8 September 2008

September Club Meeting

The September meeting will be held at 7 pm, Monday September 8th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. Program TBA.

6 September 2008

ARRL-VEC Test Session

The September ARRL-VEC test session will be held at 1 pm, Saturday September 6th. at Berry Lane Baptist Church, 1515 Lakeside Drive. Call Peg at 325-672-8889 for more information.

23 August 2008

August Picnic

The August KCARC picnic will be held at 6 pm, Saturday August 23rd. at KE5OVA and KE5ULG's QTH, 307 Yaw Road, on the east side of Lake Fort Phantom. Bring your own choice of meat, along with a side dish to share. Talk-in on 146.76 repeater.

11 August 2008

August Club Meeting

The August meeting will be held at 7 pm, Monday August 11th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. Program TBA.

14 July 2008

July Club Meeting

The July meeting was held at 7 pm, Monday July 14th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. We discussed Field Day 2008 results.

3 July 2008

Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH

Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, who held the title of Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau officially retired from the agency on July 3rd. ARRL Press Release

Link to newsletter article Riley Hollingsworth Retires from FCC

28 - 29 June 2008

ARRL Field Day

Field Day 2008 was fun and successful with 427 contacts for the KCARC effort, along with a signed proclamation from Governor Perry! The new location for the KCARC's Field Day activities was the Hamby VFD Fire Station (Click for map) at 4408 Highway 351 - Go East on Ambler Avenue, 4 miles past the Wal-Mart Supercenter, to the Northeast corner of Hwy 351 and Elmdale Road North (CR-520).

GPS Coordinates N32° 30.720' W99° 37.850'   1735 FT AMSL   Grid Square: EM02EM   TFS Hamby Weather Station

Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 1800 UTC Sunday.
Field Day 2008 (Click for Link) will be held June 28-29, 2008.   Field Day 2008 Rules

Randy Robinson - N5JZH, Steve Roberts - KG5QH, Bill Shaw - KJ5DX, and Kendall Thomas - KC5FFQ, coordinated the site preparations and equipment setup.

9 June 2008

June Club Meeting

The June meeting was held at 7 pm, Monday June 9th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. We finalized plans for Field Day 2008.

12 May 2008

May Club Meeting

The May meeting was held at 7 pm, Monday May 12th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. Field Day 2008 was discussed and sign up sheets are available to help with setup, station operation and cleanup.

14 April 2008

April Club Meeting

The April meeting was held at 7 pm, Monday April 14th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. Initial Field Day plans and responsibilities were discussed.

15 March 2008

Steam-N-Wheels Bike Race

Amateur Radio Operators assisted with the 16th. annual Steam-N-Wheels Bike Race & Fun Ride on Saturday, March 15, 2008. The starting line was at the east side of Nelson Park and preparations began around 9 am. The bike race started at 10 am and concluded by 2:30 pm. Contact Randy Robinson, N5JZH -or- Bill Shaw, KJ5DX. Susan Gerred with the City of Abilene Recreation Division will had more information available at the March KCARC meeting. Thanks to all who helped out!

8 March 2008

Technician Class

A Technician license study class is underway on Saturday mornings, 9-11 am beginning March 22nd. Contact Randy Robinson, N5JZH -or- Steve Roberts, KG5QH

1 March 2008

Skywarn Meeting

Amateur Radio Operators are needed to assist with Abilene/Taylor County Skywarn. There was a follow-up meeting at 7 pm on Saturday March 1, 2008 in the EOC Conference Room, located in the basement of City Hall, 555 Walnut Street. Everyone who has attended a Skywarn training session, and wishes to be a Skywarn Spotter this year, should plan to attend this meeting. We will meet in the east parking lot of City Hall and enter the EOC as a group. Contact Bill Shaw, KJ5DX, for more information.

23 February 2008

2008 Skywarn Training

The 2008 Skywarn Training Session was held on Saturday February 23, 2008 in the Hart Auditorium of the ACU Biblical Studies Building (entrance is directly east of the Campus Center where we have met for the past 10 years). The training session was held from 9 am to around 4 pm. 2008 Skywarn Schedule

30 January 2008

Washington State Ham Faces FCC Forfeiture Order

A Bellingham, Washington amateur radio operator has been fined $7000 for failure to properly identify his radio transmissions and conducting one-way transmissions in violation of FCC rules. Full story from ARRL Web

12 November 2007

November Club Meeting

The November meeting was held at 7 pm, Monday November 12th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. Election of 2008 KCARC officers was the main order of business for this meeting.

13 October 2007

October Club Picnic

The KCARC Discover Ham Radio picnic was held Saturday October 13th. at Cal Young Park Picnic Area, ES 11th. & T&P Lane. Bring a dish, drinks and/or chips to share and something to grill. Barbecue grills and desserts will be provided.

9-10 October 2007

Regional Communications Drill

The West Central Texas Council of Governments, in association with area public safety agencies, volunteers and amateur radio operators, conducted a communications interoperability exercise on Tuesday October 9th. and Wednesday the 10th. Monitor the 146.76, and other area repeaters, for instructions and requests for participation.

8 October 2007

October Club Meeting

The October meeting was held at 7 pm, Monday October 8th. at Chavez South Park Recreation Center, 1002 Cherry Street. Nominations for 2008 KCARC officers were presented.

6 October 2007

Technician Class

A Technician license study class is planned for Saturday mornings, 9-11 a.m. beginning in late October. Contact Randy Robinson, N5JZH -or- Steve Roberts, KG5QH

12 July 2007

Field Day Pictures

285 contacts were made and the bonus points are being tallied. Here are links to recent KCARC event pictures: Field Day Activities -and- Antenna Repairs at Red Cross

24 April 2007

Skywarn Standard Operating Guidelines Manual

The updated Manual for Skywarn nets is now ready for downloading. Be sure to print yours out now, and attend any Skywarn Meetings and training sessions.
MS-Office format here.

More Skywarn Information