SteveGibbs

Hello Members, My Ham Friend in Michigan tells me that this weekend is Winter Field Day in the Ham Radio world. Since many you have your Ham ticket, you may be planning on participating. I think we should have a GMRS Winter Field day Saturday (1/25) so I am will be scanning the following repeaters which I can work from my base station in Columbia: Thompson Station Brentwood Franklin 550 Franklin 700 Bending Chesnut Grasslands between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM (sorry I can't do the 48 hours the Hams will be doing). Please take some time to check-in with me during this window. If you can work other repeaters in the Middle Tennessee area, please monitor them and attempt to contact your fellow South Central Tennessee members (or any others) on those repeaters. If I don't respond to your first (can I say it? CQ) try again as I may be working a contact on another repeater. Hope to make contact with many of you tomorrow, WSBM 443 Steve

Thank You to Jeffery WSDV 406 for compiling this log of the contacts during the New Year's Eve Check-In, BRENTWOOD 650: WSCY890 - Will - Nashville (also checked in on the Thompson Station repeater) WRZN377 -Jeff - Franklin GALLATIN 650: WSAC686 - ISAAC - 840 LEBANON…..DONELSON WRQC456 - JAMIE - BETHPAGE WSFA364 - JASON - HERMITAGE BRENTWOOD GRASSLANDS 650: WSFA364 - JASON - HERMITAGE WSDV406 - JEFFREY - HERMITAGE WSGK638 - EVERETT - N/A WSBP378 - DON - MURFRESBORO WRQC456 - JAMIE - BETHPAGE

Jeffery, Thanks for hosting the Gallatin 650 check-in. I started out with a longer list of repeaters but cut it back when the schedule was getting too long. If this works out and we do it again on another holiday, we can change up the list. Steve WSBM 443

Calling all South Central Tennessee GMRS Club members! We're excited to announce a special New Year's Eve check-in as our first club activity of the year. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow members and test out your radios on different repeaters. Here's the rundown: Date: December 31st, 2024 Goal: Hear from as many members as possible on each of our area repeaters. Schedule: We'll be following a specific schedule to ensure everyone has a chance to check in on multiple repeaters. Here's the breakdown: Time Repeater Host Callsign 8:00 PM - 8:10 PM 94 Thompson's Station 625 WSBM 443 8:15 PM - 8:25 PM 94 Brentwood 600 WSBM 443 8:30 PM - 8:40 PM Gallatin 650 Volunteer Needed 8:45 PM - 8:55 PM 94 Grassland 650 WSBM 443 9:00 PM - 9:10 PM Murfreesboro 725 Volunteer Needed 9:15 PM - 9:25 PM 94 Fairview 700 Volunteer Needed Check-In Process: At the designated time for your chosen repeater, the host will announce the start of the check-in. To check in, simply broadcast: "This is [Your Callsign] checking in from [your Location] wishing everyone a Happy New Year." The host will acknowledge your callsign and provide a signal report. After each acknowledgement, the next person can proceed with their check-in. Once everyone has checked in, the host will clear the channel for regular traffic. Volunteering as a Host: If you're willing to volunteer as a host on a repeater that needs one, simply identify yourself as the host at the designated time and begin the check-in process. Let's Make it a Great Night! We hope to hear from as many of you as possible on New Year's Eve! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us through the club messaging system on myGMRS.com or post on our club forum. Happy New Year from the South Central Tennessee GMRS Club! WSBM 443 Steve

Hello All, We now have 22 members who have joined the South Central Tennessee GMRS club since its inception on October 26 of this year. I started the club when several contacts commented that a club would be nice so I volunteered to set up the club on myGMRS.com, however, I only wish to be involved with moderating the site. I am sure there are already members here that have much more experience with clubs of this type that can provide valuable input towards what types of activities other members would find interesting and helpful. Also, I encourage you to post (if you have not done so already) on the New Member Info page some information about yourself, interests, repeaters you monitor, etc. so we can start connecting names to the callsigns. Again, thanks for joining and promoting the club to other GMRS users, Steve WSBM 443

Tyler, This sound great, lets through a time out there and I will send out a message to all the members and we can give it a try. Thanks, Steve

Welcome to the Club. Steve WSBM443

Please check in as you join. Name, location, etc. What repeater you usually monitor. (Steven Gibbs, live in Columbia, am able to work Thompson Station, Brentwood, Franklin 15 & 21, & Grasslands. Have a Baofeng UV-5G Plus set up as base at my desk at home and turned on often. Also have a UV-5R8W set up as a mobile in my pickup.) If we get enough interest in this club, we can make some decisions regarding meet-ups, events, etc. This site requires a premium membership to create the club. So we may have to establish a membership fee. Cost to maintain the site is just $50.00 per year so it won't be more than a few dollars. I currently am set up for 1 month to see how this goes. Thanks, Steve steve@dvdrvtravel.com