Kent Amateur Radio Society

Kent Amateur Radio Society Amateur Radio Club in Kent County, Maryland The Kent Amateur Radio Society (KARS, Inc.) Today the KARS club station is located in Chestertown, MD.

was founded by the following members: Jim Bortner SK, WA3UJE; Jeff Hamm, WA6LHQ; Bill Clark, N3DOU; Charlie Tiemeyer, W3RMD; Ray Zimmerman, KA3HJG; Lou Grahamer, KA3KTF; Jack Dilley, KA2BYY; and Cal Coursey, N3QA The first meetings were held at the Kent County Court House in Chestertown , Maryland with the first meeting taking place on Wednesday, March 5, 1986 . The club was organized to pr

ovide emergency communications for Kent County, Maryland; public service communications for the community; and to provide training and testing for people interested in obtaining an amateur radio license. at the Kent County Emergency Management Agency Office. It is affiliated with the ARRL, amateur radio’s National organization. Former Presidents have been: Bob Lovell, KB3ENU; Jim Bortner SK, WA3UJE; Bill Clark, N3DOU; Jeff Hamm, WA6LHQ/3; Rod Hemminger SK, W3YEA; Chris Singleton, KE3MC; Cindy Hamm, N3TF; and Rick Councell, AA3TQ

As of yesterday the Kent Amateur Radio Society (KARS) club station in Kent County High School, Worton MD ham Radio satel...
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.

The KARS club station in Kent County High School in Worton Maryland gets a new antennas for a satellite station. A pair ...
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.

This was today's Ham Radio adventure. The 10 Gigahertz and above distance contest. Scott, AA2SD, Terry, N2LQH and mys...
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.

Progress continues on the KARS Club satellite station at Kent County High School in Worton MD. We are building two circ...
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.

08/02/2026

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Chestertown, MD
21620

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,http://k3ars.org/kars/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kars_membership_application.pdf

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