ARRL TN SECTION PIC NEWS

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1 ARRL TN SECTION PIC NEWS ARRL TN Section Public Information Newsletter APRIL 2017 YOUR CLUB IS SPECIAL BUT IS IT A SPECIAL SERVICE CLUB??? Each Amateur Radio Club is unique in its own way through its members, its specialties and areas of focus. Some clubs pride themselves on their contesting skills, others on their community and emergency services, and others may be the best antenna-makers around! And then there are the ARRL Special Service Clubs. ARRL SPECIAL SERVICE CLUBS CONTENT FROM ARRLSPECIAL SERVICE CLUB PAGE BY DEFINITION, a Special Service Club is A club that exists to go above and beyond for their communities and for Amateur Radio is what defines a Special Service Club (SSC). They are the leaders in their Amateur Radio communities who provide active training classes, publicity programs and actively pursue technical projects and operating activities. This special service clubs designation is held by four clubs in the TN Section, including : Stones River ARC, Nashville ARC, Reelfoot ARC and our newest addition, Chattanooga ARC. These clubs hold the Special Services Club designation with pride for their service to their communities. The process requires completion of an application and specific levels of approval,. Interested in recognizing your club as one that strives for excellence in Community Service? Talk with the TN Section ACC (Affiliated Club Coordinator WA4VGZ) about the process, and find the application at: MEMPHIS FREEFEST Sponsored by: The Mid-South Amateur Radio Association (MARA) Date: Saturday, April 8, 2017 Time: 9 am to 3 pm. Central Time Location: Bartlett Station Municipal Center 5868 Stage Road Bartlett, TN GREAT DOOR PRIZES, VE TESTING IN MORNING, SEMINARS NOON TO 3 PM Each year, literally hundreds of Amateur Radio enthusiasts visit the Memphis FreeFest to take find some good deals, learn some new things, and see some old friends. This year promises to be a GREAT event, as all inside tables are 100% full. Hope to see you there! See all the details at: mara-online/freefest In This Issue ARRL Special Service Club Memphis FreeFest ARRL Teacher s Institute ARES Memories from March Events Upcoming Hamfests YLRL EchoLink Net VE Sessions Weekly Nets Contact Us

2 INTEGRATE SCIENCE AND MATH WITH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY by Exploring Wireless Technology ARRL, the national association for amateur radio, is offering two sessions of its Introductory Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI-1) during the summer of The ARRL Teachers Institute is an expenses paid, intensive professional development opportunity for educators who want to receive training and resources to explore wireless technology in the classroom. Topics at the TI- 1 Introduction to Wireless Technology, include basic electronics, radio science, microcontroller programming and basic robotics. ARRL will also offer an advanced Teachers Institute (TI-2) on Remote Sensing and Data Gathering. Content from ARRL Education Services Teachers and Technology The linked article from the March issue of ARRL s journal, QST, includes the schedule and description of offerings this summer. Read Amateur Radio in the STEM Classroom in the 2016 April issue of Tech Directions to learn how four Teachers Institute grads employ amateur radio in their classrooms. Visit the ARRL website at: for more details. Go to for information about applying and to download an application. Application deadline is May 1. AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES (ARES)... If you are not part of your local Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) group, please consider becoming a member. They offer valuable services their served communities, not just in times of severe conditions, but many also serve the communications needs for local events. As an ARES member, you will learn ways to enhance your Amateur Radio operating skills BEFORE you need them. For more information about ARES in the ARRL TN section, check out web page at tnares.com/. ARES volunteers are licensed amateur radio operators who are organized and trained to provide emergency communications during emergencies and public service events. "When all else fails" is a motto of ARES because in many instances, amateur radio communications are operational when other communications systems have failed or are over burdened. To get involved, simply find the county you wish to serve in on the tnares.com website, and get in contact with the emergency coordinator. ARRL TN Section Public Information Team OUR MISSION: Work throughout Tennessee to show the value of amateur radio as a hobby, a skill, and a means of emergency communications to the general public to generate interest in amateur radio operations. Public Information Coordinator TN Section: Cathy Goodrich W4CMG ARRL Public Information Officers: Stephan Anderman K2SMA, Tom Tate WA4CGF, Keith Gaines KC4YYF, Len Grice W4MKS

3 MTARS Tullahoma Hamfest Sponsored by: Tennessee Amateur Radio Society Date: Saturday, March 11 The Hamfest featured 2-way radios, Electronics, Computers, and there was a Boneyard & Tailgating on site! Special Concessions included Award Winning BBQ and homemade fried pies, as well as many tasty treats to tempt the taste buds! A great time. The ARRL forum includes some Special Service Awards presented by TN Section Manager Keith Miller, and several updates including legislative updates by Ingrid Klose KD4F, our ARRL TN Section State Government Liaison. The Tri-State MARS forums added to the interesting events that were held at the Hamfest. ARRL The Doctor is In Need an answer to a technical question? ARRL has the answers you need in their ARRL The Doctor is In podcasts. The Doctor is none other than ARRL's Joel Hallas, W1ZR, who has been answering questions about Amateur Radio in QST's "The Doctor is In" column since Hosted by QST Editor In Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, the ARRL The Doctor is In podcast is a twice-monthly audio podcast that answers YOUR questions about Amateur technical challenges. a guest). If you are using an RSS client, the feed URL is: Content and picture from ARRL Doctor : Do you have a question for the Doctor? Click here to your question, or use the form on the ARRL website, and we may answer it in a future podcast! The podcasts are archived and available on the ARRL website at For the latest episodes, Click here! Or go to

4 The Ides of March Hamfest de Jamie Hall, WB4YDL, RARC Webmaster and special thanks to Harrell Davidson WD4LAR Sponsored by: Reelfoot Amateur Radio Club Date: Saturday. March 25, 2017 The 10th Annual "Ides of March" Hamfest sponsored by the Reelfoot Amateur Radio Club in Union City, Tennessee was held at the Tennessee National Guard Armory in Union City, TN. The weather put a damper on attendance, but the many folks who were able to attend had quite a treat with the visitors, forum, and fresh off the grill food offered at the Hamfest. And, of course DOOR PRIZES what would a Hamfest be without them? Content from Reelfoot ARC Events A large number of quality prizes were given away at this year's Ides of March Hamfest. Prizes came from vendors such as Elecraft, Icom, Ten-Tec, Yaesu, the American Radio Relay League, MFJ Enterprises, RT Systems, and many others. Over 30 prizes were given away which meant a name was drawn from the "chicken coop" about every 10 minutes! The top prizes were a TNØ7 Engineering Backpack Antenna as 4th prize, a Baofeng UV-82 2M/440MHz dual band HT donated by JMR Sales as 3rd prize, a Kenwood TM-281A 2M FM transceiver as 2nd prize and Grand Prize was an Icom IC- 718 HF transceiver. There was also much literature available from many of the suppliers of amateur radio equipment. In addition, anyone who obtained or upgraded their license in the past year received a free Yaesu cap! Tennessee Section Manager Keith Miller N9DGK and ARRL Vice-Director Ed Hudgens WB4RHQ were also there, and gave a great forum and updated the group on happenings within the Delta Division and the Tennessee Section. See their website to read all of the details and to enjoy more of their pictures and narratives about the event. Photography Credits : Jamie WB4YDL, Samuel KK4SJE, Art WA4EQO, Michael AK4VU, Ray N4SLY. YLRL Echolink Net Do you know a YL who is eager to make contacts with others, but unsure of which nets to participate in? Or, perhaps you are a YL who would like to talk with other young ladies on the air about Amateur Radio, but don t have the equipment to talk outside of your local UHF/VHF nets. Here s a great way to chat with other YL s without needing anything more than an Amateur Radio license, an EchoLink account (it s FREE) and a cell phone or computer with the EchoLink app installed! There is a Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) EchoLink Net that that meets weekly on Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central time using the ALARA EchoLink Conference Node You don't need to be a member of the YLRL, but you do have to be a licensed "YL" to participate in the net. It s a lot of fun, has some great information, and you can learn some interesting things about radio operations that take place around the world. There are some YLs that call in pretty regularly from the UK, Japan, and across the US. Feel free to check in on Thursday evenings. Learn more about the Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) at: Don t have an EchoLink account yet? Check their website at

5 TN Hamfests Memphis FreeFest Sponsored by: Mid-South Amateur Radio Association April 8, C.A.T.S. Tail-Gate Party Sponsored by: Clarksville Amateur Transmitting Society (C.A.T.S.) May 27, Tennessee State Convention (Knoxville Hamfest & Electronics Exhibition) Sponsored by: Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville June 17, McMinn County ARC HamFest Sponsored by: McMinn County Amateur Radio Club July 15, Hamfest Chattanooga 2017 Sponsored by: Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club October 21, Did you know Amateur Radio Operators who join ARRL or renew their membership at a Hamfest are eligible to choose one of six publications as a gift when they complete the application and pay their dues at the Hamfest. Stop by the ARRL table at the next HAMFEST for more details! Be Our Guest Did you know Amateur Radio Operators, or soon to be HAMs, who are undecided about joining ARRL can try it for free by signing up for a 90-Day Guest Account?

6 VE Testing Sessions Looking for a VE Testing Session so you can bring someone to get their ticket? Taking the next step by upgrading your own? Check out the Exams link on arrl.org to get details on sessions in your area: Title Date Sponsor Time Walk-ins allowed Bristol /6/2017 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM Yes Chattanooga /6/2017 Chattanooga ARC 6:00 PM No Crossville /6/2017 Cumberland Plateau ARC (CPARC) 7:00 PM No Alamo /8/2017 Crockett Cty ARS 9:00 AM Yes Cleveland /8/2017 Cleveland ARC 10:00 AM Yes Woodbury /8/2017 DCCARC 7:00 PM Yes Germantown /10/2017 Nashoba ARC 5:30 PM Yes Memphis /11/2017 Delta ARC VE Team 5:30 PM Yes Sevierville /20/2017 Sevierville County ERS 6:00 PM Yes Waverly /22/2017 Three Rats 9:00 AM Yes Lebanon /23/2017 Wilson ARC 1:30 PM Yes Rogersville /24/2017 Hancock, Hawkins Amt Radio 4:25 PM Yes Lewisburg /29/2017 Maury ARC 10:00 AM Yes Bristol /4/2017 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM Yes Chattanooga /4/2017 Chattanooga ARC 6:00 PM No Knoxville /6/2017 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM Yes Lyles /6/2017 Hickman County ARES 1:00 PM Yes Germantown /8/2017 Nashoba ARC 5:30 PM Yes Memphis /9/2017 Delta ARC VE Team 5:30 PM Yes Chattanooga /13/2017 Scenic City ARS 4:00 PM No Chattanooga /13/2017 P5 Prepardness 5:00 PM Yes Cleveland /13/2017 Cleveland ARC 10:00 AM Yes Smithville /13/2017 DCCARC 1:00 PM Yes Smyrna /13/2017 Stones River ARC 10:00 AM Yes Dickson /18/2017 Dickson Cty ARC 7:00 PM Yes Sevierville /18/2017 Sevierville County ERS 6:00 PM Yes Columbia /20/2017 MARC 9:00 AM Yes Cookeville /25/2017 Cookeville Repeater VE Team 6:00 PM Yes Henderson /27/2017 Chester County ARC 9:00 AM Yes Bristol /1/2017 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM Yes Chattanooga /1/2017 Chattanooga ARC 6:00 PM No Knoxville /3/2017 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM Yes Lyles /3/2017 Hickman County ARES 1:00 PM Yes Springfield /3/2017 Robertson County ARC 1:00 PM Yes Cleveland /10/2017 Cleveland ARC 10:00 AM Yes Nashville /10/2017 Nashville VE Team 9:00 AM Yes Woodbury /10/2017 DCCARC 7:00 PM Yes

7 WEEKLY NETS Taking a long ride across the TN Section? Why not stop by a weekly club net and check in? County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Other Nets and Events BEDFORD COUNTY AMA- TEUR RADIO SOCIETY Shelbyville Weekly Monday 7:30 PM BCARS ARES Net South Bedford County Repeater Repeater Plus Offset East CARTER COUNTY ARA Elizabethton East CHATTANOOGA ARC Hixson East Cleveland ARC Cleveland Cumberland Plateau ARC West DECATUR COUNTY AMA- TEUR RADIO CLUB Crossville Parsons Every Monday on , tone at 8:00 PM CARC SUNDAY NIGHT NET Sundays at 8:00 EST Repeater NT The Bradley County Emergency Services Net is held every Monday night at 8:00 PM local time. The primary repeater for the NET is the W4GZX repeater with a offset and Tone of The secondary repeater is the KA4ELN repeater with a + offset and Tone of 123. Both repeaters are usually linked for the NET. Stations can check in via either repeater when linked. Both repeaters are also on ECHOLINK and stations can connect to either repeater to check in. Area Nets: Sun.-Fri., 7:30 p.m.*, CPARC ARES Nets Tone Mon-Fri, 6:30 p.m.*, TN Emergency Net LSB. Mon, 8:00 p.m.*, RACK Tech. METERS Net ** Tone Thursday 6:30 Weekly net on the Decaturville repeater PL tone. The Southeast Tennessee Amateur Radio Net (Star Net) is the longest running VHF net in the tri-state area. STAR net meets the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursday night at 8:30 PM (01:30 GMT) on the WD4DES repeater with a offset and Tone of Wed, 8:00 p.m.*, SE [US] Linked Repeater Net No Tone Thu, 6:30 p.m.*, 470 Amateur Radio Group Tone The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club Slow Speed CW Net (CARC SSCW). This net is specialized for the learning and advancement of Morse Code procedures and practices. The net will be held the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday nights of every month at 7PM EST/EDT (2300 / 0000 UTC), on a frequency of MHz +/- QRM. A preamble of this net is available if required. Please us at info@carc.cc Local Repeaters: on Hinch Mountain linked to E. TN & W. NC repeaters plus EchoLink Tone (solar mixed Fusion) Tone Tone (normal mode Fusion) CPARC owned: &

8 WEEKLY NETS (cont.) Taking a long ride across the TN Section? Why not stop by a weekly club net and check in? County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Weekly A.R.E.S. ( Amateur Radio Emergency Services) training net every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. on repeater DEKALB-CANNON COUNTY WR3S AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Smithville ( no PL tone) West Delta ARC Memphis East East DICKSON COUNTY AMA- TEUR RADIO CLUB JOHNSON COUNTY ARC LAKEWAY AMATEUR RA- DIO CLUB (LARC) Lincoln County Amateur Radio Association MARSHALL COUNTY AMA- TEUR RADIO SOCIETY Dickson Mountain City Talbott Fayettevitte Lewisburg Delta Club Daily Nets pl at 8pm central time. DCARC Weekly Tuesday Nights 2 Meter Net at 7:00 p.m PL :00pm with a tone of Tuesday 7:00 PM Repeater no pl Weekly net on Monday at 6:30 pm. The net is held on the W4BV repeater ( PL-114.8) Meetings the third Sunday of each month except June (second Sunday) at 2:00 PM Marshall County Hardison Office Annex OEM Conference Room 230 College Street Lewisburg Talk-in on (-600 khz, Hz) YL Net at 8:45pm Saturday; same repeater as the daily net. All YLs and OMs welcome. Local Repeaters: PL White Bluff PL White Bluff PL Cumberland Furnace Packet PL Cumberland Furnace PL 91.5 Cumberland Furnace Thursday Night - Voice and Echolink 220 8:30pm on with a tone of Local Repeaters: VHF: no pl UHF: no pl Monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at the Fayetteville-Lincoln County E911 center located at 414 Jay Street, Fayetteville, TN. Website : Marshall County ARES Net 1900 (7:00 PM) local time Lewisburg MHz repeater (-600 khz, Hz) Net Manager: K2SMA Other Nets and Events

9 WEEKLY NETS (cont.) Taking a long ride across the TN Section? Why not stop by a weekly club net and check in? County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Other Nets and Events Maury ARC Columbia Emergency Preparedness Net SUNDAY 8:30 PM CST MARC REPEATER (PL 127.3) MTEARS NETMONDAY 8:00 PM CST UHF REPEAT- ER (PL 100.0) COMMUNITY PREPAR- EDNESS NET THURSDAY NIGHTS BE- FORE MARC NET 6:30 PM EARLY CHECK IN ON SIMPLEX 7:00 PM REGULAR net MARC REPEATER (TONE 127.3) West MEMPHIS DIGITAL AMA- TEUR RADIO CLUB West Mid South ARA Germantown Memphis The MDARC Club Net is on Friday 20:30 Hrs. on the W4LET Node "B" Repeater And on Reflector 58-A. Friday Night Net D-RATS - Chat Room: Memphis Repeaters: DD Elmer Net on Monday evenings at 9:00 pm on (107.2 PL) Two Nets weekly on Thursday and Friday evenings at 20:30 hrs. CDT. Both nets are on D -STAR, on the W4LET node "B" repeater and on Reflector 58A. CERT NET - CERT Net on Thursday evenings at Repeaters 20:30 hrs. CDT and it is open to everyone, not just CERT Members DD MID TENN AMATEUR RA- DIO SOCIETY Tullahoma HAM JAM VHF NET T Tuesdays 9:00-9:50 p.m. MTARS VHF NET T Thursdays 9:00-9:50 p.m. Weekly Lunch Ham Luncheon at Farmers Old Shoney's Manchester Tuesdays 11:00-1:20 p.m. Shoney's Restaurant, (Farmer's) Skinner Flat Road, Manchester, TN NASHVILLE ARC, INC. Nashville Monday at 7:30 pm MHz (no tone)

10 WEEKLY NETS (CONT.) Almost there! How about one more check in, before you check in to your next stop! County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Other Nets and Events ROBERTSON COUNTY AMA- TEUR RADIO CLUB Springfield Tuesday nights: Robertson Co. / Cheatham Co. ARES net at 7pm on the repeater. The Information net on Tuesday at approximately 7:20 pm follows the ARES Net Short Mtn. Repeater Club, Inc. Murfreesboro East Smoky Mountain Arc Maryville Old Codger s Net on Monday nights at 8 pm CST SMARC Net each Thursday at 7:00 pm on backup is tone Information Net Tuesday night at 8 pm CST Traders Net Thursday nights at 8 PM Stones River ARC East UNICOI COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION Smyrna Erwin Tuesday Evening 7:30 CST: 1930 Hrs Local Frequencies: (114.8), , (114.8) & (114.8) Note: WR3S/W4CAT System EVERY THURSDAY EVENING, EXCEPT FIRST Thursday Club Meeting Night 8:00 p.m MHZ, + OFFSET UP 600 PL TONE; WHEN ACTIVE 88.5; Backup MHZ, + OFFSET No Tone VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Nashville Tuesdays at 7:00 pm on the AA4VU MHz repeater, tone WILSON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Lebanon Thursday Night Wilson ARC & ARES Net Thursdays at 7:00 PM on MHz Contact Us Got questions? Need info? Have info to share? Contact: Cathy Goodrich W4CMG TN Section PIC w4cmg@arrl.net Or your nearest ARRL PIO or club PIO The ARRL TN Section Website: tnarrl.org TNARES The TN ARES Homepage : tnares.com ARRL Tennessee Section: LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!!!