ARRL Clubs - COLUMBIA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

COLUMBIA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Contact Information

Club Name:: COLUMBIA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Call Sign:: W4CAE
Contact:: James H. Lathan W4JLP
Email:: columbiaarc@gmail.com

Basic Information

Call Sign:

W4CAE

Annual Report:

Jun 10th 2026

Meeting Time:

First Monday of the month at 7:00 PM

Meeting Place:

SCETV Broadcast Center, George Rogers Blvd, Columbia

Section:

Affiliation Date:

Sep 28th 1974

Specialties:

Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF

Services Offered:

Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Packet Radio BBS, Repeater

Description:

The Carolina Amateur Radio Club is a service-oriented club and has been in existence for more than 40 years. Originally known as the Carolina Repeater Society, it was an offshoot of the Palmetto Amateur Radio Club (which is the oldest South Carolina amateur radio club, having been founded in 1928 on “the Horseshoe” at the University of South Carolina).

Around 1976 the club name was changed to the Columbia Amateur Radio Club to include a broader range of interests, not just repeaters. From the beginning the club was active in promoting amateur radio, giving classes for new hams, and maintaining a testing team.

We promote the amateur radio hobby through: