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your club dues, you can mail a S.A.S.E. and $10.00 for individual or $15.00 for family membership to: Robin Oaks, Treasurer KARC 220 Blue Haven Drive Kingsport, TN. 37663-3040 |
In regards to the June 14 Club Meeting: The meeting will be a dinner-meeting held at Stay tuned to this website for info on where we are having the eats and meets and the Christmas Party. We now have a Packet Node up on There are several Winlink Servers and other nodes that can be accessed through our node, so please feel free to start using it! A Big Thanks to Jim & Jeff Flannary and Garrett Stanley for putting this system together for the club!   
The Singing Hams! This site was designed for a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768 in Mozilla's Firefox or Google Chrome If you want to look up a callsign, visit QRZ.COM 
If you have recently purchased a Baofeng UV-3r or UV-5r radio, you've probably noticed that the radio is FCC type accepted for Part 90 of the FCC rules and regulations. Here is the FCC webpage that explains in laymans terms what part 90 is all about (Basiclly it's Business and Industrial use only and requires a station License.) Since we as amateurs are allowed to use Part 90 accepted equipment in the amateur bands, we are good to go in regard to these fun little radios! Just remember, in order to use the UV-3r or UV-5r as a Part 90 radio, you must be covered by either your own or someone elses Business or Industrial license. Note: Both the UV-3r and UV-5r are NOT part 95 accepted. This FCC rule covers CB radio and GMRS as well as FRS and the itenerant frequencies. If you DO use your radio in these bands, and get caught, you are in trouble. Part 95 radios can be purchased fairly inexpensively off of ebay and you won't get in trouble for using them in those bands. It would really be a shame to loose your amateur license (not to mention getting fined) simply because you didn't bother to follow the rules set forth by the FCC!!! That being said, HERE is the version 1.10 programming software for the UV-3r with a file of preprogrammed frequencies included, along with the most reliable frequency expansion. Just extract it to your desktop or where-ever your little heart desires and make a shortcut to the executable file inside the directory. Enjoy! N4ZFA Click here to get tools and resources that will help make your Emergency Preparedness resolution easy to keep! Thoughts on the "Mystery" Antenna By Gene Hinkle, K5PA Here is a good way to install a PL-259 on RG-8x coax! Click HERE for the J-Pole handbook! Build your own 2 meter Hentenna directional gain antenna! HERE is a good way to make a JPole for Emergency use! And of course, there is the ever ubiquitous J-Pole Calculator! Speaking of antennas, check out KF4BWG's antenna site! 
If you have one of the new Wouxun (pronounced Oh-sheng) radios and were smart enough to get the programming cable with it, We have also included the ultimate programmer, the KG-UV Commander! North America Radio Beacons LF/MF Radionavigation Stations 
Dipoles for Dummies! Some local ARES nets and their days and times. Thanks to Billy Taylor (KI4TNS) for this information.  Just Learn Morse Code! Click Here for a Comprehensive Listing of Q Signals HERE is a piece that ND2E wrote on the Elecraft K3 Click HERE for the ARRL ARES Newsletter Spread Spectrum: It's not just for breakfast anymore! How to work amateur radio satellites with your handheld (HT) radio! Did you know? If you are a brand new ham, the Kingsport Amateur Radio Club will give you your first year membership in the club for free! Thereafter, club dues are only $10 per year per person & $15 per year for families! 
If you have a Pro 96, Pro 97 or Pro 99 scanner, Don Starr has released 180 day license keys for these programs. ND2E's Digital Modes Powerpoint Scanner Frequencies and Talk Groups for Sullivan County For some mildly entertaining reading, Here is the question pool with only the correct answers for General Class in .pdf format for July 1st, 2011.  Right-click on either of these two links and select "Save Link As" to save that question pool to your computer.  For those that are interested, here is the Tech Question Pool in .pdf format with the correct answers hilighted that went into effect July 1st, 2010.
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Site created February 24,
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