Its time to nominate club officers for the 2025 term. The club survives and thrives with the participation of its members and solid leadership. Please plan on attending the October meeting on October 19th (11 am) and be prepared to nominate members for officer positions. We will be filling the positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Elections will be held during the November meeting. You should consider taking an officer role to support club activities.
We will hold officer elections at the November meeting held on November 16th. Please support the club by attending and participating in this important activity.
Per our usual schedule, we will not be holding a club meeting during December, but will look to organize a holiday lunch between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Check back for details.
One way we support the Amateur Radio community is by conducting ARRL License Test Sessions. We will be conducting Tests after our October and November club meetings. Testing will start at noon on October 19th and November 16th.
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.
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 October 2024 Test at
The October session will be on October 19th 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.
2023 Officers
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