The 2 August 2010 (Note Date) meeting of the Capital Amateur Radio Society will begin at 7:00 pm (Note Time). The program and additional details can be found on the meetings web page. Please watch this space for any last minute meeting location change information.

Upcoming Events:

The 13 September 2010 (Note Date) meeting of the Capital Amateur Radio Society will begin at 7:00 pm (Note Time). A tentative agenda may be available on the meetings web page later this month, the program will include checking into the KY Emergency Net (KEN) on 3.9725 mHz. Please watch this space for any last minute meeting location change information.

General Information:

The Kentucky Geography Network is now including detailed weather information on its innovative weather mapping site, thanks to a partnership with the Kentucky Climate Center. http://www.kygeonet.ky.gov/kyweather/ . A news article and discussion of the web site can be found at http://techlines.ky.gov/2009/nov-dec/weather.htm .

The 2010 Tornado Awareness Exercise had 54 HF contacts, representing 32 counties, and 4 contacts from county EOCs.
To view a preliminary summary of the 2009 KY Pandemic Exercise results, please click on the link. Many thanks to all who participated.

If you have an interest in Skywarn (Severe Weather Spotting) training, you may obtain additional training details by clicking the indicated link. Basic and Advanced Field Spotter Guides are also available for download from this same web location.

Regular meeting dates are normally the first Monday of the month, at 7:00 pm, at the Frankfort Boone National Guard Center, Emergency Operation Center or Communications Center, off Highway 127, the Frankfort West Plaza Connector. A photo ID is required to enter thru the guarded entrance.

     2m contact via 147.1050, + 600, PL 107.2 .

Upcoming Lexington area amateur radio exams can be found on the Bluegrass Volunteer Examiners web page by clicking on the link.

A 2m and 70cm repeater map of Kentucky is available for viewing and downloading via the indicated link.

US Amateur Radio Frequency Bands chart from ARRL, effective 23 February 2007, is available for viewing and download via the indicated link.

The Capital Amateur Radio Society would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank K4TG for hosting the KY4EOC.com web site.

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Last Update: 1 July 2010