UPCOMING EVENTS

Starting with our August meeting, we're going back to meeting only on Zoom. This is, hopefully, temporary. 
https://zoom.us/j/4263755765?pwd=Vzdva1NaODZxUDByQmplcjN4WG5zUT09
Meeting ID: 426 375 5765
Passcode: 791957
September Meeting -  Club Election and presentation
Date: Thursday, September 1st
Time: 7:30 PM
​Location(s): Zoom
Program:
  • Election of ARC 2022-2023 Officers and Board of Directors
    ​    ​** Rescheduled from August**
  • Speaker: Alan Wolke, W2AEW - Smith Charts and NanoVNA
    The presentation will start by taking the mystery out of the basics of the venerable Smith Chart.  We'll then take a look at how the effects of transmission lines are easily shown on the Smith Chart. We'll discuss topics such as resonance and VSWR and line length.  A demonstration will briefly show how to setup the NanoVNA to measure your antenna system and "watch" the effects of your antenna tuner.  Finally, a short tutorial on how antenna matching networks can be designed using graphical methods with the Smith chart.
    Speaker BIO:
    Alan is an RF applications engineer by profession, and a dedicated ham radio educator and Elmer via his YouTube channel and his many ARRL and club activities.
    He earned his Electrical Engineering degree in 1985 from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His early career focused mainly on analog/high-speed design, test and applications engineering in various fields ranging from fiber optic communications to hard disk drives.
    Since 2006, he has been a Field Applications Engineer for Tektronix, focusing mainly on RF Applications. These include radar/electronic warfare, RF communications, RF device characterization, spectrum monitoring, surveillance and much more. He has worked with the military, government agencies, prime contractors, and commercial customers throughout the northeastern part of the country.
    Alan was originally licensed in 1980 while in high school as KA2IZZ, and currently holds an Extra class license. He is a life member of the ARRL, and is the Technical Coordinator for the Northern New Jersey Section of the ARRL Field organization.
    His favorite ham radio activities are operating CW and SSB on the HF bands, with occasional QRP and portable operations - just recently dabbling in POTA activations.  Outside of ham radio, Alan enjoys tinkering at the electronics workbench and producing videos for his popular YouTube channel, which has about 360 videos, over 176,000 subscribers, and more than 22 million views.
    ​Alan's QRZ Page


ZOOM teleconference
https://zoom.us/j/4263755765?pwd=Vzdva1NaODZxUDByQmplcjN4WG5zUT09
Or Meeting ID: 426 375 5765          Passcode: 791957

Pre-Meeting Dinner 
As we are meeting only via Zoom, there will not be a pre-meeting dinner...unless someone wants to plan one.
​Friday Lunches (in person) are Back
​(Next: September 2nd @ 12:30 PM ET)
The food is good and the company is better. Everyone is invited.
Date: Friday, September 2nd
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Mellow Mushroom Brookhaven
4058 Peachtree Rd NE  Atlanta, GA 30319
🗓  August - September Calendar
Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date: Fridays, August 5,12,19,26  2022
Time:  12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) or thereabouts
Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - Program: Eric Webner, K4FAN "Antennas 101"
Date: Thursday, August 4 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing
Date:  Sunday, August 14 2022
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, August 28, 2022
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 - Program: TBA
Date: Thursday, September 1 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date: Fridays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30  2022
Time:  12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) or thereabouts
Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven
Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing
Date:  Sunday, September 10 2022
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, September 24, 2022
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
2022  Summary of Meetings and Events
Every Month: • ARC Monthly Meeting (see below)
• ARC Friday Lunches
• 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: Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW "DMR and Code Plugs"
• ARC WinterHeat 2022 Amateur Radio Simplex Event
• ARC/ARES Winter Field Day at Sweetwater Creek State Park
February: • Meeting: Ria Jiaram, N2RJ "Software Defined Radios (SDR)"
• Publix Atlanta Marathon
March: • Meeting: Tom Crowley, KT4XN "Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy (SARA)"
• ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) Event
• WSB Radio 100th Anniversary Special Event Station
April: • Meeting: Andy Keels, PE, KD4ABB "Stealth Antennas"
• ARC Georgia QSO Party event at Brook Run Park
May: • Meeting: Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ "Things you didn't know about QRZ.com"
• May Outdoor Operating Event at Lucky Shoals Park
June: • Meeting: Dr. Ed Fong, WB6IQN "DBJ-1 Antenna"
• Atlanta Hamfest
• ARC Field Day at Brook Run Park, Dunwoody
July: • Meeting: Jeff Hilliard, AK6OK "Spectrum Analyzers and Oscilloscopes"
• Meeting: Presentation of slates for 2022 ARC Elections
August: • Meeting:
  • Eric Webner, K4FAN "Antennas 101"
  • 2022 Club Elections
• Huntsville Hamfest and Monte Sano State Park
September: • Meeting:
  • Speaker: Alan Wolke, W2AEW "Smith Charts and NanoVNA"
  • 2022 Club Elections (Rescheduled from August)
October: • Meeting:
November: • Meeting:
• 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
August Meeting -  Club Election and Eric Webner, K4FAN - Antennas 101
Date: Thursday, August 4th
Time: 7:30 PM
Location:  ZOOM Videoconference
Speaker Location: ZOOM Videoconference
Video: https://youtu.be/tpIgK98KyCY
Slides: n/a
Program:
  • Election of ARC 2022-2023 Officers and Board of Directors
    ​** The election was pushed back to September because there wasn't time for the election committee to be formed and vet the slate, as called for in the bylaws**
  • Speaker:  Eric Wegner, K4FAN - Antennas 101
    ​    Antennas 101 is an overview of antennas commonly used in amateur practice across frequency bands from 160 meters to UHF. While this is a good refresher for experienced hams, Antennas 101 was designed for newer hams. Perhaps you just got your first license and are now wondering, "what now?" Maybe you just got a new whiz-bang radio and need to know how to get it to radiate so you can make contacts. Maybe you want to try a new mode or frequency band.

    This talk promises to be informative for hams with all license levels and degrees of experience. 

    We plan to spend about 1/3 of the presentation doing Q&A. Please ask as many questions as you can. Don’t be shy.​

 CLUB BYLAWS

arc_bylaws_oct_2020.pdf
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June Meeting (June 2 @ 7:30 PM ET)

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) 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 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
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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."

BADGES

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

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)
Repeater Trustees
Sponsors
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