While regular registration is now closed, you can still sit in on the classes. If you plan to attend any of the classes, please fill out the form here: https://wcares.org/2019-wcares-university/

WCARES members were out in force for this year’s Winter Field Day. So, a few hours before midnight; 30 degrees at best; Traffic on Moores lane is near zero; the small tent is keeping us warm; On 80 meters; Three portable antennas in the field; The operator (N4CCB) decides to run a frequency (call CQ); […]

At the January, 2019 Monthly Meeting, Paul, WD9IOK gave a talk on his experiences making and using loop antennas mounted to fences. Check out the attached PDF and discover how to find those stations previously lost in the noise while complying with your HOA. https://wcares.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Receive_Antenna_Loops_For_Your_Fence.pptx.pdf

Hunter, K3IE, did an overview of the radio, computer and software setup used to take part in a recent ARRL CW Sweepstakes. A video of the presentation is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngJ6_y5eBVQ A Flex 6500 radio was used along with a number of software packages including SmartSDR, CWSkimmer, Slice Master and DAX: SmartSDR  CWSkimmer is the software […]

WCARES Winter Field Day 2019 starts today, Saturday, January 26 at 1PM CT and runs until 1PM tomorrow, Sunday, January 27. Address and parking information below. Where: 7001 Tartan Dr, Brentwood, TN 37027 Setup Friday Jan. 25 at 1PM CT Winter Field Day Sat. Jan. 26 at 1PM CT through Sun. Jan. 27 at 1PM […]