W4OLB is the club callsign for the Smoky Mountain Amateur Radio Club (SMARC), which is located in Blount County, just south of Knoxville, in eastern Tennessee. SMARC is affiliated with the ARRL.

Attempts to form the club in late 1941 were delayed by the suspension of US amateur radio operations during World War II. SMARC got it's formal start in 1947, and is an IRS Section 501(c)(7) not-for-profit corporation.

SMARC membership is open to anyone having an interest in amateur radio. Visitors and welcome at meetings, which are held on the fourth Monday of each month (except June and December) in the basement of the Steelworker's Union Hall at 339 Hall Road in Alcoa.  The doors open at 6:15 p.m. and meetings begin at 7 p.m.  The June meeting is held during ARRL Field Day at the field operating site. The December meeting is a Christmas dinner meeting/awards banquet and the date varies based on the availability of a suitable meeting location.

SMARC holds amateur radio testing sessions in conjunction with the WCVEC on the first Monday of each even-numbered month. Walk-ins are welcome; check our webpage for time, location, and contact information. We encourage youth participation in amateur radio, and are contributors to the University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club (AA4UT), the William Blount High School Amateur Radio Club (KG4SXX), and the Jack Goforth Memorial Ham Station.

SMARC operates a 2 meter repeater on 146.655 MHz.  A weekly net is held on this repeater on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m.  Visitors are welcome here, too!

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