Upcoming Events
🗓 January - February Calendar
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022 Time: 7 p.m. ET (0000Z) Location: Zoom. To join the meeting, click here. Event: ARC Friday Lunch (in person)
Date: Friday, January 7, 14, 21, 28 2022 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, January 9, 2022 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: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022 Time: 7 p.m. ET (0000Z) Location: Zoom. To join the meeting, click here. Event: ARC Friday Lunch (in person)
Date: Friday, February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 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, February 13, 2022 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/ Also, don't forget our groups.io calendar here
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Past eventsThis column is archived on the Previous Programs page
January Meeting (January 6 @ 7 p.m. ET)
Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW, gave us a fact-filled presentation on DMR. He first gave a brief description of DMR, followed by a definition of terms. Most of the talk was on codeplugs, the configuration files that we have trouble creating and maintaining. We had a problem recording the talk via zoom but Jeff was able to record most of his presentation so we should have that online within a few days. Here are links to a few DMR resources that were mentioned during the talk.
Special Event Station at the Red Cross in Celebration of the Anniversary of the Birth of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (December 4 @ 10 AM ET)
The ARC (Atlanta Radio Club) deployed a special event station (WG4ARC) at the ARC (American Red Cross) to celebrate Clara Barton. It was the 200th anniversary of her birth.
We had 2 stations outside the HQ building, on 20m USB and 40m LSB, operated by Atlanta Radio Club members and the Red Cross ran their station that's located inside the building on 80m LSB and D-STAR. We made quite a few contacts in New York State, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina, Connecticut, California and Canada. Skip Kazmarek, K4EAK, ARC VP, designed a great QSL card that we will be mailing to everyone we made contact with. Like most other clubs, we have a policy of allowing and encouraging all participants who would like to get on the air and/or log our QSOs to get on the air and/or log our QSOs. They don't even need licenses. Everyone who wanted to operate today operated. One of our members, Mike Lozano, KF4UPO, treated us to lunch from Chick-fil-A. Thanks, Mike. The event was a joint project of the Atlanta Radio Club and the Red Cross. The call we all used, WG4ARC, belongs to the Red Cross. Happy Birthday, Clara! ARC Holiday Party (December 2 @ 7 PM ET)
The Atlanta Radio Club met for dinner and fellowship at the Mad Italian in Doraville. About 10 of us attended and had a really good time.
John Talipsky, Jr, N3ACK, ARC President announced that Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW, is the W4DOC Ham of the Year for 2021. Jeff is a former ARC President and is currently a technical advisor to the club. He's also a co-founder of the weekly Georgia DMR Net, and a presenter on DMR at clubs and hamfests. He's also a fantastic local DMR Elmer and resource. Congratulations, Jeff Door prizes were given out to several lucky attendees. The main prize was a NanoVNA antenna analyzer. It was won by Jeff. He had a good night. We also awarded 6 secondary prizes of Atlanta Radio Club Hoodies and T-Shirts. Congratulations to the winners. Happy Holidays to all. 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!
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) 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 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 - 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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