Recent Posts

  • Field Day is coming.. sign up now

    Go to the Volunteer tab or direct to https://tinyurl.com/CARS-events. We’re trying out a tool called Signup Genius to better allocate operators across the event.

  • Museum Ships Weekend 2022

    We activated all four of “our” ships this weekend, and while the bands weren’t cooperative, we made over 100 contacts per ship. We had a good turnout of operators, loggers,…

  • Memorial weekend operations on the USS Yorktown

  • Using N1MM+ for CARS events

    We’ve posted an article on using N1MM+ logging software for upcoming events. We’ve been using this software for years, with on-the-job training, so it was time to write it down.…

  • Field Day is coming

    We’ll likely be a 2A SC station operating phone, CW, and digital modes, plus a GOTA station. We plan on a full 24 hour operation. Brian KN4EXJ is leading the…

  • Armed Forces Day cross-band operation

    MARS operators will supervise the annual cross-band operating day on the Yorktown. Amateur stations should listen on the designated frequencies.  Military stations will announce theamateur band frequency they will monitor…

  • CARS CELEBRATES NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERAN’S DAY

    Steve, AA2BB, provided another excellent article, this time on our rapidly-planned operating event to celebrate Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29. Read it here: CARS CELEBRATES NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR…

  • Documenting a tower take-down

    Steve, AA2BB, wrote a well-illustrated article on the club members removing a no-longer needed tower and 2m antenna.

  • CARS members on TV

    We were approached by the Fox News Now crew about doing a segment on ham radio for national hobby month. The Helgens, Chris KO4BPJ and Cheri KO4MLJ, volunteered to be…

  • CARS club member elected ARRL Division Director

    Congratulations to “Dr Jim” N2ZZ for his election as Roanoke Division Director! “In the Roanoke Division, incumbent George W. “Bud” Hippisley, W2RU, received 809 votes, past Director Dr. Jim Boehner,…