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2024 Christmas Dinner

Checkout out the good food members are bringing on the signup sheet! Send Marsh an email to RSVP and let him know what yummy goodies you will bring for all to enjoy.

New Board Members

Congratulations to Tom (KI5KUI) for being elected president of KARS, and Fred (KI5VRF) and Don (KI5AIU) for another term as treasurer and director respectively.

Winter Field Day

Preparation for Winter Field Day continues. Jesse (W1BBT) and Mark (WM3R) are leading the effort to make sure we have a successful event. Check out the Winter Field Day 2025 page for details and what volunteers will be needed.

December 5, 2024 Christmas Dinner

This years Christmas Dinner is fast approaching. It will be held Thursday Dec. 5th at 6pm at the Pipe Creek VFD Community Building, same as last year.

Are you a newly licensed ham or want to become one? Join us at our monthly meeting for tips and tricks on everything from antennas, radio usage, digital modes and technical presentations.

KARS Gives Back

As a 501c3 non-profit, KARS members provide assistance to Kendall County EMS, Boerne Police and Kendall County Sheriff's Office along with other organizations local to Kendall County.

Social Media

Join us on Groups.io for conversation about all ham radio topics.

We also post events and updates on our Facebook page

KARS 2m Net

Every Tuesday at 7:00pm the KB5TX 146.640mhz repeater hosts the Kendall County 2 Meter Net. All amateur radio operators are invited to join in net activities.

ARRL Testing

The Boerne Library has in place the following schedule for Ham Radio Testing. Test dates are Saturdays at 12 noon in the 2nd Floor Conference Room - Nov 9 and Dec 7 for 2024. All of these date fall after the 1st Thursday of each month (KARS Meeting dates). We have 18 Volunteer Examiners capable of testing for technician all the way to extra class.