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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 Meeting
Time: Apr 4, 2022, 06:45 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)

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  • Club Business
  • Jimmy Doolittle Day
  • Spring outing at Potter Park in Elgin: Swap Meet, Meet and Greet, Training, Fox Hunt Example, Mesh Networking Example, Winlink VaraFM, Antenna tunning, and others
  • Other events
  • Summer Field Day
  • Member Spotlight
  • Shack / Go-Kit Show and Tell
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LET’S GET RADIO-ACTIVE!

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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 including tools less than $100.

I will have this battery and the spot welder used during the build at Ham and Eggs Breakfast on 3/19.

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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.

For more details and registration information: https://w4cae.com/event/basic-storm-spotter-training-hosted-by-columbia-amateur-radio-club/

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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, sell, swap, or trade amateur radio-related gear and items.

Welcome Amateur Radio Operators from any club to join us, we enjoy meeting fellow hams!

When: April 30th, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Potters Community Park, Elgin SC 29045

For more information Contact:
Jim Lathan, W4JLP
Columbia Amateur Radio Club President
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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 is open to all, registration is free. The presentation will be held next Tuesday evening (3/15) at 7PM and held virtually

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March Columbia Amateur Radio Club Meeting

SETUP INFORMATION

The featured March presenter is Rober Bretzmen, found of TGIF DMR Network and Hotspots. Robert discussed his starting of TGIF Network and his Hotspots

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TGIF Dashboard

TGIF Dashboard

Member Spotlight

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