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

10 May 2025;
08:00AM -
SFTARC business meeting

10 May 2025;
12:30PM - 05:00PM
Ensorfest '25

17 May 2025;
06:00AM - 05:00PM
Tallgrass Prairie POTA Event

29 May 2025;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Night

14 Jun 2025;
08:00AM -
SFTARC business meeting

HF Propagation

Field Day 2025

The Santa Fe Amateur Radio Club from Olathe will be hosting the 2025 ARRL Field Day event at Ensor Park and Museum located at 18995 W 183rd St, Olathe, KS 66062. The park is where the Marshall Ensor homestead was located during his life and while he was a teacher at Olathe High School, now Olathe North High School.

The ARRL Field Day event will be on June 28 and June 29, 2025. The operators will begin making contacts at 1pm, June 28 and will operate until 3pm, June 29.

Join us for POTA on the Prairie

Saturday, May 17th is the date the SFTARC plans to go on a mini-DXpedition to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve for a day of Parks-on-the-Air (POTA) operating. The Tallgrass is located near Strong City, KS, about 100 miles southwest of Olathe. SFTARC club members as well as guests are invited to participate.