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Atlanta Radio CluB

Welcome to the Atlanta Radio Club

UPCOMING EVENTS

 Meeting -  Patrick Bolan, KJ7ZSU - Geochron
Date: Thursday, April 6th
Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom

-or-
Meeting ID: 426 375 5765

Passcode: 791957
Speaker Location: Zoom
Presentation: tba
Speaker: tba
Speaker Location: tba

​Friday Lunches
​​(Next: March 31 @ 12:30 PM ET)
The food is good and the company is better. Everyone is invited.
Date: Friday, March 31st
Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
Location: Mellow Mushroom

4058 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30319

🗓  March - April Calendar
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 2 2023
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (0030Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2023
Time: 
  • 12:30 p.m. (1730Z) - 2:00 p.m (1900Z) (Before March 12)
  • 12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) (After March 12) or thereabouts

Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven

Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday,
March 12  2023
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1600Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Administration Building                       Community Room #227
 (Opposite side of building from Downwind Restaurant)
2000 Airport Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
Details: 
https://atlantave.org/

Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday,
March 12  2023
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1600Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Administration Building                       Community Room #227
 (Opposite side of building from Downwind Restaurant)
2000 Airport Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
Details: 
https://atlantave.org/

Event: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday, 
March 26  2023
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (1830Z)
Cost: $15
Location: Georgia Tech Van Leer Electrical Engineering Building                       Room W218
Map: HERE
Details: HERE

Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, April 6 2023
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, April 7, 14, 21, 28 2023
Time: 12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) 
Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven

Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday,
April 9  2023
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1600Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Administration Building                       Community Room #227
 (Opposite side of building from Downwind Restaurant)
2000 Airport Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
Details: 
https://atlantave.org/

Event: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday, 
April 23  2023
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (1830Z)
Cost: $15
Location: Georgia Tech Van Leer Electrical Engineering Building                       Room W218
Map: HERE
Details: HERE

Event Calendar

View our Groups.io calendar on the web here

​Subscribe to our calendar (iCal, Google Calendar, Outlook, etc) https://groups.io/g/arc/ics/1861828/1377317764/feed.ics
2023  Summary of Meetings and Events
Every Month: • ARC Monthly Meeting (see below)
• ARC Friday Lunches
• ARC Second Sunday in the Park Operating Event
• ARC/LARC Free License Testing at PDK Airport
• Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club/ARC License Testing at Georgia Tech ($15)
• ARC Sunday Night Nets
January: • Meeting: Claude Ray, AC4SH "Parks on the Air (POTA)"
• WinterHeat 2023 Amateur Radio Simplex Event
• GARS TechFest (ARC will have a table there)
• ARC/ARES Winter Field Day at Sweetwater Creek State Park
• ARC Breakfast at Goldberg's
February: • Meeting: Karin Thompson, KD4DXX "RT Systems"
• Orlando HamCation (Hamfest) The ARC will have a table there promoting the club and the Atlanta Hamfest
• ARC Breakfast at Goldbergs Fine Foods (Toco Hill)
March: • Meeting: Kevin Scott, K4GTR "Wi-Fi for Hams"
• ARC Breakfast at Goldbergs Fine Foods (Toco Hill)
• Field trip to the Pisgah Astronomical Research Center in North Carolina *tentative*
• ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) Event
April: • Meeting: TBA
• ARC Georgia QSO Party event at Brook Run Park
May: • Meeting: TBA
June: • Meeting: TBA
• Atlanta Hamfest
• ARC Field Day at Brook Run Park
July: • Meeting:
  • Speaker: TBA
  • Presentation of 2023 Slate of Officers
August: • Meeting:
  • Speaker: TBA
  • 2022 Club Elections
• Huntsville Hamfest and Monte Sano State Park
September: • Meeting: TBA
October: • Meeting: TBA
November: • Meeting: TBA
• Stone Mountain Hamfest (ARC Booth)
December: • Holiday Party (tentative)

PAST EVENTS


This column is archived.
Previous ARC Meetings can be found on the Previous Programs page
Previous ARC Events and Outings can be found on the Events and Outings page
​ARC Breakfast
Join us for another monthly breakfast on 3/18. Great chance to meet fellow club members. Working on something, bring along and share with the group!

Date: Saturday, March 18th
Time: 7:30 AM ET (1130Z) (That's when the early birds will be there. If you show up before 8:30 there'll still be time to eat and hang with the group.
Location: Goldbergs Fine Foods - Toco Hill

3003 N Druid Hills Rd NE  Atlanta GA 30329

​Second Sunday in the Park
Join us Sunday March 12th for another Sunday in the Park, playing radio. Come get on the air, no radio required, we've got 'em. Have a new radio or antenna you'de like some help with, bring it along. Great opportunity for new hams to ask questions and get some pointers. Bathrooms nearby, snacks and drinks available also. We'll be located near the parking lot at the corner of Georgia Way S. and Dekalb Dr on the hill pavillion 

Date: Sunday, March 12th
Time: 1 PM ET (1700Z) - 6 PM (2200Z)
Location: Brook Run Park

4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
 Meeting -  Wi-Fi for Hams - Kevin Scott, K4GTR
Date: Thursday, March 2nd
Time: 7:30 PM ET (0030Z)
Location: Zoom

-or-
Meeting ID: 426 375 5765

Passcode: 791957
Speaker Location: Zoom
Presentation: Wi-Fi for Hams
Speaker: Kevin Scott, K4GTR 
Speaker Bio:

Kevin Scott, K4GTR was first licensed as a Novice in 1975 at the age of 15 as WN4BNU.  The next year he upgraded to Advanced and the call changed to WB4BNU.  When he upgraded to Extra (once the code requirement dropped) his call changed to the current vanity call, K4GTR.  Kevin has a BSEE from the University of Florida (thus the GTR in the call but his son went to GA Tech so the GT can stand for that as well now) with an emphasis on RF Communications.  He has worked at Motorola, Panasonic, ARRIS/CommScope, Spinner, Nivis LLC and now ATX Networks where much of his tenure has been in the RF side of the electronics industry.
He operates from 160 meters to 1296 MHz and will soon be on 630 meters, too.  He enjoys ragchewing, VHF/UHF DXing (tropo and Eskip), mountaintopping and some contesting.  His goal when he retires is to have several acres of land with NO HOA so he can put up a few towers with HF and V/U beams and other types of antennas without any hassle.
While at ARRIS/CommScope he was the go-to guy for Wi-Fi testing and manufacturing.
 Meeting -  Programming Radios using RT Systems Software - Karin Thompson, KD4DXX
Date: Thursday, February 2nd
Time: 7:30 PM ET (0030Z)
Location: Zoom

-or-
Meeting ID: 426 375 5765

Passcode: 791957
Speaker Location: Zoom
Presentation: Programming Radios using RT Systems Software 
Speaker: Karin Thompson, KD4DXX from RT Systems
Video Link: 
https://youtu.be/YopZnEuVS7s

RT Systems, a Georgia company, sells software and programming cables that are used to program VHF and UHF radios --- HT, mobile and desktop. Karin will tell us which radios they support, how their software compares with utilities provided by the manufacturers, other companies as well as what's available as freeware, e.g., CHIRP.
This is not a sales pitch. Karin will talk about how they reverse engineer the typically undocumented  programming protocols. And she'll give us some hints and tips on their software.  

January Sundays in the Park Event
Date: Sunday, January 8th
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​
Location(s): Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Road Dunwoody, GA 30338


Set up starts around noon, on air at 1pm, shutting down around 5pm (dark).
We'll have several stations for your use:
  • 10m station using a vertical antenna
  • 10m station using a horizontal dipole antenna
  • One or more 20m stations
  • One or more 40m stations
Got a radio to try? Bring it and we’ll get it on the air.
Want to try an antenna you just got? We can
probably do something with it.
Snacks and soft drinks or water will be there.  
You might want to bring a folding chair.


We'll be on a hill across the street from the Treetop
Quest Zip Line Parking Lot.
Driving Directions can be found here.
Talk-in 146.820(-) PL146.2 (Coverage into the park is a little spotty at times so you can call if you need help getting there or finding us. 470-272-8940)

 CLUB BYLAWS

arc_bylaws_oct_2020.pdf
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File Type: pdf
Download File

MEMBERSHIP

First year FREE for new hams! (Details on Membership page)
Click here for details on how to join or renew your membership

FREE LICENSE EXAM

In-person Second Sunday License Testing at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (PDK) by the Laurel VEC
For more information:  Meetings & Events

An FCC Registration Number (FRN) is REQUIRED
​Detailed Rules: https://www.atlantave.team/rules.html
FCC CORES Registration
Results of our last test session on
March 12, 2023
License Class
Number of test takers
Passed
Failed​
Technician
1
1
1+0
General
1
1
Value
Extra
1
1
1

WORKED ALL GEORGIA AWARD

The Atlanta Radio Club, with the support of the Georgia Section of the ARRL, is proud to support the "Worked All Georgia" Award. The WAG Award is open to radio amateurs who can provide proof of two-way radio amateur radio contact with all 159 counties in the state of Georgia. This award is nice complement to the annual Georgia QSO Party, which in fact would be a good time to work on some of those hard-to-get counties. The award is embodied in a nice certificate.
More information can be found here.

NETS

​Every Sunday night - 8:00 PM ET
More details

CLUB HISTORY

The Atlanta Radio Club (ARC) was founded in March 1911. It is believed to be the longest continually operating club in Georgia (Georgia Tech was founded earlier). With over 100 members, ARC activities include meetings, operating events, training sessions, membership outings, and community service activities in Metro-Atlanta.

​The ARC helps operate the Atlanta Hamfestival and owns, operates or supports 11 repeaters around the metro area.  In an average month, the club will hold a regular membership meeting, a tech/training session or operating outing, publish the Atlanta Ham newsletter, have 8 lunch outings and host over 20 nets via club repeaters.
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SISTER Club - Geelong Amateur Radio Club - VK3ATL

Did you know the Atlanta Radio Club has a sister club?

In 2010, Dallas Jones (VK3DJ) from Drysdale, Victoria in Australia visited the United States to meet some friends he met on the air. "During his travels, he visited the Atlanta Radio Club and from all accounts had a great time with the guys."

BADGES

The official badge supplier of the ARC is The Signman of Baton Rouge. 
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Badges are $13.50 and can be ordered here.

2022/2023 Leadership Team

​President - John Talipsky Jr (N3ACK)
Vice President - 
Bill Perkins (KB4KFT)
​Secretary and Treasurer - Ade Shamblin (KJ4CUY)
Member at Large - Ed Bevill (KO4SRJ)
Member at Large - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY)

Newsletter Editor - Tom Crowley (KT4XN)
Program Director - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY)
Web "master"  - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY)
Repeater Trustees
  • W4DOC (FM/D-STAR/DMR at BoA Tower) - Stephen Slider (KG4PTO)
  • WX4GPB (D-STAR at Stone Mountain) - Robin Cutshaw (AA4RC)
Sponsors

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