizona, including ham fests, club meetings, and license testing sessions.…

  • CHRC To Be Present at COPA-Fest 2019

    CHRC To Be Present at COPA-Fest 2019

    The Chandler HAM Radio club will be making its debut appearance at the Maricopa Amateur Radio Association’s annual HAM-Fest, known as COPA-Fest on Oct 26th, 2019. We have managed to pull together a fold up canopy, a couple of tables, some chairs and more important, our club banner.  All though we do not have a lot…

  • Chandler Ham Radio Club receives New Club Banner

    Great News! Our new official club banner was received at the beginning of August 2019 and was displayed to the members at our club business meeting on Aug 10th, 2019. The banner was designed by CHRC President Gary Laatsch (KI7PBR) and will be used at ham fests, field days, and other events to publicize our…

  • CHRC Holds First Official Meeting July 13th, 2019

    CHRC Holds First Official Meeting July 13th, 2019

    Yes, it’s real… the CHRC held it’s first official club meeting on Saturday July 13th, 2019. We had a GREAT turnout! We had 17 ham radio operators show up for the initial club kickoff meeting, and total club membership is now up to 21 members. Wow! Meeting Summary: The first club meeting was held at…

  • FCC Grants Vanity CALL Sign for CHRC

    FCC Grants Vanity CALL Sign for CHRC

    On July 8th, 2019 the FCC approved the CHRC application for a vanity call sign. We were granted our #1 request, N7CHN. Great news for our new amateur radio club in the East Valley!