Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service
FCC Callsign: W4CAR – Chesapeake, Virginia USA
Final reminder that club dues were due back at the end of December. Those who have not paid will soon lose membership, if you have shack access, that will also be going away. There’s still time. You might not have gotten your reminder. Send an email to treasurer@w4car.org and let Read More …
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — When Iraqi tanks rolled into Kuwait in the early 1990s, their first target was the country’s communications systems. But not everyone went dark. A man in Urbana received one of the only signals coming from Kuwait: on his ham radio in his home in Urbana! Full Read More …
Video talk by Ward Silver N0AX about the next generation of radio amateurs, given at the TAPR/ARRL Digital Comunications Conference (DCC) Whatever ham radio rut you’re stuck in — ragchewing on 75, DX on 20, the daily commute on a repeater — it’s good to listen to Ward Silver N0AX to break Read More …
New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, just nominated for a second 5-year term on the FCC by President Donald Trump, is declaring the initial phase of his pilot program to increase the transparency of its rule making process a success. Pai announced the program in early February, It will, for the Read More …
At our last meeting, Tom Mitchell – K4SF, announced his intention to step down as club treasurer by the end of this month. After a brief search we have found Tom’s replacement. Bret McGough – KM4ALJ, has accepted the challenge of being Treasurer of CARS and will take over duties Read More …