CARA Fest 2025 HAMFEST/CONVENTION10/05/2025 Start Date: 10/05/2025End Date: 10/05/2025Location: Howard County Fairgrounds2210 Fairground RoadWest Friendship, MD 21794Website: http://www.carafest.orgSponsor: Columbia Amateur Radio Association (CARA)Type: ARRL HamfestTalk-In: 147.390 /R+ CTCSS 156.7Public Contact: Andy Protigal , N3AWP

Annual SMCARA Tailgate Fest St. Mary’s County Amateur Radio Association holds an annual Tailgate Fest in October.

CARA is organizing a Jamboree On The Air activity at the Patapsco Park McKeldin Area for the weekend of October 17-19, 2025. Participating scout troops and cub packs will be permitted to camp at McKeldin for the weekend.  A couple … Continue reading →

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A free, weekly, live Amateur Radio General Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, October 30, and will run through Thursday, January 8 (9 sessions with no class on Thanksgiving or Christmas). The three-hour sessions will start at … Continue reading →

Club meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm. by Zoom. https://zoom.us/ Select “Join Meeting” then enter: Meeting ID 350 725 6358 . Password: 374406 (requires computer connection, this is not a phone number). Dial-in by telephone … Continue reading →

All classes are at the Carroll County Public Safety Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Rd, Westminster.  Classes are free.  We recommend the ARRL License Manual as a study aid.  The License manual can be purchased from the ARRL or from … Continue reading →

 November 23, 2025, at the Severn Public Library from 3:30–4:30 PM (only an hour was available this time). Since it’s a short session, the plan is to talk about the different club board roles and see if any of the kids want to volunteer. … Continue reading →