Author Archives: KB3KOW

President Mike Tackish (KA3GRW) Activities Manager, Rob Hoyt (N2OMC) welcomed the members present and introduced this month’s speaker: Bob Davidson (KB3KOW) gave a presentation on the PiGate software for Emergency Comms using a TNC-X connected to a Raspberry Pi 3 … Continue reading →

Twelve attendees from local area ham radio clubs, the Southern MD Astronomical Society, and other guests, had a connector-fest, hosted at the home of Pam – KB3SWS and Jeff – KB3SPH on Sunday, 4/23/2017. The festivities started with a short … Continue reading →

It was a short meeting this month. The following items were discussed: March For Babies at the Blue Crab Stadium on May 7. The CCARC will be supporting the annual event.  Set-up starts at 0700 Hours at the Blue Crab … Continue reading →

This year the JOTA was hosted at Cederville State Forest as part of the annual Scout Fall Camporee. On Friday, 14 Oct, Bob (KB3KOW) arrived around 1600 before the Scouts and set up an operating station outside of one of the … Continue reading →

On Saturday, 15 October 2016, area HAMs set up two radio stations at the Thomas Stone National Historic Site (TS NHS) near La Plata, MD.  It was a great day to put antennas in the air and radios in operation. … Continue reading →

Hello CCARC,    In the event you need a reminder, the Maryland/DC QSO Party for 2016 was held on the weekend of August 13 & 14. As many of you will recall, last year’s QSO Party was held at the Port … Continue reading →