Catawba Valley Amateur Radio Society
Contact Information
- Club Name:
- Catawba Valley Amateur Radio Society
- Call Sign:
- W4CVR
- Contact:
- David Coviello AK4FD
- Email:
- w4cvr@arrl.net
Basic Information
- Call Sign:
- W4CVR
- Annual Report:
- Jan 01st 2026
- Meeting Time:
- Last Monday each Month @ 7pm
- Meeting Place:
- 4060 Springs Rd, Conover, NC 28613 (St Stephens Fire Department)
- Section:
- NC
- Affiliation Date:
- Feb 04th 2022
- Specialties:
- Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
- Services Offered:
- Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Packet Radio BBS, Repeater
- Description:
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The Catawba Valley Amateur Radio Society (CVARS) was formed in 2019 to have a ham radio club for amateur radio operators throughout the Catawba Valley & surrounding areas. Our callsign is W4CVR. The purpose of our club promote the hobby of Amateur Radio and good fellowship among operators, building community relations, and assisting with emergency communications as-needed.
We host 2 Nets every Thursday evening. The first one is our DMR net @ 7:15pm Thursdays on a linked BrandMeister & TGIF DMR talkgroup 31678 and bridged with D-STAR Reflector XLX913H, which anybody anywhere is welcome to check-in being it's on DMR. The second one is right after our DMR Net @ 7:30pm Thursdays on the WA4PXV repeater in Hickory, frequency is 146.850 MHz (-.600 offset and no tone). To learn more about our club and our nets, please visit our Facebook page by searching for W4CVR or by going to our website listed below.
We host test sessions on the first Saturday each month. You can check our testing dates out here on the ARRL website or you can go to our website www.W4CVR.org/testing for info.
- Links:
- http://www.W4CVR.org
Club Statistics
- Club Members:
- 30
- Voting Members:
- 30
- Voting Licensed Amateur Members:
- 30
- Voting ARRL Members:
- 22
Catawba Valley Amateur Radio Society Officers
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Contact, President
David Coviello AK4FD -
Treasurer
Wayne Mackey KN4OSY -
Vice President
Joe Spears AF1E
Catawba Valley Amateur Radio Society Media
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