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SC Midlands ARES Training Net for Thursday, 3/24
The SC Midlands ARES Training Net for Thursday, March 24 will be a Zoom meeting from 8 – 9 PM. (Note the start time is 8 PM, not the normal 8:30 PM). The agenda topic will be “Sharing COMMEX Experience” from March 15, 16, and 19 as described here: 2022 State FSE- March 15, 16, 19 | SCHEART
We’ll start the call with …
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April CARC Meeting: Shack / Go-Box Show & Tell
The April meeting topics:
Let’s see those Go-Kits/Boxes, Mobile Gear, Antennas, or what you want to share with the club.
ZOOM MEETING DETAILS
Topic: Columbia Amateur Radio Club April MeetingTime: Apr 4, 2022, 06:45 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86434664158?pwd=WU1saVVUNy9jV0hlTEVSRStrNXR6Zz09
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LET’S GET RADIO-ACTIVE!
Check Calendar for Next Class
WHAT: Columbia Amateur Radio Club Get Radio Active class is targeted at new and old licensed Amateur Radio Operators. This is a 3-hour session with volunteer club members who will discuss and demonstrate some topics for Radio Activity to help get you started (in no particular order):
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40AH Li-ion Battery Project Update
Update! Completed the battery build, this is a good bit of kit and I give it 2/5 stars for build difficulty and 4/5 stars for quality. In this build, I used 21 2400 mah 18650 batteries that will produce a max of 40ah with the battery management board. The cost of the total project not …
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Basic Storm Spotter Training Hosted by Columbia Amateur Radio Club – April 7th
Pierce Larkin, a meteorologist with NWS Columbia will be presenting “Basic Spotter Talk” on April 7th to the Columbia Amateur Radio Club Thursday, Apr 7, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT. You don’t have to be a HAM to attend and/or be a Spotter. Register today and mark your calendars.
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Columbia Amateur Radio Club Spring Trunkfest April 30th, Pass the word!
What a great way to get outdoors; a Trunkfest is an opportunity to mingle with other Amateur Radio Operators, share ideas, and reconnect with those you haven’t seen face to face in a long while. The Columbia Amateur Radio Club Spring Trunkfest is a swap meet that is free for those who want to buy, …
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Bringing Scalable Millimeter-Wave Networks and Applications to the Masses
Our very own Angelo AC2BC is hosting, as IEEE Section Chair, a presentation on the application of mmWaves (EHF, 30 to 300 GHz). While it obviously a bit techie, but no heavy math, or equations, it is intended for a audience of broad backgrounds. It will have radio issues of interest to many Hams. It …
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