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

05 Apr 2025;
06:00AM - 09:00PM
OzarkCon - Four States QRP Group

11 Apr 2025;
04:00PM - 09:00PM
Green Country Hamfest 2025 - 1

12 Apr 2025;
08:00AM -
SFTARC business meeting

12 Apr 2025;
08:00AM - 12:00PM
RIver Hills ARC Hamfest

12 Apr 2025;
08:00AM - 02:00PM
Kansas City Regional HAMBASH 2025

12 Apr 2025;
08:00AM - 03:00PM
Green Country Hamfest 2025 - 2

24 Apr 2025;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Night

HF Propagation

Ham Classes Completed - Successfully

2025 General Class Larry, KDØRIU, at the far end of the table, teaching Section 5, Radio Signal and Equipment.

Of the seven students that attended the 2025 SFTARC’s General-Class upgrade course, four upgraded to General-class on Saturday, Feb 22, and one upgraded about a week later. Congratulations! Jim Lee’s W5YI group once again conducted the testing session that went very smoothly. Two of the students already had General Class licenses and were sitting in the class as a review.