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** The December Sunday in the Park event has been moved back a week to December 18 due to a high probability threat of rain. See Below.

Welcome to the Atlanta Radio Club

UPCOMING EVENTS


December Sundays in the Park Event
Date: Sunday, December 18th *new time*
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Location(s): Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Road Dunwoody, GA 30338


Set up starts around noon, on air at 1pm, shutting down around 5pm (dark).
We'll have several stations for your use:
  • 10m station using a vertical antenna
  • 10m station using a horizontal dipole antenna
  • One or more 20m stations
  • One or more 40m stations
Got a radio to try? Bring it and we’ll get it on the air.
Want to try an antenna you just got? We can
probably do something with it.
Snacks and soft drinks or water will be there.  
You might want to bring a folding chair.


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 you need help getting there or finding us. 470-272-8940)
December Meeting - Christmas Party 
Date: Thursday, December 1st
Time: 7:00 PM
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Location(s): Mad Italian Restaurant
​2089 Savoy Drive  Chamblee GA 30341
Join us December 1, 2022 in place of our regular monthly meeting. We'll also be recognizing those that have made a difference in the club this past year, including ARC Ham of the Year.
Any question? Feel free to contact John Talipsky N3ACK [email protected] or
470-272-8940 

​Friday Lunches (in person) are Back
​(Next: December 23rd @ 12:30 PM ET)
The food is good and the company is better. Everyone is invited.
Date: Friday, December 23rd
Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
Location: Mellow Mushroom

4058 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30319


🗓  December - January Calendar
Event: Christmas Party
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: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 5 2023
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (0030Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, January 6, 13, 20, 27  2023
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 8  2023
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:  Sunday, 
January 22  2023
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (1930Z)
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) (No testing in December)
• 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)
• Sunday in the Park Operating Event
December: • Christmas Party
• Sunday in the Park Operating Event


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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 Sundays in the Park Event
Date: Sunday, November 13th
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
​
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

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
​
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)
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