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June Meeting Location Update

The Boerne Libary finalized their schedule and we are able to use their facilities for the June 5 meeting.

ARRL International Digital Contest

The ARRL International Digital Contest will be held June 7-8. The rules have been posted, and if you are interested in being an alternate on the KB5TX team, send Jesse (W1BBT) an email
  1. W1BBT - Jesse
  2. WM3R - Mark C.
  3. KE5GL - Mark R.
  4. N5TER - Tom
  5. W6TIR - Jim

ARRL Field Day

ARRL Field Day will be on June 28-29 this year which will be here before we know it. Jerry (N5SGM) has graciously taken the organizer role to ensure we have a successful Field Day.

Next Meeting: June 5, 2025 @ 7:00pm

Our next meeting will be on June 5, 2025 at the Boerne Library. Check out our meetings page for more details.

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.

DX Corner

Several members of KARS are members or working on becoming members of the DX-100 club (Confirmed QSO with over 100 countries) There are several DX expeditions that setup temporarily in remote locations in order to obtain QSOs with sometimes uninhabited islands or other locations that normally have no radio operators. To the right is a calendar of of planned expeditions from DX News.

Public Events

KARS members have a history of providing 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

We have 18 Volunteer Examiners capable of testing for technician all the way to extra class. Check out our testing schedule for new licenses and upgrades.