POTA-Palooza 2022 – Thank You Participants!
As some of you may know, my husband, Gunther (AK4OC) and I, Lisa (W8LDK) and a group of committed volunteers hosted an event at Look Rock Picnic Area this past…
MTEARS – Short Mtn/Crossville Link Restored
From Kevin/W4KEV on the MTEARS Facebook page:The link to Short Mountain from Crossville is back up. Two 12 volt,150 ah batteries were replaced, and with MANY thanks to Steve “KN4WFN”…
POTA-Palooza 2022 – Report from K4MJF
A beautiful fall day for the POTA-PALOOZA 2022 at K-0034, Look Rock Picnic area just outside of Maryville, Tennessee! From what I was told, we had about 50 people come to…
K1CE for a Final: Commentary on Hurricane Ian Deployment
I live in Columbia County, a very rural county in northern Florida, not far from the Georgia border. For a time, our county was in the crosshairs of catastrophic Hurricane…
November Semi-annual Winlink Drill
The EmComm Training Organization (ETO) announces the date of the November Semi-annual Drill — For over 3 years, the ETO has been training amateur radio operators to be skilled with the…
POTA-Palooza 2022
Sunday, October 23rd, the Outdoor Radio Club of East Tennessee will be holding their 2nd Annual POTA-Palooza!
Florida Amateur Radio Operators Activate for Hurricane Ian
10/16/2022 As Hurricane Ian was making its way to Tampa, Florida, in late September, the Sheriff’s Tactical Amateur Radio Communications (STARC), W4HSO, was preparing for activation. ARRL member Tony DeAngelo,…
MTEARS Link at Crossville Down
The MTEARS linking repeater at Crossville W4KEV is down. So eastern part of the state is disconnected from the MTEARS network. Each repeater should be working individually as a stand…
Lenoir City Street Festival and Car Show 2022
I just want to say “THANK YOU” to ALL the guys and gals who helped make the Lenoir City Street Festival and Car Show this past Saturday, September 24, 2022,…
Amateur Radio Operators Continue Response to Ian
As Hurricane Ian, now a tropical storm, makes its way across Florida, amateur radio operators continue to provide communications support for weather updates and requests for assistance.