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About the Club
Our club is based in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and includes members from Jefferson, Wayne, & Washington counties in Southern Illinois. We are an ARRL Affiliated Club and an ARRL Special Services Club. The Club meets the third Tuesday of each month except for December. The Club sponsors VE Exam sessions the third Saturday of each even numbered month, registration is required.
Repeaters
- Our club call sign is KB9KDE.
- Our 2 Meter repeater is 147.135+ MHZ with an 88.5 PL Tone
- We also have a digital repeater with TX:147.3150 MHz & RX:147.9150 MHz, Color Code is 7 and the ARCOM talkgroup DMR ID 319217 is on Timeslot 2. Website
Club Officers
President | Steve Warner | WA9SWW |
Vice President | Nicholas Skaggs | N9BIG |
Secretary | Keith Hertenstein | KB9HOC |
Treasurer | Cheryl Hertenstein | AA9EM |
Disaster Plan Committee Chair | Keith Hertenstein | KB9HOC |
Activities Director / Club Trustee | James Hertenstein | WT9K |
Website Manager | Keith Hertenstein | KB9HOC |
Club Events
Click here for upcoming Weather Spotter training & Skywarn Information ARCOM 2 Meter Net: Each Monday night at 8:00 PM local time on 147.135 ARCOM repeater 88.5 PL Tone at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport. Next Tentative Test Sessions: December 17th, 2022 and February 18th, 2023 *Registration must be received no later than the monday befor ethe test session date. For registration information click here. |