Category: Miscellaneous

The Shout South VE Team is a local group of Amateur Radio Operators that voluntarily provide license testing in affiliation with the ARRL, American Radio Relay League, in promotion of the Amateur Radio hobby.  The test sessions are open to anyone that wants to gain entry into the Amateur Radio hobby by passing their Technician…

Saturday December 27th was the last SCARA Luncheon of 2025.  Being stuck between Christmas and New Year I expected a lower than usual turnout.  However, I was happily surprised as there were 16 people in attendance.  This month we met at M.L. Rose Neighborhood Pub in Gallatin. There was a lot of buzz around the…

Sumner County ARES was tasked with assisting the Hendersonville Police Dept. with the Hendersonville Christmas Parade on Sunday December 7th, 2025. Our mission was simple yet effective and beneficial. Sumner County ARES members were to provide visual support for the event and report back anything they may observe that required attention. This could be from…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…