Next Meeting
The Kona Amateur Radio Society shall hold its Next Meeting on
Sunday, April 21 from 2 to 5 PM
at the south end of Wawaloli Beach Park at NELHA
This month's club meeting food theme will be a healthy food theme to celebrate Earth Day. Please bring a favorite dish to share.
All members, friends, and those interested in amateur radio are invited.
KARS continues to hold regularly scheduled meetings on the third Sunday of each month.
For questions please contact Van NH7IT at 808-345-5008 or
NH7IT@arrl.net
Monthly meeting BBQ themes are here if you need advance notice!
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KARS News
2013
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A new 2 meter repeater in North Hawaii?
Eric Grabowski, KH6CQ, District Emergency Coordinator for the Hawaii Amateur Radio Emergency Service, is
working on a new 2 meter repeater that will cover most of the North Hawaii ARES district. This repeater will be on 147.84/24 MHz.
You can follow our progress by visiting www.hamradioandmore.com/khrc.htm
and scrolling down to the ARES REPEATER UPDATE.
2012
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VE7SST visiting Kona...
David Dickinson, VE7SST, visiting Kona with his family, attended the recent KARS meeting on the beach at NELHA on Aug 19.
See a picture in the gallery.
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Big Island International Hamfest - October 27, 2012
The Big Island International Hamfest will be Sat. October 27, 2012
in Kea'au Community Center.
Contacts:
- John Buck, KH7T - PO BOX 489 - Kamuela HI 96743 Phone: 808-885-9718 email: kh7t@arrl.net
- Bob Schneider, AH6J - P.O. Box 131 - Keaau, HI 96749 Phone: 808-966-8146 - email: ah6j@arrl.net
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Hawaii QSO Party - Friday 18:00 Aug 24 thru 18:00 Aug 26, 2012 (Hawaii local time)
Look at the rules here!
2011
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Hawaii QSO Party - Friday 21:00 Aug 27 thru 12:00 Aug 29, 2011 (Hawaii local time)
Look at the rules here!
2010
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Big Island International Hamfest - October 23, 2010
The Big Island International Hamfest will be Sat. October 23, 2010
at the Waimea community center, next to the ball
field off Mamalahoa Hwy , Kamuela, HI 96743. Hours are 10AM to around
3PM. Doors open 9AM for setup. Please stay for cleanup.
Sponsored by Big Island ARC, Kona ARS, and Kohala Hamakua ARC. The
event is free however registration at the door is required and
donations will be accepted to offset costs. Sellers are asked for a
10% donation of their sales. There will BIARC ARRL Testing session
about noon. Please note that this is a non-commercial event that
promotes the trading of equipment and information between hams and the
general public and to promote the open exchange of information
concerning the benefits of exploring Ham Radio as a hobby. Talk in on
147.16+ MHz or on the rest of the island of Hawaii, on the BIWARN
system.
Event Web URLs: http://www.biarc.net and
http://www.arrl.org/sections/PAC.html
Contact:
- John Buck, KH7T - PO BOX 489 - Kamuela HI 96743
Phone: 808-885-9718 - email: kh7t@arrl.net
- Bob Schneider, AH6J - P.O. Box 131 - Keaau, HI 96749
Phone: 808-966-8146 - email: ah6j@arrl.net
2009
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New picture in the Gallery...
Last picture added on Aug 10, 2009. Have a look...
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RF safety certification
The new FCC Form 610 requires that all applicants now sign an RF Safety
Certification. Want to know more about that ? Click
here for more information.
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