ARRL TN SECTION PIC NEWS

In This Issue

TN QSO Party

SEDCO

Recent Club Events

Chattanooga Hamfest

Upcoming Events and

Hamfests

VE Sessions

Weekly Club Nets

National Parks on the Air

Contact Us

Be an Elmer

*Map from https://tnqp.org/ “

2016 TN QSO Party

When: 1800z Sunday, Sept. 4— 0300z Monday, Sept. 5, 2016

Where: All amateur bands except 60, 30, 17 and 12 meters

Modes: CW, phone, data, & mixed

Get the full details at: https://tnqp.org/

CQ, CQ, CQ TENNESSEE QSO PARTY

ARRL TN Section Public Information Newsletter September 2016

SEDCO

W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention “SEDCO”: September 23-24, 2016 in Pigeon Forge, TN.

“The SouthEastern DX and Contesting Organization (SEDCO) is a non-profit organization, founded for one reason-

to bring DXers and Contesters together in fellowship.” http://www.w4dxcc.com/

The convention will feature a full day Ham Radio Bootcamp, which is the perfect venue for the new and experienced

ham to come and learn how to build an HF station and how to use it! Check out the full Boot camp agenda at: http://

w4dxcc.com/ham-radio-bootcamp.html

Looking for an upgrade to your license? A VE testing session will be help on Saturday Sept. 24. Full details are avail-

able at http://w4dxcc.com/ve-license-testing.html.

The second day features many interesting speakers, and time to visit the TOP equipment manufacturers that will be

present. Visit the website http://www.w4dxcc.com/ for more details and the event program. “Countdown to

W4DXCC” , the event flyer, can be found at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1oh0-enVr7CcDRLczBuaEFJbFk

Special Events: Johnson County Amateur Radio Club May, 2016— de KW4DHTve CPARC met with the Principal of the Homesteads

August 6, 2016: The “Surviving the Snake” event took off at about 8:30am with 66 bike riders peddling their way over the mountains and back to Mountain City TN. This event is a fund raiser for our local hospital “JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNI-TY HOSPITAL” . Johnson County Amateur Radio Club members support this event by providing radio communications throughout the ride, including the sweep truck, making sure every rider returns safely.

STARTING POINT: RALPH STOUT PARK MUTUAL COOPERATION: HAMS AND THE LAW

MOUNTAIN CITY TN.

CLUB MEMBERS GATHER TO STRATEGIZE AND THE RACE BEGINS….. K4DHT – N4JEM – KM4VRY – K4KUO AND KJ4BKR

Visit the Johnson County ARC Website at http://www.w4mct.com/

Memphis Area: de Len Grice, W4MKS

August 16, 2016 — Father and Son Pass Tech Exam Eric Johnsen, 13 (seated right), a student at Houston Middle School, and his father, Bill Johnsen (left), both of Germantown, are both being congratulated by course instructor, Joe Lowenthal, WA4OVO (standing), after passing the Federal Communication Commission’s Technician Ham Radio License test. The six-week course was recently held in the Community Room of the Ger-mantown Police Department and was sponsored by the Delta Amateur Radio Club. There were a total of 10 new technician class, two of whom also passed their general class exam.

For more information about the Delta Amateur Radio Club, check their website at

http://www.deltaclub.org

ARRL Tennessee Section: LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!!!

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 KK4IWN

ARRL Public Information Officers:

Stephan Anderman K2SMA

Tom Tate WA4CGF

Keith Gaines KC4YYF

Len Grice W4MKS

The ARRL TN Section Website: tnarrl.org TNARES— The TN ARES Homepage : tnares.com

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?

http://www.arrl.org/membership

Hamfest Chattanooga 2016 de Gary S. Ownsby, AK4ZX , W4AM President 2016 & Hamfest Chairman 2016

Date: Saturday, October 22

Time: 8:00 a.m—2:00 p.m Eastern Time

Location: East Ridge Community Center, 1517 Tombras Avenue, East Ridge, TN 37412.

The Hamfest is less than 2 months away, and work on Hamfest Chattanooga 2016 continues on with a fever pitch.

There is a new perk for those wishing to take their Technician Class Exam and pass it:

To encourage interest in amateur radio and new hams, we will provide FREE admission to the first 20 individuals that pass their Technician Class Exam while at one of our exam sessions at Hamfest Chattanooga 2016. We want to “reward” and congratulate those that pass the Technician Class Exam and welcome them into the fun of amateur radio.

Find out more information about the Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club and about their Hamfest on their website: http://w4am.net . For Hamfest Chattanooga details, click on the Hamfest tab.

TN Hamfests

W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention “SEDCO”: September 23-24, 2016 in Pigeon Forge, TN.

http://www.w4dxcc.com/

Greeneville HamFest October 15 http://greenevillehamfest.com

Hamfest Chattanooga 2016 October 22 http://w4am.net/hamfest-chattanooga-2016/

Ongoing Event:

2016 National Parks on the Air: “Throughout 2016, Amateur Radio will be helping the National Park Service

celebrate their 100th anniversary. Hams from across the country will activate NPS units, promote the National Park Ser-

vice and showcase Amateur Radio to the public.” https://npota.arrl.org/

Upcoming– in Our Neighboring States:

(see more at http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search)

Gadsden Hamfest (Attalla, AL) Septem ber 17 Gadsden ARC http://GARC.org

Covington Hamfest (Covington, GA) Septem ber 24 http://ncrcga.org

Vette City Hamfest (Bowling Green, KY) October 1 http://vettecityhamfest.com/

Stone Mountain Hamfest and ARRL Georgia State Convention (Lawrenceville, GA)

November 5-6 http://stonemountainhamfest.com/

Got An Event????

Let us know to get it listed here! kk4iwn@arrl.net

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: http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search

Here is a list of upcoming VE testing sessions in the TN Section. See the link above for full detail.

City Zip Date Sponsor Time - Local

Zone

Bristol 37620-7430 9/1/2016 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM

Dickson 37055-2434 9/1/2016 Dickson Cty ARC 7:00 PM

Knoxville 37909-2674 9/3/2016 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM

Smithville 37166-2018 9/3/2016 DCCARC 1:00 PM

Oneida 37841-6467 9/6/2016 Big South Fork ARC 7:00 PM

Cleveland 37311-6453 9/10/2016 Cleveland ARC 10:00 AM

Hohenwald 38462-1987 9/10/2016 High Forest ARC 9:30 AM

Lyles 37098-2836 9/10/2016 Hickman County ARES 1:00 PM

Murfreesboro 37129-1726 9/10/2016 Stones River ARC 10:00 AM

Nashville 37220-1304 9/10/2016 Nashville VE Team 9:00 AM

Germantown 38138-7702 9/12/2016 Nashoba ARC 5:30 PM

Memphis 38133-2631 9/12/2016 Delta Amateur Radio Club 5:45 PM

Sevierville 37862-3710 9/15/2016 Sevierville County ERS 6:00 PM

Columbia 38401-5717 9/17/2016 MARC 9:00 AM

Atoka 38004-9999 9/19/2016 Tipton Cty Radio Society 6:00 PM

Cookeville 38501-4299 9/27/2016 Cookeville Repeater VE Team 6:00 PM

Knoxville 37909-2674 10/1/2016 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM

Lyles 37098-2836 10/1/2016 Hickman County ARES 1:00 PM

Springfield 37172-3927 10/1/2016 Robertson County ARC 1:00 PM

Oneida 37841-6467 10/4/2016 Big South Fork ARC 7:00 PM

Bristol 37620-7430 10/6/2016 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM

Alamo 38001-9999 10/8/2016 Crockett Cty ARS 9:00 AM

Chattanooga 37415-2754 10/8/2016 Scenic City ARS 4:00 PM

Cleveland 37311-6453 10/8/2016 Cleveland ARC 10:00 AM

Woodbury 37190-1344 10/8/2016 1:00 PM

Germantown 38138-7702 10/10/2016 Nashoba ARC 5:30 PM

Memphis 38133-2631 10/11/2016 Delta Amateur Radio Club 5:45 PM

Atoka 38004-9999 10/17/2016 Tipton Cty Radio Society 6:00 PM

Decaturville 38329-8117 10/17/2016 Decatur County ARC 7:00 PM

Sevierville 37862-3710 10/20/2016 Sevierville County ERS 6:00 PM

Lebanon 37087-3408 10/23/2016 Wilson ARC 1:30 PM

Oneida 37841-6467 11/1/2016 Big South Fork ARC 7:00 PM

Bristol 37620-7430 11/3/2016 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM

Knoxville 37909-2674 11/5/2016 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM

Smithville 37166-2018 11/5/2016 DCCARC 1:00 PM

WEEKLY CLUB NETS

Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Other Nets and Events

BEDFORD COUNTY AM-ATEUR RADIO SOCIETY Shelbyville

Weekly Monday 7:30 PM BCARS ARES Net South Bed-ford County Repeater 147.060 Repeater Plus Offset

CARTER COUNTY ARA Elizabethton Every Monday on 145.290, tone 103.5 at 8:00 PM

CHATTANOOGA ARC Hixson

CARC SUNDAY NIGHT NET Sun-days at 8:00 EST 146.79 Repeater NT

Cumberland Plateau ARC Crossville

Area Nets: Sun.-Fri., 7:30 p.m.*, CPARC ARES Nets 146.865- 118.8 Tone Mon-Fri, 6:30 p.m.*, TN Emergency Net 3.980 LSB. Mon, 8:00 p.m.*, RACK Tech. METERS Net ** 147.300+ 100.0 Tone

Wed, 8:00 p.m.*, SE [US] Linked Repeater Net 147.255+ No Tone Thu, 6:30 p.m.*, 470 Amateur Radio Group 145.47- 118.8 Tone

Local Repeaters: 147.345 on Hinch Moun-tain linked to E. TN & W. NC repeaters plus Echo-Link 146.865- Tone 118.8 (solar mixed Fusion) 146.895- Tone 118.8 443.850+ Tone 118.8 (normal mode Fusion) CPARC owned: 146.865 & 443.850

DECATUR COUNTY AM-ATEUR RADIO CLUB Parsons

Thursday 6:30 Weekly net on the Decaturville repeater. 443.325+ 131.8 PL tone.

DEKALB-CANNON COUNTY AMATEUR RA-DIO CLUB Smithville

Weekly A.R.E.S. ( Amateur Ra-dio Emergency Services) train-ing net every Tuesday even-ing at 7 p.m. on repeater 145.490 – WR3S ( no PL tone)

Delta ARC Memphis

Delta Club Daily Nets 146.820 -600 pl 107.2 at 8pm central time.

MS 150 Bike Ride Sept TBD www.msmidsouth.org

DICKSON COUNTY AM-ATEUR RADIO CLUB Dickson

DCARC Weekly Tuesday Nights 2 Meter Net at 7:30 p.m. 147.375 + PL 146.2

Local Repeaters: 147.375 + PL 146.2 White Bluff 442.225 + PL 123.0 White Bluff 145.330 - PL 114.8 Cum-berland Furnace Packet 145.01 444.475+ PL 114.8 Cum-berland Furnace 53.150- PL 91.5 Cumber-land Furnace

WEEKLY CLUB NETS

Taking a long ride across the TN Section? Why not “stop by” a weekly club net and check in?

Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Other Nets and Events

JOHNSON COUNTY ARC Mountain City

Monday @ 9:00pm - 146.610 with a tone of 103.5

Thursday Night - Voice and Echolink 220 NET @ 8:30pm on 224.280 with a tone of 103.5

LAKEWAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (LARC) Talbott

Tuesday 7:00 PM 147.030 Repeater no pl

Local Repeaters: VHF: 147.030 no pl UHF: 443.450 no pl

Maury ARC Columbia

Emergency Preparedness Net SUNDAY – 8:30 PM CST MARC REPEATER 147.12+ (PL 127.3)

COMMUNITY PRE-PAREDNESS NET THURSDAY NIGHTS BEFORE MARC NET 6:30 PM EARLY CHECK IN ON 147.54 SIMPLEX 7:00 PM REGULAR net MARC REPEATER 147.12 (TONE 127.3)

MTEARS NETMONDAY – 8:00 PM CST UHF RE-PEATER 443.175+ (PL 100.0)

MEMPHIS DIGITAL AMA-TEUR RADIO CLUB

German-town

Friday Evenings @ 20:30 Hrs. on the W4LET Node "B" Repeater And on Re-flector 58-A. Friday Night Net D-RATS - Chat Room: Memphis Repeaters: 443.9875 145.0600 1297.300 DD

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 Re-flector 58A.

The MDARC Club Net is on Friday evenings. CERT NET - CERT Net on Thursday evenings at 20:30 hrs. CDT and it is open to everyone, not just CERT Members.

Mid South ARA Memphis

Elmer Net on Monday eve-nings at 9:00 pm on 145.210 (107.2 PL)

MID TENN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY Tullahoma

HAM JAM VHF NET 146.700 T-114.8 Tuesdays 9:00 - 9:50 p.m.

MTARS VHF NET 146.700 T-114.8 Thursdays 9:00 - 9:50 p.m.

Weekly Lunch Ham Luncheon at Farm-ers Old Shoney's Man-chester Tuesdays 11:00 - 1:20 p.m. Shoney's Restaurant, (Farmer's) Skinner Flat Road, Manchester, TN, United States

NASHVILLE ARC, INC. Nashville Monday at 7:30 pm – 147.015 MHz (no tone)

WEEKLY CLUB NETS (CONT.)

Contact Us

Got questions?

Need info?

Have info to share?

Contact:

Cathy Goodrich KK4IWN

TN Section PIC

kk4iwn@arrl.net

Or your nearest ARRL PIO

or club PIO

ARRL National Parks on the Air

“Throughout 2016, Amateur Radio will

be helping the National Park Service

celebrate their 100th anniversary.

Hams from across the country will activate NPS units, promote

the National Park Service and showcase Amateur Radio to the

public.” (source: http://www.arrl.org/NPOTA)

Find out more , or register your park activation at:

http://www.arrl.org/NPOTA

Send your NPOTA stories and pictures to kk4iwn@arrl.net to

share the fun of your events.

Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets Other Nets and Events

Short Mtn. Repeater Club, Inc.

Murfrees-boro

Old Codger’s Net 146.910 on Monday nights at 8 pm CST

Information Net Tuesday night 146.910 at 8 pm CST

Weekly Net: Traders Net Thursday nights 146.910 at 8 PM

Smoky Mountain Arc Maryville

SMARC Net each Thursday at 7:00 pm on 146.655 - backup is 146.625 - tone 118.8.

UNICOI COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION Erwin

EVERY THURSDAY EVENING, EXCEPT FIRST Thursday Club Meeting Night 8:00 p.m. 147.270 MHZ, + OFFSET UP 600 PL TONE; WHEN ACTIVE 88.5; Backup 147.120 MHZ, + OFFSET No Tone

WILSON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Lebanon

Thursday Night Wilson ARC & ARES Net Thursdays at 7:00 PM on 147.105 MHz

RECOGNIZE YOUR

ELMER

Did you know that the ARRL offers an “Elmer Award”?

Recognize those who helped you to earn your ticket, build an antenna, or an-

swered some of those questions that you just plain couldn't understand while you

were studying for your upgrade.

The Elmer Award form is simple to complete, and gives your Elmer a small thank

you for all the big things that were done to help you to become better HAM.

Find out more about the award, and complete the Elmer Award form on the

ARRL website: http://www.arrl.org/elmer-award

BE AN ELMER Training opportunities- before the exam- Classes- One-on-one sessions Q&A – before the big day VE Sessions Materials and hand-outs AFTER the test What’s new for you ??? Tech, General, Amateur Extra You’ve got your ticket- NOW WHAT ??? Club info and introductions Hands on classes- programming your HT, soldering, antenna building Shadowing at special radio events – they watch you, then you watch them! License Upgrades- show’m what they can do now!

Graduate from HT to HF A whole new world out there DX tips

Hamfests What do you REALLY (honestly) need to buy? What IS a good buy??? Click for source info re: Elmer Fudd Pictures