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  • 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

🗓 Upcoming Events 🔗

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

  • CARS Summer Picnic

    CARS is holding our annual summer picnic at the James Day/Nike Park in Parma, OH. The picnic will be held .

  • 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 the Harriett Keeler Pavilion in the Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, Chippewa Creek Dr, Brecksville, OH 44141. The meeting will feature Matt Nickoson, N8ESG, presenting a very basic overview of Doppler Weather Radar and using the GR3 software to view it, including the most common radar products like reflectivity and velocity.

    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 KD8ACO.

    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 .

  • 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