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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

November Sundays in the Park Event
Date: Sunday, November 13th
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Location(s): Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Road Dunwoody, GA

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 needed getting there or finding us 470-272-8940)
​Stay Tuned for Details

December Meeting - Holiday Party 
Date: Thursday, November 3rd
Time: 7:30 PM
​
Location(s): Zoom
Speaker Location: Zoom
​Stay Tuned for Details


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: November 18th @ 12:30 PM ET)
The food is good and the company is better. Everyone is invited.
Date: Friday, November 18th
Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
Location: Mellow Mushroom Brookhaven
4058 Peachtree Rd NE  Atlanta, GA 30319


🗓  November - December Calendar
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - Program: Bill "Bucky" Buckwalter, W0SUN -  Fusion and WIRES-X
Date: Thursday, November 3. 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, November 4  2022
Time:  12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) or thereabouts
Date: Fridays, 
November 11, 18, 25  2022
Time:  12:30 p.m. (1730Z) - 2:00 p.m (1900Z) or thereabouts
Location: Gwinnett County Fairgrounds

Event: Stone Mountain Hamfest (ARC will have a table)
Date:  
Saturday, November 5  2022
Time:  8:00 a.m. (1300Z) - 4:00 p.m (2100Z)
Date:  Sunday, 
November 6  2022
Time:  8:00 a.m. (1300Z) - 2:00 p.m (1900Z)
Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven

Event: Second Sunday ARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday,
November 13  2022
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1700Z)
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: November Sundays in the Park Event 
Date:  Sunday, November 13  2022
Time: 1 p.m. ET (1800Z) - 5:30 p.m ET (2230Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: Brook Run Park

4770 North Peachtree Road Dunwoody, GA 

Event: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday,
November 27 2022
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (1930Z)
Cost: $15
Location: Georgia Tech Van Leer Electrical Engineering Building                       Room W218
Map: HERE
Details: HERE

Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - Possible Holiday Party. Stay tuned
Date: Thursday, December 1. 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (0030Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30  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,
December 11  2022
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1700Z)
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:  ** NO TESTS IN DECEMBER **

Time: 
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: Michael Burnette, AF7KB - The Fast Track to Understanding Ham Radio Antennas
• ARC Special Station at the 50th Stone Mountain Highland Games
November: • Meeting: Bill "Bucky" Buckwalter, W0SUN - Fusion and WIRES-X
• Stone Mountain Hamfest (ARC Booth)
December: • Holiday Party (tentative)


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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

November Meeting - Bill "Bucky" Buckwalter, W0SUN -  Fusion and WIRES-X
Date: Thursday, November 3rd
Time: 7:30 PM
​
Location(s): Zoom
Speaker Location: Zoom
Speaker Location: ZOOM Videoconference
Video: https://youtu.be/SQQ0ZHfxhOo
Slides: n/a
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The Atlanta Radio Club is pleased to announce that, in response to requests from our members, our November program will be all about Fusion, C4FM and WIRES-X. The speaker will be Bill “Bucky" Buckwalter, W0SUN of the Parker Radio Association in Colorado and the Colorado Digital Multiprotocol Group. They maintain a network of digital and analog repeaters all around Colorado.

Yaesu System Fusion/C4FM/WIRES-X is a digital mode that is gaining in popularity because, like DMR and D-STAR, it provides facilities for hams on one repeater to speak to hams on connected repeaters around the world. Why another digital mode, you might ask? It’s simple. Each digital mode (and analog mode) has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. A mode that fits the needs of one ham might not match another ham’s needs. The more choices, the better.

The ARC does not currently operate a Fusion repeater but that might change in the future. In the mean time, you can use the Fusion (and other mode) repeaters that the other clubs operate all around Atlanta. I know that one of them is in Decatur and is managed by our friends at the Alford Memorial Radio Club.

A list of Georgia Fusion repeaters can be found at https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/feature_search.php?type=YSF&state_id=13&band=%2

Bucky, WØSUN, runs the weekly "Digital Learning Net" every Wednesday at 9pm ET on SKYHUBLINK.COM, a group of 100 plus repeaters and Hotspots joined together worldwide running Allstar, Fusion, WiRES-X, DMR, D-Star, Echolink, IRLP and more.  He is also one of the Fusion Engineers for SKYHUBLINK.  Bucky is also a member of Colorado Digital Multiprotocol, "coloradodigital.net" (Colorado HD 31088)   This group specializes in experimenting, building, and maintaining a bridged reflector system that makes it possible for Ham Radio Operators to communicate together on different systems no matter what mode of radio they are using. 


 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.

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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. 
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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
  • W4DOC (FM/D-STAR/DMR at BoA Tower) - Stephen Slider (KG4PTO)
  • WX4GPB (D-STAR at Stone Mountain) - Robin Cutshaw (AA4RC)
Sponsors

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