2M Tuesday Night Net

Be sure to check in this Tuesday at 7pm on the 146.64mhz repeater. We now have a live net monitor that updates in realtime as the net progresses. Check it on our net information page.

EMERGENCY ALERT! Updated July 11 @ 8:00pm

As of this evening, the Kendall EOC has terminated its search and recovery efforts. KARS would like to thank all of the volunteers that have supported our mission over the past week in providing valuable communications between the search and rescue teams and the EOC. We have made an impression on the Kendall County officials, clearly demonstrating our value add to their Emergency Operation mission as a strategic tool. KARS looks forward to supporting Kendall County in any of their future needs.

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Guadalupe River at flood stage

River Road

ARRL Field Day

ARRL Field Day was a big success! Thanks to all the prep work by Jerry (N5SGM), we were able operate 4 stations for the contest portion that made over 300 contacts on both digital and SSB Phone. We also had several visitors stop by that we expect to see at our next meeting.

KARS would like to recognize the following organizations for supporting our ARRL Field Day:


Next Meeting: August 7, 2025 @ 7:00pm

Our next meeting will be on August 7, 2025 at the Boerne Library. Check out our meetings page for more details. Prior to the meeting, KARS will hold their quarterly Board of Directors meeting at 6:30pm.

Are you a newly licensed ham or want to become one? Join us at our monthly meeting for tips and tricks on everything from antennas, radio usage, digital modes and technical presentations.

DX Corner

Several members of KARS are members or working on becoming members of the DX-100 club (Confirmed QSO with over 100 countries) There are several DX expeditions that setup temporarily in remote locations in order to obtain QSOs with sometimes uninhabited islands or other locations that normally have no radio operators. Below is a calendar of of planned expeditions from DX News.

Contest Calendar

Listed here are links to contests that are currently in progress or will start within the next 7 days. These links are provided via an RSS Feed from the WA7BNM Contest Calendar. KARS is participating in contests that are in bold with blue backgroud.

Contest Name

Dates

Public Events

KARS members have a history of providing assistance to Kendall County EMS, Boerne Police and Kendall County Sheriff's Office along with other organizations local to Kendall County.

Social Media

Join us on Groups.io for conversation about all ham radio topics.

We also post events and updates on our Facebook page

KARS 2m Net

Every Tuesday at 7:00pm the KB5TX 146.640mhz repeater hosts the Kendall County 2 Meter Net. All amateur radio operators are invited to join in net activities.

ARRL Testing

We have 18 Volunteer Examiners capable of testing for technician all the way to extra class. Check out our testing schedule for new licenses and upgrades.

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