Remote Hams

Remote Hams – An Option For Ham Radio and SWL Operation Many hams and swls today live in areas that have antenna restrictions, or are at a stage in life that they simply no longer want the bother of maintaining antennas. Also, they may not want the expense and...

From the President – Sep 2013

Greetings from the Thumb of Michigan: 2013 has been a year of change for the Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship. We have adopted a set of changes to our by-laws that change the requirements for those that are eligible to hold office in CARF. During this year we also...

CARF Constitution Amended

Our interim Secretary/Treasurer Bernie Lewiston, KB0L, has announced that the amended CARF Constitution was approved by a vote of 31-3. Thank you to all CARF Members who participated in this process! There was no election for 2013 officers.  Serving as interim...

ARC to Phase Out Emergency Communication Response Vehicles

The American Red Cross has made the decision to phase out and decommission its Emergency Communication Response Vehicles (ECRVs), due to changes in technology, as well as a new satellite system and other factors regarding the vehicle fleet. “Retrofitting the...

Website redesign

This CARF.net website is currently undergoing a major redesign. Most of the previous web pages were developed back in 2003, with revisions in 2007 – so it is certainly time to bring things up to current standards. For website visitors, the basic pages are now...