Midwest Amateur Radio Serivce

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What is MIDCARS? The *Midwest Amateur Radio Service, Inc.,* more commonly known as MIDCARS, is an all volunteer public service primarily designed to assist amateur radio operators who operate mobile while traveling around the country. The *Midwest Amateur Radio Service, Inc. operates on a frequency of 7258 KHz from 7:30 AM Eastern Time until 2:00 PM Eastern Time 365 days a year, depending on propagation and availability of volunteer Service Control Operators (SCO) who control the service as a Net Control station would. This assistance provided by MidCARS includes maintaining a monitored and easily accessible frequency for contacting fixed stations as well as relays between mobile stations to pass traffic thus providing reliable communications, especially in the event of an emergency or severe weather conditions. The basic operation of MIDCARS needs to follow these guidelines as presently adopted and listed below, and of course, the Rules and Regulations as specified by the Federal Communications Commission in Part 97. MIDCARS is also used as an alternate contact frequency during simulated emergency tests or field exercises to check access to various areas in maintaining certain disaster preparedness and relief net operations. Therefore, it is often monitored by many stations that are involved with the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, ARES and RACES. MIDCARS does not handle formal traffic, although we will assist in finding a station to move off frequency with you to handle traffic Many fixed stations from across the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada use MIDCARS as a meeting place to make initial contacts for daily or weekly schedules before moving them to another frequency to continue their QSOs. Those participants who enjoy and take advantage of the service that MIDCARS has to offer are encouraged to return the favor occasionally. Perhaps they could help contribute by running the service for a few minutes to give the SCO a break if needed. Besides being a good experience for those wishing to step into a regular SCO position, it will help the effectiveness and the continuity of MIDCARS by keeping the service in continuous operation throughout the day. Again, it is not that difficult and the experience can be beneficial to your participation in other types of net operations. ABBREVIATED BACKGROUND* MIDCARS began informally in 1968. It was later incorporated and structured as a directed service in 1969 with designated Service Control Operators (SCOs). Toward the late 1970s the structured operation became more and more informal and it began to function on a totally voluntary basis. During the 1980s, through a slow progression of events which included a lack of volunteers, a lack of attention to weaker mobile signals, poor operating habits, bad examples and misinformation to new people, MIDCARS began to lose its effectiveness and basically strayed away from its prime and intended purpose. MIDCARS was reorganized in 1991 and continues to invite all of our amateur friends, both old and new, to actively participate and enjoy a more organized service while providing the resources for a proper response to any future emergency situation or call for assistance.

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What is MIDCARS?

The Midwest Amateur Radio Service, Inc., more commonly known as MIDCARS, is an all volunteer public service primarily designed to assist amateur radio operators who operate mobile while traveling around the country. The Midwest Amateur Radio Service, Inc. operates on a frequency of 7258 KHz from 7:30 AM Eastern Time until 2:00 PM Eastern Time 365 days a year, depending on propagation and availability of volunteer Service Control Operators (SCO) who control the service as a Net Control station would. This assistance provided by MidCARS includes maintaining a monitored and easily accessible frequency for contacting fixed stations as well as relays between mobile stations to pass traffic thus providing reliable communications, especially in the event of an emergency or severe weather conditions. The basic operation of MIDCARS needs to follow these guidelines as presently adopted and listed below, and of course, the Rules and Regulations as specified by the Federal Communications Commission in Part 97.

MIDCARS is also used as an alternate contact frequency during simulated emergency tests or field exercises to check access to various areas in maintaining certain disaster preparedness and relief net operations. Therefore, it is often monitored by many stations that are involved with the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, ARES and RACES. MIDCARS does not handle formal traffic, although we will assist in finding a station to move off frequency with you to handle traffic

Many fixed stations from across the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada use MIDCARS as a meeting place to make initial contacts for daily or weekly schedules before moving them to another frequency to continue their QSOs.

Those participants who enjoy and take advantage of the service that MIDCARS has to offer are encouraged to return the favor occasionally. Perhaps they could help contribute by running the service for a few minutes to give the SCO a break if needed. Besides being a good experience for those wishing to step into a regular SCO position, it will help the effectiveness and the continuity of MIDCARS by keeping the service in continuous operation throughout the day. Again, it is not that difficult and the experience can be beneficial to your participation in other types of net operations.

ABBREVIATED BACKGROUND

MIDCARS began informally in 1968. It was later incorporated and structured as a directed service in 1969 with designated Service Control Operators (SCOs). Toward the late 1970s the structured operation became more and more informal and it began to function on a totally voluntary basis. During the 1980s, through a slow progression of events which included a lack of volunteers, a lack of attention to weaker mobile signals, poor operating habits, bad examples and misinformation to new people, MIDCARS began to lose its effectiveness and basically strayed away from its prime and intended purpose.

MIDCARS was reorganized in 1991 and continues to invite all of our amateur friends, both old and new, to actively participate and enjoy a more organized service while providing the resources for a proper response to any future emergency situation or call for assistance.

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