AMATEUR RADIO TRANSMITTING SOCIETY
Louisville, Kentucky.
2012 Planned Club Events
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SKYWARN Storm Spotter Class |
ARTS will be hosting a SKYWARN storm spotter class. The date will be TBD at 7pm at the McMahan Fire Dept 4318 Taylorsville Rd in Louisville. All are welcome to attend. |
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Derby Breakfast at Farmington
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Each year on Derby morning the Louisville Historic Homes Foundation hosts it’s annual fund raiser at the Farmington House on Bardstown Road in Louisville. For many years ARTS has provided communications and traffic control for this event and this year is no different. We meet at the site at 7am and the guests begin arriving around 7:30. The event usually ends between 11 and noon, all volunteers receive a free breakfast. Email Don Hoover at ws4e@arrl.net to volunteer. |
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American Diabetes Association
Tour de Cure Bike Ride
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On May 19th members of Louisville’s amateur community will, for the fourth year provide communications support for the Tour de Cure. The event goes from 8am-2pm and we will need operators for each Service and Gear (SAG) stop along the route as well as the start/finish line at Norton Commons and for the SAG vans plus back up operators as replacements. Anyone with medical training is preferable but all amateurs are welcome and every volunteer who participates receives a free lunch after the event at the start finish line. Email Chris DeMarsh KI4RDG at louisvillescanman@yahoo.com to volunteer. To learn more about the Louisville Tour de Cure go to Tour de Cure. |
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ARRL Kids Day |
Kids Day is an on-air event to encourage young people (licensed or not) to have fun with Amateur Radio. It is designed to give on-the-air experience to youngsters and hopefully foster interest in getting a license of their own. It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love for Amateur Radio with their children. Kids Day always runs from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. Operate as much or as little as you like. |
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ARRL Field Day |
Each year on the fourth full weekend in June, the ARTS club heads out to participate in Field Day. Our site is located at the Overlook Shelter on Baringer Hill in Cherokee Park. We setup on Saturday around 9am and begin operating at 2pm and continue until 2pm Sunday. All are welcome to attend and give us a hand in setting up and taking down the stations. Check back for more info. To learn more about field day go to www.arrl.org/fieldday |
September
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Greater Louisville Hamfest
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Join us this September for the 52st annual Greater Louisville Hamfest. Held at the Paroquet Springs Conference Center in Shepherdsville, KY. The Hamfest begins at 8:00am and goes until 2:00pm and includes tailgating in the parking lot, a large flea market inside, prizes, amateur radio license testing, seminars and forums, plus exhibits from local clubs and groups such as the American Red Cross, Jefferson Co. Search Dog Assn. and others. Admission is $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Children under 13 are free. Don’t forget to stop by the ARTS booth and say hi. For more information check out www.louisvillehamfest.com. |
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Old Timers Dinner |
The annual ARTS Old Timers Dinner is a tradition dating back decades and is held at *LOCATION TBD*. The dinner begins at 6:30pm and goes until 8:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
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White Elephant Gift Exchange |
Every December the ARTS club celebrates the holiday season it’s own little way… A WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE! Each person brings one wrapped radio related gift and takes home another. Sometimes the gifts are cool, sometimes they’re funny and sometimes it’s just plain sad. BUT,… It’s never boring! Gift exchange starts at 7:30pm. |
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