Category: Miscellaneous

The time was 0300 on 8/16/25 and the alarm clock began buzzing, indicating it was time to get up and head to Huntsville.  It was a dark, foggy but warm morning.  Some of the Sumner crew met up in a desolate parking lot at approximately 4am to start the gas powered multi-vehicle caravan down I65…

Once again SCARA Members got together for a fun social event, the monthly club luncheon. This month the crew was at Puckett’s of Hendersonville. Another good time was had by all. Good food, friends and good conversation. Most of this months conversation was about the continued APRS Special Interest. We also discussed some future luncheon…

Sunrise came late on July 19th 2025 for some. It was a hot and humid morning but that didn’t stop the dedicated members of the Sumner County Amateur Radio Association from jumping into action under the cover of the pre-morning darkness to support the Wilson Amateur Radio Club at the 10th annual installment of The…

The Brauer’s Freedom Festival for 2025 was on July 3rd, a hot and sultry day, at Drake’s Creek Park in Hendersonville, Tennessee.  Clear skies brought lots of sunshine and with that came the heat and humidity.  Just another Middle Tennessee day in July. Sumner County ARES, in coordination with and supported by the Sumner County…

June and July are the summer months when kids and young adults are out of school and enjoying their summer vacation.  Some go on family vacations.  Some enjoy the ability to play video games late into the night 7 days per week.  Some do nothing at all.  Then there are some that go to to…

Field Day 2025 has come and gone.  I am writing this article on July 1st and trying to recall all the excitement from the previous weekend.  Where do I start?  How about we start at the beginning! One morning various hams from the club got together for breakfast and discussed how Field Day 2025 would…

June 14th was The Milligan for 2025. The Milligan is a bike event that is formerly know as The Big Hill Challenge. You can read more about the event at TheMilligan.org. This radio communications for this event are run my the Nashville Amateur Radio Club. This year a few additional clubs were invited to assist with communications. SCARA…

The Sumner County Amateur Radio Association held their monthly meeting on June 12, 2025 at the Sumner County EOC.  The meeting promptly started at 1900 hours with SCARA President Jon Massaro, W4JDM, calling the meeting to order and leading the Pledge of Allegiance.  The May meeting minutes were approved along with the Trustees report and…