Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association http://caara.net/main CAARA, is an ARRL affiliated Special Service Club, located at 6 Stanwood St. in Gloucester Massachusetts Sun, 13 May 2012 22:29:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Upcoming Caara May events reminder http://caara.net/main/?p=916 http://caara.net/main/?p=916#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:16:38 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=916 Continue reading →]]> This is a reminder that the next CAARA Scholarship benefit breakfast will be held on Sunday May 27th from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM at the clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester. The next ARRL Field Day planning meeting will be held directly after that at 10:00 AM the same morning.All members are encouraged to attend both events.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=916 0 Sunday Night CAARANET Reminder http://caara.net/main/?p=902 http://caara.net/main/?p=902#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:55:30 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=902 Continue reading →]]> This is a reminder that CAARA holds a weekly radio traffic net every sunday night at 9 PM local time on the clubs 2 meter repeater frequency of 145.30 MHZ with no PL Tone.This net is informal and open to all.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=902 0 CAARA to Particpate in 2012 ARRL Field day event http://caara.net/main/?p=900 http://caara.net/main/?p=900#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:53:01 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=900 Continue reading →]]> This is a reminder that the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association will be particpating in this years Annual ARRL Field Day event which will be held on the weekend of June 23rd and 24th.Teh Field day site will be the Fuller School Field in Gloucester which is off the Blackburn circle rotary on RT 128 North.More information and directions can be found on the club website at www.caara.net .

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=900 0 May 2012 CAARA Events listing http://caara.net/main/?p=897 http://caara.net/main/?p=897#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:47:36 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=897 Continue reading →]]> Here`s a list of the club events for May 2012,All events are at clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street Gloucester Mass

Wed May 2nd, Members meeting @ 7:30 PM-A DVD showing of “W3AO-The last Big Field Day 50 Alpha with 50 stations

Wed May 9th, Emcomm meeting @ 7:00 PM and Board of Directors meeting @ 7:30 PM

Sunday May 13th, FCC Amateur Radio License/VE Exam Session @ 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Sunday May 20th, Scholarship benefit Breakfast @ 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM and ARRL Field day Planning meeting @ 10:00 AM

Every Sunday Morning @ 9:00 AM to Noon-Open Housee and Coffee and Donuts

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=897 0 ARRL Field day Planning meeting Sunday April 1st http://caara.net/main/?p=859 http://caara.net/main/?p=859#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:30:01 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=859 The club will hold its second ARRL Field Day planning meeting on Sunday April 1st at 10:00 AM at the clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester.All are welcome to attend.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=859 0 Caara Scholarship Benefit Breakfast on Sunday April 1st http://caara.net/main/?p=857 http://caara.net/main/?p=857#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:28:27 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=857 Continue reading →]]> The next Caara Scholarship Benefit Breakfast will be held on Sunday April 1st from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM at the clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester. A $5.00 minimum donation gets you a cooked breakfast and all proceeds got towards the clubs scholarship fund.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=857 0 March Members meeting Agenda for Wednesday March 7th @ 7:30 PM http://caara.net/main/?p=834 http://caara.net/main/?p=834#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:06:05 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=834 Continue reading →]]> For the clubs March membership meeting, at the clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester, we will have a guest speaker.Mr Steve Schwarm W3EVE will do a presentation on how amateur radio provides supporting communications for the Boston Marathon.Steve is in charge of over 200 hams,operating over 20 frequencies over a 26.2 mile staright line course.Steve will talk about the challenges and logistics.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=834 0 Caara to host ARRL Worldwide SSB contest at clubhouse http://caara.net/main/?p=832 http://caara.net/main/?p=832#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:01:20 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=832 Continue reading →]]> The clubhouse will be open for those members who wish to operate the ARRL Worldwide SSB Contest under the club call W1GLO.The clubhouse will be open from noontime on Saturday March 3rd 2012 and will run 24hrs straight and into Sunday March 4th 2012. Caara member Rick Maybury WZ1B will be hosting this event.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=832 0 February Caara Scholarship benefit breakfast Sun Feb 19th at 8:30 AM http://caara.net/main/?p=829 http://caara.net/main/?p=829#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:31:35 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=829 Continue reading →]]> The monthly Caara club Scholarship benefit breakfast will be held this Sunday February 19th from 8:30 AM to 10 AM at the clubhouse. A minimum $5.00 donation gets you a hot breakfast and all proceeds goes towards the good cause of financially assisting high school graduates as they pursue higher eduation.

]]> http://caara.net/main/?feed=rss2&p=829 0 ARRL Field Day Planning meeting Sun Feb 18th at 10 AM http://caara.net/main/?p=827 http://caara.net/main/?p=827#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:18 +0000 kb1pgh http://caara.net/main/?p=827 Continue reading →]]> CAARA will be holding its first ARRL Field day planning meeting this Sunday February 19th at 10 AM at the clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester.Anyone who is planning on helping us out or wants to learn about field day is welcome to attend.

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