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WELCOME TO THE ATLANTA RADIO CLUB

UPCOMING EVENTS


Monthly Meeting -  Fox Hunting - Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK
Date: Thursday, February 1st 2024
Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom

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Meeting ID: 426 375 5765

Passcode: 791957
Speaker Location: Zoom
Presentation: 
From the ARRL:
Every weekend, in cities and towns all across the country, ham radio operators gather on hilltops for a very special kind of contest--the Fox Hunt. A small, low power transmitter is hidden and the rest of the crew tries to find it. Sound simple? It can be very challenging and a whole lot of fun.
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Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK, will tell us about his experiences with Fox Hunting and how much fun it is for him and other hams he knows. He'll talk about different ways Fox Hunts are held. Some hunts are done on foot in fields and forests, some are done by hams in their cars driving around the city, and some are conducted (more) 
exotically.
To be a successful hunter you have to know how to use your radio for direction finding, which is an art and science all by itself.

The ARC will be holding a hands-on workshop later in the month where we'll build hand-held Yagi antennas -- out of tape measures. Yagis are the preferred antennas for amateur radio direction finding because they receive signals primarily from the direction in which the antenna is pointing. 
We are also making plans for our own Fox Hunt later in the year. Put what you learn in the meeting with the antenna you'll build and compete with your fellow club members for the bragging rights you'll get when you find the fox first.

​Friday Lunches
​​(Next: Jan 19th @ 12:30 PM ET)
 Date: Friday, January 19th 2024
​
Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
Location: El Potro Mexican Restaurant

3396 Buford Hwy
Atlanta, Ga. 30329
(404) 325-9312
///gifts.spurned.sagging​  (What3Words)
elpotromexicanrestatl.com

🗓  January - February Calendar
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 4 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, January 5,12,19,26 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m. (1730Z) - 2:00 p.m (1900Z) 
​Location: El Potro Mexican Restaurant
                   3396 Buford Hwy
                   Atlanta, GA 30329


Event: Second Sunday ARC/LARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday,
January 14 2024
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: ARC Winter Field Day Operating Event
Date:  Saturday-Sunday, January 27-28 2024
Time: 2 p.m. ET (1900Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: Sweetwater Creek State Park
1750 Mount Vernon Road
Lithia Springs, GA 30122
Details: Stay Tuned

Event: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday, 
January 28  2024
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
Date: Thursday, February 1 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom
​Speaker Location: Zoom

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  
Friday, February  2,9,16,23 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m. (1730Z) - 2:00 p.m (1900Z) 
​Location: El Potro 2 Restaurant
                   3396 Buford Hwy
                   Atlanta, GA 30329
What3Words: ​///closets.makes.ranted

Event: Second Sunday ARC/LARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday,
February 11 2024
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: ARC Second Sunday Operating Event
Date:  Saturday-Sunday, February 11 2024
Time: 2 p.m. ET (1900Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: Brook Run Park
 4770 N Peachtree Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338

Details: Stay Tuned

Event: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday, 
February 25  2024
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
2023  Summary of Meetings and Events
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Every Month: • ARC Monthly Meeting (see below)
• ARC Friday Lunches (Every Friday)
• ARC Second Sunday in the Park Operating Event (Check website for details)
• ARC/LARC Free License Testing at PDK Airport (Second Sunday)
• Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club/ARC License Testing at Georgia Tech ($15) (Fourth Sunday January-November)
• ARC Sunday Night Nets (Every Sunday Night)
January: • Meeting: Claude Ray, AC4SH "Parks on the Air (POTA)"
• WinterHeat 2023 Amateur Radio Simplex Event
• GARS TechFest (ARC will have a table there)
• ARC/ARES Winter Field Day at Sweetwater Creek State Park
• ARC Breakfast at Goldberg's
February: • Meeting: Karin Thompson, KD4DXX "RT Systems"
• Orlando HamCation (Hamfest) The ARC will have a table there promoting the club and the Atlanta Hamfest
• ARC Breakfast at Goldbergs Fine Foods (Toco Hill)
March: • Meeting: Kevin Scott, K4GTR "Wi-Fi for Hams"
• ARC Breakfast at Goldbergs Fine Foods (Toco Hill)
• Field trip to the Pisgah Astronomical Research Center in North Carolina *tentative*
• ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) Event
April: • Meeting: Patrick Bolan, KJ7ZSU "Geochron"
• **CANCELLED** ARC Georgia QSO Party event at Brook Run Park
• Hams for PanCAN event at Brook Run Park
May: • Meeting: Richie Cetron, K2KNB "Cables and Connectors"
June: • Meeting: Thomas S Carrubba, KA2D "Logging"
• **CANCELLED** Atlanta Hamfest
• ARC Field Day at Brook Run Park
July: • Meeting:
  • Speaker: Michael Walker, VA3MW "FlexRadio Systems"
  • Presentation of 2023 Slate of Officers
•Antenna Build at Brook Run Park
August: • Meeting:
  • Speaker: Mickey Baker, N4MB "ARRL Update"
  • 2023 Club Elections
• ARC Breakfast
• Huntsville Hamfest and Monte Sano State Park
September: • Meeting: Stuart Smolkin, WA5EYI "Virtual Tour of the Asheville Radio Museum"
• Second Sunday in the Park: Working the Route 66 Special Event station
October: • Meeting: Tom Crowley, KT4XN "Radio Signals from Jupiter"
• Second Sunday in the Park at Brook Run Park
• ARC Breakfast
• ARC Georgia State Parks on the Air (GASPOTA) Operating Event
November: • Meeting: Jeff Stuparits, W4DD "Locating Power Line Interference and other RFI"
• Stone Mountain Hamfest (ARC Booth)
December: • Holiday Party (in place of the meeting)
• Second Sunday in the Park at Brook Run Park

PAST EVENTS


This column is archived.
Previous ARC Events and Outings can be found on the Events and Outings page

Links to past programs: 2008-2009  2010-2019  2020-2024
Meeting -  2024 Town Hall 
Date: Thursday, January 4th 2024
Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom

-or-
Meeting ID: 426 375 5765

Passcode: 791957
Speaker Location: Zoom
Presentation: It's a new year so we want to find out what our members and other interested parties would like to see the ARC do in 2024.
  • Are there certain subjects you want presentations on?
  • Do you want to have technical hands-on sessions? On what subjects? 
  • What about our outdoor operating events? Are they of use to you? Do they need to be changed?
  • How about tours of amateur radio related sites around Atlanta or beyond?
The ARC exists for the benefit of our members. What can we do that would be a benefit to you?
We encourage you to speak up during the zoom or use the chat to comment.
But if you don't make the live zoom, you can watch it later on YouTube and email your comments and suggestions to Bill Perkins, KB4KFT, the ARC President.
Special Day-After-Thanksgivin​​g Lunch
Date: Friday, November 24th
​
Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
Location: Jason's Deli

                4705 Ashford Dunwoody Rd
                Atlanta, GA 30338
                (770) 671-1555

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 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) 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
January 14, 2023
License Class
Number of test takers
Passed
Failed
Tech
3
3
​0
General
2
​2
​0
Extra
1
1
​0
One of our test takers was so happy he passed, he had a souvenir picture taken of him and the VEs. We'll post it when we get it.

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 non-university 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.

2023/2024 Leadership Team

​President - Bill Perkins (KB4KFT)
Vice President - John Talipsky Jr (N3ACK)
​Secretary and Treasurer - Ed Bevill (KO4SRJ)
Member at Large - Val Bruce (WD4EX)
Member at Large - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY)

Newsletter Editor - John Talipsky (N3ACK)
Program Director - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY)
Web "master"  - Rob Osattin (KI4UTY)
Sunday Night Net Manager - Ade Shamblin (KJ4CUY)
Repeater Trustees
  • W4DOC (FM/D-STAR/DMR at BofA Tower) - Stephen Slider (KG4PTO)
  • WX4GPB (D-STAR at Stone Mountain) -
    ​Robin Cutshaw (AA4RC)
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