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EchoLink, Dstar, and DMR are most affected and we are working to restore the system.
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EchoLink, Dstar, and DMR are most affected and we are working to restore the system.
See the Repeater Status Page for the status of all of our systems
WELCOME TO THE ATLANTA RADIO CLUB
UPCOMING EVENTSAugust Meeting - 2023 ARC Election and Mickey Baker, N4MB (ARRL SE Director)
Date: Thursday, August 3rd Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z) Location: Zoom -or- Meeting ID: 426 375 5765 Passcode: 791957 Speaker Location: Zoom There are two events coming up in August. 2023 ARC Election. The positions up for election are:
Presentation: The Atlanta Radio Club is happy to announce that our speaker for the August 3 meeting will be Mickey Baker, N4MB. Mickey is Division Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division, which includes the Georgia section. As a division director he’s one of the 15 members of the ARRL Board of Directors. Mickey will be talking about the recently announced ARRL dues increase and membership benefit changes. One of these changes is that members will no longer receive a free printed copy of QST, QEX or NCJ. Needless to say the changes are controversial and have the ham radio social media buzzing. Mickey’s talk is very timely. We want to find out as much as we can from him so feel free to ask questions. Don’t be shy! Hands On Antenna Building in the Park
(July 16 @ 1 PM ET) Join us Sunday July 16th and learn how to build dipoles. Everyone will build a dipole for whatever band they'd like, test them and take them home. The session will be led by our master antenna builder and elmer, Bill Perkins, KB4KFT.
We'll supply all materials but we need to know what to bring so please pre-register by emailing Bill ([email protected]) or John Talipsky, Jr ([email protected]) before 7/15. Registration is FREE. Bathrooms are nearby, snacks and drinks will be provided. We'll be located near the parking lot at the corner of Georgia Way S. and Dekalb Dr on the hill pavilion. It's near the TreeTop Quest. Date: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 Time: 1 PM ET (1700Z) - 6 PM (2200Z) Location: Brook Run Park 4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338 Friday Lunches
(Next: August 4th @ 12:30 PM ET) The food is good and the company is better. Everyone is invited.
Date: Friday, August 4th Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z) Location: Mellow Mushroom 4058 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30319 🗓 July - August Calendar
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, July 6 2023 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z) Location: Zoom Speaker Location: Zoom Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date: Friday, July 7, 14, 21, 28 2023 Time: 12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven Event: Second Sunday ARC/LARC Ham License Testing
Date: Sunday, July 9 2023 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: ARC Antenna Build
Date: Sunday, July 16 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET (1700Z) Cost: FREE Location: Brook Run Park 4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338 Near TreeTopQuest Details: Stay Tuned Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, August 3 2023 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z) Location: Zoom Speaker Location: Zoom Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date: Friday, August 4, 11, 18, 25 2023 Time: 12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) Location: Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Brookhaven Event: Second Sunday ARC/LARC Ham License Testing
Date: Sunday, August 13 2023 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: ARC Second Sunday Operating Event
Date: Sunday, August 13 2023 Time: 12 p.m. ET (1600Z) Cost: FREE Location: Brook Run Park 4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338 Near TreeTopQuest Details: Stay Tuned Event: Huntsville Hamfest (ARC will have a table)
Date: Saturday, Sunday, August 19, 20 2023 Time: (Sat) 9 a.m. CT - 4:30 p.m. CT (1400Z-2130Z) (Sun) 9 a.m. CT - 3 p.m. CT (1400Z-2000Z) Cost: $12 ($15 after August 5) Location: Von Braun Center South Hall 700 Monroe St SW Huntsville AL Website: Here Event CalendarView 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 2023 Summary of Meetings and Events
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PAST EVENTSThis 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 Meeting - Michael Walker, VA3MW - FlexRadio Systems
Date: Thursday, July 6th Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z) Location: Zoom -or- Meeting ID: 426 375 5765 Passcode: 791957 Speaker Location: Zoom Presentation: FlexRadio designs and manufactures radios for the Amateur Radio, Defense and Intelligence communities. They are based on an advanced SDR (Software Defined Architecture). The technologies that FlexRadio developed will be seen in more radios in the future. Our speaker will talk about their technologies and their amateur radio offerings. This is not a sales pitch. It's a talk about some of the fascinating radio technologies Flex pioneered. 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) by the Laurel VEC
For more information: Meetings & Events An FCC Registration Number (FRN) is REQUIRED Detailed Rules: https://www.atlantave.team/rules.html FCC CORES Registration Results of our last test session on July 9, 2023
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 - VK3ATLDid 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." BADGESThe official badge supplier of the ARC is The Signman of Baton Rouge.
Badges are $13.50 and can be ordered here.
2022/2023 Leadership TeamPresident - 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
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