Shortly after waking up this morning, without the usual breakfast hunger as I am still stuffed from last night, I find myself reflecting on the Sumner County Amateur Radio Association December Meeting and Christmas Party. Yesterday evening was cold and the roads were slick from the winter mix falling from the skies but that…
Category: Miscellaneous
November Club Luncheon
The Sumner County Amateur Radio Association held the November club luncheon on Saturday the 29th. The event was held at the newly opened Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q on East Main Street in Hendersonville. In total there were 17 people in attendance, including spouses and children of the 12 members as well as a member from…
Hendersonville Veterans Day Parade 2025
Sunday November 9th, 2025 the City of Hendersonville hosted their annual Veterans Day Parade. The temperature that morning was in the high 20s at the crack of dawn and rose to the 40s with windy conditions. Not great weather for a parade. Spectators were enthusiastic on the sides of Main Street as were the Sumner…
October POTA
A club luncheon/POTA event was scheduled for 10/25/25 but was cancelled due to the venue being closed for the season. After many emails expressing disappointment the POTA part was moved to Bledsoe Creek State Park. Tony, W1VS and Brian, NG2S were at the park early and the rest of the crew rolled in shortly after…
Gravel Revival 2025
Members of the Sumner County ARES group and the Sumner County Amateur Radio Association took time from their busy schedules and volunteered to assist a sister ARES group in supporting the Gravel Revival 2025 event in Hickman County Tennessee. Some travelling over 100 miles and 2 hours. That was nothing compared to some of the…
1st Annual Middle Tennessee Ham Co-op Picnic
The Co-Op Picnic was put on to celebrate the formation of the Middle Tennessee Ham Co-Op. The goal was to provide a quality ham event which centered around education and secondarily recruitment of hams to the clubs that are members of the Co-Op. There was also a strong opportunity to use this event to reach…
September Club Luncheon
On September 27th, 2025 the Sumner County Amateur Radio Association held the monthly club luncheon at Center Point BBQ in Hendersonville. Attendance was a bit light this month with 11 attendees. In no particular order, Mike, K4VVA, Richard, WA4YQC, Vincent, K4OZE, Jennifer, KS4ANE, Ben, KR4DXL, Kevin, K4TNR, Jon, W4JDM, Tony, W1VS, Brian, NG2S, Tom, W4UWO…
August Club Luncheon
Saturday August 30, 2025 the Sumner County Amateur Radio Association gathered together for the monthly luncheon at Jumbo and Delicious in Hendersonville. This had to be the best luncheon thus far. 18 people in attendance. Members, hams from other clubs and families all came together for a fun few hours. The food was delicious! This…