There will be no CARS ARES (CARES) Meeting this Saturday. Shack day is still scheduled for Saturday, July 21st.
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CARES time change
CARS Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES) has new time. Same date each month but instead of 10 am to 11. It’s now 9 AM to 11.
Changing of the guard
Tomorrow marks a change in CARS. There will be several new faces on board for CARS. You will have a new president, vice-president, and treasurer. The club is being turned over to good hands who I feel strongly have the best interests of CARS at heart. I ask that everyone Read More …
Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators
Hams standing by and ready to help during disasters or other events. More Americans than ever have been licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as amateur radio operators, and those in the know say that emergency communications is driving their passion to be “hams.” “There has been a tremendous amount Read More …
WHEN WIRES CAN’T DO THE JOB, UVA RADIO CLUB READY TO STAND IN THE BREACH
When the British passenger ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, radio operators onboard sent distress messages via shortwave radio and were able to summon the help of another passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, which also had a shortwave radio – ultimately saving Read More …