The Columbia Amateur Radio Club
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 PM local 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/)
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.
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/)
Friday, April 19 @ 6 PM –SKYWARN ADVANCED SPOTTER TRAINING – You must re-register for this class if you are interested in attending. Basic Spotter training is highly encouraged as a prerequisite. Link for additional info and to pre-register: https://www.weather.gov/media/cae/Spotter_Classes.pdf
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
Tuesday, April 23 – 7:30 PM – WinLink Application Fundamentals Class. This is a repeat of the earlier class for those who were not able to attend. The purpose of this class is to help anyone interested become proficient with Winlink functionality and use in the Telnet mode.Join Zoom Meeting – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83980188944?pwd=aGDxMkEQPwaLflMxHim1XnLQOqDZbp.1 – Meeting ID: 839 8018 8944 – Passcode: 359124
Tuesday, April 23 – 7:30 PM – WinLink Application Fundamentals Class. This is a repeat of the earlier class for those who were not able to attend. The purpose of this class is to help anyone interested become proficient with Winlink functionality and use in the Telnet mode.
Join Zoom Meeting – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83980188944?pwd=aGDxMkEQPwaLflMxHim1XnLQOqDZbp.1 – Meeting ID: 839 8018 8944 – Passcode: 359124
Where: 312 Savany Hunt Creek Rd, Gaston, SC 29053
When: April 27th
Time: 08:00 till 13:00
CARC is proud to announce that our Spring Swapfest will be held at a beautiful community park in Calhoun County, just 15 miles from downtown Columbia. The primary location in the park will be in the back between the small lake and the ball field. This is a free event, bring your tables and chairs. we are expecting Wireman, one another vendor, and a food truck to participate in this year’s event.
We are asking for a few volunteers to help with traffic in the park and with parking vendors/sellers. If you have any questions please reach out to Jim Lathan at [email protected]
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