The Cascades Amateur Radio Society (CARS); a group of amateur radio operators in
Jackson County Michigan.
Jackson Radio News!
It’s that time of year again.
Club dues are due and payable before
June 30th 2023.
Cash or check only please.
Consider supporting the
Cascades Amateur Radio Club
with your tax deductible contribution.
CARS is a 501c3 non profit organization registered
with the IRS. If you have any questions please
have a chat with Tim WD8PMD.
NOAA / NWS Skywarn
Weather spotter training.
Spotter training was held at the Jackson County Health Dept building on Sat March 4th.
If you were not able to attend we have linked the power point of the training here for your review. On-line training is available at the NWS web page .
See Skywarn link below for more information.
Weather Siren Testing for Jackson County
We have been ask to help provide verification that the weather warning sirens located in Jackson County are working as expected. If you would be willing to take an hour or less out of your day once a month to check on a siren please let Tim WD8PMD know and we will add you to the list of watchers. For more information see the SkyWarn link below.
Equipment for sale –
Formerly owned by: William Kirchmeier, W8KZC (sk) and donated by Anne Kirchmeier
to CARS. All equipment will be listed on the For Sale page of this website (see lower right).
CARS Email Reflector
Have you signed up on to the CARS email reflector? Keep up to date on what’s happening with the club. We won’t spam you with lots of junk and you can unsubscribe at anytime, just let us know.
To sign on, just follow this link. CLICK HERE
Local Nets:
Thursday Night Net,
Time:
8:00 pm (2000 local).
Sunday Night Net
9:00 pm (2100 local)
All on the 146.880 Repeater 100hz PL
CW Net on Sunday, 8 pm on 28.100 Mhz
NEXT CARS MEETING:
Tuesday May 16, 2023
@ 1900 Hrs.
Talk-In 146.880 ( – ) w/ 100 Hz PL
Anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is
invited to attend.
Local Activities
Cars has 3 local nets during the week, feel free to join in on any or all of the nets. You will find the net listing to the left.
We also have 2 “eating / coffee ” gatherings during the week.
The first is held on Mondays , 9 am at Panera Bread located at the Jackson Crossing Mall. The second is on Friday nights at 5:30 pm, held at Alpha Coney Island also at the Jackson Crossing Mall.
Please join us at any or all of our events.

