Welcome to the
Mecklenburg
Amateur
Radio
Society
Based in Charlotte, NC, MARS (founded 1949) serves 'Hams' (Amateur Radio Operators) in Mecklenburg county and the surrounding area.
Current News
posted 4/20/2008 The April newsletter now available on the website at www.w4bfb.org/w4bfb_archives/newsletter/Apr2008.pdf
posted 4/09/2008 The next VE Test Session sponsored by MARS will be Saturday May 17th. Click here for information.
posted 4/09/2008 Link Your Food Lion MVP Card for W4BFB. You can link your MVP card to benefit the Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Society. Our club has an opportunity to earn up to $350 per quarter through this program. You do not have to be a member of MARS to link your MVP card. The MVP logo on the right side of this page will take you to Food Lion's MVP sign up page. Just complete the form. The organization name has already been selected for you.
posted 3/12/2008 Carolina Cycling Time Trial Association (CCTTA) has joined forces with Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Society (MARS). Click for more information.
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Monthly Club Meetings
Our club’s regular monthly meeting is held on the last Tuesday
of each month (except December) beginning at 7:30pm, at East Baptist Church,
6850
Monroe Rd (next to East Mecklenburg High School, near
Conference Drive). All visitors are Welcome.
Club meeting is where we can all come together to see old friends, make new friends, meet the person that goes with the voice and the callsign, find someone to help with a radio problem, learn others’ experience with a piece of gear, or just plain yak with someone. We tell war stories, encourage new Hams, encourage old Hams, divulge our secret techniques of operating or fixing, discuss current Ham radio events, promote upcoming public service events or remember those we have done. For most meetings, we try to enlist an interesting presentation of a program topic about something in the communications world. We have had some very interesting topics presented. Sometimes we explain what’s required and how to accomplish the best hamfest in the southeast, sometimes we horsetrade radio fleas at a club auction, and when December comes, we get all gussied up for our annual Holiday party.
It’s important to come to club meetings because that’s where everything comes together. You get to lobby members of our Board of Directors (and they really like to hear what everyone is interested in because it makes their job easier). Club meetings are such an important part of our group that we require attendance of at least 7 of the last 12 meetings to be eligible for nomination to our Board of Directors.
Club meeting is where we can all come together to see old friends, make new friends, meet the person that goes with the voice and the callsign, find someone to help with a radio problem, learn others’ experience with a piece of gear, or just plain yak with someone. We tell war stories, encourage new Hams, encourage old Hams, divulge our secret techniques of operating or fixing, discuss current Ham radio events, promote upcoming public service events or remember those we have done. For most meetings, we try to enlist an interesting presentation of a program topic about something in the communications world. We have had some very interesting topics presented. Sometimes we explain what’s required and how to accomplish the best hamfest in the southeast, sometimes we horsetrade radio fleas at a club auction, and when December comes, we get all gussied up for our annual Holiday party.
It’s important to come to club meetings because that’s where everything comes together. You get to lobby members of our Board of Directors (and they really like to hear what everyone is interested in because it makes their job easier). Club meetings are such an important part of our group that we require attendance of at least 7 of the last 12 meetings to be eligible for nomination to our Board of Directors.
This page last revised: 03/09/2008 06:28:28 PM
