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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.
10/12/2021

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

Our membership is spread throughout the eastern US and even beyond. See a map of the membership here.

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

(08/01/2023 To 08/31/2023)

Call	Name	Call	Name	Call	Name
WB1CZX	Thomas	KB3FES	Mark	K2PMS	Paul *
N2MOF	Jeff	WA3ROW	Vernon	VE2XM	Roger
AC2UQ	Paul	KD4FUN	Brian	K8CWW	William *
W4DCH	Dewitt	K3PIT	Robert *	KC2MUY	Paula
KD4RFV	Ricky	WB2VUO	William *	VA2NW	Thomas *
WB1GGL	Donald *	VE3GVW	Douglas	KB2NGK	David
W1WWW	Charles *	W2SWX	Lawrence	KI7S	Michael *
N2UDW	Wendelin *	KE8YGW	Austin

* Lifetime Memberships

Official Announcements

ECARS Service

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

Election Committee for 2024 Officers and Board

Existing 2023 Officers and Board members should inform the Election Committee if they are candidates for the upcoming election and any members interested in running should so inform the committee.

Election Committee Members

KE8LDB, Jim Queen - ellery575@gmail.com
W1FSY, Roger Wood - rogerwoodnews@gmail.com
N1GBE, Ralph Celone - ralph.celone@att.net
N4HCI, Bob Goodwin - bobgn1@cox.net
N1MJS, Matthew Sapienza - matthewjsapienza@yahoo.com

09/11/2023
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.
7/17/2023
Where Are Our Members?
A map of member locations is now available. Check out the map here.
8/25/2023

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.
10/2/2022

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.
9/1/2021

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