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December Meeting (December 2 @ 7 PM ET)
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🗓 November - December Calendar
Event: ARC Friday Lunch (in person)
Date: Friday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 2021 Time: 12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) or thereabouts Note: UTC times are 1730Z-1900Z after 11/6 Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021 Time: 12 p.m. ET (1700Z) 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: Stone Mountain Hamfest
Date: Saturday, November 6 - Sunday, November 7 2021 Time: 8 a.m. (1200Z) - 4 p.m (2000Z) 11/6 Time: 8 a.m. (1300Z) - 2 p.m (1900Z) 11/7 Location: Gwinnett County Fairgrounds URL: https://stonemountainhamfest.com/ Notes: The ARC will have a table in the main building advertising the club and the 2022 Atlanta Hamfest Event: NFARL HamJam 2021
Date: Saturday, November 13 2021 Time: 8:15 a.m. (1315Z) - 1 p.m (1800Z) Location: The Metropolitan Club, Alpharetta URL: https://hamjam.info/ Notes: This is not an ARC event but it's included here because it's an event of general interest to the whole Atlanta community. Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, December 2, 2021 Time: 7 p.m. ET (0000Z) Location: Zoom. To join the meeting, click here. Event: ARC Friday Lunch (in person)
Date: Friday, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2021 Time: 12:30 p.m. (1730Z) - 2:00 p.m (1900Z) or thereabouts Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing
Date: Sunday, December 12, 2021 Time: 12 p.m. ET (1700Z) 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/
2021 Meetings and Events
This column is archived on the Previous Programs page
At Our Last Meeting. . . Our October (7th) program featured Mel Granick, KS2G, who presented on HF operations. Here's the announcement: Do you have a Technician’s license and::
I could have used a presentation like this one before getting on the air. I’m actually looking forward to it now. You can rest assured that there will be plenty of time at the end of the presentation to get any questions you have about these topics or any others answered. Rob Osattin, KI4UTY Video Timeline
Timestamps courtesy of ARC Member Eric Pourciau, W4EWP You'll also be able to find this video and our past videos by searching for "The Atlanta Radio Club" on YouTube. Due to restrictions placed on public gatherings, our meetings are still online.
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Past eventsNovember Meeting (November 4 @ 7 PM ET)
We had two presentations this month. ARC Meeting November 2021. Eddie Leighton, ZS6BNE presented from South Africa on RaDAR, Rapid Deployment of Amateur Radio. It's a biannual operating event where hams deploy in a park, mountain summit or other outdoor location, operate, pack up and move to another location that's at least 6km away. They set up there, operate and pack up and move again.. It's a 4 hour event where hams operate from as many locations as they can.
Eddie also talked about RaDAR Sport, a variation on RaDAR where points are awarded for operation over 24 hour periods. RaDAR uses a novel central logging system where all participants record their contacts in an online log that accessible to all authorized users. The main presentation was not recorded at the request of the speakers. They said that they were prepared to give us a thorough walkthrough of the problem, their opinions and some details on what the ARRL is planning to do. Many of the details are non-public so the speakers gave us a choice of recording the presentation and getting only general, publicly announced information or not recording the presentation and hearing the good stuff. The ARC Board chose this option. Here's a general summary. The main presentation was on Antennas, HOAs and the ARRL and was presented by two ARRL Directors and Board members: Fred Hopengarten, Esq., K1VR, Director of ARRL's New England Division and Mickey Baker, N4MB, Director of ARRL's Southeastern Division. Georgia is in this division. In the U.S., municipalities, such as cities, counties and states set limits on the the size and location of outdoor antennas. In many private developments of houses and/or or condos, the Homeowner's Associations (HOA) of Condo Associations also set placement rules. These rules often prohibit hams from putting up any outside antennas or, if outside antennas are allowed, there are severe size and siting restrictions. In 1985, the FCC issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (PRB-1) preventing municipalities from prohibiting the erection of amateur radio antennas. That language was subsequently incorporated in the FCC Rules in section Part 47 §97.15 (b) of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In 1996, Congress ordered the FCC to issue regulations overturning HOA restrictions on the erection of TV antennas, direct broadcast (satellite) antennas and wireless internet (WISP) antennas. The FCC codified these rules in Part 47 section §1.4000 of the CFR. The ARRL tried but failed in the early 2000s to get the FCC to extend the same rights residents had to erect TV antennas and satellite antennas to ham radio antennas. Efforts continued over the next 20 years, culminating in the passage of the ARRL-written Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 555) by the U.S. House in the 115th Congress on 2017. But it never made it through the Senate. The ARRL subsequently tried and failed to get the FCC to adopt the language of this act without being ordered to by Congress. Our speakers updated us on the issues in general and, specifically, what the ARRL is doing now to get us the relief from the restrictions that we seek, In short, the ARRL is crafting new legislation and working with potential sponsors in the House and Senate to introduce the bill when the ARRL is ready. The speakers outlined several concerns about the Parity act as written, told us how the new bill differed and gave us their opinions and estimates of success of the current efforts. This presentation was not recorded because a lot of what we were told was for background use only and not for publication. We had a frank discussion. October Field Event:
Parks on the Air (POTA) Activation
The October field event was a lot of fun. We did a "Parks on the Air" (POTA) activation of the Johnson Ferry South Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Park K-0662). We set up 4 antennas and 2 radios and made a lot of contacts on CW, SSB and FT-8. One of those contacts was with a station in Italy.
Details can be found here. Inaugural ARC Monthly Breakfast
We had our first monthly breakfast at Dunkin Donuts, near the Red Cross, where the ARC used to meet before Covid, Saturday morning, September 18. It was originally planned to be at Wendy's, up the street from there, but Wendy's decided not to open for breakfast that day. Turnout was small but we expect it to increase next time. Stay tuned for the date and location of our next breakfast. ARC in the park operating event and antenna building party for the ARRL VHF Contest
We had a fun day in the park on Saturday, September 11, putting up antennas, making contacts, building antennas, talking to passersby who were curious what we were during, and socializing among ourselves.
Click here for the event summary with photos Tennessee QSO Party and Bill Perkins, KB4KFT, LXpedition
On September 12, Bill operated from Tennessee, joined by ARC members John Talipsky, N3ACK, his XYL, Heather, and Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW.
ARC Field Day 2021 Was A Success
Our 2021 ARRL Field Day event at Brook Run Park was a lot of fun. We operated in class 2B (2 stations running on battery power) and were on the air from 2 p.m., when the event officially started, to dark, about 8:30 p.m.
One station was primarily dedicated to CW and the other to SSB. Some visitors brought their own radios but most primarily operated the SSB station. One ham tried to set up his radio for digital using FT8 but was unsuccessful. Here are a few pix. The rest of the pictures can be found here. Georgia QSO PArty 2021 PhotosClick here to see photos from the ARC Georgia QSO Party 2021 event!
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) has resumed!!
For more information: Meetings & Events An FCC Registration Number (FRN) is REQUIRED Detailed Rules: https://www.atlantave.team/rules.html FCC CORES Registration NetsEvery 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. 
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." 2021/2022 Leadership Team
President - John Talipsky Jr (N3ACK) Vice President - Skip Kazmarek (K4EAK) Secretary and Treasurer - Ade Shamblin (KJ4CUY) Member at Large - Bill Perkins (KB4KFT) Member at Large - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY) Newsletter Editor - Tom Crowley (KT4XN) Program Director - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY) Web "master" - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY) Video Timelines - Eric Pourciau (W4EWP) Repeater Trustees
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