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CHARLOTTE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY INC

CHARLOTTE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY INC

Contact Information

Club Name:
CHARLOTTE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY INC
Call Sign:
WX4E
Contact:
Paul J. Buchanan KO4QWS
Daytime Phone:
(941) 348-9060
Email:
info@CARSFL.ORG

Basic Information

ARRL Special Service Club
Call Sign:
WX4E
Annual Report:
Jun 10th 2025
Meeting Time:
2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM
Meeting Place:
New Life Chuch, Punta Gorda, Lenox Hall immediately adjacent to parking lot
Section:
WCF
Affiliation Date:
Jan 20th 1976
Specialties:
Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered:
License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater
Description:

 The Charlotte Amateur Radio Society, located in Charlotte County Florida is dedicated to public and community service to the residents of Charlotte county and the amateur radio community and provides support for ARES/RACES and amateor radio support the Charlotte county Emergency Management.  It operates a linked 2 meter and 70 cm repeater system.   Educational presentations are a feature of monthly meetings as well as welcoming and mentoring new amateurs, helping them with methods of geting on the air, which is not always simple for restricted communities.  Field activities are frequent, usually monthly, and cover a divrse range of amateur radio interests and radio science.  CARS sponsors and operates the Sunshine Net DAILY 365 days  a year on the club repeater system, Wx4E and utilizes this net to provide any assistance we may provide of an informational or technical nature.  This net is, to our knowledge the oldest daily 365 day per year net in Southwest Florida.

Links:
http://carsfl.org

Club Statistics

Club Members:
120
Voting Members:
108
Voting Licensed Amateur Members:
108
Voting ARRL Members:
78

CHARLOTTE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY INC Officers

  • Paul J. Buchanan KO4QWS

    Contact, President, Editor

    Paul J. Buchanan KO4QWS

  • Richard H. Kilmer KQ4JXF

    Treasurer

    Richard H. Kilmer KQ4JXF

  • Michael A. Wilson WD4BLY

    Secretary

    Michael A. Wilson WD4BLY

  • Ariele Merone N1AMM

    Vice President

    Ariele Merone N1AMM

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