EMERGENCY ALERT! Updated July 8 @ 3:10pm
As of this morning, the Kendall EOC is now operating out of the Sisterdale VFD as federal assets move from Kerr county and into Kendall county. KARS is continuing to provide communication support to multiple search teams in conjunction with the Kendal EOC and Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department. The emergency response net has moved to the 145.190mhz Sisterdale repeater which is providing good reception for all the HTs being used by the search teams. Operations will continue over the next couple of days as the search teams work towards Comal County. If you are able to volunteer for ongoing efforts, please contact Rick (N5RCT) at vicepresident@kb5tx.org
Emergency communications can be monitored via Broadcastify
Tonight's Kendall Area 2m Net on the 146.640mhz will proceed at 7pm local time. All licensed amateur radio operators are invited to participate.
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Guadalupe River at flood stage
River Road
ARRL Field Day
ARRL Field Day was a big success! Thanks to all the prep work by Jerry (N5SGM), we were able operate 4 stations for the contest portion that made over 300 contacts on both digital and SSB Phone. We also had several visitors stop by that we expect to see at our next meeting.
KARS would like to recognize the following organizations for supporting our ARRL Field Day:
Next Meeting: August 7, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Our next meeting will be on August 7, 2025 at the Boerne Library. Check out our meetings page for more details. Prior to the meeting, KARS will hold their quarterly Board of Directors meeting at 6:30pm.
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. Below is a calendar of of planned expeditions from DX News.Contest Calendar
Listed here are links to contests that are currently in progress or will start within the next 7 days. These links are provided via an RSS Feed from the WA7BNM Contest Calendar. KARS is participating in contests that are in bold with blue backgroud.Contest Name
Dates
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.
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.