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WELCOME TO THE ATLANTA RADIO CLUB

ARC HAS RETURNED TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS
Where: St. Patrick's Episcopal Church Dunwoody GA
4755 N Peachtree Rd
Date:  Thursday September 5, 2024

Time: 730P EST
Talk-In: 146.820(-) T146.2 or John N3ACK 470-272-8940

UPCOMING EVENTS


Monthly Meeting - "NanoVNA Workshop" - Lee Johnson, N4WYE
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 
Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z)
Zoom Link: HERE
Location: St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
4755 N Peachtree Rd Dunwoody, GA
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Atlanta Radio Club Meeting Announcement
Join us on Thursday, October 3rd, at 7:30 PM for our next meeting at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Dunwoody! We are excited to welcome Lee Johnson, N4WYE, who will be presenting on the NanoVNA—a small but very powerful Vector Network Analyzer (VNA), which is used for antenna tuning, and more. This is a workshop where Lee will be conducting a live demonstration on his Nano. Bring your Nano and follow along. Details below.
The meeting will be held in person at the church, as well as on Zoom for those who prefer to attend virtually.
Zoom Information:

https://zoom.us/j/4263755765?pwd=Vzdva1NaODZxUDByQmplcjN4WG5zUT09

We look forward to seeing you Thursday!
Rob Osattin, KI4UTYProgram Director | Atlanta Radio Club.
Here's the program description provided by Lee:
Note: Whenever Lee mentions bringing your NanoVNA to the meeting, you can still participate from home. Everything Lee demonstrates will be shown to our Zoom attendees as well.
NanoVNA Workshop
October ARC program by Lee Johnson N4WYE

The aim of this workshop, is to get you operational with your NanoVNA so that you canoptimize your existing antennas and make it easier to put up new ones with the confidence thatthey will perform as expected.As this workshop will be hands on showing the fundamental measurements that most of use, please bring your NanoVNA, along with the calibration loads and cables. Also bring your2m handheld whip as we will be using it for some of the steps.
If you do not have a NanoVNA, you can share with someone at the meeting. Better yet if youwant to buy your own, I would recommend the current and most popular NanoVNA H4 model which covers from 10kHz-1.5GHz. It is priced at $89.95 from a dealer such as R&L Electronics,that offers support. They have 140 in stock and quoted delivery in 3-4 days.https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_8620&products_id=75145
The workshop, with a large overhead screen, will go step by step through:
o Controls and user interface
o Calibration
o Typical measurements
o Operational Demo
o Measure 2M whip antenna
o Set up your NanoVNA
o Discussion
This will help you understand how to get the most out of your antennas!

See you there.

​Friday Lunches
Date: Every Friday
​
Time: 12:30 PM ET (1630Z)
​Location: Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant
2042 Johnson Ferry Rd NE

Brookhaven, GA 30319                                     
What3Words:
 ///kindest.supper.torches
Website: losbravosmexicanrest.com

🗓  September Calendar

Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (2330Z)
Location: Zoom and 
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
What3Words: https://what3words.com/nursery.retract.directly​
​Speaker Location: Zoom
Abstract (written by the presenter):
​​Dr. Mike Carper, WA9PIE will give an overview of Ham Radio Deluxe software - including rig control, logging & awards tracking, DXing, digital modes, and more. He will also give a preview of the new 6.9 version of Logbook and discuss the progress being made towards the total rewrite of the applications. We'll likely get on the air and work some DX on FT8 or FT4. Time will be left for Q&A.

Event: Second Sunday ARC/LARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday September
 8, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1600Z)
Cost: FREE
Location: DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)
Administration Building
​Community Room #227
 (Opposite side of building from Downwind Restaurant)
2000 Airport Road
​Atlanta, GA 30341
What3Words: 
///admit.roofer.doped
Details: https://atlantave.org/

Event: Second Sunday in the Park Date: Sunday, September 8 2024 
​Time: 2:00 PM ET (1800Z)

​Location: Brook Run Park (across from the TreeTop Zip Line facility)
4770 North Peachtree Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338

Description: The Atlanta Radio Club is planning an outing  where (description goes here) This outing isn't just an operating event. It's educational, too.
Everyone who wants to get on the air will get on the air, either by using your own radio or by using one of ours. If you have a radio but no portable power supply come on out, there will be extra batteries AND Anderson Power Poles can be installed on your power connections as needed. If you need an antenna for your radio, you can hook up to one of ours. We'll get you on the air even if you don't have a license (it's legal). Come on by.
The pavilion we use is dry; rain or shine we will be there. So if you want to come out and set up - come on out and set up.
Some snacks, soft drinks and water, will be available.

What3Words​: ///dock.egging.trick
Brook Run Park Map

Event: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday  
September 22,  2024
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (1830Z)
Cost: $15
Location: Georgia Tech Van Leer Electrical Engineering Building
​Room W218
What3Words: 
///lookout.idea.logic
Map: HERE
Details: HERE

Event: ARC Friday Lunch
Date:  Friday, September  6,13,20,27 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m. (1630Z) - 2:00 p.m (1800Z) 
​Location: Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant
                   2042 Johnson Ferry RD NW
                   Brookhaven, GA 30319-2506
What3Words: ​​///kindest.supper.torches


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
 
2024  Summary of Meetings and Events
Every Month: • ARC Monthly Meeting (see below)
• ARC Friday Lunch (Every Friday)
• ARC Friday Lunch and Swap Meet (Every 2nd Friday of the month)
• ARC Second Sunday in the Park Operating Event (Second Sundays, Even months) (See Below)
• ARC Second Sunday Tech Session at PDK (Second Sundays, Odd months) (See Below)
• ARC/LARC License Testing at PDK Airport (FREE)
• Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club/ARC License Testing at Georgia Tech ($15) (Fourth Sunday January-November)
• ARC Sunday Night Net (Every Sunday Night)
• ARC ARES Practice Net (Every Wednesday Night)
January: • Meeting: 2024 ARC Townhall
• GARS TechFest (ARC will have a table there)
• ARC Winter Field Day at Sweetwater Creek State Park
February: • Meeting: Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK "Fox Hunting"
• Orlando HamCation (Hamfest) The ARC will have a table there promoting the club and the Atlanta Hamfest
March: • Meeting: Bill Perkins, KB4KFT "2024 Georgia QSO Party"
• Second Sunday Tech Session at PDK: VHF Antenna Build
April: • Meeting: Wardell Castles N4YWH "Using chatGPT from OpenAI to play the role of a Ham Elmer"
• ARC Georgia QSO Party Operating Event at Brook Run Park
May: • Meeting: Doug Grant, K1DG "Introduction To Moonbounce (Aka EME: Earth-Moon-Earth)"
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park
June: • Atlanta Hamfest
• Meeting: Warren Merkel, KD4Z "Node Red"
• Second Sunday Tech Session at PDK: Coax and Connectors (PL-259, SO-239, Power Poles and more)
• ARC Field Day at Brook Run Park
July: • Meeting: Presentation and Introduction of Candidates for club offices
  • Speaker: TBA
  • Presentation of 2024 Slate of Officers
• ARC 13 Colonies Special Event at Brook Run Park
August: • Meeting: Presentation and Election
  • Speaker: Dave Jensen W7DGJ - "Ham Radio Innovation: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"
  • 2024 Club Election
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park - FT8
• Huntsville Hamfest
September: • Meeting: "Ham Radio Deluxe" - Dr. Michael Carper WA9PIE
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park (may be held in conjunction with 9/11 events)
October: • Meeting: TBA
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park
November: • Meeting: TBA
• Stone Mountain Hamfest (ARC Booth)
December: • Holiday Party (in place of the meeting)

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

Monthly Meeting - "Ham Radio Deluxe" - Dr. Michael Carper WA9PIE
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 
Time: 7:30 PM ET (2330Z)
Zoom Link: HERE
Location: St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
4755 N Peachtree Rd Dunwoody, GA

 CLUB BYLAWS

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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 Free 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 at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport on September 8, 2024
License Class
Number of test takers
Passed
Technician
1
1
General
2
2
Extra
1
1

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 $15.50 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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