Note there will also be a Planning Committee meeting.
The WCARES Monthly Meeting takes place the 3rd Saturday of every month with the possible exceptions of May (Hamvention) or August (Huntsville Hamfest) in which case it is held on the 2nd Saturday to allow members to attend those events.
We meet at the Williamson County Public Safety Center (PSC), located at:
304 Beasley Drive in Franklin, TN.
If you’ve struggled telling someone how to find 304 Beasley Drive, the PSC is set back off of Beasley and you can’t see the PSC building very well from Beasley. A hint: have folks turn at the blue sign, “CHARLES R MEEK Dr.”
Meeting starts at 8AM in the EOC. Members periodically give presentations covering a wide range topics including emergency communications, propagation and antennas, operating techniques and best-practices, kit building, hardware and software, Winlink, weather, ARRL, new modes and more. Upcoming events are also discussed.
Meet other WCARES members and learn more about WCARES and Amateur Radio.
The WCARES Monthly Meeting takes place the 3rd Saturday of every month with the possible exceptions of May (Hamvention) or August (Huntsville Hamfest) in which case it is held on the 2nd Saturday to allow members to attend those events.
We meet at the Williamson County Public Safety Center (PSC), located at:
304 Beasley Drive in Franklin, TN.
If you’ve struggled telling someone how to find 304 Beasley Drive, the PSC is set back off of Beasley and you can’t see the PSC building very well from Beasley. A hint: have folks turn at the blue sign, “CHARLES R MEEK Dr.”
Meeting starts at 8AM in the EOC. Members periodically give presentations covering a wide range topics including emergency communications, propagation and antennas, operating techniques and best-practices, kit building, hardware and software, Winlink, weather, ARRL, new modes and more. Upcoming events are also discussed.
Meet other WCARES members and learn more about WCARES and Amateur Radio.
Note there will also be a Planning Committee meeting.
The WCARES Monthly Meeting takes place the 3rd Saturday of every month with the possible exceptions of May (Hamvention) or August (Huntsville Hamfest) in which case it is held on the 2nd Saturday to allow members to attend those events.
We meet at the Williamson County Public Safety Building, located at:
304 Beasley Drive in Franklin, TN.
Meeting starts at 8AM in the EOC. Members periodically give presentations covering a wide range topics including emergency communications, propagation and antennas, operating techniques and best-practices, kit building, hardware and software, Winlink, weather, ARRL, new modes and more. Upcoming events are also discussed.
Meet other WCARES members and learn more about WCARES and Amateur Radio.
Featured Presentation:
Radios on the Titanic, Chris Brown K4MGY (Titanic sank on April 12, 1912) (45 min)
ARES Presentation:
Silent Auction of WCARES donated equipment
The WCARES Monthly Meeting takes place the 3rd Saturday of every month with the possible exceptions of May (Hamvention) or August (Huntsville Hamfest) in which case it is held on the 2nd Saturday to allow members to attend those events.
We meet at the Williamson County Public Safety Building, located at:
304 Beasley Drive in Franklin, TN.
Meeting starts at 8AM in the EOC. Members periodically give presentations covering a wide range topics including emergency communications, propagation and antennas, operating techniques and best-practices, kit building, hardware and software, Winlink, weather, ARRL, new modes and more. Upcoming events are also discussed.
Meet other WCARES members and learn more about WCARES and Amateur Radio.
Due to on-going storm recovery, the Public Safety Center EOC is still in partial activation (3). The room will NOT be available for the WCARES Monthly meeting on Saturday Feb 14 so the meeting will be conducted over ZOOM. Details will be sent out this week in Discord and e-mail.
Due to SWAD 2026, the WCARES Monthly Meeting for February is a week earlier on the 14th.
Featured Presentation:
Ted W3TB, Porthcurno – the 1870 epicenter for global communications
ARES Presentations:
1. WFD Results summary, Trey KI4ZIN
2. ARRL Membership benefits – Jeff WB5WAJ
The WCARES Monthly Meeting takes place the 3rd Saturday of every month with the possible exceptions of May (Hamvention) or August (Huntsville Hamfest) in which case it is held on the 2nd Saturday to allow members to attend those events.
We meet at the Williamson County Public Safety Building, located at:
304 Beasley Drive in Franklin, TN.
DISCONTINUING REGULAR USE OF ZOOM
Beginning with our November 2024 monthly meeting, we have discontinued use of ZOOM during our meetings. We are not going to be routinely broadcasting our meeting. Future meetings will be an in-person meeting.
Meeting starts at 8AM in the EOC. Members periodically give presentations covering a wide range topics including emergency communications, propagation and antennas, operating techniques and best-practices, kit building, hardware and software, Winlink, weather, ARRL, new modes and more. Upcoming events are also discussed.
Meet other WCARES members and learn more about WCARES and Amateur Radio.
The WCARES Monthly Meeting takes place the 3rd Saturday of every month with the possible exceptions of May (Hamvention) or August (Huntsville Hamfest) in which case it is held on the 2nd Saturday to allow members to attend those events.
We meet at the Williamson County Public Safety Building, located at:
304 Beasley Drive in Franklin, TN.
DISCONTINUING REGULAR USE OF ZOOM
Beginning with our November 2024 monthly meeting, we have discontinued use of ZOOM during our meetings. We are not going to be routinely broadcasting our meeting. Future meetings will be an in-person meeting.
Meeting starts at 8AM in the EOC. Members periodically give presentations covering a wide range topics including emergency communications, propagation and antennas, operating techniques and best-practices, kit building, hardware and software, Winlink, weather, ARRL, new modes and more. Upcoming events are also discussed.
Meet other WCARES members and learn more about WCARES and Amateur Radio.
Fall is just around the corner, and that means the WCARES 2025 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is coming up!
Please mark your calendars for the morning of Saturday, October 11th and plan to take part in this important exercise.
This is a great opportunity to test your equipment, sharpen your skills, and gain valuable experience. This year, we’ll be working alongside the Williamson County EMA and their world-class team and resources.
A signup link is included below. The more participants we have, the more effective—and fun—the exercise will be! Additional details will be shared as we get closer to the date. Feel free to email me with any questions you may have
Signup Link
https://forms.gle/Kob9N4UBUqATJabL6
Fall is just around the corner, and that means the WCARES 2025 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is coming up!
Please mark your calendars for the morning of Saturday, October 11th and plan to take part in this important exercise.
This is a great opportunity to test your equipment, sharpen your skills, and gain valuable experience. This year, we’ll be working alongside the Williamson County EMA and their world-class team and resources.
A signup link is included below. The more participants we have, the more effective—and fun—the exercise will be! Additional details will be shared as we get closer to the date. Feel free to email me with any questions you may have
Signup Link
https://forms.gle/Kob9N4UBUqATJabL6
From our EC, Hoop, K9QJS
WCARES is pleased to announce that a new version of the WCARES Emergency Operations Plan has been posted to the website. Special thanks to Jeff KC1DWP, former WCARES EC, who led a multi-month effort to update the document, which was last dated 2018. Thanks, too, to Laura N4CLO who reportedly ran the revised draft through an AI engine to further improve the wording and clarity. Many others were involved in the update, and thanks to them as well.
You can find the
link to the updated
WCARES Emergency Operations Plan in the right-hand sidebar of the website, in the Library & Special Interests section under Books, References, Guides and in the Members Area navigation menu when you are logged in to the site.
