We would be pleased to have you check
into the ECARS net. ECARS is an open service. If you enjoy "ECARS," consider
joining. See 'Become an ECARS Member' below and the
"Membership: Application / Renewal" menu
option above.
7/276/2016
The Nutmeg Hamfest is scheduled for 16 October in
Meriden CT. KA1SE, Luke, will be carrying the
ECARS banner to the Nutmeg Hamfest and will have a table
there. If you're going, let us know. The
More The Merrier!
9/23/2016
KA1MQ, Jim Freed, recently
carried the ECARS banner to the ARRL New England
Convention, in Foxborough, MA, where he set
up a tailgate booth. A few pictures of Jim's setup
are provided
here.
9/13/2016
Do you know how many members are
in ECARS? Do you know
which state has the - most ECARS members? -
highest per capita ECARS members? - highest member
ratio per square mile? See the answers
here. data as of
9/14/2016 membership database
The annual dues are $3.00 per
year, and you can subscribe for 1 or 3 years, or for a
lifetime membership. Applications can be submitted
either by mailing a paper application form, or by
submitting electronically using the PayPal® application
option.
If using the PayPal® option, change the
quantity to 3 for a 3 year membership, or to 10 for a
lifetime membership.
See the 'Membership: Application /
Renewal' menu option. After submitting your
application, you can check that your membership has
commenced using the 'ECARS Member Lookup' option above
in this column, but be patient. It will take a while
for it to show up. 7/16/2016
Member Information Changes
If
you have changed your Call Sign or email address please
see "Membership: Update Membership Data" page for instructions about
how to update them.
7/16/2016
Show Us Your Shack
It is
always a pleasure to see how other Hams have set up
their Shacks. So, ECARS has a section of the website
dedicated to showing pictures of member's shacks. If
you have not done so already, share your pride and joy
on the website.
Follow the menu option above to view member's shacks.
See the instructions for submitting your "Shack" photo
for inclusion in the slide show on the "Operations: Show Us Your
Shack" page. This is for ECARS members only. 7/16/2016
Website Usage - Week of
9/19/16 (exclusive of Webmaster accesses)
Page
Page Count
ECARS Home Page
620
NET CONTROL SCHEDULE
233
Swap and Shop
76
Join ECARS Page
39
About ECARS
17
ECARS Operations Manual
16
NCS Operations / Tools
12
New On ECARS
9
HF Remote Setup N8AD
8
Roll Call Schedule
7
ECARS Store
7
Update Member Info
6
Show Us Your Shack
5
ECARS Organization
5
Visitor Number Since
08/1/2016
Official Announcements
ECARS Elections
This year, ECARS will conduct elections for President,
Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and three
Directors. Director terms are 2 years, all other
positions are for 1 year. Nominations will occur
between 15 October and 25 November 2016. Elections
will occur in December 2016.
posted 8/25/2016
ECARS Election Nominations Committee
ECARS is looking for one more volunteer to be on the
Nominations Committee for the coming election cycle.
If you would like to volunteer, please
email K3PG a note expressing your interest.
ECARS has six (6) long term openings that need to be
filled. If you can fill one of them, you will be
providing a service to your fellow ECARS members.
See the NCS Schedule, red or yellow cells with OPEN shown in the
cell. 8/1/2016
ECARS is looking for a member who would like to
be the Webmaster. Experience with HTML and
Webpages is a plus but not a requirement. Past
Webmasters have been self-taught. For starters,
see:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/7/31/2016
ECARS Membership Certificates
See additional and revised ECARS Membership Certificate options at
Membership: Order Membership Certificate. New
options include signed certificates, on various papers,
in either portrait or landscape, and mailed to you.
Swap and Shop
Swap and Shop has returned to
Wednesday at 11-12. The list of
items for sale or trade can be found using the
'Operations: Swap and
Shop' Menu button. 7/31/2016
When Did You 1st Operate ECARS?
ECARS has nearly 50 years of operating history, going
back to 1968. Who can demonstrate that they
worked, or were members of, ECARS back in the "good old
days"?
Rick, K3IW, has made an impressive claim of QSOs back to
1969. Who else has old history with ECARS?
End of Official Announcements
You Are Needed!
There is no ECARS without
the service of the Net Control Operators! If you enjoy
ECARS please volunteer to be an ECARS Net Control
Operator either for a regularly scheduled time slot, or
as needed to fill in when there are schedule openings.
See the 'Operations:
NCS Schedule' menu option to see if there
are openings that would benefit from your service and
contact the Net Manager (bobgn1@cox.net)
to volunteer. 7/16/2017
General Membership Meeting
To
Be Announced Later
Historical Ham Radio & ECARS Audio Now Available
ECARS
has received a gift from Lloyd Bankson Roach, K3QNT,
ECARS #3823, consisting
of the recording of a historical commercial radio
broadcast which he wrote and directed in April of 1969.It was broadcast over WERS-FM and WBZ-AM in
Boston, Massachusetts. It
is entitled,“200 Meters and Down.”
It has been
donated to ECARS for historical purposes only.It features amateur radio operators in the
Philadelphia and Boston area including ECARS founding
member Jim Lightfoot, WA1KRN, then VP/Gen Mgr of WBZ
Radio.Not only does it cover Amateur Radio in general but has
a generous discussion about ECARS, itsorigin and its purposes.
The
recording is available for download by clicking the link
below. It is a large audio file (24
MB) and could take a few minutes depending on your
connection.The file is in MP3 format. If you wish to listen
to the audio file, just click the link. However, if you wish to download the file then
right-click and choose "Save Target as..." or "Save Link
as..."
