Amateur Radio Fellowship At Its Best!
Welcome to JARS!
Established in September 1975, the Johnston Amateur Radio Society (JARS) is proud to celebrate 50 years of community and technical excellence.
JARS operates primarily through the 147.270 MHz repeater, centrally located on the WRAL/WRDC TV tower in Auburn, NC. The repeater is owned and maintained by the Auburn Repeater Corporation, an entity comprised of dedicated JARS members.
Nightly Rag Chew Nets
Join us for our nightly Rag Chew Nets. Nets are held every night at 8:30 pm. Tune in on the 147.270 Repeater. It has a + offset and no tone is needed. It is always a lot of laughs and we sometimes select topics to talk about as well. It's a great way to get to know the local Hams and make new friends. Everyone is welcome to join. And we have a great group of Net Controllers. If you are out of the repeater coverage area you can still get in via Echolink. Just type jars in the search bar in your Echolink and it will take you to our repeater link.
CURRENT LID OF THE MONTH
John (KM4JB)
JARS has embraced the age-old term “lid” as a lighthearted badge of honor for our fellow hams. Rather than taking it as an insult, we wear the title with pride!
Each month, the “Lid of the Month” comes with plenty of good-natured attention — and sometimes even a few perks, like car washes or small favors from members hoping to avoid earning the title themselves next time!
Mike (KD4MC) handed the LID off to John (KM4JB) Not sure how it happened but since it came from Mike it probably didn't make any since anyway. John must have forgot to pay his taxes and Mike came up 1 can short of Pork n Beans. Come on...... Who doesn't love John.