Category: Miscellaneous

The club held a soldering project class for those that wanted to venture into project building fun. Soldering projects provide great fun and a sense of enjoyment and accomplishment but can also be intimidating to those that have never held the cool end of an iron before. Saturday March 28th 2026 was a chance to…

Saturday March 28th, 2026 the Sumner County Amateur Radio Association held the monthly club luncheon at Salvos Pizza in Gallatin. This is the BEST pizza in the area in the opinion of the author, by far! As usual we had a great time. We enjoyed great food and great discussions about radio. Mike, NZ4K, helped…

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…