The Cascades Amateur Radio Society (CARS);
Amateur radio enthusiasts based in Jackson County Michigan.
CARS Monthly Meeting:
Next Meeting: Tuesday June 16, 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:
Saturday August 08, 2026
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 in Jackson
We will be holding our Field Day activities at the Jackson County Park – Cascades Falls.
Setup will be on Saturday morning, operations will run through Sunday early afternoon.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Click here for the flyer, more information wil follow.
Looking for a fun
Ham Radio activity?
06/06 – 21/2026 | 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
06/11 – 07/19/2026 | “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 – 07/19/2026 | 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
06/20/2026 | 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 – 21/2026 | 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 – 07/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 07/2026 | 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 – 06/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 06/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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 – 05/2026 | 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 – 08/2026 | 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.
- “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
- 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
- 07/12/2026 | Union Pacific Big Boy 4014
Jul 12-Jul 13, 1400Z-2000Z, K8R, Struthers, OH. Struthers Regional Operators of Amateur Radio – W8RAR. 14.270 7.240 14.074 7.074. QSL. Struthers ROAR, 9011 Market St. Suite G, North Lima, OH 44452. The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is expected to stop in Struthers approximately: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The K8R Special Event Station will be located immediately adjacent to the train stop location, allowing visitors to experience both the historic locomotive and amateur radio operations. https://www.qrz.com/db/W8RAR
- 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
- 07/17/2026 | W3A Commemoration of Apollo 11 Live TV from the Moon that Allowed the World to See Mankind’s First Steps on the Lunar Surface
Jul 17-Jul 21, 1300Z-2200Z, K3NEM, Middle River, MD. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM). 14.269 14.069 7.269 7.069. Certificate & QSL. ARCNEM, c/o Fred Heath AI3Z, 202 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, MD 21146-1368. WW-2.us
- 07/18/2026 | CEDAR POINT LIGHTHOUSE ON THE AIR
Jul 18, 1000Z-1400Z, K3HKI, Lexington Park, MD. St. Mary’s County Amateur Radio Association. 7.205 Mhz 14.230 Mhz 21.300 Mhz 28.335 Mhz. QSL. SMCARA, P.O. Box 364, California, MD 20619.
- 07/18/2026 | NS Savannah Launch Anniversary
Jul 18, 1330Z-2100Z, K3S, Port of Baltimore. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC. 7,14,18,21,28 MHz. QSL. Ulis Fleming, 980 Patuxent Road, Odenton, MD 21113. qrz.com/db/k3s
- 07/20/2026 | EAA Airventure World’s Largest Airshow
Jul 20-Jul 25, 1300Z-2000Z, W9ZL, Oshkosh, WI. Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club. 7.250 14.275 50.150. Certificate. FCARC W9ZL special event station, PO Box 2346, Appleton, WI 54912. FCARC.club
- 07/20/2026 | The Brickyard 400 – Race Three
Jul 20-Jul 26, 0000Z-2359Z, W9IMS, Indianapolis, IN. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC. 3.840 7.245 14.245 18.140. Certificate & QSL. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. BOX 30954, Indianapolis, IN 46230. https://w9ims.org
- 07/25/2026 | MINNESOTA MOSQUITO CHALLENGE
Jul 25, 1300Z-2300Z, W0ALX, Alexandria, MN. RUNESTONE ARC. 21.270 14.230 7.190. Certificate. WILLIAM KLUNDT, 509 PINE ST SO, Sauk Centre, MN 56378.
- 07/30/2026 | Carnation Festival Special Event
Jul 30-Aug 9, 0000Z-2359Z, W8LKY, Alliance, OH. Alliance Amateur Radio Club. 7050 7220 14050 14250. Certificate. Alliance Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 94, Maximo, OH 44650. https://www.w8lky.org/activities/special-event-operations
- 07/30/2026 | Carnation Festival Special Event
Jul 30-Aug 9, 0000Z-2359Z, W8LKY, Alliance, OH. Alliance Amateur Radio Club. 7050 7220 14050 14250. Certificate. Alliance Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 94, Maximo, OH 44650. https://www.w8lky.org/activities/special-event-operations
- 08/01/2026 | 1813 Battle of Fort Stephenson
Aug 1, 1100Z-1700Z, W8B, Fremont, OH. W8NCK. 7.040 7.265 14.040 14.265. Certificate. David Dyke, KZ4CW, 2783 E. State St, Fremont, OH 43420.
- 08/05/2026 | King Midget Micro-Car 80th Anniversary
Aug 5-Aug 9, 0000Z-2359Z, K8M, Athens, OH. Athens Co. OH ARA. 7.245 14.245. QSL. K8M, 97 Columbia Ave, Athens, OH 45701. Celebrating the smallest street-legal motor car ever made in America. https://K8M.info
- 08/06/2026 | Mid America Treshing & Antique Tractor Show
Aug 6-Aug 8, 1600Z-2200Z, W9T, Tipton, IN. Tipton County Indiana Amateur Radio Club. 7.225 MHz 14. 225 MHz 21. 325 MHz 28. 425 MHz. QSL. Tipton County Indiana Amateur Radio Club, 3229 S 110 W, Tipton, IN 46072-8912. k9trc.org
- 08/07/2026 | Indiana State Fair
Aug 7-Aug 23, 1600Z-2359Z, W9ISF, Indianapolis, IN. Indiana State Fair ARC. 7.240 14.240 21.300 28.400. QSL. Ken Bandy, 7405 E County Road 900 N, Brownsburg, IN 46112. We’ll be on as much as possible during the run of the Fair. ken.kj9b@gmail.com
- 08/08/2026 | NOARC Youth Lighthouse Activation
Aug 8-Aug 9, 1300Z-0200Z, W8CSO, Grand Haven, MI. North Ottawa Amateur Radio Club. 14.060 14.237 7.225 28.320. QSL. NOARC, PO Box 976, Grand Haven, MI 49417. invite all youth interested in participating in this year’s ARLHS US National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (https://arlhs.com/). This youth-only event will be on August 8th, at the inner (ARLHS ID# USA 1077) and outer (ARLHS ID# USA 1078) Grand Haven, Michigan, lighthouses on the Grand Haven South Pier. The on-air activation of the lighthouses will begin at 9am, with plans to operate into the late evening. It will allow young operators the opportunity to use amateur radio equipment from inside the lighthouses to make contact with other stations all over the world. This event has been made possible with support of the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy (https://www.ghlighthouse.com/). Look for NOARC’s club call, W8CSO, on all open HF bands during the event. Informative QSL cards showcasing the beautiful lighthouses and their history, will be available upon request to those that make a contact during the event. See W8CSO’s website or QRZ page for more information, or contact the event chairman directly at: CQ.N8GMZ@gmail.com www.W8CSO.org
- 08/08/2026 | Operation PAUL BUNYAN (8-21-1976)
Aug 8, 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.
- 08/09/2026 | Jackson County Fair, 6th Annual Exposition 172nd Entertainment Edition
Aug 9-Aug 15, 1021Z-1021Z, W8J, Jackson, MI. Cascades Amateur Radio Society. SSB; CW, FT8; 35 KHz from bottom of General Bands . QSL. Cascades Amateur Radio Society, PO Box 512, Jackson, MI 49204. https://w8jxn.org
- 08/15/2026 | Deltana Fair Special Event Station
Aug 15-Aug 17, 1800Z-0100Z, KL7DRC, Delta Junction, AK. Delta Amateur Radio Club (DARC). 14.250 14.320. Certificate. Delta Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1061, ATTN: KL7DRC Special Event Station, Delta Junction, AK 99737-1061. Join the Delta Amateur Radio Club operating Special Event Station KL7DRC from the Deltana Fairgrounds in Delta Junction, Alaska. QSO contacts may request a special certificate for verified contacts on either day of operation. https://www.kl7drc.org
- 08/15/2026 | FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE NA026
Aug 15, 1000Z-2030Z, W2GSB, Babylon, NY. GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. 14.245 28.500 21.325 7.275. QSL. FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE NA026 , 200 East Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. WWW.GSBARC.ORG
- 08/15/2026 | Steamboat Nannie Byers Disaster of 1866
Aug 15, 1400Z-2200Z, N9B, Madison, IN. Clifty Amateur Radio Society (W9EFU). 28.328 14.325 7.250 20 meter and 10-meter FT8. Certificate. Jerry Barnes, 601 Spring Street, Madison, IN 47250. Remembering the lives lost during the collision and sinking of the Steamboat Nannie Byers with the steamer E.C. Hillman around 2:30 AM on the Ohio River within eyesight of Madison Indiana. Unique eCertificate will be sent to operator’s email listed in QRZ. See our QRZ and FB page for details. Jerry Barnes (KA9PIJ), 601 Spring Street, Madison, IN 47250.
Michigan Hamfest Calendar – 2026
- 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 +/-
