Our club meets on the first Saturday of each month at 9am. St. Clement Health Care Center – Liguori Dr. – Barnhart, MO 63012
MAP – when arriving at this address, follow the signs to our meeting place.
PRE MEETING BREAKFAST- 7:30 am – Since our original place, Sherwoods in Barnhart, has moved, we now meet at HOLTIES RESTAURANT AND PUB – 7:30am. Close to the St. Clement meeting site. 1/2 mile east of 1-55, Barnhart exit, HWY M. See you there! MAP
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING – PDF
Our board meets next on Saturday March 15 at 9am, St. Clement Health Care Center.
Only board members may vote, but all members are invited to attend any meeting.
Our Club Operates Three Repeaters, call sign KBØTLL:
VHF – FM/Echolink – 147.075, offset +0.6 MHz, 141.3 tone – located approximately 4 miles north of Hillsboro, MO – On Echolink, search our call sign KBØTLL
VHF – C4FM Wires X – 147.105 +0.6 MHz, no tone – located at the 911 Tower, High Ridge, MO – Currently linked full-time to the KC Wide Network.
UHF – FM – 442.425 MHz +5MHz 141.3 tone – Became operational Nov. 11, 2024 – Currently operating with temporary antenna
OTHER AFFILIATED REPEATERS
VHF – FM/C4FM Wires X – 146.775 MHz +600 100.0 tone – Owned by club member Gary KDØRIS. Buck Knob, Crystal City. Wires-X local only, currently no node currently connected
6 Meters – FM -52.950 MHz -1.7 MHz 192.8 tone – TX in Arnold, RX in Barnhart. AMC club.
Monday Night Emergency Practice Net – 147.075 repeater – 8pm Each Monday Night – We welcome REGULAR, SHORT-TIME, MOBILE/PORTABLE, and ECHOLINK check-ins.
Monthly Emergency Simplex Net – 146.550 MHz FM Simplex – 1st Monday each month, follows the Monday Night Emergency Practice Net. Alternate Frequencies: 146. 580, 146.520.
The Brunch Bunch – Buck Knob Repeater – 146.775 100.0 tone – Tuesdays at 10am. Casual roundtable. Not an official club net.
The Come as You Are Net – 147.075 repeater – Each Wednesday at 9am.
Monday Night Swap Net – 147.075 repeater – Follows the Emergency Practice Net, except on 1st Monday of the month.
Trustee’s Office Hours – NOTE: As of 2025, has been moved to the Wednesday following every general club meeting at 5:30 PM. St. Clement Health Care Center – Food, fellowship, casual discussion on ham-related topics.
ARRL Field Day – June 28-29, 2025 – Sunridge Park, 8093 Tower Rd – Hillsboro, MO – MAP
Bottleneck Bridge Ride – Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 – Festus, MO – We provide communications support for this county-wide bike ride.
Twin City Days – Sat. Sept. 6, 2025 – Festus, MO – We host a radio-related informational booth at this huge event hosted by the Twin City Chamber of Commerce. Volunteer to help? Our two shifts are 7:30am-11am and 11am-2:30pm. Tell us in the Contact Form below.
Annual Christmas Party – Saturday Dec. 5, 2025, 1 pm- Wesley Rogers Steak and Buffet, Arnold, MO. MAP This celebration is held in lieu of our December meeting.
We had a successful launch on TUESDAY MAY 6 AT 11AM, LANCER STADIUM. However, the balloon after rising to 26,000 feet, it returned to sometime after sunset earth near Dawson Springs, KY. Local area hams attempted to retrieve it. A second balloon was launched on Friday May 9th. Similar results, tracked successfully to 23,000 finally resting about 14 hours later. Check back here later for video and DRONE footage of the May 6 launch!
The St. Pius X Radio Club, KFØQZK, is sponsored by the JCARC.
NEW MEMBERS PACKETS! – If you did not pick up your 2025 packet, they are available at future meetings – Club info, Club Roster, Emergency Plan, Net Scripts, Blank Net Log. If you never received a binder, we’ve got you covered! If you have misplaced yours, a replacement will be available for $3,
Combined Earthquake Exercise – Rescheduled for Friday, May 15, 2025
JCARC Radio Shack – Need connectors, wire, clamps, other parts? See the CURRENT LIST, available at Club Meetings and Trustee Hours. Tim Armstrong, Trustee.
Our UHF Repeater – The UHF repeater, FM – 442.425 MHz +5MHz 141.3 tone is now in service, using a temporary antenna at reduced elevation. It should operate South of the repeater site (4 miles North of Hillsboro) quite well. We’re working to get the permanent antenna and to have it installed on the county’s tower as the weather will permit.
JCARC Members Packet – Club information, Roster, Emergency Plan, Scripts, and More.
New Password Protected 2025-26 Version
Eastern Missouri Beacon – A great resource for hams. Free, non-profit informational site.
Netlogger Free Download – This online logging tool is used in some of our club nets.
EchoLink Free Download – access our 147.075, access KC Wide Fusion with this app. Download here for Windows, Mac, IOS, and Android.
