Jul 25

Cleveland Amateur Radio Club members Successfully Complete Antenna Removal.

3    Yesterday, July 24th, Cleveland Amateur Radio Club members successfully completed the removal process of a 50’ Rohn Tower and a Hy-Gain TH6-EM “Thunderbird” yagi antenna with a complete rotor package.
This antenna system was graciously donated to the CARC by the family of the late Bill Brock (WA4NPU) of McDonald, TN. Bill served as club president 1979.
We as a club would like to send a special thank you to Don(WB4KGF) and Charlotte(WD4EZR) Albritton for making this donation possible.
Also, we would like to thank: Club President Jack McCarty(WA5CHJ), Club Treasure Johnny Miller(K4JFM), Ron Watson(AA4RW), Buddy Kimsey(WA4NIV), Ed Moore(NR4CW) and Jesse Rogers(W4JUU) for dedicating their Sunday morning for this task.
As we begin Phase 2, Siting/Site Development, any comments, ideals or suggestion by the club membership about locations will be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Apr 04

2016 April Emergency Services Calendar

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The 2016 April Emergency Services Calendar is now available for download.  Please click below:

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Mar 17

CARC to Host 2016 ARRL Rookie ‘Round-Up’

IMG_1446     The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club is pleased to  announce it will be hosting the American Radio Relay League’s 2016 Rookie Round-Up. This is a great way to try out contesting in an event designed for newcomers. The purpose of this event is to encourage newly-licensed operators (“Rookies”) in North America to operate on the HF bands and experience competitive Amateur Radio operating.
   Experienced operators (“Non-Rookies”) are strongly encouraged to participate and help new operators – either on the air or in person. “Old Timers” should also take note of this event. Consider coming to the club and becoming an Elmer to a rookie (or two). Remember, the more operators that are on the air, the more fun the ‘Roundup will be for everyone.
   Activations will begin Sunday April 17th at 1800z (2pm) at the club house. More details about this event can be found at http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup. If you are interested in participating in this event please contact me at w4juu@carc.cc or Chris Hunter kk4yem@carc.cc or one of the club officers know.

Mar 08

2016 ARRL International DX Contest Wrap-Up

20160305_145028   The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club’s activation for the 2016 American Radio Relay League International DX Contest has come and gone. This year was the first Club House activation for this Contest. Participation was an all-time high with nearly 30 participants throughout the weekend. Results are as follows: Today we submitted the log with 393 contacts tallying up a score of 200,000+ points with 170+ different countries contacted.

A breakdown by area is: Europe – with 226 contacts (58%), South America – 76 contacts (20%), The Caribbean – 62 contacts (15%), Asia – 14 contacts (4%), Africa – 5 contacts (1%) and last but not least our good ole American DX entities, Alaska & Hawaii – 10 contacts (2%).
Also, we would like to thank Jim Blackburn for providing a Pancake Breakfast Saturday morning and for his donation of a hotdog machine to the club and for providing hotdogs and all the trimmings. This kept us operating on a full stomach.
With this event completed and in the logs, I want to remind everyone of next month’s activation of the ARRL Rookie Round Up on April 17th. Details about this event will be sent out near the end of March.
73’
Jesse Rogers (W4JUU)

Mar 07

March 2016 Emergency Net Calendar

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The March 2016 Emergency Services Net Calendar is now available for download.

Please click below to download a copy:

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