Kingsport Amateur Radio Club Bays Mountain Radio Club
K4NRI/KARC/BMRC Antenna Cluster On Bays Mountain Kingsport Tennessee
Neil Weber Rebuilding Roof On The New Repeater Site
President Rick Johnson WB4RLJ
Election 2020, will be held at the Christmas Dinner located at Randalls Restaurant on Thursday December 3 at 1700. Nominees are: Rick Johnson, President; George DeVault, Vice President; Neil Weber, Treasurer; Mary Ellen Broome, Secretary. Write In Candidates are always welcome. If you cannot attend, please, please send Mary Ellen an email with your voting choices so that we meet quorum. Her email is mebtfs@yahoo.com.
Bays Mountain Radio Site
The Cabin
Dave Stevens WB4DES
Dave Stevens WB4DES
Our electronic equipment is housed in this building which is heated and air conditioned.
Dave Stevens WB4DES
Dave Stevens WB4DES
Dave Stevens WB4DES
Dave Stevens worked with Park Manager Rob Cole for a place to store our locker. Dave is also responsible for other storage and a club meeting site at Eastman. We are grateful to all those involved.
KARC/BMRC Locker
Dave Stevens WB4DES
KARC/BMRC Locker
View of radios and other club equipment located in our locker.
Netherland Inn 2020
The Second Annual Special Event Netherland Inn was a huge success again this year despite very poor conditions on 20m. The contacts were:
40 Meters: 92 SSB
Furthest Contact: Stockholm Sweden
20 Meters: 3 SSB 2 CW
Furthest Contact: England
15 Meters: 8 SSB
Furthest Contact Canada
Lots of Fellowship again this year!
Parks On The Air Bays Mountain 2020
Our Very First Team For W4TRC
Bob Warden, Rick Johnson, Tom Price, Ron Burns, Dave Stevens (John Williams and Larry Dale are not pictured)
Sharing The Hobby
Ron Burns, who is very good with children, is introducing the hobby through the sounds of CW. This young man enjoyed hearing his name tapped out in code.
A New Ham?
John Williams is sharing the hobby with Meagan, our Park Ranger.