Category: Announcements

Clubhouse Activation – Winter Field Day

The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club will be activating the clubhouse this Saturday for Winter Field Day. Activations will begin at 2PM Saturday at the Clubhouse located at 560 Johnson Blvd. SE in Cleveland, TN. If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me at: w4juu@carc.cc Event rules and details can be found at:  https://www.winterfieldday.com/ …

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Awesome Day at the CARC Clubhouse!

Awesome day at the CARC Clubhouse! Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, the Volunteer Examiner Team administered Amateur Radio license exams to 26 candidates. The test session was broken into separate sessions to maintain state and local social distancing guidelines. Out of the 26 candidates, 16 earned their Technician License, 7 earned their General and 2 became …

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Field Day 2020

A few days ago, the ARRL released a couple of amendments to the Field Day 2020 rules. The first amendment is for class D stations (Home/Commercial Power). In the past stations operating as class D were unable to receive credited points for contacts with other class D stations. This year, that rule is no longer …

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147.180 Repeater Update

After further work over the weekend, it looks like the antenna and/or hardline are faulty. The duplexers have been retuned and replaced, and the Yaesu Vertex repeater has been replaced with a Motorola Quantar. A new antenna and hardline are being ordered and will be installed as soon as scheduling permits.

Enhanced Voter System and Phone Patch

The 147.375 repeater has been enhanced to work as a dual output system with an expanded receive area. The input frequency is 147.975 with an analog PL tone of 123Hz. The outputs are on 145.450 and 147.375. A receive PL tone of 123Hz is strongly recommended as these repeaters also use P25 digital mode. Phone …

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