Kent Amateur Radio Society

09/15/2026

You know you got an early start for the ARRL VHF & Above contest when your lunch sandwich or is order #1.

09/05/2026

For the last few years KARS was on the satellites with a temporary station using KE5NJ system temporarily set up but now our new permanent station is operational. Last Sunday we made our first four contacts using the new station with our club callsign K3ARS. Two of the stations we talked with recognized our callsign from Winter Field Day and School Club Roundup. Chris, KE3MC, our club Trustee who put a lot of work into this project along with several other people made four contacts through the Russian satellite RS-44. The satellite station will be used by club members and students during KARS events. It will be another great educational tool for students. We are using an IC-9700, CSN Technologies S.A.T controller, M2 LEO circular polarized antennas and a Yaesu G-5500 rotator.

08/24/2026

As of yesterday the Kent Amateur Radio Society (KARS) club station in Kent County High School, Worton MD ham Radio satellite station is fully operational! Let fun begin. The students have been using a temporary satellite station set up by KE5NJ for School Club Roundup for the last two years but now we have a permanent station.

08/24/2026

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08/19/2026

The KARS club station in Kent County High School in Worton Maryland gets a new antennas for a satellite station. A pair of M2 Circular Polarized Beams 2 meters and 70 centimeters for communicating through Amateur Radio satellites including the International Space Station (ISS). After a few more things to be completed inside the station will operational by next week. It will be used by Kent Amateur Radio Society club members, special events and as an educational opportunity for students.

08/19/2026

Next step completed on the KARS Club satellite station located at Kent Country High School. A few more things to do setting up inside and the station will be in operation by next week. It will be available for club members to use and educational activities for the students. More photos in the comments.

08/17/2026

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KE5NJ makes a contact from FM29TK to Block Island FN41EE 300 KM wit...

08/16/2026

This was today's Ham Radio adventure. The 10 Gigahertz and above distance contest. Scott, AA2SD, Terry, N2LQH and myself Chris, KE5NJ gathered together at Brigantine Natural Resource area in New Jersey for the start of the contest with the goal of making contacts with four Hams on Block Island, RI. We all made contacts using CW and SSB. Scott and I (KE5NJ) then moved down to Cape May and made a few more contacts. We finished up in North Wildwood NJ set up next to the beach and again contacted all four Hams on Block Island setting a new distance record for both of us of 225 miles on 10 Ghz with as little as 1/2 watt of power on CW into a 22 inch dish. We were a bit of a spectacle on the boardwalk with lots of people asking what we were doing. What fun day in my first time participating in this contest.

08/08/2026

Progress continues on the KARS Club satellite station at Kent County High School in Worton MD. We are building two circular polarized antennas soon to be installed on our new tower. There will be zero obstructions we should be able to work even low angle satellite passes of a few degrees above the horizon. It should be operational in the next few weeks.