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arrlAn 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 ~8:30AMThe 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.

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Upcoming Events

28 Mar 2024;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Night - KIØKK
12 Apr 2024;
04:00PM - 09:00PM
Green Country Hamfest - Day 1
13 Apr 2024;
08:00AM -
SFTARC business meeting
13 Apr 2024;
08:00AM - 03:00PM
Green Country Hamfest - Day 2
20 Apr 2024;
08:00AM - 01:00PM
Ararat Shrine ARC Hambash
25 Apr 2024;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Night - NØAZ
27 Apr 2024;
09:00AM - 03:00PM
Tallgrass Prairie Natl Preserve

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Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club received a letter from The National Park Service thanking the club for our volunteer hours that we performed on Saturday, April 21, 2019. The SFTARC operated a mini-DXpediton to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City, KS.

Responding to an invitation from National Park Service personnel at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, we operated as a Parks-on-the-Air (POTA) station.  K-3673 is the POTA-assigned designator for the Tallgrass.

Included with the letter were certificates addressed to each participant and a Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve coin shown above.  This quarter depicting the Tallgrass is part of the 2020 America The Beautiful Quarters® Program.  In 2020, only five parks were selected for the honor of being depicted on this special-edition Quarter, with the Tallgrass being one of those.  More information on this quarters program can be found at https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/america-the-beautiful-quarters

The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve has been a most gracious host to our special event and POTA operations for several years.  Ranger Heather Brown, who signed the letter, has been wonderful to work with; she truly appreciates our efforts at the Tallgrass.

Those SFTARC members receiving the letter, certificate and the special quarter are: Joe, KR0UT; Jim, AC0OW; Del, K0DDS; Bob, KC0TZX; Tom, WA2IVD and Jim, K0NK.  K0NK currently has the certificates and will work to distribute them to the recipients in the coming weeks.

View the letter and certificate below:

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