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Special Event Calls
  • W8BM
  • W8HBI
K8ZFR Cleveland Area Repeaters
  • 146.82(-600KHz)
  • 443.825(+5MHz)
  • 444.75(+5MHz)
Members of the Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society at W1AW, the American Radio Relay League headquarters, in Newington, CT

Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society

Hams Who Serve

Allstar and EchoLink Are Back!

Allstar and EchoLink are back online for the K8ZFR Repeater.

CARS Scholarship

CARS Scholarship applications are due May 31, 2025. More information is availalbe on the scholarship application page.

2025 Dues are Due

2025 Club membership dues are due. Members can pay their dues in multiple ways.

Scott Yonally at the May Woodchuck Meeting

Scott Yonally will be at the May Woodchuck meeting. He will share current information about the ARRL and Great Lakes Division, as well as "facts we most likely didn't know."


Busch Funeral Home Community Room (lower level)
7501 Ridge Road, Parma, OH 44129

2025 Northeast Ohio Multi-Club POTA

The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association (SARA) is organizing a multi-club POTA. Find our more on their website.

🗓 Upcoming Events 🔗

The Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society holds regular events for both members and the community.

  • Hamvention Bus 🔗

    The Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society is happy to announce that it will once again be sponsoring a bus trip to The Hamvention at the Green County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio.

    While the Hamvention runs for several days, the CARS bus will only be visiting the Hamvention on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The 56-passenger bus is modern, comfortable, and wheelchair accessible. We will not be stopping for breakfast on the way down, but there may be a fast-food stop on the way home.

  • Club Meetings 🔗

    CARS members meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. Non-members are welcome to attend the meeting. Only members are allowed to vote.

    The next club meeting is on at Busch Funeral Home, 7501 Ridge Rd, Parma, OH 44129. The meeting will feature TBA.

    Please help out by contacting Joe, KD8BAL, at 216-642-0167 or by email to schedule your program.

  • Nets 🔗

    CARS conducts a weekly net at 9 PM on Wednesdays on our Cleveland-area repeater system. The net is open to all amateur radio operators in the area. The next net is and the net controller will be AC8TN.

    Net Check-in Results

    View the results of net check-ins for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021. The net check-in results since are also available for download as a comma-separated values (CSV) file.

  • VE Sessions 🔗

    CARS hosts VE Sessions on the second Sunday of odd months at 9:15 AM at the Old Elmwood Recreation Center, 6200 Pete Wisnieski Pky, Independence, OH 44131. Anyone looking to obtain or upgrade their amateur radio license is welcome. The next VE session is .

  • Field Day 🔗

    Field Day 2025 is the weekend of June 28-29, starting and ending . CARS will be holding our annual Field Day event at Nike Park/James Day Park in Parma, OH.

  • Board Meetings 🔗

    The board meeting schedule is set in January each year. All Club members are welcome to attend Board Meetings. Only Board Members and Officers are able to vote. A quorum of six voting members is required to pass any motions.

    The next board meeting is on at the TBA.

Request a QSL Card for W8BM

Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to the QSL Manager

Metro Sinko, W8MET

6511 Elmarge Dr.

Independence, OH 44131