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UPCOMING EVENTS

🗓  March Calendar
​Friday Lunches
Date: Every Friday
​Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
​Location: Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant
2042 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319        
What3Words: ///kindest.supper.torches
Website: losbravosmexicanrest.com
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - Microcontrollers - Glen Popiel, KW5GP
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (0030Z)
Online Location: Zoom
In-person meeting location:
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
4755 N Peachtree Rd,
Atlanta, GA 30338
 (door is on the left side of the building)
What3Words:
///harvest.lasted.alarming​ 
​Speaker Location: Zoom
Abstract: Glen will introduce us to microcontrollers—the heart of IoT and many other devices. He will discuss their design, configuration, specifications, and use cases. There are many microcontrollers on the market, and hopefully, he'll give us recommendations for ones he's worked with while also explaining the differences between microcontrollers and single-board computers, such as Raspberry Pis and Arduinos.

Before you start digging through your closets looking for your Veg-O-Matics, know this: this is not the Popeil you're looking for. Same name, different family. Sorry.

Event: Second Sunday ARC/LARC Ham License Testing 
Date:  Sunday, March 9, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. ET (1700Z)
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: Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club / ARC License Testing
Date:  Sunday,  March 23,  2024
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (1930Z)
Cost: $15
Location: Georgia Tech Van Leer Electrical Engineering Building
​Room W218
What3Words: 
​ ///lookout.idea.logic
Map: HERE
Details: HERE

Event Calendar

View our Groups.io calendar on the web here
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2025  Summary of Meetings and Events
Every Month: • ARC Monthly Meeting (see below)
• ARC Friday Lunch (Every Friday)
• 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: "FT8 and Digital"- Steve Smith, KM4CJ
• ARC Winter Field Day at ??? State Park
February: • Meeting:
• GARS TechFest (ARC will have a table there)
• Orlando HamCation (Hamfest) The ARC will have a table there promoting the club and the Atlanta Hamfest
• Dalton Hamfest. The ARC will have a table there.
March: • Meeting:
• Second Sunday Tech Session at PDK: VHF Antenna Build
April: • Meeting:
• ARC Georgia QSO Party Operating Event at Brook Run Park
May: • Meeting:
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park
June: • Atlanta Hamfest
• Second Sunday Tech Session at PDK:
• 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:
  • 2024 Club Election
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park - FT8
• Huntsville Hamfest
September: • Meeting:
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park (may be held in conjunction with 9/11 events)
October: • Meeting:
• ARC Operating Event at Brook Run Park
• 2024 POTA Fall Sprint
November: • 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  2020-2025
Event: Monthly Atlanta Radio Club Meeting - "Digital and FT8"- Steve Smith, KM4CJ
Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (0030Z)
Location: Zoom Only
What3Words: 
​Speaker Location: Zoom
Abstract: Digital Modes has been a requested topic for a presentation since 2020. We're making that a reality this month.
Steve will make two presentations: Digital Modes and FT8. In Digital Modes he talk about the most popular modes in use today. He'll present comparisons of the modes: what it does, who uses it , bandwidth, baud rate, error control, operating frequencies, etc. The presentation will be an overview. There are too many modes to discuss in detail in the time allotted  so he'll only dive into the modes the attendees request.
The other presentation is a deep dive into FT8. In addition to the technical information presented he'll show us what FT8 QSOs look like and he'll show us the operation of the most popular FT8 program: WSJTX.
The presentation will be recorded and posted to Youtube. His presentation slide deck will also be available after the meeting.

 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 DeKalb-Peachtree 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 sessions at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport:
1/12
Technician
Passed
Technician
General
0
Extra
Value
1/12
Technician
Passed
Technician
General
Extra
Value
We helped a ham whose license expired in the 1980s. He was a Technician then, which is equivalent to a General today. He took and passed the Technician test and will be reinstated with a General license. He was pretty happy.

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.

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. 
Badges are $15.50 and can be ordered here.

2024/2025 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)
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