Welcome
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
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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
The 147.315 repeater is now back to normal operation. A couple of bad solder joints were repaired on the PCB.
Echolink is now available on the .315
repeater! Node #405654. Give it a try. Be sure to wait 1-2
seconds before speaking each time after you key up the mic.
Connect: key up and using the DTMF keypad press "A" + "Node Number"
Disconnect: key up and using the DTMF keypad press "##"
The FREE 2009 U.P. Ham Directory has just been released! Use the link on
the right side to access the directory courtesy of W8FWG and the KCRA.
Odds and Ends
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