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CARC is an Amateur Radio Club based in The Tilgate Recreational Area of Crawley near to the K2 Sports Centre, whose members share a passion for Amateur Radio. Amateur Radio is a hobby dating back to the early 1900s when the radio communications and technology we take for granted today was developed. Designed by individual hobbyists as well as Commercial companies. Amateur Radio experimenters and operators were responsible for many ground-breaking advances in radio communication, and who are still in the forefront today.

In 1901 Marconi broadcast the first transatlantic radio signal between Cornwall England and Newfoundland in Canada. He sent the letter ‘S’ in Morse code, three short ‘dits’, It does surprise many that Morse code is still widely used today. Audible tones are often the easiest thing for human ears to hear weak signals above the static and noise of the airwaves,this allows Morse code to remain a reliable method of communication when others methods fail.

However Amateur Radio has moved way beyond the dits and dahs of the last century, Mobile phones and Wireless internet connectivity have revolutionised the world as we know it – both these technologies have evolved from the original communication methods developed by Marconi, Hertz and the other early radio pioneers. Amateur Radio too has exploded with creativity. Nowadays, you’ll find Radio Amateurs talking directly to Astronauts on the International Space Station, developing Software Defined Radios techniques where solder, components and wire are replaced with lines of computer code, using Amateur Radio satellites to communicate worldwide, Television, travelling to obscure islands to set up radio stations or entering the many competitions running frequently on the Amateur Bands. Many Amateurs still build their own equipment with which they communicate World Wide.

CARC members do all of this and more. Come and visit us to find out more.

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    Latest News

    Museums on the Air 2020

    19th June 2020 By Mike Davies Leave a Comment

    CARC will be participating in the International Museums Weekends with the special event call GB1CTM, representing Crawley Town Museum. The International Museums weekends take place … More

    RSGB / Ofcom EM Field Exposure Consultation

    31st May 2020 By Mike Davies 1 Comment

    On the 21st February 2020, Ofcom launched a Consultation on EM-Field exposure —Proposed Measures to Require Compliance with International Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to … More

    RSGB Get on the Air to Care

    22nd April 2020 By Mike Davies Leave a Comment

    The RSGB is supporting clubs and societies to get on the air during the current COVID situation. Click on the picture above to find out what's happening and to take part in the … More

    CARC During COVID

    2nd April 2020 By Mike Davies Leave a Comment

    Times are certainly strange. I hope that you and yours are all well. Life at KAD towers is slightly strange. My wife works at Crawley Hospital and is leaving home each morning, … More

    CARC Suspends Meetings

    16th March 2020 By Mike Davies Leave a Comment

    Given the recently updated advice from the UK Government advising against all non-essential social contact, CARC will not be holding our regular meetings at Hut 18 for the … More

    2020, Solar Cycle 25

    4th January 2020 By Mike Davies Leave a Comment

    We are right at the bottom of the solar cycle between cycle 24 and 25. December 2019 saw the record for the most continuous time with NO sunspots observed at all. That's not to … More

    Our Location

    We meet on Wednesday evenings 20:00 to 22:00 approx. and Sunday mornings 11:00 to 13:30 approx. at our dedicated radio shack Hut 18 in Tilgate Forest Recreational Area. near K2

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