FROM THE Culpeper Amateur Radio Association WE WISH ONE AND ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HEALTHY, HAPPY and PROSPEROUS 2012.  MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE FULL OF WONDERFUL DX CONTACTS AND A GROWING WEALTH OF NEW FRIENDS AND AMATEUR CONTACTS!!!

  New on the site is this area which informs the reader what is new on the site.

We appreciate all of the particpation in the newly established Caroline County (CARCO) Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Net.  Thank you all and lets make this net one that everyone puts on their Thursday evening schedule.  The net meets at 7:15 PM every Thursday evening.  All amatuer are welcomed.  Put every Thursday at 7:15PM on your calendars and help support the CARCO net.

MORE INFORMATION on the value of a well designed and well constructed antenna.  Roy (W6LRT), our resident senior amateur constantly recalls expereinces from his early amateur years and over time we have learned that his knowledge, philosophies and rules he adopted over the years were and are RIGHT ON!   Here is another recollection regarding the value of a good antenna can do for your station.  TEASER:  How many of you remember the AM days and times when the 440 band was first available to the amateur operators?  Please read this article on some of the first "home brew" 440 rigs and how they were tested by the enthusiasts of the day.  Click here or on "Articles" in the menu of options to the right.

What else is going on in the world of amateur radio?  NEW!!!  For those who are members of the ARRL, there is always a wealth of information provided each month in the QST magazine.  For instance, last March there was a lot of huupla about the coming of solar cycle 24.  It was looked upon as what would be the best of the best!  Is it beginning?  Will it be as great as we were led to believe it would be?  Well,,,,,  There is a great followup article on page 37 of the July 2012 issue of QST.  The article also goes into some detail regarding the Solart Flux Index, Solar Radio Flux and just what do all those numbers and alpha indexes mean.  A synopsis of the article will also be in an upcoming issue of the CARA NewsWire!

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