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Welcome to ECARS

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. "Membership:Application / Renewal
You may access the Join/Renew page HERE
7/27/2016

Become an ECARS Member

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, use the 'Membership Level' dropdown box to select either a 1 year, 3 year, or lifetime membership. Be sure you always provide your current call sign when submitting an application or renewal.

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.
You may access the Join/Renew page HERE.
7/16/2016

Be A Net Control Operator

Any member can be a Net Control Operator. You can volunteer here. 7/24/2021

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
Member Projects

Experimental radio design and modification is still alive and well in amateur radio. Using the baseline design of the HF Signals uBITX 5 band QRP radio, many hams have developed a variety of improvements/modifications/hacks to the uBITX that improve its function and operational enjoyment. Our own Vic Klein, WA4THR, has incorporated several of these aftermarket changes into his uBITX, and has provided links to source documents for several of the changes. Read what he has done, and how it was done, in the Member Projects menu item of the ECARS website, or by going directly to Vic's article here.

NOTE: We would like to add other member projects to this link. What ham related project have you undertaken? Write it up and provide pictures and it will be added to this link. Antennas design and manufacture, Radio design and manufacture including kits, Radio and Amplifier restoration, Remote radio interface design, manufacture, or installation, etc. are all good projects to be added here.
4/23/2018 updated 3/20/2020

Welcome to Our New and Renewed Members

(08/01/2021 To 08/31/2021)

Call	Name	Call	Name	Call	Name
KT4AD	John *	K1KUZ	Dave	W1EBM	Gary *
KB2GQZ	Glenn *	K1NR	Eugene *	KB2NRK	Christopher
AC2UQ	Paul	K1TOD	Todd	N6JBR	Brent *
W8DCR	David	N8QZH	Matthew	N4RFX	Ralph *
VE1JXT	James	VA3JPS	John *	K4VAV	Robert
K8VAN	Robert *	KB4NN	William	KC1PNJ	Joseph
KC1EMJ	Ira	K4DFM	David	KO4BLE	Tracy
KD4RFV	Ricky	W8FXM	Frank	W1CRB	Charles *
KB4DDJ	David	KO4RHF	Michael *	W2RBM	Robert *
KO4EBC	Phillip *

* Lifetime Memberships

Official Announcements

ECARS Service

The backbone of ECARS is service by its members for its members. 3/26/2018

Jim Freed, KA1MQ Named New Net Manager
ECARS is pleased to announce that Jim Freed, KA1MQ, has accepted the position of Net Manager, replacing Bob Goodwin, N4HCI, who steps back and supports Jim now as Assistant Net Manager. A HUGE thanks to Bob for his dedicated service over several years in this position. His tireless efforts established the Slack back-channel communication, added a number of new Net Controls, provided a custom NCS logging program, created many tools for Net Controls to use covering many topics, and most of all kept the schedule filled every week. Best wishes to Jim who now takes on this daunting task, and I am sure he will do well. He has been acting as Assistant Net Manager for some time to get used to the position, and is now ready to solo! Good luck, Jim!
7/13/2021

ECARS Scholarships

The ARRL has announced the three 2021 recipients of an ECARS Scholarship of $2000 each. They are:
- Lydia Anderson, KE8HPZ
- Rebecca Button, KM4PWB
- Logan Chapman, KE8OIB
Congratulations to this year's ECARS Scholarship recipients !

7/24/2021

ECARS Grants
The East Coast Amateur Radio Service, Inc. can provide financial support for worthy amateur radio related initiatives. The focus of this grant program is to support Amateur Radio and other non-profit organizations with programs to educate, license and otherwise support Amateur Radio activities with emphasis on youth-based projects. See menu item 'Organization: Apply for a Grant' OR Click Here for Information.
Feb 2017

On Line Swap & Shop
Fill out the form with your information and wait for approval. All new ads will be posted within a day or two of request. Check out the Swap & Shop Here.
5/18/2019

End of Official Announcements

Signal Report Needed - ?

Signal reports, long a fundamental part of amateur radio, can be problematic. There is no commonly understood, known, or described science to signal reports. The S-meter report is to uncalibrated meters and is mostly a function of propagation. The readability report is very subjective and a function of propagation and receiver (rig and operators hearing) as well as the transmitting station. It would be so much better if you could hear your own signal, make adjustments, and then hear the effects those adjustments had in the near term. NOW YOU CAN!
WebSDR technology is a very convenient way to hear your transmitted signal and even make recordings of it.
CHECK OUT HOW TO DO THIS HERE.
7/21/2020

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

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.
9/1/201

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