Officer election occurred during November meeting.
The officers for 2025 are:
Per our usual schedule, we will not be holding a club meeting during December, but enjoy a holiday lunch at Colorado Grill. We will gather on November 30 at noon. Please plan on joining for some good food, fun and conversation.
One way we support the Amateur Radio community is by conducting ARRL License Test Sessions. We will be conducting Tests after our next club meeting in January 2025.
Register for a session on the Ham.Study site which is also a great site to use in preparing for the exam.
Southern Kentucky Amateur Transmitting Society (SKATS) club is offering Technician class training. Contact one of the club members or request info via their web site at: https://skats.org/
Thanks to Scott, KO4DWB for sharing the information.
The club along with Thomas Peavy (KentuckyDMR.com) has set up of a digital repeater for DMR in the Franklin Ky area.
The club recognizes digital communications as a great alternative to analog voice and enjoy the benefits of digital when coupled with Internet technology. This repeater will be a great tool for the local community. It will open Franklin and Simpson county Kentucky to the world.
The repeater site also hosts an APRS iGate and digipeater. It also has a bulletin with details of the DMR repeater.
Note: This repeater is currently not functional. Thomas is aware and will address the issue shortly.
The SCARS club serves Franklin, Simpson County Kentucky and surrounding area. Our goal is to promote the proper use of amateur radio communications and support growth in the interest of HAM radio. KN4UTV is the club call sign and we use it during field day and other special events.
We host a weekly net open to all amateur radio licensees.
Wednesday evenings, 7:00 pm CST
VHF - 147.135 PL 136.5 + offset
(*Note: Updated day and time*)
We also have an unofficial / informal net from time to time when an operator is available on Monday evenings Monday, evenings, @ 7:30 PM Central time
UHF - 442.200 PL 77.0 + offset
We are discussing having a DMR net on the new repeater. Current thoughts are to use the Local Talk Group 2, but we may also investigate a club talk group.
DMR Details:
444.83750 / 449.83750 linked to Kentucky DMR net
We are an ARRL affiliated VE team and attempt to have a VE session each month before our monthly club meeting. If you are interested in becoming licensed or upgrading an existing license, please find a session posted at https://hamstudy.org/sessions
Register for January 2025 Test at
The November session will be on January 18th at noon, 12 pm Central
time.
Ham Study is a also a great resource to learn more about amateur radio and prepare for a license or license upgrade.
You will need to register as a user on HamStudy as well as register for a FCC FRN number before arriving for a test session.
The club meets monthly on the third Saturday of each month. We meet at Red Haven Properties office 122 Memorial Dr Franklin, KY. Meetings begin at 11:00 am.
After the club will then gather at a local restaurant for good food and socializing after the meeting.
2024 Officers
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