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Founded in 1937, 2012 is CARC's 75th Anniversary.
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W7VNJ - Casper Amateur Radio Club
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charitable Organization.
CARC - Amateur Radio in Natrona County since 1937.
Casper ARC, W7VNJ is an ARRL Affiliated Club. Learn more About the Casper Amateur Radio Club and what we do by visiting the About page!
View this 'slide show' that describes the Casper Amateur Radio Club here. Click on each slide to progress to the next.
Membership
What is membership in CARC, how do you become a member? Visit the membership page for all the details.
What is Ham Radio?
Read this or this to find out. Then attend our classes and join in the fun!
W7VNJ Online
This site is a Wiki
Roughly, a Wiki is a user edited and maintained site. Basically that means you - our visitor - can, add, edit, modify and create pages or their content and are encouraged to do so!
However, that also means there are no menus or links to everything that may exist here. To find what you're looking for, use the 'search' box near the top on the left. If you don't find what you're looking for - create it! The idea is whatever you don't know, someone else will come along and fill in the missing bits for you.
If you've know something that may be of benefit to the Ham Community - create a page for it or find a related page and to it. Of course, we'd like you to be a member of CARC, but that's not a requirement to contribute to this site. As long as it's ham radio related - you and your ideas are welcome here. Ultimately, this site's users will create its content and keep it up to date.
You must have a user account with a verified email address and be logged in to make any changes. See the Create an Account or Log In page.
Discussion Board
A must place to visit: The CARC Discussion Board. This is were news, plans, events and pretty much anything 'ham radio' or relating to CARC, it's members or this site is discussed and shared.
Email Reflector
Anyone interested in ham radio is invited to subscribe to CARC's Private Email Reflector. The reflector traffic is not moderated, however subscriptions are. This is to prevent spammers from subscribing and passing their junk on to everyone on the list. Everyone else is welcome and encouraged to subscribe. This reflector is totally under the control of CARC. Only subscribers can view the membership list. CARC won't share your email address with anyone else. If you've any questions or concerns, please - ask away. If you aren't familiar with what an email reflector is, This will explain it.
Meetings
See the meetings page for info on when, where and how to get there.
License information
Here's a page talking about our classes for folks that want to learn more about ham radio and earn their license.
See the Discussion Board for developments and latest news.
See these pages on the ARRL web site for information on how to use the FCC Universal Licensing System to perform Administrative Updates, Vanity requests and License Renewals.
Volunteer Examiner (VE) Testing Sessions
The Casper Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that we are once again offering VE test sessions for ALL CLASSES of Amateur Radio licenses!
See the VE Page for news and info on VE tests in the Casper area as well as links to State wide information.
Casper area repeaters and other infrastructure
So, what is a Repeater anyway and why would I care?
The Casper Area Repeaters page has a list of repeaters.
Local coverage maps for some of our repeaters are also available.
IRLP
YES! The IRLP node is up and operational - however, the repater it works through - 449.575 isn't so healthy. If you can hit the node direct, use it just as you'd just use the repeater - but in a 'reverse' settings mode. I know this is inconvienient, as soon as we can get to the site again (Spring?) we'll repair the repeater.
See the 70cm Repeaters section for information on the local IRLP node. And visit the IRLP DTMF page for details on operation and local shortcuts.
For information on IRLP, visit their homepage. The only way to access the IRLP system is via RF.
EchoLink
Currently, there isn't an EchoLink node in Casper. And as far as I know - no plans to set one up. If you'd like to use EchoLink - you don't need a radio. Just a PC and an internet connection. To download the EchoLink software (Windows only), visit the EchoLink homepage. Using the EchoLink software, your own computer, microphone and speakers (I suggest a headset) and an internet connection - you can access the system without a radio. But your callsign must be registered in their system. Plan ahead, it can take a few days for a registration to complete.
APRS
- Information on the local APRS infrastructure can be found on the Area Repeaters page.
- Generic information on APRS and more detail on APRS in the Casper area can be found on our APRS page.
- The APRS Wiki - sort of The online clearing house for things APRS.
Local Autopatch
See The Area Repeaters page for information on the Autopatch.
Wyoming Repeaters
See what we have on the Wyoming Repeaters page. Pretty good actually. Beats the latest "Repeater Guide" by a long shot!
WY 2m FM simplex
See the 2m_simplex page for information on simplex operation.
Nets
Here's where you find out times, frequencies and purposes for the local VHF and regional HF nets.
Wyoming Swap Shop
Paul, KB7FGN does all of us a service by coordinating the Wyoming Swap Shop. He distributes the weekly listing via an email reflector, sometimes called an 'electronic mailing list'. To receive the weekly listings, you have to be subscribed to the reflector. All you need to subscribe is an email address. You can do that here. Other wanted and for sale items might be found in the Classifieds section of our discussion board. View the reflector archives here.
Operations and Projects
The operations page is a place to gather information about the hows, where's and who's of ham radio in the area. Idea is to make information available that is of more interest to the ham operator, but not take up space on this front page for the casual 'surfer'.
The Projects page includes ideas and possibly plans for radio related projects. Including station setup, power systems, mobile operations, alternative energy and more.
ARES-RACES
See the ARES-RACES page for information on training and participation.
Field Day
Object: To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12- meter bands) and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.
See the 2012 Field Day page for details. Join in on the planning and preparations on the CARC discussion board's Field Day forum.
Wyoming State Hamfest
Planning is underway. Lend a hand! Help make the 2011 Hamfest the best ever. See the State Section website.
WyoComm (herc)
NOTE: HERC, in all practicality, is "no more". However, there is a new system being deployed! See the WyoComm page for details.
See the HERC page for the maps, images and information chronicling the old system.
Other activities
See the Current_events page.
There's now a Casper area Six Meter Email Reflector group on Yahoo Groups
CARC in the News
This page has links to video clips and stories of W7VNJ in the local media.
Links (local hams, weather and more)
Visit the links page for other sites of interest, including localy collected weather information
Scannists
Information for Scanner Enthusiasts
Site Info
Information on server status, news, etc can be found on the site_info page.
