Please find the link to the CARS Membership Application for 2020 to join or to renew your membership. Thank you for your support! *Link to Membership Application is here ( http://carsfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-CARS-dues-for-calendar-year-2020.pdf )*. -- Doug KM4LKC

*New Hams - A guide to getting started in amateur radio* Getting started with your 2-meter handheld. You have your new handheld radio. Now it's time to get your radio programmed and get on the air. Randy Hall, K7AGE, has a few short videos to help you get started. *How to get started on Ham Radio 2 Meter FM, Part 1 - Repeater basics ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmOfkdhJL1U ) * *How to get started on Ham Radio 2 Meter FM, Part 2 - Operating your handheld ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRLBPhwaus ) How to get started on Ham Radio 2 Meter FM, Part 3 - Programming your handheld ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1PtDM3lI3Q ) * -- Doug KM4LKC Having fun promoting amateur radio technology

I participate in the Lee county winklink training session run by Steve, W9GPI. Steve does a great job encouraging us to learn the many facets of the winlink program. Are you wondering just what is winlink? Winlink is...a worldwide radio email service that uses radio pathways where the internet is not present and is capable of operating completely without the internet--automatically--using smart-network radio relays. Winlink provides its user's email with attachments, position reporting, weather, and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. To begin with, there is no need to get the radio involved. We'll save that for another time. First, let's get the program up and running and get comfortable with sending and receiving messages using the internet function of the program. Take these three simple steps to get started. 1) Watch the following short video -- *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO730gfzYko* 2) Download the winlink express software -- *https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/Winlink_Express_install_1-5-25-0.zip* 3) Setup your winlink account. - Using Winlink Express, follow the account creation instructions presented by the program. Winlink Express makes the process easy. For more information (and there is a lot of it), see *https://winlink.org/ Doug KM4LKC*

Please find the listing of our local area nets. There are more than 100 ways to get on the radio. There is a pdf file as well as a sortable spreadsheet. The spreadsheet can be sorted by date and time, band, mode, and more. Thank you to everyone who helped put this listing together. Enjoy! The Net Listings were updated to reflect a couple of recent changes as of 04/28/2020. -- Doug KM4LKC Having fun promoting amateur radio technology

Please join us for our next CARS Club meeting hosted on ZOOM. This will be a great opportunity to get together and see everyone again. We have a great presentation scheduled. And we have a number of updates on the upcoming activities for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society. A link to the meeting is provided below along with the Meeting ID and the Password. Just click on the link to join the meeting. Are you new to ZOOM? Here's a brief introduction video to get you started. *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E* ------------------------------------- Douglas Young is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Charlotte Amateur Radio Society's Membership Meeting Time: Aug 13, 2020, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96120252939?pwd=ZkJKY0FsbkRTaWxMZm12b0lDVUdPUT09 ( https://zoom.us/j/96120252939?pwd=ZkJKY0FsbkRTaWxMZm12b0lDVUdPUT09 ) Meeting ID: 961 2025 2939 Passcode: 909334 One tap mobile +13017158592,,96120252939#,,,,,,0#,,909334# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,96120252939#,,,,,,0#,,909334# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 961 2025 2939 Passcode: 909334 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aumQMr05j CARS Club Meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm AGENDA Business Meeting * Pledge of Allegiance * K3FHP - President's report * Nominating Committee and Board positions * A reminder of the Fall Picnic scheduled for Saturday, November 7th * K3YUN - Vice Presidents report * Update on the Dummy Load Project * K4DES - Treasurer's report * Report of the July financial activity * KM4LKC - Secretary's report * Board Meeting Minutes from August 7th - * Schedule for Bylaws Committee via ZOOM * W3IGM - Hamfest committee report * 08/22 - TARCFest * 11/14 - SPARCFest * 12/11 - Tampa Bay Hamfest ( http://arrlwcf.org/event/45th-annual-tampa-bay-hamfest-day-one/ ) * KM4LKC - August 22nd Emergency Communications Field Event Club Presentation * NC4CC - Station Grounding Adjournment -- Doug KM4LKC Having fun promoting amateur radio technology

UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS: The Elks is Open Again - Join us at the Elks Lodge in Punta Gorda for lunch every Friday at 11:00 am. Directions to the Elks lodge locat ed her e ( https://goo.gl/maps/aG22RMYTsLtSJCPM7 ). * CARS 6-Meter Net - Thursday, August 20th at 7:00 pm on 50.200 USB. JS8 Call to follow on 50.318 USB * CARS Emergency Operations Exercise on Saturday, August 22nd from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ( https://cars-fl.groups.io/g/main/message/756 ) * CARS 6-Meter Net - Thursday, September 3rd at 7:00 pm on 50.200 USB. JS8 Call to follow on 50.318 USB -- Doug KM4LKC Having fun promoting amateur radio technology