📅 Date: Saturday, October 18
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Sesquicentennial State Park, Columbia, SC at Shelter 2 by the Ball Field
Join the Columbia Amateur Radio Club (CARC) for a fun and relaxing day in the park at our Ham & Eggs outside gathering this Saturday!
We’ll kick off the day with a lite breakfast provided by the club, so come hungry and ready to enjoy food and great company.
Bring your ham radio gear, set up your portable station, and spend the day operating and experimenting in the field. Whether you’re a seasoned operator or new to the hobby, this is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Test your portable setup
- Participate in a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation
- Get hands-on help and advice from friendly Elmers
- Meet fellow hams and share ideas
- Demonstrations:
- MMDVM Hotspots Featuring DMR, D-Star, Fusion, and more
- Allstar Nodes featuring Radioless, UHF, and VHF nodes
- SSTV
- Digital Modes featuring FT8, Keyboard to Keyboard Chatting/QSOs with JSCall, and VaraAC
- QRP Radios and QSOs around the world
- Alternative OPs featuring Meshtastic, Rattlegram, Zello, and Signal
- Foxhunting – Getting Started
This is a casual, family-friendly event — come and go as you please throughout the day. Please watch this post for weather updates or new info as we get closer to Saturday.
Reminder also that if you have a SC State Park pass bring it with you. You will be responsible for the entry fee into the park. More info on the cost can be found here at-https://southcarolinaparks.com/sesqui
Please bring your own chairs and any other equipment you made need to operate.
Have questions? Join our CARC planning call Wednesday 10/15/25 at 7pm via google meet.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tsa-wgvn-hwv
We will be monitoring the CARC Simplex frequency (146.400) if you need directions for parking and finding the shelter.
📻 Let’s fill the airwaves from Sesqui and make some contacts!
73, Columbia Amateur Radio Club