ARRL TN SECTION PIC NEWS

In This Issue

H.R. 1301 Support

LARC’s Annual Hamfest

In the Memphis Area

Nashville ARC– Celebrating

for a Great Cause

Cleveland NPOTA Activation

National Parks on the Air

Nashoba ARC Special Event

Upcoming Events and Ham-

fests

VE Sessions

Weekly Nets

Contact Us

URGENT CALL FOR SUPPORT

Urge the Senate to Support the Amateur Radio Parity Act

The Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301 passed without objection in the US House

of Representatives, but we still have more work to do.

A final urgent call through ARRL Bulletin 44 (ARRLB044) has been made, urging all to

press for Senate passage of the version of H.R. 1301 that was adopted by the House in

September. According to the December 1 bulletin, “President Roderick urged members

to "reach out one more time to your Senators today! Right away Right now!" . If it fails in

the Senate, the entire process will need to start over with the new Congress.

You can show your support by sending an electronic letter to YOUR Senator by visiting the ARRL "Rally Con-

gress" web page. It is simple, and it only takes few minutes.

Please click the following link to access the web page to letter to your Senator: https://arrl.rallycongress.net/

ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act

ARRL TN Section Public Information Newsletter December 2016

Sponsor: Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (LARC and the local ARES

groups)

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: WSCC Great Smoky Mountain Expo Center. 1615 Pavilion

Drive, White Pine, TN 37890

The First Hamfest of 2017, sponsored by Lakeway Amateur Radio

Club (LARC and the local ARES groups) will be here right after we ring

in the new year! Be sure to mark it on your calendar so you don’t miss

this great HamFest. No need to bundle up to get the best deals, be-

cause this Hamfest features Heated Indoor Tailgating on the lower are-

na.

Get some great info at the SKYWARN Booth, sit in on the DMR forum

and hear about how the linked repeater systems worked so well to-

gether in a crisis! And, of course, join us in the ARRL forum!

Find out more information about LARC’s Annual Hamfest at http://

www.morristownhamfest.com/

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Celebrating the Holiday, and Helping a Great Cause!

Nashville Amateur Radio Club from Paul Stinson KJ4WQN ,

Secretary, Nashville Amateur Radio Club

On December 15, the Nashville Amateur Radio Club will hold

its annual Christmas dinner at Ryan’s at Rivergate for mem-

bers and their families. One highlight of this event is the do-

nation of toys to the Salvation Army. Every member attending

the dinner is asked to bring at least one unwrapped toy for

boy or girl. The Salvation Army distributes these toys along

as part of its Forgotten Angels program. Each year, this pro-

gram provides toys for approximately 1,200 to 1,500 children

in the area who would not otherwise receive a gift at Christ-

mas.

Did you know…

Amateur Radio Operators who

join ARRL or renew their mem-

bership at a Hamfest are eligible

to choose one of six publications

as a gift when they complete the

application and pay their dues at

the Hamfest.

Stop by the ARRL table at the

next HAMFEST for more details!

IN THE MEMPHIS AREA... RADIO MERIT BADGE TRAINING FOR TROOP 84 AND 87

By Joe Lowenthal WA4OVO Director of Training, Delta Amateur Radio Club, Memphis TN

Nine Boy Scouts from Troops 84 and 87 earned their Radio Merit Badge on Saturday November 12th at

Germantown United Methodist Church. Bill Johnsen KM4VXW coordinated the class. Thanks to Hugh

Wardlaw WB4SLI and Joe Lowenthal WA4OVO for the instruction. Perry Hayes N4PSH, Steve Frazier

KK4VPT and Jelly Thompson N4HLT helped with the required 10 minutes of QSOs made by each Scout.

ST. JUDE MEMPHIS MARATHON from Joe Lowenthal WA4OVO For the fifteenth time on Saturday December 3rd, 63 hams from the Memphis area provided communica-

tions for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon. A 1-mile kids race started at 7am with the close of the marathon

about 3pm. There were five different races in one day: the 1-mile kids race, a 5k, a 10k, a half marathon,

and the full marathon. The races went through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital complex located

in the downtown Memphis area. Prior to ALSAC/St. Jude sponsoring the event, hams helped First Tennes-

see Bank with the communications for the First Tennessee Memphis Marathon. First Tennessee Bank

started sponsoring the marathon in 1988 until 2000. There was no marathon in 2001. Hams were at all hy-

dration stations, as well as in the lead vehicles, with the race directors, net control with Memphis PD, medi-

cal area, and transportation. Roger Schlichter WR4R coordinated the ham radio operators.

Hydration Station (mile) 19, St. Jude Memphis Marathon

Photo by Brad Grissom KG5KSW

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

Be Our Guest

Did you know…

Amateur Radio Operators, or

soon to be HAMs, who are un-

decided about joining ARRL can

“try it for free” by signing up for

a 90-Day Guest Account?

http://www.arrl.org/membership

2016 SKYWARN Recognition Day

December 3, 2016, from 0000z to 2400z (Friday 6:00 PM to Saturday 6:00 PM)

Activities at the National Weather Service in Old Hickory, TN

SKYWARNTM

Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Ser-vice and the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the contributions that volun-teer SKYWARN

TM radio operators make to the National Weather Service. During the

day SKYWARNTM

operators visit NWS offices and contact other radio operators across the world. from Paul Carr, N4AAN

Many Amateur Radio Operators participated in the 24-hour event across the country, making contacts between the various National Weather Service locations. Several op-erators participated at the National Weather Service location in Old Hickory. TN, oper-ating as K4OHX across multiple bands with multiple stations, including 20, 40 , 80 me-ters HF as well as UFH and VHF frequencies.

Cleveland Amateur Radio Club - NPOTA Activation TR12

from Chris Hunter (KK4YEM), Recording Secretary

The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club conducted their final public demo on Saturday, November 12 as part of the ARRL's

"National Parks on the Air" program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Parks system. During these events,

amateur radio operators or "HAMs" as they are more commonly known attempt to contact as many units in the national

parks system as possible from their home locations. The goal for HAMs at the parks is to contact as many US states and

territories as possible.

The activity was held at the Blythe Ferry Removal Memorial Park in Birchwood, TN; a federally recognized site on the

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. This marks the club's third activation as the Trail of Tears as part of the year-long

event. The Club's October demo at Red Clay State Historic Park in Cleveland, TN saw ten member participants interact-

ing with park visitors, and six radio operators communicating by voice and Morse code to amateurs throughout the coun-

try.

Club secretary Chris Hunter noted "we chose the date to commemorate the 178th anniversary of the last prisoner detail

to depart the Ferry in 1838." "The Memorial park is one of those hidden spots that you wouldn't ordinarily see. Besides

the historical aspects, there's a ton of wildlife from the nearby preserve. Our first setup in April was supervised by a pair

of foxes!"

Photos sent by of Jesse Rogers W4JUU:

NPOTA Activators and Chasers!!!

Less than a month to go to activate at a National Park to help the US

National Parks celebrate their 100th Anniversary. If you can’t be there, you can still “chase” them on

the air! It’s lots of fun, and gives you a bit more practice in setting up and making contacts in the

field,. A GREAT way to enhance your Amateur Radio skills!

Send us highlights from your activations for a special NPOTA edition, which will feature pictures and

stories of activations throughout the ARRL TN Section. Email kk4iwn@arrl.net with details from

your activations, your milestone number of contacts, or just great stories about contacts you made

on or off the field!

Front to Back: 20m/40m CW Station: Johnny Miller – K4JFM Jesse Rogers – W4JUU

Initial Setup:

Anthony O’Quinn – KI4RQM

Left to Right: 20m/40m CW Station: Barry Fluxe – W4LSV Jesse Rogers – W4JUU 20m Voice Station: Chris Hunter – KK4YEM 40m Voice Station: Larry Hatmaker – KK4STV Anthony O’Quinn – KI4RQM

Special Event Station in Germantown—Hosted by the Nashoba Amateur Radio Club

On Saturday, November 19, the Nashoba Amateur Radio Club operated a special events station commemorating the

175th anniversary of the City of Germantown. Operating out of the historic Germantown Depot, the group contacted 131

stations in 23 states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The operators talked about the Germantown Charter being issued in

1841 and the history of the Germantown Depot.

Austen Onek, KG4GKE, from WREG came by the station, took some video and tried a turn at the microphone. He put togeth-

er a video that was linked from wreg.com/weather. Here is a link to that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=YQ3oXI_XWms

A part of the video that is on YouTube was aired on a TV news broadcast. The Club also sent a press release to a num-

ber of local media outlets and were fortunate to get the coverage at Channel 3 (helps to have a ham there!). The event

release made it into the local newspaper. See a pdf of the article with this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1oh0-

enVr7CYjM3YXBsUG1DeEU

The operators from the Club had a GREAT Time, as you can see from the pictures provided by Fred Miller, KS2X :

Every great Special Event Needs a Special QSL Card!

Be sure to request an “N4G” Card if you worked their station!

From Fred Miller, KS2X, President, Nashoba Amateur Radio Club

Upcoming TN Hamfests

LARC's Annual HAMFEST Sponsored by: Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (LARC and the local ARES groups)

January 7, 2017 http://www.morristownhamfest.com/

Ides of March Hamfest Sponsored by: Reelfoot Amateur Radio Club March 25, 2017 http://

www.reelfootarc.com

Memphis FreeFest Sponsored by: Mid-South Amateur Radio Association April 8, 2017 http://maraonline.org

Tennessee State Convention (Knoxville Hamfest & Electronics Exhibition) Sponsored by:

Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville June 17, 2017 http://www.w4bbb.org

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 Service and showcase Amateur Radio to the public.” https://npota.arrl.org/ Time is running

short– be sure to participate! It’s fun, whether you are set up in a National Park as an “Activator”, or “chasing”

on of the parks on the air.

Upcoming–

Merit Badge College (see more at http://www.roanestate.edu/?6724-Merit-Badge-College-MBC )

Once again the Ham Radio merit badge is on the agenda for the 2017 Great Smoky Mountain Council Merit

Badge College. Always held on the third Saturday in February, it is scheduled for February 18, 2017. Keith

Gaines, KC4YYF, will be coordinating this event for 2017.

What is a Merit Badge College? It is a one day event that Scouts can attend to obtain a merit badge that

they are finding it difficult to find a counselor. Troop Registration is required, so please be sure to check their

website for details http://www.roanestate.edu/?6724-Merit-Badge-College-MBC .

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 GOOD LUCK!!!

City Zip Date Sponsor Local Time

Oneida 37841-6467 12/6/2016 Big South Fork ARC 7:00 PM

Lyles 37098-2836 12/10/2016 Hickman County ARES 1:00 PM

McEwen 37101-4590 12/10/2016 3 RATS 4:00 PM

Nashville 37220-1304 12/10/2016 Nashville VE Team 9:00 AM

Germantown 38138-2815 12/12/2016 Delta Amt Radio Club VE Team 7:00 PM

Sevierville 37862-3710 12/15/2016 Sevierville County ERS 6:00 PM

Atoka 38004-9999 12/19/2016 Tipton Cty Radio Society 6:00 PM

Oneida 37841-6467 1/3/2017 Big South Fork ARC 7:00 PM

Bristol 37620-7430 1/5/2017 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM

Alamo 38001-9999 1/7/2017 Crockett Cty ARS 9:00 AM

Knoxville 37909-1293 1/7/2017 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM

Lyles 37098-2800 1/7/2017 Hickman Co DX Group 1:00 PM

Germantown 38138-7702 1/9/2017 Nashoba ARC 5:30 PM

Memphis 38133-2631 1/10/2017 Delta ARC VE Team 5:30 PM

Chattanooga 37415-2754 1/14/2017 Scenic City ARS 4:00 PM

Murfreesboro 37129-1726 1/14/2017 Stones River ARC 10:00 AM

Sevierville 37862-3817 1/19/2017 470 Amt Radio Group E TN 6:00 PM

Cookeville 38501-4299 1/26/2017 Cookeville Repeater VE Team 6:00 PM

Bristol 37620-7430 2/2/2017 Bristol ARC 7:00 PM

Knoxville 37909-1293 2/4/2017 University of TN ARC 12:30 PM

Lyles 37098-2800 2/4/2017 Hickman Co DX Group 1:00 PM

Oneida 37841-6467 2/7/2017 Big South Fork ARC 7:00 PM

Chattanooga 37415-2754 2/11/2017 Scenic City ARS 4:00 PM

Germantown 38138-7702 2/13/2017 Nashoba ARC 5:30 PM

Memphis 38133-2631 2/14/2017 Delta ARC VE Team 5:30 PM

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WEEKLY NETS

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

County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets

Other Nets and Events

Middle BEDFORD COUNTY AMA-TEUR RADIO SOCIETY Shelbyville

Weekly Monday 7:30 PM BCARS ARES Net South Bedford County Repeat-er 147.060 Repeater Plus

East CARTER COUNTY ARA Elizabethton Every Monday on 145.290, tone 103.5 at

East CHATTANOOGA ARC Hixson

CARC SUNDAY NIGHT NET Sundays at 8:00 EST 146.79 Repeater NT

Middle 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. ME-TERS 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 Mountain linked to E. TN & W. NC re-peaters 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:

West DECATUR COUNTY AMA-TEUR RADIO CLUB Parsons

Thursday 6:30 Weekly net on the Decaturville repeater.

Middle

DEKALB-CANNON COUNTY AMATEUR RA-DIO CLUB Smithville

Weekly A.R.E.S. ( Ama-teur Radio Emergency Services) training net every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. on repeater 145.490 – WR3S ( no PL

West Delta ARC Memphis

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

YL Net at 8:45pm Saturday; same repeater as the daily net. All YLs and

WEEKLY NETS (cont.)

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

County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets

Other Nets and Events

Middle DICKSON COUNTY AMA-TEUR 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 Cumberland Furnace Packet 145.01 444.475+ PL 114.8 Cumberland Furnace 53.150- PL 91.5 Cum-berland Furnace

East 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

East 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

Middle Lincoln County Amateur Radio Association Fayettevitte

Weekly net on Monday at 6:30 pm. The net is held on the W4BV re-peater (147.03 PL-114.8)

Monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at the Fayetteville-Lincoln County E911 center located at 414 Jay Street, Fayetteville, TN. Website : http://

Middle MARSHALL COUNTY AM-ATEUR RADIO SOCIETY Lewisburg

Meetings the third Sun-day of each month ex-cept June (second Sun-day) at 2:00 PM Marshall County Hardi-son Office Annex OEM Conference Room 230 College Street Lewisburg Talk-in on 146.625 (-600

Marshall County ARES Net 1900 (7:00 PM) local time Lewisburg 146.625 MHz repeater (-600 kHz, 107.2 Hz) Net Manager: K2S-MA

WEEKLY NETS (cont.)

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

County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets

Other Nets and Events

Middle Maury ARC Columbia

Emergency Preparedness Net SUNDAY – 8:30 PM CST MARC REPEATER 147.12+ (PL 127.3) MTEARS NETMONDAY – 8:00 PM CST UHF RE-PEATER 443.175+ (PL 100.0)

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)

West MEMPHIS DIGITAL AMA-TEUR RADIO CLUB

German-town

The MDARC Club Net is on Friday evenings @ 20:30 Hrs. on the W4LET Node "B" Repeater And on Reflector 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" re-peater and on Reflec-tor 58A. CERT NET - CERT Net on Thursday evenings at 20:30 hrs. CDT and it is open to every-one, not just CERT

Repeaters 443.9875 145.0600 1297.300 DD

West Mid South ARA Memphis

Elmer Net on Monday evenings at 9:00 pm on 145.210 (107.2 PL)

Middle MID TENN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY Tullahoma

HAM JAM VHF NET 146.700 T-114.8 Tues-days 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 Farmers Old Shoney's Manchester Tuesdays 11:00 - 1:20 p.m. Shoney's Restaurant, (Farmer's) Skinner Flat Road, Manches-ter, TN

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

WEEKLY NETS (CONT.) Almost there! How about one more check in, before you check in

to your next stop!

County Section Club Name City Scheduled Nets Scheduled Nets

Other Nets and Events

Middle ROBERTSON COUNTY AM-ATEUR RADIO CLUB Springfield

Tuesday nights: Robert-son Co. / Cheatham Co. ARES net at 7pm on the 147.345 repeater. The Information net on Tues-day at approximately 7:20 pm follows the ARES Net

Middle Short Mtn. Repeater Club, Inc.

Murfreesbo-ro

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

Information Net Tues-day night 146.910 at 8 pm CST Traders Net Thursday

East Smoky Mountain Arc Maryville

SMARC Net each Thurs-day at 7:00 pm on 146.655 - backup is

Middle Stones River ARC Smyrna

Tuesday Evening 7:30 CST: 1930 Hrs Local Frequencies: 145.230 (114.8), 145.370, 147.360 (114.8) & 146.955 (114.8) Note: WR3S/W4CAT Sys-

East UNICOI COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION Erwin

EVERY THURSDAY EVEN-ING, 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

Middle WILSON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Lebanon

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

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