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  • Field Day 2026 – sign up now

    Dear CARS Members, Please join us on Field Day.  As in years past, we plan to operate from the Yorktown for 24 hours beginning at 2pm, Saturday, June 27th through…

  • Museum Ships Weekend 2026

    We will be activating the three ships for MSW, 6-7 June 2026. We will only be operating during the museum public hours, NOT overnight as usual. USS Yorktown CV-10: WA4USNUSS…

  • New MOU with Patriots Point

    After decades of CARS occupying Auxiliary Steering on the O2 deck, frame 1, Patriots Point has announced that there is asbestos there that must be mitigated. We are being relocated…

  • W1AW/4 operating opportunity

    In 2023, South Carolina Amateur Radio operators proudly participated in ARRL’s Year of the Volunteer (VOTA). In 2026, ARRL will shift the spotlight to the Year of the Club (COTA).…

  • RADM James Flatley, SK

    It is with great regret that we announce the passing of an ardent supporter, Lifetime Associate Member, and one of the main reasons we have a presence on the Yorktown…

  • Skywarn Recognition Day… not this year

    The National Weather Service is unable to host Skywarn Recognition Day this year. That’s a bit of a disappointment, as I enjoyed working the early morning shift at NWS Charleston,…

  • General Class License Class (online)

     A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio General Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, October 30, and will run through Thursday, January 8 (9 sessions with no class…

  • ISS SSTV Event this week

    From AMSAT-UK: AMSAT-UKISS Slow Scan TV Oct 3-9By Editor on October 3, 2025 A special ARISS-Russia SSTV event is on the ISS schedule beginning Friday October 3, 2025 at 11:40 UTC and has a…

  • Helping Hands (CARS ARRL Field Day, 2025)

    Contributed by Steve AA2BB The phrase which best captures the spirit of the CARS Field Day in 2025 is “Helping Hands” and I have chosen that as the title for…

  • Field Day 2025 sign-up

    Sign up for a slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AFA72BA6FA7-57299543-cars