The Columbia Amateur Radio Club
Enjoy dinner with CARC Members before Club Meeting!No reservation is required.
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/)
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Conference Main (*70) Conway VHF (*30) CHS – Awendaw VHF (*31) CAE – Columbia VHF (*32) CHS – Wallace VHF (*33) Whitehall VHF (*34) Florence VHF (*35) GSP- Greenville PM VHF (*37) Orangeburg VHF (*39) Beech Island VHF (*42) Sumter VHF – W4GL (*44) Barnwell VHF – KK4BQ (*45) Murrells Inlet VHF – W4GS (*46) Spartanburg VHF (*47) Conway UHF (*50) CHS – Awendaw UHF (*51) CAE – Columbia UHF (*52) Whitehall UHF (*54) Florence UHF (*55) GSP- Greenville PM UHF (*57) Aiken RMC UHF (*58) Orangeburg UHF (*59) Rock Hill UHF (*60) Beech Island UHF (*62) Greenwood UHF (*63) Sumter UHF (*64) Barnwell UHF (*65) Spartanburg UHF (*67) Dillon VHF W4PDE (*82)
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/)
Join us for breakfast! Starting November 20th, and then every 3rd Saturday of the months following, 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.
We will be meeting on November 20th at 9:00 am at the Golden Corral near Fort Jackson.
Where:
Golden Corral #8125300 Forest DriveColumbia, SC 29206
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When: 9 am local time until ….
Breakfast Buffet Menu (They offer discounts for Veterans and Seniors)
Rise and shine with their legendary breakfast buffet, featuring cooked-to-order eggs, omelets, bacon, sausage, buttermilk pancakes, crispy waffles, melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon rolls, and more!
Create your own breakfast masterpiece at our Omelet Station. Each omelet starts with fresh eggs that are folded around all of your favorite fillings.
Omelet Station
Cold Breakfast Selections
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