Author: Jim White

Click Here To Read The March 2022 RCARC Beacon Newsletter

Hello Everyone!! The Roane County Amateur Radio Club will meet This coming Thursday March 10th, 2022 at 7:00 PM in The Rockwood Community Center, 710 North Chamberlain Ave,. Rockwood, TN. It’s been warming up a bit but stiill a good time for some face to face time in a nice comfortable building! Come on down and be with us Thursday 3/10/22.

We have some hamfests coming up soon. Sevierville Hamfest will be at the Sevier County Fairgrounds March 19th 2022. It’s been a growing hamfest for several years and has turned out to be one of the major ones in our local area. Be sure to check them out and support local groups.

I hope to see y’all this Thursday 3/10/22 @ 7:00 PM.
Jim
k4apy@yahoo.com

Click Here To Read The February 2022 RCARC Beacon Newsletter

Hello Everyone!! The Roane County Amateur Radio Club will meet This coming Thursday February 10^th, 2022 at 7:00 PM in The Rockwood Community Center, 710 North Chamberlain Ave,. Rockwood, TN. We had a presentation from Bridgecomm scheduled but there was a conflict and we are going to reschedule it. Look for that in the next couple of months. It’s cold so now is a good time for some face to face time in a nice warm building! Come on down and be with us Thursday 2/10/22.

Also RCARC is taking renewals and new memberships for 2022 so if you would like to Join or Renew with RCARC, use the last page of the newsletter that is our application!

Click Here To Read The January 2022 RCARC Beacon Newsletter

Hey Everyone! It’s that time again and its a brand new year! Hopefully 2022 will be kinder to everyone so lets’ make a New Years Resolution to join us at The Roane County Amateur Radio Club and participate! We Need You, so be sure to make plans to attend the next Roane County Amateur Radio Club meeting on Thursday January 13th at 7:00 PM in The Rockwood Community Center, 710 North Chamberlain Ave, Rockwood, TN. 37854. Be sure to bring a friend and introduce HAM radio to them.

At the December meeting we voted on officers. Let’s welcome Tom Bryers KO4IBO as our 2022 president. Cliff Segar KD4GT as our vice president, Ted Wallace KX4XV as our secretary and Jim White K4APY as our 2022 Treasurer

Don’t forget that memberships in RCARC run January through December so we are now accepting new memberships and renewals for the year. IF you are not sure of your membership status, just send Jim K4APY an e-mail to k4apy (at) yahoo (dot) com to verify that. You can also request an updated roster at the same address via e-mail.

We look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday 1/13/22 @ 7:00 pm in The Rockwood Community Center. Stay safe and warm!

Jim K4APY

Click Here To Read The December 2021 RCARC Beacon Newsletter

Hello Everyone!! I hope everyone is doing well. The December 2021 meeting of the Roane County Amateur Radio Club will be held December 9 ^th at The Rockwood Community Center, 710 North Chamberlain Ave, Rockwood, TN at 6:00 PM . RCARC will provide a spiral cut ham and Members are asked to bring a covered dish for the dinner. We have a list started on the facebook group. Please note the earlier time. This is to setup food and socialize before the dinner / meeting and Election. If you can’t make it by 6, just come when you can. If your not on the club group email, you need to sign up at https://www.canderson.in/ke4rx/email/ . Keep check on the Monday Night Net on 147.015+ PL 110.9 Mondays @ 8:00 PM.. for breaking news and updates.

C-ya There!! Jim K4APY

The RCARC December meeting will be on December 9th 2021 and it is our Christmas pot luck dinner and Election of officers for 2022. Last chance to run for an office so if your a full member for 1 year in good standing let me know and we can put you on the ballot!! The dinner will be a pot luck dinner and we will begin setting up and socializing at 6:00 PM at the Rockwood Community Center. RCARC will provide a ham that Phil KE4LSH is going to prepare for us. Members are asked to bring a covered dish / desert. If you want to reply with what you will be bringing to k4apy (at) yahoo (dot) com , that will help us not have 10 pots of beans or mashed potatoes

so let’s try to have a variety if possible. We will begin to eat about 6:45ish and hold a short meeting and election for officers sometime before 8:00 pm. Our Christmas meetings / dinners in the past have always had good food and good fellowship, so come one down and join us. Visitors welcome anytime, so be sure to join us. Please RSVP to k4apy (at) yahoo (dot) com so we know about how many to expect.