Welcome to CARA, the Culpeper Amateur Radio Association


CARA is an ARRL affiliated organization. The CARA membership is made up of avid amateur radio operators who reside mostly in west central Virginia, in the area of Culpeper County. The members of CARA participate in all aspects of the amateur radio service. Our members are involved in casual QSOs on all HF, VHF and UHF bands as well as the high anxiety pace of contesting on RTTY, CW, SSB and all digital formats.


Repeater Information


W4CUL - 2m - 147.120 Mhz / +600Khz, PL(146.2), P25 / Echolink
W4CUL - 70cm - 443.8 Mhz / +5Mhz, PL(146.2), Fusion / P25 / FM
W4CUL - 1.25m - 224.180Mhz / -1.6Mhz, PL(146.2)

GMRS Repeater
Repeater 20 / GMRS 28 / Repeater #7: - 462.6750 Mhz / +5Mhz, PL(123.0)


CARA News


- Information about CARA meetings, which can either be attended in-person or online, is available on the Events and Calendar page.

- Information about testing for an Amateur radio license is available on the Become a Ham page.

- If you would like to be added to our monthly newsletter, please provide us with your name and email address using the Contact Us page.