Kingsport Amateur Radio Club Bays Mountain Radio Club
KARC/BMRC Antenna Cluster On Bays Mountain Kingsport Tennessee
Rick Johnson WB4RLJ
The Annual Club Picnic is scheduled for 13 August at 1730 and will be held at Eastman Shelter #9.
Due to COVID-19, Club Meetings will be held at Randalls restaurant at 1700 on the second Thursday of each month until further notice. From 1800 through 1900 dinner is offered and provides time to enjoy talking with other hams.
Great News!!! Our 2m repeater is back on the air at 20w. VHF traffic will be on 146.970 -600 Tone 123 and UHF on 443.175 +5 Tone 100. We are grateful to the fine folks at the Gate City Club for sharing their repeater with us while we were down and for Gary Churchwell, K4NRI, for his continued generosity on UHF.
George DeVault Receiving Award From Rick Johnson
The Kingsport Amateur Radio Club and Bays Mountain Radio Club Hereby Recognizes and Honors George DeVault W3KPT for his dedication to our club and his support of club events for over four decades.
The club also recognizes that for forty years, George has made available a commercial site on Bays Mountain to house and maintain the club repeaters at absolutely no cost to the club.
The commitment and generosity shown by George DeVault exhibits the very best in Amateur Radio.
Build It Yourself
Dave Stevens WB4DES
John Williams kj4zfk
John Williams kj4zfk
Dave built this 40m Dipole for $10. Most of the parts were available in his garage. It is currently in test.
John Williams kj4zfk
John Williams kj4zfk
John Williams kj4zfk
John built his NVIS antenna from parts purchased at Lowes. The antenna proved to be very successful during the Netherland Special Event.