EAST TN FEST 2025

FIELD OF DREAMS - DANDRIDGE, TN SEPT 13TH, 2025

JOE - KR4AXE (LEFT) AND KURT - KQ4ZHO (RIGHT) SHOW THE BATTERY GO BOX THAT THEY WILL BE GIVING AWAY ON THE "BREAKFAST BUNCH NET" OCTOBER 31ST TO SOME LUCKY WINNER. YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN SO SET YOUR ALARM CLOCK TO GET UP EARLY AND CHECK IN WITH JOE AND KURT. YOU MIGHT JUST GET LUCKY ON HALLOWEEN.

NO EXPLAINATION NEEDED BUT DO REMEMBER THE REPEATER FREQUENCY AND CHECK IN WITH JOE AND KURT MON-FRI 6AM-8AM ON W4KEV REPEATER 145.23 NO TONE NEEDED.

BILL ( KK4PAL ) POINTS TO THE BATTERY IN THE GO BOX AND DESCRIBES THE DC POWER AND ALSO THE 110 VOLT INVERTER. IT IS GOING TO GIVEN AWAY OCT 31 2025

WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK IF TOM IS HAVING A GOOD DAY AT THE HAM FEST. KEEP SMILING TOM AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL SMILE WITH YOU. SORRY BUT THERE IS

NOT MUCH WE CAN DO TO HELP WITH THE 20 OVER S9 NOISE FLOOR AT YOUR HOUSE AT THE MOMENT. 73 FROM ALL OF YOUR LUNCH BUNCH FAMILY FRIENDS.

NO FOX CAN HIDE FROM RICK NOW THAT HE HAS ADDED THE FOX DETECTOR METER TO THE TAPE BEAM SYSTEM.

STEVE BIBLE - N7HPR WITH THE TAPE MEASURE BEAM THAT WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH BUT WITH SOME OF HIS REFINEMENTS THAT THAT MAKE IT BETTER THAN EVER. WE HOPE TO HAVE STEVE AS A GUEST ON THE LUNCHBUNCH NETS AND TALK ABOUT HIS MISSION IN HAM RADIO AND IN ELECTRONICS IN GENERAL.

STEVE DISCUSSES THE HAIRPIN MATCH ON THE TAPE MEASURE BEAM

STEVE DISCUSSES THE COVERS ON THE TIPS OF THE TAPE MEASURE ELEMENTS

WIL - KO4WIL TALKS ABOUT HOW MUCH FUN 100 HORSE POWER CAN BE ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH A NICE RIDE TO A GREAT HAM FEST.

A HAM FEST WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE IF I COULD NOT SHAKE HANDS WITH EVERETTE AND MARY ANN AND PAT LIZZY ON THE HEAD. THANKS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO FOR THE HAM RADIO HOBBY IN THE AREA.

MEET DAVID THOMAS - KM4NYI ARRL TN SECTION MANAGER AND RADIO AMATEUR CLUB OF KNOXVILLE REPEATER ( 147.30 T100 ) TRUSTEE. DAVID IS ALSO A BIG FAN OF 6 METERS AND DOES THE 6 METER NET ON SUNDAY NIGHTS AT 9 PM EST.

THE NET STARTS WITH 53.77 MHZ FM ( T100 ) REPEATER AND THEN TRANSITIONS TO 50.2 SSB AND THEN ON OVER TO 50.4 AM. THE REPEATER IS LOCATED ON BLUFF MTN AT AROUND 2800 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL THE SAME LOCATION AS THE 2 METER SYSTEM.