The Columbia Amateur Radio Club
SKYWARN Storm Spotters are critically important to the National Weather Service’sprimary mission:“Protection of life and property, and enhancement of the national economy”We’d like to say thank you to our volunteers for the priceless work you do, with anexclusive open house event! This event is not for the public, it’s only for currentSKYWARN Spotters and Ham Radio Operators involved with or interested inSKYWARN. You MUST pre-register.Where & When:Saturday December 2nd, 2023 from 8:00 AM to 5 PM EST.NWS Forecast Office Columbia, SC – 2909 Aviation Way, W. Columbia, SC 29170ALL seminars will be in the Carolina Room in the CAE Airport Terminal – lower levelpast baggage claim)Events:• Special Event Amateur Radio Station WX4CAE – operational the entire day.Want to operate your portable station? Bring it out!• 8 AM – Welcome & Orientation Seminar (Carolina Room – CAE Airport Terminal)• 8:30 AM – Ask-A-Meteorologist and Office Tours• 10 AM – SKYWARN Special Service Awards (Carolina Room)• 10:30 AM – SC State Climatology Office Presentation (Carolina Room)• 11:30 AM – Lunch Break• 12:30 PM – Community Emergency Response Team/Amateur Radio EmergencyService (CERT/ARES) – (Carolina Room)• 1:30 PM – Advanced SKYWARN Training – Visual Cues (Carolina Room)• 2:30 PM – Next Generation GOES Satellite Products – Cool Tools for Spotters(Carolina Room)• 3:30 PM – Winter Weather Storm Spotting (Carolina Room)Planning to Attend? Please let us know!• Register online at: https://forms.gle/5G2qQTqJZAC1kPxg7• If you can’t register online, please RSVP to Doug Anderson, W4NWS:[email protected]. Let us know if you are planning to operate the station, and ifyou are bringing any equipment or antennas to set up.
Our CARC 2 meter net is every Sunday at 8:30 PM local on repeater 147.330.See our Area Nets page for more details.
Some club members go to California Dreaming on Assembly Street for EBWM; others prefer Jay’s Corner, across the street from the fairgrounds. Jay’s allows for tables being together making a better together dining experience.
The California Dreaming crew is certainly welcome and encouraged to come to Jay’s.
Columbia Amateur Radio Club monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, 7 pm at the ETV building on George Rogers Blvd, next to the football stadium.1101 George Rogers Blvd,Columbia, SC 29201
The South Carolina Statewide ARES HF Net provides another communications path in a time of emergency. While subject to the vagaries of HF propagation, it is often available when other systems are not. A training net is currently held weekly on Tuesdays at 6:00 PMlocal time on 3.990 MHz (+/-) LSB. All licensed hams with 75-meter operating privileges are invited to participate.We typically run Netlogger during the net to communicate frequency changes, add comments/notes, etc. You are welcome to follow along in Netlogger.Passing message trafficIn keeping with the role of this being a training net and to improve the emergency response skills of net participants, the HF net planning group is adding passing of message traffic to the content of the net.Ideally each week,< (View Full event Description Here: https://w4cae.com/event/sc-statewide-hf-ares-net/2022-12-06/)
So, just what is simplex?When we use the term simplex, we’re talking about radio to radio communication directly, without using a repeater.Why should we care about simplex?We know there is always the possibility of an emergency which can make normal communication systems inoperable. This might include telephone, internet, and local VHF/UHF repeaters. Similarly, such an emergency can result in any or all of these systems becoming overloaded with traffic. In either case, Simplex may be the only option available for communication and passing of messages.The Central SC CARC Simplex Net exists to provide an opportunity to learn and practice Simplex skills. If local repeaters are out of service, who would you be able to contact and who could contact you? We certainly don’t want (View Full event Description Here: https://w4cae.com/event/central-sc-carc-simplex-net-on-frequency-146-400/2022-12-07/)
Join us for breakfast! Every 3rd Saturday of the month, local friends and HAMS will meet for breakfast and fellowship. Meet with Friends, find an Elmer, ask questions, share your experiences, or discuss your next outing over breakfast.
TIME: 9:00 am
Where:Lizard’s Thicket Restaurant, 10170 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29229, USA
NEW VENUE ANNOUCEMENT!
HAMS AND EGGS WILL NOW BE HOSTED AT LZARDS THICKET NE IN PRIVATE ROOM.
https://www.lizardsthicket.com/food-menus/breakfast/
For more information contact Jim W4JLP @ 803-669-6135
So, just what is simplex?When we use the term simplex, we’re talking about radio to radio communication directly, without using a repeater.Why should we care about simplex?We know there is always the possibility of an emergency which can make normal communication systems inoperable. This might include telephone, internet, and local VHF/UHF repeaters. Similarly, such an emergency can result in any or all of these systems becoming overloaded with traffic. In either case, Simplex may be the only option available for communication and passing of messages.The Central SC CARC Simplex Net exists to provide an opportunity to learn and practice Simplex skills. If local repeaters are out of service, who would you be able to contact and who could contact you? We certainly don’t want (View Full event Description Here: https://w4cae.com/event/central-sc-carc-simplex-net-on-frequency-146-400/2022-12-21/)
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