Dekalb County Amateur
Radio Club
Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree 2009
www.dcarc.drivehq.com
4 July 2009
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Amateur Radio Operators at the Special Event Station during the 38th Annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival included: Left to Right - KC4GUG - Freddy Curtis KJ4GCT John Lester and KF4QNT - Kevin Neely.
Amateur Radio Special Event Station Successful
The DeKalb County Amateur Radio Club conducted a Special Event Station at the 38th Annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Craft Festival on Saturday, July 4th, 2009. This year marked the tenth year that a special event station had been set up at the Jamboree.
The station was setup at the front entrance of the Justin Potter Library during the early morning hours on Saturday. Antennas were assembled, radios were properly checked, and transmissions were begun at 7:30 AM local time. Operations took place in the 20 meter, 40 meter, and 10 meter Amateur Radio bands, and the station was publicized in Amateur Radio magazine QST and the club website at http://www.dcarc.drivehq.com/.
The station contacted 226 total Amateur Radio Stations in 35 States, and Ontario, Canada. One interesting contact included the Ham Station on the World War II Submarine USS Requin (SS 481) anchored at the Carnegie Science Center - Pittsburgh, PA and now a museum.
Amateur Radio Operator Guests included the following: N4HKH John Schorn Oak Ridge, TN; AG4VF Bruce Newberry Pegram, TN; KG4BGM Joey Barkley Murfreesboro, TN; WB4HDM Lynne Hamrick McMinnville, TN; KJ4LNS Walt Johnson McMinnville, TN; KJ4JMS Clifford Shelby Crossville, TN; KJ4JMT Michael Shelby Crossville, TN; WB9RRQ Bob Wilson Boilingbrook, IL; KJ4JMS Clifford Shelby Crossville, TN; K9UT Jerry Uhte Richmond, IN; and KF4HAA Matt Curtis Smithville, TN.
Participants of the station included local Amateur Radio Operators: KG4BTO - Joe Ferrell; KF4QNT - Kevin Neely; KJ4GCT John Lester; KJ4BKQ Carl Wachsman; KG4EWX Josh Paris; W3HKG Robert Mitchell; and KC4GUG - Freddy Curtis.
Pictures of the Special Event Station can be viewed at the clubs website at: http://www.dcarc.drivehq.com/.
The local club looks forward to operating another special event station at next years Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Craft Festival. The club would like to offer its thanks to Jamboree Coordinator - Mr. Jack Burton, Justin Potter Librarian - Mrs. Kathy Hendrixson, and Smithville Postmaster Mr. Michael Lynn for their support of this activity.
The DeKalb County Amateur Radio Club is an organization of
Amateur Radio operators from DeKalb and Surrounding Counties and is
an affiliated club of the American Radio Relay League. The next club
meeting will be on Thursday, August 27th, 2009 - 6:30 PM at the
DeKalb County Emergency Operations Center, 211 South Mountain Street
at the E-911 Center. Any person interested in Amateur Radio is
invited to attend.
Freddy Curtis, President
DeKalb County Amateur Radio Club
288 Dogwood Circle
Smithville, TN 37166-2712
Phone: 615-597-9563
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