Cumberland Plateau Amateur Radio Club
The Cumberland Plateau Amateur Radio Club (CPARC), is located in Crossville, Tennessee, and was established to serve the public, further the art of amateur radio communication, and promote high standards in amateur radio. The club operates three repeaters, W8EYU/R on 146.865 MHZ (PL 118.8), 146.895 MHZ (PL 118.8), 443.850 MHZ (PL 100.0). We are an ARRL affiliated club in the Tennessee Section.
CPARC INFORMATION & ACTIVITIES 2025
CPARC STATEMENT:
CPARC is an Amateur Radio (Ham) organization, dedicated to the enjoyment and educational enrichment of our members through the open sharing of ideas. All officers and directors are elected yearly by a direct vote of the membership. We are a member-driven, member-centric organization that welcomes everyone with an interest in amateur radio communications at any level.
Club Information
2025 CPARC Officers
President: Joe Koester, W4NSA
Vice Pres: Harry Kulp, K3HK
Secretary: Roy Breede, WD9AVO
Treasurer: Richard Bringenberg, KN4OHM
2025 CPARC Directors
David Krueger, KQ4KFL
Wayne Alley, K4MGE
Charlie Sutton, KO4UOJ
Public Information Officer
Nick Smith, W4GKM
ARES Cumberland County EC
J.J. Orleff, W0FAA
Contact Volunteer Examiner
Austin Cates, K5QF
Repeater Trustee
J.J. Orleff, W0FAA
Randy Kruszka, WK9M
WebMaster
Douglas N. Grant, KB1WJY
Popular Area Nets
CPARC Phone Net
Sun., Mon., Wed., Thur., Fri., 7:30pm, 146.865 – Tone 118.8
CPARC ARES Training Net
Tues., 7:30pm 146.865 – Tone 118.8
TN. Phone Net
Mon. – Fri., 6:45am. ; Sat., Sun., Holidays: 7:00am. ; Mon. – Sat., 5:30pm. 3.980 LSB
MTEARS Net
Repeater 18, 443.875 Tone 88.5
Repeater 18B, 443.850 Tone 100.0
Monday night 8:00PM
ARRL Monthly Newsletters 2024
ARRL Monthly Newsletters 2025
Monthly Meeting:
The next regular meeting is May 13, 2025. The meeting will be held at the Fair Park Senior Center 1433 Livingston Road, Crossville, TN. 38555.
VE Testing
The next scheduled VE test session will be announced when scheduled. Additional tests may be held as required at other times during the year. For more information contact Austin Cates, K5QF by phone at 931-488-8324. CPARC Volunteer Examiner (VE) exam sessions are provided at no cost to the candidate.
Information on testing fees:
1) Goes into effect 00:00:01 EST April 19, 2022.
2) CPARC VE Team will NOT collect fees. We will , however, give printed instructions on how to submit the fee to all requiring payment.
3) Fee is $35.00 for New, Modification, or Renewal of license.
4) Payment is required within 10 days of testing to be paid directly to the FCC via the CORES system. This is the same place you created your FRN number.
AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING CLASSES:
None scheduled at this time.
CPARC Phone NET:
The Cumberland Plateau Amateur Radio Phone Net, sponsored by CPARC, is held Sun., Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Fri. at 7:30 p.m., on the 146.865 MHz repeater (118.8 tone). If you would like to take a turn as net control operator, contact Jim Walker, at 931-484-7600.
CPARC ARES Training Net:
The Cumberland County ARES Training Net is held on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m., on the 146.865 repeater ( 118.8 tone).
ARES CONTACT INFO:
Cumberland County EC: J.J. Orleff, W0FAA, 931-287-0195.
FEMA INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES:
The FEMA Independent Study (IS) courses required for some ARES support functions are; IS-100.b, IS-200.b, IS-700.a and IS-800.b. For information on taking these courses, contact Al Perkins, N1ATS, 931-200-4415 or 931-456-9141, or J.J. Orleff, W0FAA,931-287-0195.
FIELD DAY:
Field Day is held yearly, on the 4th weekend in June. Currently, CPARC Field Day activities take place at the Homestead Tower, at the junction of Routes 127 and 68. Field Day 2025 will be held on June 28-29, 2025. See Club Activities page for more information on Field Day.
CPARC MEMBERSHIP:
CPARC dues are currently $24.00 per year. For new members only, joining after April 1st, the dues are pro-rated to $2.00 a month for the remaining months of the year. Alternately, new members joining in October, November or December, may choose to pay the full amount of the yearly dues for the following year. In this case, membership would begin upon payment of this yearly amount. A membership application can be found on the CPARC web site ” Club Application Page”. Dues can be paid at a monthly meeting or mailed to the CPARC address listed on the Contact Us page.
BREAKFAST GET TOGETHERS:
The third and fifth Thursday of the month, CPARC breakfasts are held at Country Kitchen Restaurant. See Club Activities page on this website for more information. Significant others and guests are always welcome.
The Country Kitchen on N. Main, Crossville, TN.
DAIRY QUEEN GET TOGETHERS:
Most every weekday morning from about 8:30am to 11:30am, you will find a group of CPARC members at the Dairy Queen on Route 127 (N. Main St.), in Crossville, TN. Join us for coffee and conversation.
