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We welcome you
to the East Coast Amateur Radio Service web site.
ECARS began operation in 1968 as an Amateur Radio public
service net for mobile operators on 7.255 MHz.
You need not be an ECARS member or mobile to check into
the nets. We look forward to your checking in on 7.255
MHz.
Luke is not a stranger to the
Network Manager position and we wish him the best of
luck. And John you deserve a good rest. Thanks for your
outstanding efforts.
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ECARS Bylaw changes |
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The proposed Bylaw changes have been approved by the
membership. The ECARS Bylaw changes have been posted on
the "ECARS Bylaws" page.
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ECARS on location |
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No current events scheduled.
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Annual Dues |
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ECARS
is happy to announce that effective April 1, 2013 the
annual dues are now $3.00 per year. You can
pay for multiple years in advance. For example, a
3 year membership is only $9.00. On the PayPal
TM
form change the quantity to 3 for a
3 year membership
But best
bargin is the Life membership.
ECARS is also offering a Life Membership for a one time
dues payment of $30.00. On the PayPal
TM
form change
the quantity to 10 for a Life Membership.
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Call Sign Searching
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Show Us Your Shack
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All of us take
pride in our Shack
so share you pride with your fellow ECARS members.
Follow the link on the left to view member's shacks.
You can send a
picture of your Shack
to Jack,
kb3usa@gmail.com,
for inclusion in the slide show.
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Help Wanted! |
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ECARS is always looking for help.
Members in good standing are always invited to serve as
Net Controls. Please contact
John, W1JPZ if
you are interested.
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ECARS looses a member
Thomas
A. Korycki
"KC8QGJ"
For more details and Tom's
Funeral
Arrangements see
Tom's Obituary
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ECARS Web Site |
The ECARS website is under new management.
Jack Tyler, KB3USA, has been appointed the new webmaster
by ECARS President Paul Gerhardt, K3PG. Jack
begins immediately.
ECARS wishes to thank Vince, K1AH, for his six years of
service and dedication to the ECARS organization.
Vince managed the web site for six years, and worked for
three years as editor of The Monitor.
We wish him well.
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Radio Inteference Protocol |
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To ensure the safe opeation of the
ECARS nets you should familarize yourself with the
protocol for dealing with radio inteference.
Please follow the link to the protocol. Read
it. Embrace it.
This is the protocol that NTS
opertors will be following. It will only be
effective if we support them.
Radio
Interference Protocol
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General Membership Meeting |
The ECARS board decided to hold a Genera. Membership
Meeting. This "General Membership Meeting"
will be held on July 12th during the Roll Call period
at 10 AM. |
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HISTORICAL AUDIO
HAM RADIO & ECARS NOW
AVAILABLE |
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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, its
origin 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..."
200
Meters and Down.
ECARS
is very grateful to Lloyd, K3QNT, for his generous gift.
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Need a Membership Certificate?
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Gary KJ8D has created a really nice membership
certificate that he is happy to share with the members.
Simply send him your name, call sign, ECARS number, and
membership expiration date and he will email you a color
certificate suitable for framing that you can print out.
Gary's email address is kj8d@atlanticbb.net.
Thank you Gary! |
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SOLAR
ACTIVITY
Aurora
Geomag Field
Solar X-rays
Space Weather Alerts
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communicationsMaps
foF2 map
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