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CARC August 2025 Meeting
📡 Columbia Amateur Radio Club – August Meeting Announcement
📅 Date: Monday, August 4th, 2025🕖 Time: 7:00 PM📍 Location: ETV Building, 1011 George Rogers Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29201(Also available via Google Meet – link located below)
🌩 August Topic: SKYWARN & Emergency Preparedness
As we enter the peak of hurricane season, it’s more important than …
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CARC July 2025 Meeting-Silent Auction
🎙️ Get Ready for the Columbia Amateur Radio Club Silent Auction! 📡
Join us for an evening of good vibes, great gear, and an even greater cause! The Columbia Amateur Radio Club is excited to host our Silent Auction Fundraiser during the July club meeting — and you won’t want to miss it!
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CARC May 2025 Club Meeting- Digital Modes with K8ZT, Anthony Luscre
First licensed in 1981 as KA8NRC, Anthony has been a QRP operator from his very first QSO (no one told him Novices should not start with a 2-watt QRP rig). Changed call sign to K8ZT in June 2000 after updating to Extra Class License. One significant thing in his early Amateur Radio learning was the …
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Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Re-Introduced
From the ARRL Division News Roanoke Division Email:
ANTENNA RELIEF BILL REINTRODUCED – Identical versions of The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act have been reintroduced in Congress in both the House and the Senate. If passed and signed into law, the legislation would require homeowner associations to accommodate the needs of FCC-licensed Amateur Radio operators by prohibiting the …
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February 2025 CARC Monthly Club Meeting: Meet KB9VBR-Michael Martens
About Michael from his Youtube bio:
Hi I’m Michael‚ KB9VBR‚ and I’m on a mission to inspire and educate the amateur radio community. I’ve been a ham radio operator since 1999‚ so my interests are varied and run deep. But most of all‚ ham radio is more than a hobby; it’s a lifestyle that …
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Harbison 2025 50K Race Photos
Below are some pictures from the different check point (CP) stations.
CP 13- Paul N4PRF & Adam W4AEL
CP 9- Joe K04WAA
CP 3- John W4SFX & Caden W3DEA
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(tr)uSDX
This little radio was shown at the November 4th club meeting by Jim Lathan W4JLP.
It can be purchased as a kit ~$90.00 or a ready to operate ~$140.00. Make sure to order via the official suppliers list here. You will receive a serial number with an official kit/radio and need the serial number …
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