Atlanta Radio Club Members,
 
The Election Committee completed the election for the 2022-23 Board of Directors at the September 1 meeting.  The following slate was unanimously approved by those attending the meeting:

John Talipsky  - N3ACK - President
Bill Perkins -  KB4KFT – Vice President
Ade Shamblin - KJ4CUY – Secretary / Treasurer
Rob Osattin - KI4UTY – Member at Large
Ed Bevill - KO4SRJ – Member at Large
 
The group will serve through the end of the August 2023 meeting as per the bylaws.
 
Congratulations to the new team and thank you to Newton White (N4EWT) and Lane Watts (KB4KHQ) for serving on the election committee this year.
 
Best Regards,
Jim Reed N4BFR
Election Committee Chair

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
October Meeting -  Speaker to be announced
Date: Thursday, October 6th
Time: 7:30 PM
​Location(s): Zoom
Program:
  • Speaker:  


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 16th @ 12:30 PM ET)
The food is good and the company is better. Everyone is invited.
Date: Friday, September 16th
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Mellow Mushroom Brookhaven
4058 Peachtree Rd NE  Atlanta, GA 30319
🗓  September - October Calendar
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: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - Alan Wolke, W4AEW - Smith Charts and NanoVNA
Date: Thursday, September 1 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
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: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - Program: TBA
Date: Thursday, October 6. 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date: Fridays, October 7, 14, 21, 28  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, October 9 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, October 23, 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
September Meeting -  Club Election and presentation
Date: Thursday, September 1st
Time: 7:30 PM
​Location(s): Zoom
Speaker Location: ZOOM Videoconference
Video: https://youtu.be/slm6WnAm0W4
Slides:
basics_of_smith_charts - w2aew.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Program:
  • Election of ARC 2022-2023 Officers and Board of Directors​
    The Election committee read the names of the candidates in the only slate submitted. They then asked for nominations from the floor...twice. There were no additional slates so the chairman of the Election Committee made a motion to approve the slate without objection. There were no objections so the slate was elected:
    • John Talipsky  - N3ACK - President
    • Bill Perkins -  KB4KFT – Vice President
    • Ade Shamblin - KJ4CUY – Secretary / Treasurer
    • Rob Osattin - KI4UTY – Member at Large
    • Ed Bevill - KO4SRJ – Member at Large
  • ​The members of the Election Committee were:
    • Jim Reed - N4BFR - Chairman
    • Newton White - N4EWT
    • Lane Watts - KB4KHQ​
  • Speaker: Alan Wolke, W2AEW - Smith Charts and NanoVNA
    Alan made a great presentation. We learned that Smith Charts can be used to determine the capacitance or inductance that needs to be added to a transmission line to match impedance with the load or source. If you graph the complex impedance measured by an analyzer on the Smith Chart you'll see how far off you are from 0 reactance and what you'll need to achieve it. The chart will also show you the effect of lengthening  the transmission line by multiples of 1/2 wavelength.  And, it will show you VSW R. And a lot more.
  • He also showed us how a NanoVNA can be used to graph these parameters vs frequency in order to find the resonant point(s).
    We learned A LOT.

 CLUB BYLAWS

arc_bylaws_oct_2020.pdf
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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
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."

BADGES

The official badge supplier of the ARC is The Signman of Baton Rouge. 
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
Sponsors
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