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WTARS, P.O. Box 3382, Jackson, TN 38303

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If you are looking for fun, fellowship, education, and service in Amateur Radio, here are some reasons to join the West Tennessee Amateur Radio Society (WTARS). The West Tennessee Amateur Radio Society has been around, in one form or another, for fifty years. WTARS serves all of West Tennessee. The members have use of several VHF and UHF repeaters, as well as Internet-linked packet radio. "WF4Q" is the FCC-designated call sign for the West Tennessee Amateur Radio Society. "WF4Q" is used by operators of special events stations, club activities, sponsored events, SKYWARN and Field Day. Operators using "WF4Q" are acting as the Net-Control station. In such directed-net activities, all stations on the frequency should follow the directions from "WF4Q." Our radio repeaters are usually open unless some sort of drill, emergency situation, or severe weather event is going on. If you choose to use our repeaters, we ask that you become a member. Dues are around $24 per year.

American Radio Relay League

Founded in 1912, the ARRL is the national organization representing Amateur Radio interests in the United States. As radio amateurs, our single greatest resource is our frequencies. This requires representation in World Administrative Radio Conferences (WARC), Congress, and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). For more information on the ARRL, go to http://www.arrl.org.

Meetings

The West Tennessee Amateur Radio Society is dedicated to advancement and growth of the Amateur Radio service, and usually meets every first Thursday of each month. The meetings usually start around 7 PM in the EOC (Emergency Operations Center) office inside the FAA building at the McKellar-Sipes Airport, 308 Grady Montgomery Drive in Jackson, Tennessee. Occasionally, some meetings are scheduled for different days or locations, such as in local area restaurants. All meetings are open to the public, and visitors are welcome.

WTARS (Open) Repeaters
WF4Q	Jackson, TN	147.210 MHz	+ Offset	107.2 Hz tone
KF4SC	Jackson, TN	145.310 MHz	- Offset	107.2 Hz tone
Relocating	Brownsville, TN	145.430 MHz	- Offset	107.2 Hz tone
OFF-AIR	Huntingdon, TN	145.170 MHz	- Offset	107.2 Hz tone
WF4Q	Jackson, TN	146.775 MHz	- Offset	107.2 Hz tone
WF4Q	Lexington, TN	147.075 MHz	+ Offset	107.2 Hz tone
OFF-AIR	Shiloh, TN	145.290 MHz	- Offset	107.2 Hz tone
WF4Q	Union City, TN	147.015 MHz	+ Offset	107.2 Hz tone
WF4Q	Jackson, TN	442.900 MHz	+ Offset	114.8 Hz tone
WF4Q	Jackson, TN	444.550 MHz*	+ Offset	114.8 Hz tone
(*Stand-alone, low-power UHF repeater)

Thank you for your interest in WTARS and our radio repeaters. We hope you will seriously consider becoming a member of the West Tennessee Amateur Radio Society. The WTARS is a non-profit Tennessee corporation.

All of the WTARS radio repeater sites have battery back-up and are built with severe weather in mind. The National Weather Service, the MEDMERS, the Red Cross, and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency all make use of WTARS radio repeaters during actual emergencies and disasters. Our radio repeaters are usually open unless some sort of drill, emergency situation, or severe weather event is going on. If you choose to use our repeaters, we ask that you become a member. Dues are around $24 per year. It costs a lot of money to maintain the system, and we cannot do it without your support. The success of the system is directly related to the wonderful support we have had from the amateur radio community over the past years.

Packet Radio

You can connect one computer to another through amateur radio by using a packet radio TNC/transceiver. Use local node JCK59 or HUN59 on 145.590 MHz, and JCK01 on 145.010 MHz.

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WTARS, P.O. Box 3382, Jackson, TN 38303

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