Welcome

arrl An ARRL Affiliated Special Service Club

The Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club is a general-purpose club with the goal of promoting and supporting the educational and operational aspects of ham radio through ham radio classes, on-the-air events, and hands-on activity. THE SATURDAY BREAKFAST MEETINGS ARE HELD AT PERKINS IN GARDNER EACH SATURDAY. YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US 6:30 AM TO ~8:30AM. The monthly business meeting is the 2nd Saturday of each month. This meeting is a hybrid meeting in which you can attend in person at Perkins in Gardner or you can attend via a Zoom connection. Additionally, the club holds a Tech Night presentation via Zoom the last Thursday evening of each month at 7:30 pm. Log in to the web site and select the "Links/Zoom Links" menu to find meeting links or contact a club officer.

Upcoming Events

08 Aug 2026;
08:00AM -
SFTARC business meeting

08 Aug 2026;
08:00AM - 05:00PM
Reno County, KS Hamfest

11 Aug 2026;
08:00PM -
SFTARC Net

18 Aug 2026;
08:00PM -
SFTARC Net

21 Aug 2026;
12:00PM - 07:00PM
Joplin Hamfest 1

22 Aug 2026;
08:00AM - 02:00PM
Joplin Hamfest 2

22 Aug 2026;
09:00AM - 03:00PM
Huntsfille, AL Hamfest

"I Gotta Do That GOTA Thing"

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Fortunately, the buzz in the air the middle of the day on Saturday, June 27 wasn't the sound of bloodthirsty mosquitoes but rather the collective enthusiasm of members of the Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club and visitors to Ensor Park and Museum as Field Day 2026 was about to begin.

Someone Had a Birthday

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I have been on hand for at least one Field Day that began on Marshall Ensor's birthday, June 22, but this year Field Day got going on the birthday of yours truly and my first one without my mother, Margaret "Peg" Nichols, KDØVQO, SK.