Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, is the Multiple Sclerosis fund raiser, “Bike MS: Bike to Jack and Back 2026”, a bicycle event that hopes to raise three quarters of a million dollars for The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  Amateur radio operators are along the route providing real time information on cyclist location and special […]

A fun 10 hour opportunity to “be the ‘DX’ from your own home.”   This is a fun and useful way to build your amateur radio skills including call sign recognition and call logging.   The TN QP Website with rules is here: https://tnqp.org/

David Rogers (W4DER) presents an in-depth talk on simple wire antennas that are effective for ham radio portable ops. Antennas discussed are: Dipole, Off-Center Fed Dipole, End-Fed Halfwave, and NVIS operating tips. Balun and Unun designs are also presented. The presentation ends with a handy checklist of items to include when packing for portable ops. […]

Photographs courtesy of WCARES members David, W4DER, Joe, KQ1Q and David, KK4CQD.

WCARES 2026 Field Day News Dates:  Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28. Location: 3000 BrightStone Pkwy, Franklin, TN 37064. From the Field Day Team:  Field Day is upon us and throughout the weekend you are invited to participate, observe and learn more about ham radio, and particularly field operations. This is also a friendly reminder that […]