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.
| 09 May 2026; 08:00AM - SFTARC business meeting |
| 09 May 2026; 08:00AM - 05:00PM Ensorfest '26 |
| 15 May 2026; 09:00AM - 01:00PM Hamvention 2026 |
| 15 May 2026; 09:00AM - 01:00PM Hamvention 2026 |
| 15 May 2026; 09:00AM - 01:00PM Hamvention 2026 |
| 28 May 2026; 07:30PM - 08:30PM Tech Night - TBD |
| 13 Jun 2026; 08:00AM - SFTARC business meeting |
Rob Maberry, KE5BR, became a silent Key on May 20, 2024.
Rob recently receiving the coveted Honor Roll DXCC award for contacting over 332 countries. He was a lifetime member of the Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club and trustee for the KE5BR 442.2 Mhz repeater. Rob was very proud of his service to his community on the Dallas Police Force, being a terminal manager for Consolidated Freight Ways, and being a Hazmat Materials Specialist for Yellow Corp.
At our April 30th, 2026, tech night, George McCarville, WB0CNK, covered essential grounding techniques for ham radio, focusing on safety, lightning, and RF grounding. Key...
In the March 2026 tech night discussion, Tom Apalenek WA2IVD, highlighted that the commonly referenced "12V" is actually 13.8V, accounting for a ±15%...
This is a presentation of 3D printing and the technologies involved in the process. It was presented by Howard Cripe - N0AZ for the February 26th Tech Night of the Santa Fe...
The SFTARC Tech Night for January 2026 was a presentation by Mike Laney (KEØGHU) on Chasing Radiosondes. Mike provided details about the devices used, web sites used...
Tom, WA2IVD, presented a video on his Ham Radio A2Z channel of selected events at the Spark-Con 2025 ARRL Midwest Convention on October 11, 2025 in Sedalia ,...
Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB, presented on Kit Building Techniques for Success. He currently writes the "Kits and Kit-Building" articles for The Spectrum Monitor and...
