The
Rhea County
Amateur Radio Society
Welcomes You
To Our WEBSITE
Click on K4DPD To View Dr. Archie's QSL Card
K4DPD
In Memory of Dr. Archie
"SERVING RHEA
COUNTY
The Rhea County Amateur Radio Society, located in Dayton, Tennessee, was formed in 1978 by the few Amateur Operators (HAMS) licensed in Rhea County at that time.
Today we have grown into a thriving club of more than 45 members committed
to Emergency Preparedness and Public Service. We have adopted Dr. Archie
Morgan's call sign as our own club call.
K4DPD.
We are in the process of constructing a new complex in cooperation with The
Rhea County Squadron of The Civil Air Patrol and The Rhea County Chapter of The
American Red Cross. The Complex is located at Dayton 's
Mark Anton Airport
This joint effort will benefit not only the people of Rhea County, but all of Southeast Tennessee with improved Emergency communications and a joint Emergency Services group.
We look forward to working, training and serving with the Civil Air Patrol and The American Red Cross.
Club Officers:
President : Tommy Mize KO4SY
Vice President : Ray Mathis KK4BE
Secretary and Treasurer : 
Bill Green
KF4ZSX
Activities Manager – Bob Jordan KJ4BJ
About Our Club:
In 1996 The Rhea
County Amateur Radio Society merged
with The Rhea County
We have installed a new repeater and antenna system on Evensville
Mtn. (Compliments of Rhea County EOC)
We can often be heard sending CW (morse code) on
28.275MHz around 8:30pm and then later we move to 28.405MHz.USB and chat .
We are planning to start an instruction class that will help you get your ham
license if you don't already have one. If you are interested, send some E-Mail
to Larry WA4PJP.
We have also formed a Kit Builders group that meets
every Monday night at the C.A.P. Complex located at the Mark
Anton Airport
in Dayton , TN.
If you are interested in joining the group, Contact Larry Lyda
365-6684
We have a group of volunteers we call our "Tower
Crew" that go out to other members homes and help with antenna and tower
installation. We participate in Field Day each year
where amateurs world wide set up under emergency
conditions and make as many contacts as possible in a 24 hour period.
We meet the first Saturday of every month 7pm at The Civil Air Patrol Headquarters located at Dayton 's
Mark Anton Airport
Membership is $20 per year for Full Membership, $30 per yer
for Family Membership, $10 per year for Associate Membership. We have a team of
volunteers that give License Exams on a regular basis sponsered
by The ARRL.
With the ARES/ RACES groups our club is capable of giving communications support to Agencies such as:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
TEMA (Tennessee Emergency Management Agency),
Our local EOC (Emergency
Operations Center
The American Red Cross
Local Fire, Rescue, and Law Enforcement.
National Weather Service Morristown ,TN 
What information do I report to the Weather Service ?
We conduct training on a weekly basis for all types of emergency situations.
The Rhea County ARES/RACES Net meets every Saturday Night at 9 pm on the 147.390+ Repeater. All Amateurs are invited to check in.
Public Service
On the Public Service Side we provide communications support for The Strawberry Festival Parade and most of it's events. We help with Walk-A-Thons, Road Races, any public gatherings where communications are needed for the safety of the public.
If your organization is planning an event, contact us, we can help with communications or demonstrations of Ham Radio to help make your event a success.
Each year we set up a Special Event Station at The Scopes Trial Festival and give live demonstrations of ham radio, Like with Field Day
ON the 3rd weekend of every July, We have the DAYTON
HAMFEST (in Tennessee Cedar Point Park
in Dayton
We are strickly volunteers and will not accept any type of payment for our services.
If you live in the Southeast Tennessee
area you can monitor any one of the 3 repeaters in the county. They are:
147.390 MHz..........K4DPD
442.075 MHz..........KJ4BJ
147.345 MHz..........K4PHT
To learn more about our club or about how to earn your ham license contact :
Tom Mize KO4SY
ko4sy@volstate.net
Larry Lyda WA4PJP
wa4pjp@volstate.net
Bob Jordan
kn4vy@volstate.net
Pete Williams K4HUO
pete.williams@worldnet.att.net
Ron Branam KT4IW
kt4iw@aol.com
Don Hutchins KD4YJD
kd4yjd@volstate.net
This WEBSITE Is Always Under
Construction
