Our club was formed in 1972 by a group of local amateurs to promote the use of the hobby.
Their mission then and ours now continues the concept of providing learning for new "Hams" and further promotion of local homeland assistance. VE testing is available through out the year.
| Club History |
Our club was formed in Branson, MO., during March of 1972 by 20 charter members. Various modes of communication methods have been explored over the years. The first 2m club repeater was placed in service in August of 1974. Currently the club owns 2 - 2 meter repeaters in the Branson area. |
Each Monday (8 pm cst) an ARES net is called on 147.195.
| Each Wednesday (8 pm) a combined area club net is called on 147.150
| | Every Thursday at 11:00 am a lunch meeting is held at the Golden Corral in Branson, MO. | NØKFQ is the (packet) BBS for the area on 145.090 where a PCL net is held each Monday evening at 7:00pm.
There are nodes in Forsyth and Nixa, MO.
TLARC (N0KFQ-14) 145.010
TLARC6 (KB0OFD-8) 50.680
TLARC (KB0OFD-3) APRS digi |
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| | Club News | The club actively supports the ARES segment of amateur radio. The ARES group has recently acquired several 2 way radios donated by the ambulance district to further the Home Land security effort. The ARES group maintains radios in locations where potential emergency setups would be required in the event of a serious disaster. i.e. The Skaggs hospital and the emergency communications trailer. | | Several club members attended the National Weather Service "Sky warn" weather spotters class held February , 2009. The class was a mix of public service, firefighters, and emergency response personel. |
Recent activities
The ARES group recently presented a new Power point slide show to club members and local public service employees discribing the Amateur orgination and how we can interelate to homeland situations. |
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Past Officers
| year | President | v-pres | sec/tres | 1996 | KB0RKO | N0IDF | W0QGN | 1997 | KB0RKO | N0IDF
| W0QGN
| 1998 | KC0M
| KB0RKO
| N0IDF | 1999 | KC0M
| KB0RKO | N0IDF | 2000 | NA9X | KC0M | KB0RKO | 2001 | NA9X | KC0M | KB0RKO | 2002 | KC0M | KI0LC | WZ0U | 2003 | KC0M | KI0LC | WZ0U | 2004 | NA9X | KI0LC | KC0M | 2005 | NA9X | KI0LC | KC0M | 2006 | KC0M | KI0LC | KB0OFD | 2007 | KC0M | KI0LC | KB0OFD | 2008 | NA9X | KB0OFD | KC0M | 2009 | NA9X
| KB0OFD
| KC0M
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| Club Officers 2008-2009 | President | NA9X | Don Birk | Vice President | KBØOFD | Gary Jones | Sec/Tres | KCØM | Larry Burchett | Director 2007 | KBØWSA | Billie Higgs | Director 2006 | KØRRF | Roscoe Fudge | Director 2005 | NØKFQ | K O Higgs | Director 2008 | KEØKI | Jerry Johnson | Rep Trustee | NA9X | Don Birk | Em Coord | NA9X | Don Birk |
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