The Cascades Amateur Radio Society (CARS);
Amateur radio enthusiasts based in Jackson County Michigan.
CARS Monthly Meeting:
Next Meeting: Tuesday May 19, 2026
Time: 1900 Local
Location: 1715 Lansing Ave, Jackson County Health Dept.
Enter building at the lower level parking lot entrance.
Talk in: 146.880 – 100 Hz PL
Amateur Radio License Testing
The CARS VE Team offers testing for all license levels.
Next testing date is:
June 13, 2026 @ 10 a.m.
Testing is held at the Carnegie (downtown) branch of Jackson district library,
244 West Michigan Ave, Jackson MI 49201 – McIntyre room, at 10 a.m.
FIELD DAY 2026
Details to follow so check back soon
Looking for a fun
Ham Radio activity?
05/30/2026 | Selfridge ANG base 2026 open house and airshow
May 30-May 31, 1000Z-1700Z, N8S, Mount Clemens, MI. Utica Shelby Emergency Communications Association. 7.240 14.240 21.240 28.340. Certificate & QSL. N8S, P.O. box 46331, Mount Clemens, MI 48046.
06/01/2026 | W2W D-Day Commemoration
Jun 1-Jun 14, 1300Z-2200Z, K3NEM, Middle River, MD. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum. 14.244 14.044 7.244 7.044. Certificate & QSL. ARCNEM, c/o Fred Heath AI3Z, 202 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, MD 21146-1368. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM) will operate W2W in commemoration of the anniversary of D-Day and the role of electronics in WWII. Primary operation will be June 1-June 6 with additional operation possible during June 7-14 as operator availability permits. Operation on 80M (3.544, 3.844), additional bands and digital modes possible during event. Frequencies +/- according to QRM. QSL and Certificate available via SASE; details at ww-2.us WW-2.us
06/06/2026 | USS Orleck Amateur Radio Society (OARS) Ships On The Air
Jun 6-Jun 7, 1300Z-2100Z, WJ4DD, Jacksonville, FL. USS Orleck Amateur Radio Society (OARS). 14.250 14.320 7.190 7.250. QSL. Kenneth Krull, 6143 Winding Bridge Dr, 6143 Winding Bridge Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32277. Will be operating each day from 1300-2100 UTC
06/06/2026 | DDay
Jun 6, 1400Z-1900Z, W6J, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA. New River Valley Amateur Radio Club. 14.262. QSL. Danny Wylam, 710 McDaniel Drive Southeast, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA 24073-3848. dannywylam@gmail.com
06/06/2026 | Historic Ship USS NAUTILUS SSN 571
Jun 6-Jun 7, 0000Z-2359Z, N1S, Groton, CT. Generations Amateur Radio Club. 3.950 7.250 14.270 21.075. QSL. N1S, Generations ARC, 110 Vinegar Hill Road, Gales Ferry, CT 06335.
06/06/2026 | Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air
Jun 6-Jun 21, 0000Z-2359Z, W7AIA, Various Cities and States. Clark County Amateur Radio Club. 14.240. Certificate & QSL. Clark County Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1424, Vancouver, WA 98661. https://www.lctota.org
06/06/2026 | Museum Ships Week-end
Jun 6-Jun 7, 1700Z-2359Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway Museum Ship CV-41 COMEDTRA NI6IW. 7.250 14.320 14.070 DStar on PAPA System Repeaters. QSL. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Ship COMEDTRA NI6IW, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. All Museum Ships to operate through the week-end, see www.qrz.com/db/ni6iw for QSL information also.
06/06/2026 | Museum Ships Weekend – NS Savannah
Jun 6-Jun 7, 1400Z-2200Z, K3SAV, Baltimore, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC. 7000. QSL. Ulis Fleming, 980 Patuxent Road, Odenton, MD 21113. qrz.com/db/K3SAV
06/06/2026 | National Museum of the Great Lakes Museum Ships Weekend
Jun 6-Jun 7, 1400Z-1830Z, K8E, Toledo, OH. Toledo Mobile Radio Association. 7.039 7.260 14.239 14.260. QSL. TMRA James M. Schoonmaker , PO Box 9673, Toledo, OH 43697. www.qrz.com/db/k8e or www.w8hhf.org
06/06/2026 | NB9QV USS Cobia Museum Ships Weekend
Jun 6-Jun 7, 1400Z-2000Z, NB9QV, Manitowoc, WI. USS Cobia Amateur Radio Club. 7.240 14.240. Certificate. KC9YL, kc9yl@arrl.net, n/a. https://www.qrz.com/db/NB9QV
06/06/2026 | NO5RA Route 66 Event in Vinita OK 100 year anniversary
Jun 6-Jun 7, 0000Z-0400Z, K5O, Vinita, OK. NO5RA. 14.266 7.266. Certificate. info@no5ra.org, PO Box 153, Vinita, OK 74301. Using any band we can reach out. Starting on 20 and 40 Comments can be directed to info@no5ra.org Certificates can be obtained from the web site once contact is confirmed. Main event will be by the fire station. https://www.facebook.com/VinitaRt66CentennialCelebration/ https://no5ra.org
06/06/2026 | USS TN Battleship Museum
Jun 6-Jun 7, 0001Z-2359Z, W4BSF, Oneida, TN. Big South Fork Amateur Radio Club. 3.900 7.200 14.750 28.400. QSL. Buddy McCartt – W7BSF, 275 Hunter Hill Rd., Oneida, TN 37841-3578. https://bsfarc.org
06/06/2026 | USS Wisconsin Museum Ship on the Air, Battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 will be on the air each day until 2130 UTC
Jun 6-Jun 7, 1400Z-2130Z, N4WIS, Norfolk, VA. USS Wisconsin Radio Club. 14.264 7.064, 7.264 21.064, 21.364 28.364. QSL. Nauticus c/o USS Wisconsin Radio Club N4WIS, One Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510. https://n4wis.com
06/07/2026 | PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM 50th ANNIVERSARY
Jun 7, 1700Z-2100Z, WE7GV, Sahuarita, AZ. Green Valley Amateur Radio Club. 14.242 14.246 14.248. Certificate & QSL. Tom Lang K7VOA, 1085 W EL TORO RD, 1085 W EL TORO RD, Sahuarita, AZ 85629. https://www.gvarc.us
06/10/2026 | 190th Anniversary of Arkansas Statehood
Jun 10-Jun 15, 0000Z-2359Z, K5A, Springdale, AR. Bella Vista Radio Club. 14.040 14.260 7.040 7.260. QSL. Don Banta, 3407 Diana Street, Springdale, AR 72764. www.qrz.com/db/k5A or https://bellavistaradioclub.org
06/11/2026 | “Football/Futbol On The Air – the 2026 World Soccer Tournament.”
Jun 11-Jul 19, 0000Z-2359Z, W5C, Dallas, TX. Lake Whitney Amateur Radio Society. 14.074. Certificate & QSL. Ron Franklin, 120 PR 22223, Whitney, TX 76692. www.wc2026ses.org, info@wc2026ses.org
06/12/2026 | World Soccer Tournament
Jun 12-Jul 19, 0000Z-2300Z, WM3PEN, Philadelphia, PA. Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club. 14.276 7.276. QSL. Bob Josuweit, 3341 Sheffield Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136. https://www.qrz.com/db/WM3PEN
06/13/2026 | Honoring Emigrants on the Oregon Trail at Fort Laramie, WY
Jun 13-Jun 14, 1400Z-2200Z, K7WY, Fort Laramie, WY. Oregon Trail Radio Pioneers. 28.525 21.290 14.235 52.0. Certificate & QSL. Lee Milner, 123 Arrowhead Road, Torrington, WY 82240. K7WY.Lee@gmail.com
06/20/2026 | 20th Anniversary of the Museum Ship Icebreaker Mackinaw
Jun 20, 1400Z-2359Z, W8AGB, Mackinaw City, MI. CCECPSCO. 14.250. QSL. W8AGB, P. O. Box 844, Harbor Springs, MI 49740.
06/20/2026 | East Coast Reflector Meet and Greet
Jun 20, 1400Z-2100Z, W2ECR, Orchard Park, NY. East Coast Reflector. 7.217 14.317. Certificate. Steven Fook, 351 Regal Dr, Abingdon, MD 21009. https://www.eastcoastreflector.com
06/20/2026 | U.S.A. 250th
Jun 20-Jun 21, 1400Z-2100Z, W8FO, Perrysburg, OH. QCWA Chapter #142. 14.235 21.235 28.535 50.125. QSL. Kurt Meyers, 3680 Schneider Rd, Toledo, oH 43514-3647. pasteur@bex.net
06/21/2026 | World Giraffe Day
Jun 21, 1200Z-2200Z, W3G, Trexlertown, PA. East Penn ARC/Education Alliance for Amateur Radio . 7266. QSL. Walter J Skavinsky, 1574 Layfield Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073-1702. kb3sbc@arrl.net
06/24/2026 | Field Day 2026
Jun 24-Jan 1, 0000Z-0000Z, N6R, Thousand Oaks, CA. Ventura county ars. 14.255. QSL. Peter Heins, N6ZE, 1559 Norwich Ave, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. Celebrating lives of President Ronald Reagan and Mrs Nancy Reagan vcars.org
06/24/2026 | W3M Montgomery ARC Field Day
Jun 24-Jun 29, 0001Z-2359Z, W3M, Damascus, MD. Montgomery ARC. 7030 14.185 28.400. QSL. Montgomery ARC, P.O. Box 611, Gaithersburg, MD 20884. marc.org
06/25/2026 | 37th Red Power Roundup
Jun 25-Jun 27, 1500Z-1800Z, W0NOZ, Huron, SD. Huron Amateur Radio Association. 28.385 21.385 14.285. Certificate. Lloyd Timperley, PO Box 205, Huron, SD 57350.
06/25/2026 | America250 DARC
Jun 25-Jul 8, 0000Z-2359Z, KM0DRC, Doniphan, MO. Doniphan ARC. 28.500. QSL. Kent Wilfong, 209 Locust St, Doniphan, MO 63935. doniphanarc@outlook.com
06/27/2026 | GSBARC FIELD DAY
Jun 27-Jun 28, 1800Z-1800Z, W2GSB, Babylon, NY. GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. 14.245 28.500 21.325 7.275. QSL. GSBARC FIELD DAY, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. WWW.GSBARC.ORG
06/28/2026 | Trail to Eagle (TTE)
Jun 28-Jul 3, 0100Z-0400Z, K2BSA/8, Metamora, MI. Boy Scouts of America/Michigan Cross Roads Council. 14.330 7.270 3.840. QSL. GCARC, P.O. Box 482, Garden City, MI 48136-0482. https://michiganscouting.org/camping/trail-to-eagle
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies Special Event
Jul 1-Jul 7, 1300Z-0400Z, K2J, Louisburg, NC. 13 Colonies Special Event . 14.250 7.185. QSL. Team K2J QSL Chuck Moss, 1140 Styers Mill Rd, Yadkinville, NC 27055. k2j1776@gmail.com
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, K2D, Trumbull, CT. 13 Colonies. 14.074. QSL. Conrad Trautmann, N2YCH, 971 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull, CT 06611. https://www.qrz.com/db/K2D
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies Massachusetts
Jul 1-Jul 7, 0000Z-2359Z, K2H, Longmeadow, MA. 13 Colonies. 14.270 21.320 28.370 14.045. QSL. Larry Krainson – W1AST, 100 Kenmore Dr, Longmeadow, MA 01106-2759. https://13colonies.us
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies SES Georgia
Jul 1-Jul 6, 1300Z-0400Z, K2G, Powder Springs, GA. 13 Colonies SES. 14.223. Certificate. Nathan H. Wood, P.O. Box 2383, Powder Springs, GA 30127. https://www.13colonies.us
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies Special Event
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, N2C, Johnston, RI. 13 Colonies Special Event. 14.220 14.230 14.240 14.250. Certificate. 13 Colonies Special Event, 1 Ludlow Street, Johnston, RI 02919. https://13colonies.us
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies Special Event
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1400Z-0400Z, WM3PEN, Philadelphia, PA. Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club. 14.276 7.276. QSL. Bob Josuweit, 3341 Sheffield Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136. wm3pen.org
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies Special Event K2C (RI)
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, K2C, Johnston, RI. 13 Colonies Special Event. 14.230 14.240 14.250 14.260. Certificate. 13 Colonies Special Event K2C, 1 Ludlow Street, Johnston, RI 02919. More information on QRZ – K2C https://www.13colonies.us
07/01/2026 | 13 Colonies, New York
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, K2A, Various, NY. 13 Colonies Special Event. 14.278 14.074 7.226. QSL. Ken Goetz, N2SQW, 74 Jerome Ave, Cairo, NY 12413. 13Colonies.US
07/01/2026 | Lake Ashton 250th Anniversary Special Event
Jul 1-Jul 6, 1202Z-1202Z, K4Y, Winter Haven, FL. Lake Ashton Amateur Radio Club. 146.52 MHz (FM) 7.250 MHZ (LSB/FT8) 14.250 MHZ (USB/FT8) 21.250 MHz (USB/FT8). Certificate & QSL. k4rla.250, 6120 Pebble Beach Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884. Mode of operation USB/LSB/FM/FT8 Request Digital Certificate or QSL Card verifying contact via email at k4rla.250@gmail.com Provide call/date/time/freq k4rla.250@gmail.com
07/01/2026 | Thirteen Colonies Special Event – New Hampshire
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, K2K, Manchester, NH. W1UAA. 7.276 14.276. Certificate & QSL. Eugene Glukhov, 75 Canal St, Apt 353, Bedford, NH 03110. https://hamlog.online/13colonies
07/01/2026 | Thirteen Colonies Special Event – South Carolina
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1300Z-0400Z, K2L, FORT MILL, SC. KG9V. 7.100. Certificate. K2L Special Event Station, P.O. Box 733, Fort Mill, SC 29715. www.qrz.com/db/k2l
07/02/2026 | K3H Special Event Station – Eastern PA Homestead Festival
Jul 2-Jul 5, 1300Z-2200Z, K3H, Kutztown, PA. East Penn ARC/Education Alliance for Amateur Radio . 7074. Certificate. Walter J Skavinsky, 1574 Layfield Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073-1702. walter.skavinsky@radiostemalliance.org
07/04/2026 | USS Orleck Amateur Radio Society (OARS) July4th/USA 250 Event
Jul 4, 1300Z-2100Z, WJ4DD, Jacksonville, FL. USS Orleck Amateur Radio Society (OARS). 14.250 14.320 7.190 7.250. QSL. Kenneth Krull, 6143 Winding Bridge Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32277.
07/04/2026 | 250 Years as a Country
Jul 4-Jul 5, 1200Z-0000Z, AL7NS, Lakeland, GA. N4LAL. 14.266 21.278 28.450 7.028. QSL. American Legion Milltown Post 336, PO Box 7, Lakeland, GA 31635. The American Legion Milltown Post Amateur Radio Club will be holding a Special Event station to commemorate the 250 years of freedom.
07/04/2026 | Colonial Williamsburg Special Event
Jul 11, 1400Z-2000Z, K4RC, Williamsburg, VA. Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club. 7.265 14.265. Certificate. Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 1470, Williamsburg, VA 23187. https://www.k4rc.net
07/04/2026 | Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Dedication
Jul 1-Jul 8, 1500Z-0000Z, K0ND, Medora, ND. Theodore Roosevelt Amateur Radio Club. 28.430 21.375 14.340. QSL. Theodore Roosevelt ARC, PO Box 1854, Dickinson, ND 58602-1854.
07/11/2026 | Independence Day (07-04-1776)
Jul 11, 1700Z-2359Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway Museum Ship CV-41 COMEDTRA NI6IW. 7.250 14.320 14.070 PSK31 DStar on PAPA System Repeaters. QSL. USS Midway Ship Museum CV-41 COMEDTRA NI6IW, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101.
07/13/2026 | Warrick County 4H fair
Jul 13-Jul 19, 1800Z-0100Z, W4H, Boonville, IN. Warrick Auxcomm. 14.320 SSB. QSL. Steve Connaughton, 7677 Jenner Rd, Chandler, IN 47610. Celebrating the Warrick County, Indiana, 4H fair. Additional frequencies and modes may be used depending on band and weather conditions. Operating times will be mostly in the late afternoons and evenings, Central Time. https://warrickauxcomm.org
Michigan Hamfest Calendar – 2026
Saturday 06/06/2026 Hudsonville, MI, Lenawee County Airport
Independent Repeater Association: https://w8ira.org/hudsonville-hamfest/
- 09/20/2026 – Adrian Hamfest, Adrian Amateur Radio Club
Adrian, MI: Knights of Columbus Hall, http://w8tqe.com
- 09/26/2026 – Top of Michigan Amateur Radio Club and Thunder Bay Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Location: Gaylord, MI: Knights of Columbus Hall: http://www.nm8rc.org
- 10/03/2026 – Kalamazoo Hamfest and Vintage Electronic Expo
Kalamazoo, MI, http://www.kalamazoohamfest.org/
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 page.
Siren testing job aid (how to sign up) is now available – click here for pdf copy
Go direct to Siren Map – click button
CARS Email Reflector:
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LOCAL NETS:
Thursday Night 2 meter net
Time: 8:00 pm (2000 local)
146.880 – 100 Hz PL
Sunday Night 2 meter Net
Time: 9:00 pm (2100 local)
146.880 – 100 Hz PL
Sunday Night CW Net
Time: 8:00 pm (2000 local)
Held on 28.100 MHz +/-
