Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club to Participate in 2025 Summer Field
INFORMATION ON HOW TO BECOME A AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR CLICK HERE: KCARC BROCHURE
Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club monthly meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. The location is at the EPHRAM WHITE PARK SENIOR CENTER, 855 Mount Olivet Road, Bowling Green KY 42101. All are Welcome to join us. You do not need to be a member. CLICK HERE: Map Of Location
Field Day Events
The Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club is excited to announce its participation in the 2025 ARRL Summer Field Day, scheduled for June 28-29, 2025. This annual event is designed to enhance emergency communication capabilities and demonstrate the resilience of amateur radio under challenging conditions.
Summer Field Day, sponsored by the ARRL (The National Association for Amateur Radio®), invites amateur radio operators across North America to test their skills in setting up portable radio communication stations in environments that simulate emergency scenarios. This year, the Kentucky Colonels will operate from the Anna Community Center located at 4275 Anna Sandhill Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101 and Richardsville Fire Station #4 located at 9408 KY-185 Bowling Green, KY 42101, beginning at 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 28, and concluding at 12:00 PM on Sunday, June 29. The event is open to the public, and visitors are encouraged to drop by and learn about amateur radio operations.
Participants will use various modes of communication, including voice, digital, and Morse code, to make contact with other operators across the country. You do not need to be a licensed radio operator to get on the air. Club members will also highlight the essential role amateur radio plays in emergency preparedness and disaster response. FOR INFO https://www.arrl.org/field-day
CONTACT Pat Stewart jpatstewart@icloud.com
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The Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club is a ARRL sanctioned club in Bowling Green KY and one of our main goals is promote our hobby to young and old alike. If you are interested in becoming a Amateur Radio operator click on VIEW and our brochure will give you all the information needed about the hobby and how to get your license.
TESTING SESSIONS
The Southern Kentucky Amateur Transmitting Society of Russellville KY will be hosting a testing session on Tuesday July 1st at the Logan Search and Rescue Building on 101 N Thurston Drive. The Session will start at 7:00 pm. No walk ins are allowed. To register for the session contact Bob Harris his phone number is 270-776-5572
The Simpson County Amateur Radio Society will hosting a testing session on Saturday July 19th at the Red Haven Properties. The testing Session will start at 12:00 pm. The address is 122 Memorial Dr, Franklin KY. For more information and to register contact John Lay phone number 270-535-8348. Walk-Ins are allowed
The Western Kentucky DX Association will be hosting a Testing Session on Sunday August 3, 2025 at 2 pm. The testing session will be held at Modern Woodman Building 519 Old Morgantown Rd, Bowling Green. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information contact WB2UBW Bob Harris (270) 776-5572.
The Mammoth Cave Amateur Radio Club will be hosting a testing session on Saturday September 6th at 2:00 pm (Walk-ins allowed). For more information Contact: Charles F. Rice (270) 404-1137 Email: crice@glasgow-ky.com. The testing session will be held at the Glasgow City Hall Basement Back Door. The City Hall is located on The Public Square, 110 E Main St Glasgow KY 42141-9999
BEFORE YOU GO TO A TESTING SESSION YOU WILL NEED A FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FRN REGISTRATION NUMBER AVAILABLE AT
https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do
YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO BRING $15.00 AND A PHOTO ID. IF UPGRADING BRING A COPY OF YOUR PRESENT LICENSEE.
Local KCARC Nets
| KCARC Nightly Net | 9:00 pm CST – Sunday – Saturday 147.330+ repeater tone 107.2 Echolink access via K4WKU-L |
| Simplex Net | 7:30 pm CST – Tuesday and Friday 146.430 simplex. Hosted by Steve K4WKU Echolink access via K4WKU-L |
| 10 Meter Net | 8:00 pm CST – Sunday – 28.460 MHz uSSB Hosted by Randy WJ4T |
| Traders Nets Buy Sell or Trade Amateur Equipment YAESU FUSION NET C4FM Digital | 9:00 pm CST – Tuesdays 147.330+ repeater tone 107.2 Echolink access via K4WKU-L Hosted by Randy WJ4T Tuesday nights at 7 PM CST check-in except for the third Tuesday night of each month and that’s due to our club meeting. The frequency is 146.850 Hosted by Matt K04TCP |
LOCAL REPEATERS SERVING THE KCARC AREA
KY4BG Repeater KCARC Bowling Green, Kentucky
147.330 out / 147.930 in / Tone 107.2 Echolink node K4WKU-L 9:00 pm CST net nightly
INFORMATION https://ky4bg.com/
W4WSM Repeater system Bowling Green, Kentucky
147.165 out / 147.765 in / Tone 100 operating as a mixed mode P25/FM machine
146.625 out / 146.025 in D Star & Fusion
444.100 out / 449.100 in / Tone 100 operating as a mixed mode P25/FM machine
444.700 out / 449.700 in DMR repeater Color Code 1
INFORMATION http://www.photografics.net/repeater/
W4WSM Repeater system Morgantown, Kentucky
444.375 out / 449.375 in DMR Color Code 1
146.655 out / 146.055 in / No Tone
INFORMATION http://www.photografics.net/repeater/
KE4SZK Repeater Simpson County Amateur Radio Society Club, Franklin, Kentucky
147.135 + offset Tone 136.5 Net Wednesday, 7:00 pm CST
444.8375 out / 449.8375 in DMR repeater Color Code 1 + APRS iGate and digipeater
INFORMATION https://kn4utv.club/
KY4X Repeater system Glasgow, Kentucky
146.940 Tone 114.8 – Glasgow, KY. Echolink node KY4X-R 8:00pm CST net nightly
146.895 Tone 114.8 – Bonnieville, KY
444.925 No Tone – Glasgow, KY
444.850 Tone 114.8 – Bonnieville, KY
146.850 No Tone – Glasgow, KY Fusion Digital Wires X Room # 68675 SF Reflector – 37274
INFORMATION https://www.ky4x.org/
WA4UXJ Repeater Cane Valley, KY Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Club (CKARC)
146.640 out / 146.040 in tone 107.2 8:30 pm CST net nightly
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THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST FOR CLUB MEMBERS OR STATIONS LOCATED NEAR BOWLING GREEN, KY.
IT DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL REPEATERS IN THE GENERAL AREA. FOR A COMPLETE LIST WE SUGGEST THE MOBILE APP REPEATERBOOK, AVAILABLE AT https://www.repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us/ OR ANY APP STORE.
This information was complied from public internet sources. Any corrections or suggestions or additions to this list can be submitted via email to KI4HEJ@GMAIL.COM