CARGO is pleased to announce that we now have a VE Team here in the club, what does this mean? It means we can administer a test for you to receive your Amateur License! We are planning to offer these tests routinely after every meeting, and also by request. We are also capable of administering with a FULL extra class VE Team, this will allow for participants to test all the way up to extra class!

We’d like to congratulate Todd Michael, KK4KRN, as the first person to be tested under our team.

We look forward to hearing you all on the air, and helping you get there when you’re ready!

Our group name, “Cullowhee Amateur Radio Group” has been changed to the “Catamount Amateur Radio Group” to comply with Western’s RSO Policies. Still the same great CARGO acronym and the same great people, waiting to help you join us on the air today!

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Greetings! We will be holding our next club meeting on Thursday July 26, 2012, at the Picnic area. We will be having a cook-out again, Brink your own meat, drinks and whatever else you may want, we will supply the charcoal! This meeting will be co-ordinated on the K4WCU repeater due to lack of coverage on the 700 machine. Please see the repeater tab above for frequency information. If you do not have a radio and need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to call us! (828) 5151-HAM.

Don’t miss Field day, Amateur Radio’s largest annual event! This year we will be participating with the Haywood County Amateur Radio Club. Event time runs from 2PM Saturday, to 2PM Sunday EST. Ever been wondering what Radio is all about, or never used an HF rig to go around the world? This is your chance! Come see us and have some fun. We will be operating next to the SECU in Waynesville, near the old Wal-Mart off 23/74. More information can be obtained by emailing Daniel at WCU Radio dot com. See you there!

We will be holding our next club meeting at 5 PM, Wednesday June 27, 2012 at the Picnic Area on WCU’s Campus. This will be a BYOM Event (Bring Your Own Meat) and a cook-out! We will supply the charcoal, and are hoping to have a foxhunt to follow (starting around 6 or 6:30, pending approval from the University’s Police Department. Radio Coverage at the picnic area is minimal, so please call (828) 5151-HAM (515-1426) for directions or co-ordination. We should also be listening on 446.175 Simplex.

See you there!

The Cullowhee Amateur Radio Group Nets have been moved from Saturdays to Tuesdays at 8 PM. Also the nets will now be linked using IRLP. We hope that both of these changes will not only allow for easier access to the net, but also welcome more call-ins with it’s bigger foot print.

Our next club meeting will be held Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 7PM on the second floor of the Belk Building (at Western Carolina University). We will meet in the lobby on the second floor near the vending machines.

Our Program for the evening will include the basics of How Radios and Repeaters work, along with an IRLP demonstration, and explanation of how it works.

You do not need to be a member to attend, and in fact, attendance by local HAMs and those who are interested is strongly encouraged!  Co-ordination and talk-in will be provided on the 444.700+ (131.8) Machine, or by calling the club’s phone number 828.5151.HAM. See you there!

Tour de Cashiers – May 5, 2012. Event Coordinators are currently seeking HAMs to preform communications for this event. If you can help send us an email to email at wcuradio dot c o m, and we will put you in touch with the event co-ordinator.

Due to Spring Break at Western Carolina University and students being out of classes, and the area, our normally scheduled Saturday Night, 8PM Net will be cancelled for March 31, and April 7.

We hope to hear you on the air again for the next net, April 14!

HUNT TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER.

We will be conducting a Fox-Hunt on Friday, March 23. All are welcome to join us, we will meet on the U.C. Lawn to start the hunt. Hunting is open to all, even those who are not licensed as HAM operators.

We ask that good sense is used when locating the fox. Please do not do anything that may damage property/landscaping, and remember, you are representing HAM Radio Operators Everywhere!

Co-ordination will take place on the 444.700 machine, and hunting will start at approximately 2PM.