We hope you enjoy your time here and find the information provided helpful. We are interested in any feedback you may have that will help us make the site more useful and enjoyable. Send comments to  Ron at    grossl@bigsandybb.

KY4ARC was formed in February 2006. Like most clubs it has seen its membership fluctuate over the years. But recently we have had a big increase in membership and interest in Amateur Radio’s many aspects.  Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings and find out if this is something you would be interested in getting into.

 

IF you are interested in taking a test for amateur radio license, contact a member of our ARRL VE team to arrange for the test. We will schedule the test or you can come to any club meeting at 5:30 PM . If at all possible, let one of the following hams know you want to take the test. Effective immediately you must have a frn (federal registration number)before the test can be given. Go to this site  The video is available at, https://www.fcc.gov/rofrn .

 

 

T. J. Hoover           606  434 6270

John Hager            606  792 0398

Ron Grossl              606 789 7767

Frank Wells                606-793-0707

Richard Salisbury      606-939-2178

Virgil Ferguson          606-624-6707

Nathan Lemaster     606-793-3038

 

CLUB OFFICERS  FOR 2025

KY4ARC meets monthly on the First Thursday of the month at the Johnson County Public Library. (444 Main Street), Paintsville, Kentucky at 6:00p.m. VE testing starts at 5:30pm. Come early if want to fellowship with others.    

 

 

President            John Hager           N4KJU   

Vice-President     Bill Hamm            KN4EME

Secretary            Ron Grossl               NT4W

Treasurer            Austin Denyer        W4ALD

PIO                     Rich Salisbury        KO4BVP

Club Chaplin       Dave Heinzelman   N4DLH

What did you expect to find way down here ?

If any of you have suggestions, ideas or corrections for this website, feel free to email me at grossl@bigsandybb.com.

Contact us at:

ky4arc@gmail.com

Click to view some pictures of our member’s and friends’ of our club hamshacks.  Anyone that would like to have their hamshack added to the page, please email me at  grossl@bigsandybb.com

Click Here for our Bylaws

 

Our meetings are now held in the Johnson County Public Library.  It is located in Paintsville, 444 Main Street. See map below.

Click here for a tutorial on registering for an FRN number.  You will need one to take a license exam.

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In case you didn’t know, our repeater link system is now accessible via Allstar.  Currently, you are unable to use echolink ro access the system, but Allstar allows you to do the same thing.  You can access it from anywhere in the world if you have access to a cell signal or wifi.  If you would like to find out how to access Allstar using a cell phone or tablet, click on the above big green button for more information.

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The following button will take you to the gracious sponsors of our 2026 hamfest. You will find links to their websites. Please try to use them if you need any of their products, as they are certainly helping make our Hamfest a success this year.

Field Day 2026

Click the picture below to see more pictures from the club’s Field Day operations from the Oil Springs Fire Department #2 near Paintsville Lake State Park.

Click the flyer to download a pdf copy of it.  Please pass it around or email it to anyone that might be interested. You can also click the button to the left to download an older black and white version that will be easier on your printer.

Important!!

The ARRL section manager, Bob Selbrede (K6ZZ), will be attending our hamfest this year. He will be doing a Q&A session for anyone wanting to speak to him. Also, ARES Dist. B Coordinator, Bill Callahan and EC’s will have a session to discuss ARES.