The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts' (C.O.R.E.) Group

The C.O.R.E. group is, as the name suggests, a group of radio enthusiasts organized to support public service events and provide emergency and disaster communications in Clarksville and surrounding areas of Tennessee and Kentucky. We are not an Amateur Radio club- we are all Hams, but we don't buy into the exclusive or elitist approach. Depending upon the event or mission, all radio enthusiasts, whether it's FRS, GMRS or Hams are welcome. We understand that when things go bad, we all help the best way we can.

We do have regularly scheduled meetings, but no treasurer, membership dues or any of the trappings of a traditional club. Instead, we are a group of committed individuals who do radio because we enjoy it and feel it is important. We have all reached a basic level of training and maintain that level of proficiency to ensure when the call comes out we are up to the task.  We take and recommend the FEMA courses, which are free on the Web or by mail. The commitment is to training and preparedness, and requires more in time than money. We don't want to place financial burden as an obstacle to potential members- we have no real minimum equipment requirements. After all, building a killer station in your vehicle isn't all that hard if you've got the money. So, if you are interested in joining a group that does all in its power to KNOW that it is ready when disaster strikes, contact one of our current members for more information.

We do the events we like- a member sees an event he/she would like to support and puts together a team to handle the mission. We try to keep the fun in radio- that's important to us- while providing communications support for disasters or events. If it's a chore people will find other things to do with their time.

So, if radio is or might be your thing, or you are just interested in what it's all about- read on. We welcome new group members- with this group it's never the same crew twice.

It has come to my attention that this Website needs some serious updating to reflect the many and varied activities of the CORE Group over the past decade. I concur, and now it is on a reliable server, and I will get it as up to date  as possible as soon as possible.

CORE Group Events | Museums on the Air | The Big Tornado- Why ARES Matters | Field Day 2002 | Licensing and the Volunteer Examiner Team | Frequencies in regular CORE Group Use | The CORE Group at Play | CORE Group Tornado Response | The CORE Group and the 2002 Simulated Emergency Test | Starting out in Ham Radio | NEW!!! WinAPRS Maps of All Tennessee Counties- Street Level | How to contact us

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Page last updated 26 March 2012