Jan 04

First Contest Activation For 2016

naqp - carc     The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club Contesting Group will be activating the club house for its first contest of 2016. The North American QSO Party (SSB) will be held Saturday, January 16th. Operations will begin at 1800z (1pm).
The North American QSO Parties are favorites of beginners and seasoned operators alike. The NAQPs are low-power only (no amplifiers allowed) which makes for a lot more breathing room on the bands. Small stations can generate very effective “runs” in the NAQP contests. Multipliers count once per-band, which makes for an exciting format, as multiplier’s can be “moved” from band to band. The NAQPs allow stations from all parts of North America to be in the running for the top spots. The 12 hour format allows participants to do some great contesting, yet still have time for other activities during the weekend.
Anyone interested in participating please feel free to join us at the club house. Details about this event can be found at http://ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf. If you have any questions or comments about this event please contact me at w4juu@yahoo.com, Buddy Kimsey at wa4niv@yahoo.com or Chris Hunter at kk4yem@carc.cc

Dec 29

CW Class to Resume on January 4th

Make learning Morse Code one of your New Year’s Resolutions!

The CARC will resume CW classes on January 4th.  The class will be for beginners as well as those that want to become more proficient at CW.  Classes will be held every Monday from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the CARC Clubhouse located at 560 Johnson Blvd.

Instructor Reggie McCarn WB9KYN and Jack McCarty WA5CHJ will prepare you to be able to participate in the slow speed CW net that operates every Thursday night at 7:00 PM on 7.070 MHz.

Dec 03

Annual Christmas Parade

The Bradley County EMA Coordinator has requested as many volunteers as are available to control traffic along the parade route for the annual Cleveland Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 5.

RSVPs are appreciated, and should be addressed to Steve Webber by email at ka4eln@gmail.com. A mandatory briefing will be held at 4:00pm EST (21:00 UTC) at the Cleveland Police Department, where location assignments will be given. ANSI/DOT Orange safety vests are required. The club has a limited number of vests available for loan if you do not have one.

Operations will be conducted on the W4GZX-UHF repeater at 444.275MHz with a positive (+) input offset. A PL tone of 114.8Hz will be used during the event.

All participants are asked to be at their assigned locations by 5:00pm EST (22:00 UTC) to secure the route. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm EST (23:00 UTC) and is anticipated to run until 10:00pm EST (03:00 UTC), so please dress appropriately for the cold.

Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend,
73 de KK4YEM

Nov 25

2016 Officers elected

The elections for officers were held during the Nov. 24 2015 meeting. The 2016 officers are:

Corresponding Secretary – Bob Gault
President – Jack McCarty
Recording Secretary – Chris Hunter
Treasurer – Johnny Miller
Vice President – Derek Wooley

Oct 05

October 2015 Emergency Services Net Calendar

ares-cl-lrgWe have another fun filled month of activities for ARES.  We still need volunteers for the Pow Wow at Red Clay on October 24th & 25th.  We will also be having our annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) this month.  To keep things as real as possible, times and dates will not be announced.

Please click here to download a copy of the October Emergency Services Net Calendar. ARES_10-2015