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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 and the "Membership:Application / Renewal menu option above.
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.
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
Member Projects

There is an increasing interest in QRP radios especially ones that are inexpensive. The BITX radio kits, designed by Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, have become strong contributors to this craze. Ashhar's 40 meter band radio, the BITX-40 costs just $59, and the multi-band uBITX radio costs just $109. Both are a preassembled circuit board and separate pre-assembled Raduino LCD display and controller, and require assembly into a buyer provided enclosure, and assembled with buyer provided 12 vdc power supply, microphone, and speaker or headphones. There are several user groups focused on these radios, with the Groups.io group probably being the most active. While fully functional as designed, these radios are designed to be hacked and improved and there is a minor cottage industry doing just that with software and hardware improvements. And the designing and manufacture of enclosures for these radios has been an industry in itself. This might be just the thing to reinvigorate your interest in Ham radio and kit building!

See reports on some of our member projects 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

Welcome to Our New and Renewed Members

(09/01/2019 To 09/30/2019)

Call	Name	Call	Name	Call	Name
W1FBI	Edward	W2RWA	Richard *	KB3JKU	H
KC2ULV	Gary	KB3ZNL	Arthur	K2CQW	John
KB3MBP	Zachary	K1RDX	Robert	W1BZJ	Michael
KV4WM	Dennis	KM4RKT	Gregg	KI3T	John
W0LPQ	William	K8PJM	Philip	KC3BOM	Joe
W4GJR	Gregory *	WD8CWZ	Ralph	KA2CFH	James
AA8DF	Carroll	W1WKW	Mark	N1URE	Laurence

* Lifetime Memberships

Official Announcements

ECARS Service

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

Net Control Operators Needed
To volunteer, contact the Net Manager at ecars-netmanager@cox.net See guidance on being a net control operator here.

ECARS Scholarships

ECARS created two $1000 scholarships this year - one administered by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the other by the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR). The award recipients for 2019 are:

ARRL: Sean Flynn, KD2BFI, of Newburgh, NY, for which Sean has sent ECARS a Thank You note. Read the ARRL letter announcing the award here.
FAR: Jacob Feltz, K9TVG, of Junction City, WI, for which Jacob has provided a short bio, a Thank You note, and a photograph.

Best Wishes to Sean and Jacob in their academic endeavors and with hope that these scholarships will prove useful to them.
8/3/2019

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

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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