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2.  You can scan the QR code below and it will automatically enter the data

About Us

What We Are

We are an amateur radio society.  We require active members to pay an annual membership fee.


We have a membership form, which is downloadable.  It gives you all the info you need to submit to be considered for membership.


New members are voted in at one of our monthly meetings, after all requirements have been fulfilled.

Who We Are

We are The Cape Fear Amateur Radio Society, or better known as CFARS.

     

We have a monthly club meeting.
(See the Calendar & Events below)  


We participate in several nets, both voice and morse code. We participate in contests.  And, we participate with and service our community as needed.


CFARS Mailing Address:

CAPE FEAR AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY 

PO BOX 36106 

FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303 USA



CFARS Monthly Club Meeting

For more information, please join us on the air during an evening net.

The Cape Fear Amateur Radio Society holds it’s monthly meeting the 3rd Monday each month at 7:00 pm at the Peace Presbyterian Church, 3203 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC  28301-3117.  You don’t need to be a member to attend, anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome.

President: David Winfree WD4NC davidwinfree02@gmail.com; Membership: David Cowart KI4W, davidki4w@gmail.com

Repeater/NET and Resources Information

Club Repeaters

(PL 100 Hz)

2m K4MN

146.910/146.310   

Tone=100,  FM,  DUPLEX—, offset .600

70cm K4MN 

444.400/449.400E

6m K4MN  (Being updated)

53.810/52.810

2m WA4FLR   

147.330/147.930  


Weekday mornings 2m net

Possum Trot: 05:00 - 07:00

(Sometimes  it’s  manned  even earlier.)

2m K4MN 146.910 Repeater


Every evening 2m net

19:00 until when we have finished.

2m K4MN 146.910 Repeater


40M Net

Every Saturday evening after the 2M evening net.  

Frequency will be announced at the end of the 2M net.

The preferred frequency will be 7.291 if it is available


10 Meter Possum Trot Chapter Nets

SSB  Thursday 8:00pm  28.345


ADY NET (Ain’t Dead Yet Net)

M-F   08:10   3.855 HF  


CFARS DMR Talk  Group

TGIF Network

CFARS TG 910

Sunday  evening  DMR  Net  20:00  hrs.


The CFARS 440 repeater is linked as follows:

● Weekdays (except holidays): Link to the East Coast Reflector

● Morning Brew net from 7AM to 9AM.
● Weekdays: Link to Carolina440 from 5:00PM until Midnight.

● Tuesday: Link to the East Coast Reflector weekly net at 8PM until about 11PM.
● Thursday: Link to the WVHFA swapnet at 8PM until completed.

● Friday: Link to the WinSystem TechNet at 9:30PM until about 11PM.

Propagation Networks/Remote Monitoring  

PSKReporter – Map digital reception reports for various ham radio digital modes including FT8, FT4, WSPR and more. Great for learning about propagation in real-time as you operate.
 

Reverse Beacon Network – The Reverse Beacon Network is a network of ham radio stations listening to the bands and reporting what stations they hear, when, and how well.
 

KiwiSDR – Collection of web-based receivers from around the world you can use via your desktop computer or smartphone to listen to HF frequencies.

  

WebSDR –  Directory of Software-Defined Radio receivers connected to the internet, allowing many listeners to listen and tune it simultaneously.


FT8 Digital Mode:

  

WSJT-X – WSJT-X is the software that allows you to operate FT8. The software integrates with your HF radio and is the primary FT8 software suite.

GridTracker – If you’re into FT8 — you need this software. It runs alongside WSJT-X and provides a host of benefits that are incredible. This will change your FT8 operating experience!

DX Clusters:  

DXHeat – DXHeat is an innovative DX cluster that allows you to see what bands have the most amateur radio stations from foreign countries and on which bands. It also offers an SDR so you can listen to DX spots in real time.

DXSummit – Another DX cluster — not nearly as good as DXHeat.

DXWatch – Another DX cluster — also not nearly as good as DXHeat.

Logging Software:

  

N3FJP Amateur Radio Software – The undisputed king of contesting logbooks. If you’re participating in contests having a license for N3FJP to create and manage your contest logs/submissions is the best money you’ll ever spend. Easy to use and tailored made for contesting. Don’t look anywhere else for contest logs.

N1MM Logger+ – N1MM offers a ton of features and functionality in a sleek package.


RF Propagation:  

Scadacore RF LOS Mapping – This free web-based tool allows users to easily drag-and-drop locations and obtain point-to-point line-of-sight information anywhere using Google Maps.

RadioMobile – RadioMobile is a quick, easy, and free tool to predict the coverage of RF. This tool is often used to build predicted repeater coverage maps or map potential coverage of your home ham radio station on simplex. RadioMobile also offers a downloadable program but is generally for advanced users. Be careful — it can be addictive. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Proppy – Another online propagation prediction that helps predict where your signal could be heard on a given band among other features.

Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program (VOACAP) – This is a free professional high-frequency (HF) propagation prediction software that was initially developed for Voice of America (VOA) shortwave  

ECR website: www.eastcoastreflector.com


WinSystem website: https://www.winsystem.org/ 


C440 website: https://www.carolina440.net/


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ADDITIONAL  LINKS  HELPFUL FOR NEW HAMS


Hamstudy https://hamstudy.org/ Free website for studying and license exam practice tests.     

Ham Radio Prep https://hamradioprep.com/ Paid website for studying and license exam

practice tests.   

Ham Radio Exam app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ham-radio-exam-tech/id601991935 

Free app for taking practice tests-Apple Devices      

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.delasystems.hamradioexamtech&hl=en-US&pli=1 Free app for taking practice tests-Android Devices     

Long Island CW club https://longislandcwclub.org/ Club dedicated to teaching CW skills for all experience levels.     

ARRL http://arrl.org/home American Radio Relay League, education and advocacy group for amateur radio     

QRZ https://www.qrz.com/ Logbook, awards, and forum website. Most hams have a page 

here, many keep a logbook here.     

Clublog https://clublog.org/loginform.php Online logging page     

ARRL's Logbook of the World https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/default ARRL's Logging system,

used for many awards.     

DXSummit http://dxsummit.fi/#/ DX spotting page     

DXHeat https://dxheat.com/dxc/ DX spotting page (often cleaner than DXSummit)     

N3FJP https://www.n3fjp.com/ The best logging software for Windows.     

MacLoggerDX https://dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html The best logging 

software for Mac.     

WSJT-X https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html Digital modes software commonly used for modes like FT8.     

FL DIGI http://www.w1hkj.com/ Digital modes software     

Winlink https://winlink.org/ Email over ham radio     

Aprs.fi https://aprs.fi/ Live APRS map viewer     

Web SDR-GA http://websdr.lumpkinschools.com/ Web SDR player, great for listening to HF,

located in Georgia, US

Web SDR-DC http://na5b.com:8901/?tune=14325usb Web SDR player, great for listening to HF, located in Washington DC, US     

Lightningmaps.org https://www.lightningmaps.org/ Great website for tracking live lightning and radar data.     

PSK Reporter https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html Map for viewing digital mode contacts uploaded from digital modes software     

Parks on the Air https://pota.app/#/ Webpage for POTA program, with spotting page and info about parks participants     

PHPQW tool http://analyzer.adventureradio.de/ Visual representation on a map of contacts made, from your log file that you upload     

Repeaterbook https://www.repeaterbook.com/ Extensive index of almost all US Amateur and GMRS repeaters     

Tropo map https://dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html Map prediction of possible troposhperic

propagation     

Ham Dashboard https://nject.us/HAMSHACK-DASHBOARD-O.html Page with multi view of space weather, terrestrial weather and propagation predictions     

Grid Square Locator https://www.f5len.org/tools/locator/ Best website for visualizing the Maidenhead gris square locator system     

WA7BNM Contest Calendar https://www.contestcalendar.com/ Extensive list of amateur 

radio contests.     

DX News https://dxnews.com/calendar/ Great calendar and news site for DXpeditions     

HandiHams http://handiham.org/wordpress1/ Site for amateur radio operators with disabilities     

Ten Ten International https://ten-ten.org/ Ten meter contest and advocacy group     

Gigaparts https://www.gigaparts.com/ Electronics store with good selection of ham radio gear     

DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Electronics store with good selection of ham radio gear     

Ham Radio Outlet https://www.hamradio.com/ Electronics store with good selection of 

ham radio gear     

Main Trading Company https://www.mtcradio.com/ Electronics store with good selection of ham radio gear    

Quicksilver Radio https://www.qsradio.com/index.html Ham radio parts store     

The Wireman https://thewireman.com/ Antenna building parts     

Palomar Engineers https://palomar-engineers.com/ Antenna building and RFI solutions    

R and L electronics https://www2.randl.com/ Electronics store with good selection of 

ham radio gear     

RigPix https://www.rigpix.com/ Extensive index of many amateur   radios, including

many historical models, with high resolution pictures.    

The Antenna Farm https://theantennafarm.com/ Antenna store, with many amateur and commercial antennas.    

Universal Radio https://www.universal-radio.com/ Not many radios in stock anymore, but also has great high resolutino pictures of many radios, current and  discontinued.    

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