This schedule lists all official Brunswick Shores Amateur Radio Club operations, scheduled VE testing sessions, regional hamfests, public service deployments, and monthly breakfast gatherings.
📅 July 2026 Operations
📆 July 11, 2026
📻 Firecracker Hamfest
🕒 8:00 AM
📆 July 18, 2026
📻 53rd Annual Cary Mid-Summer Swapfest - Talk-in 146.88 82.5
🕒 8:00 AM
📆 July 27-31, 2026
⚛️ 2026 FEMA evaluated Graded Nuclear Exercise for Brunswick County - Contact Bill Sirginson - N4PEN for event details
📅 August 2026 Operations
📆 August 8, 2026
📻 Cape Fear Amateur Radio Swapfest - Talk-in K4MN Repeater 146.910 (-) CTCSS 100Hz
🕒 8:00 AM
📆 August 11, 2026
📆 Monthly Club Meeting - Calabash EMS
🕒 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Calabash EMS Building, 9031 Beach Dr SW, Calabash, NC 28467
🔒 Video Meeting link is distributed securely to members via the weekly email dispatch.
📅 September 2026 Operations
📆 September 4-5, 2026
📻 70th Anniversary Shelby Hamfest - Talk in Freq 146.880 (-) 67.0 Hz tone Repeater
🕒 8:00 AM
📻 Details: Cleveland County Fairground, 1751 E Marion St, Shelby, NC 28152
🌐 Visit Event Website📆 September 16, 2026
📆 Monthly Club Meeting - BEMC
🕒 6:00 PM
📍 Location: BEMC HQ, 795 Ocean Hwy, Supply, NC 28462
🔒 Video Meeting link is distributed securely to members via the weekly email dispatch.
📅 October 2026 Operations
⚠️ CANCELED: October 3, 2026
📚 VE Test Session
🕒 9:30 AM
🚫 Called off due to scheduling logistics.
📆 October 17, 2026
📚 VE Test Session
🕒 9:30 AM
📆 October 17-18, 2026
🏕️ JOTA (Scouts Jamboree on the Air)
📆 October 31, 2026
🏎️ Cape Fear Cruisers Car Club Show
📅 November 2026 Operations
📆 November 7, 2026
JARSfest
🕒 8:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
📆 November 11, 2026
📆 Monthly Club Meeting - BEMC
🕒 6:00 PM
📍 Location: BEMC HQ, 795 Ocean Hwy, Supply, NC 28462
🔒 Video Meeting link is distributed securely to members via the weekly email dispatch.
📅 December 2026 Operations
📆 December 9, 2026
🎄 Annual Club Christmas Party
📜 View Completed Past Events Archive (15 entries) Click to Toggle Folder
| Past Date | Event Activity Name | Historical Venue Location |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | 📆 Monthly Club Meeting - BEMC 🕒 6:00 PM | BEMC HQ, 795 Ocean Hwy, Supply, NC 28462 |
| July 4, 2026 | 🎆 4th of July Parade 🕒 9:00 AM | Southport NC 28461 |
| June 27, 2026 | 📚 VE Test Session 🕒 9:30 AM | Calabash EMS Building, 9031 Beach Dr SW, Calabash, NC 28467 |
| June 27-28, 2026 | 🏕️ ARRL Field Day 🕒 Starts 9:00 AM | Calabash Town Park |
| June 10, 2026 | 📆 Monthly Club Meeting - Calabash EMS 🕒 6:00 PM | Calabash EMS Building, 9031 Beach Dr SW, Calabash, NC 28467 |
| May 15-17, 2026 | 📆 Dayton Hamvention | Xenia, OH |
| April 25, 2026 | 🏎️ Cape Fear Cruisers Car Club Show | Southport, NC |
| April 18, 2026 | 📚 VE Test Session 🕒 9:30 AM | Calabash EMS Building, 9031 Beach Dr SW, Calabash, NC 28467 |
| April 11, 2026 | Bald Head Island Activation | Bald Head Island |
| April 4, 2026 | 📆 RARSfest / Raleigh Hamfest | Raleigh, NC |
| March 6-7, 2026 | 📆 Charlotte Hamfest 🕒 Fri 3PM-7PM, Sat 8:30AM-3PM | Charlotte, NC |
| March 1, 2026 | 🎉 North Carolina QSO Party 🕒 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM EST | On the Air |
| March 1, 2026 | 📚 VE Test Session 🕒 9:30 AM | Calabash EMS Building, 9031 Beach Dr SW, Calabash, NC 28467 |
| February 13-14, 2026 | 📆 Orlando HamCation | Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park, 4603 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32808 |
| January 24-25, 2026 | ❄️ Winter Field Day CANCELED | Dutchman's Creek County Park, 4750 Fish Factory Rd SE, Southport, NC 28461 |
This page last revised: 5/20/2026