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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:
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: 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 CalendarView our Groups.io calendar on the web here
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PAST EVENTSThis 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:
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
MEMBERSHIPFirst year FREE for new hams! (Details on Membership page)
Click here for details on how to join or renew your membership FREE LICENSE EXAMIn-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
WORKED ALL GEORGIA AWARDThe 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. NETSEvery Sunday night - 8:00 PM ET
More details CLUB HISTORYThe 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. 
SISTER Club - Geelong Amateur Radio Club - VK3ATLDid 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." BADGESThe official badge supplier of the ARC is The Signman of Baton Rouge.
Badges are $13.50 and can be ordered here.
2022/2023 Leadership TeamPresident - 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
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