Jun 09 2013

CARC Field Day 2013 Information

AL7MO at the GOTA station

AL7MO at the GOTA station

CARC will be hosting Field Day at the Sesquicentennial State Park Retreat Center on June 22-23. Setup will begin at 9 AM with the official start of the event at 2 PM.

This is the largest on-air event in the US and Canada with over 35,000 participants in 2012. CARC welcomes everybody to participate whether you have a license or not. And if you’ve never had a chance to see what “HF” communications can do, you should definitely come to Field Day and see what it’s all about. With a simple wire antenna we are able to contact other stations all over the continent and world.

CARC will operate a 4A or 5A operation which means 4 or 5 active HF stations using generator or battery power. We also plan to have a GOTA Station (a station setup specifically for newly licensed, unlicensed, or inactive licensees) courtesy of the SCHEART system and depending on available equipment, we will also have a 6 meter station.

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Jun 01 2013

Video & Photos: 2013 Mini Maker Faire

IMG_5026The Columbia Amateur Radio Club hosted an exhibition and activity booth at the Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, June 1, at EdVenture in downtown Columbia.

Visitors had the chance to check out home-brewed radio gear, learned how to send Morse code, and crafted Morse code bracelets and QSL cards.

Check out a photo gallery and a video from the event in case you missed it!

 

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May 15 2013

Welcome to the new W4CAE site!

carclogonewThe board of directors for the Columbia Amateur Radio Club is proud to announce the launch of our newly-developed website!

Our website has long been an invaluable resource for new hams, club members, net participants and those seeking a ham radio license. Getting information out to club members and the ham community is more important now than it’s ever been, particularly with the influx of new hams in the area. The hobby is growing, and so is our club.

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