Outing in the Park
Date: Sunday, March 24 2024
Time: 2:00 PM ET (1800Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Description: The Atlanta Radio Club is planning a simple "impromptu" outing in the park as a practice for the Georgia State
Parks on the Air weekend coming up - also Georgia QSO Party.
The goal is to set up in the park, work a few stations, check radios, antennas, gear in general, to make sure those who are going to work GSPOTA are set to go.
This is will not be a big setup, like Field Day, rather simple and quick to move radio/antenna/battery stations. There are some special events that weekend so we are expecting to have stations
to work.
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.
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.
Some snacks, soft drinks and water, will be available.
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Time: 2:00 PM ET (1800Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Description: The Atlanta Radio Club is planning a simple "impromptu" outing in the park as a practice for the Georgia State
Parks on the Air weekend coming up - also Georgia QSO Party.
The goal is to set up in the park, work a few stations, check radios, antennas, gear in general, to make sure those who are going to work GSPOTA are set to go.
This is will not be a big setup, like Field Day, rather simple and quick to move radio/antenna/battery stations. There are some special events that weekend so we are expecting to have stations
to work.
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.
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.
Some snacks, soft drinks and water, will be available.
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Special Day-After-Thanksgiving 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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Time: 12:30 PM ET (1730Z)
Location: Jason's Deli
4705 Ashford Dunwoody Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338
(770) 671-1555
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Website
Second Sunday in the Park
Date: Sunday, September 10th, 2023
Time: 2 PM ET (1800Z) - 5:30 PM (2130Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
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4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
(Written by Bill Perkins, KB4KFT, ARC President)
September is a cooler month though hurricanes sometimes make it windier in the Atlanta area. But that is not important right now.
Well... cooler is.
Our August outing in the park was hot but punctuated by a short heavy rain storm about the time we got everything packed to load at the end of the day. Nobody got wet but we did sit for a while talking (AF only) as it rained - nice and cooler too.
September is also the month of the famous Route 66 On The Air annual special event. This year we are going to see what we can do working event stations on Sunday, September 10th, in the park.
For those who may not know Route 66 started... well... I guess it depended on which direction you were going...
(Take 2)
For those who may not know one end of Route 66 was near downtown Chicago; the other near the beach in Los Angeles. It crossed parts of: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. At one time the longest "continuous" highways in the US only beaten (finally) by US-1 from Miami to Maine during the cold war years. It was originally a patchwork of local, often dirt, roads and tracks.
By the 1930s, just in time for the Great Depression, it was mostly paved and was the main route from dust bowl states to Los Angeles which really was, in those days, about the best place in the west to live - at least there were jobs there... mostly.
By the 1970's much of the original route had been supplanted by better four-lane roads going around many many small towns The Route had connected (or had grown up along). Much of the original road was simply bypassed, fell into disrepair, or ignored. Some of it (in Texas for instance) was replaced by Interstates (like I-10 in Texas) and the original road bed became frontage roads or was simply paved over by the Interstates.
Here comes the 1990's and a nostalgia over The Mother Road when parts of The Road were recovered, marked as historical; long runs of Route 66 were brought back to life to some degree. Gone are the many mom-and-pop tourist shops, quirky attractions, and motor courts.
(By the way, my capitalization of "The Road", "The Mother Road", "The Route", etc. reflect the movement to restore The Route.)
Check out: https://national66.org/pages/route-66-history
There are also several DVDs out there showing The Road then and now if you are interested. I remember a girlfriend (past) being particularly offended by one DVD narrator always referring to The Route (you could hear the capital letters) as "The Mother Road".
For our Atlanta Radio Club purposes we will gather in the park Sunday the 10th and see how many of the stations we can work.
It'll be a group effort, several radios on different bands with different antenna configuration. The skill will be finding the station, working through any pile up that may be there, and learning how different bands, antennas, orientation, dipole vs vertical, etc. affect operating.
Stations along The Road are going to be at the east end right at the edge of NVIS on 40m (daytime); on the far end will be good 12m, 15m, or 20m targets. Those who have come out to the park before know I routinely check into the QCWA net on Sunday afternoon (control stations in Amarillo and Barstow) so getting The whole Route (Whole Route maybe?) from the Atlanta area is entirely possible, maybe not even that hard.
Stations for The Route are:
W6A : Santa Monica, CA
W6B : Los Angeles, CA
W6C : San Bernardino, CA
W6D : Victorville, CA
W6E : Barstow, CA
W6F : Kingman, AZ
W6G : Flagstaff, AZ
W6H : Albuquerque, NM
W6I : Amarillo, TX
W6J : Elk City, OK
W6K : Oklahoma City,OK
W6L : Tulsa,OK
W6M : Tribune, KS
W6N : Joplin, MO
W6O : Lebanon, MO
W6P : St Louis, MO
W6Q : Chicago, IL (Six Meter Club of Chicago)
W6R : Springfield, MO
W6S : Rover 1
W6T : Rover 2
W6U : Wilmington, IL
W6W : info coming soon
Let's plan on meeting up at BrookRun park, at the little pavilion on the hill, around 2pm Sunday, September 10th, 2023, and work some Route 66 On The Air stations for fun.
There will be at least radios for 15m, 20m, and 40m; maybe 10m and 6m (one of the clubs out west is the Six Meter Club). Plus an 80m NVIS for later in the afternoon... just in case we want to try real NVIS.
If you have a radio you want to try, bring it, same for antenna, and we will get it on the air.
And, as always, there will be snacks, water, soft drinks. You might want to bring your own folding chair.
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Time: 2 PM ET (1800Z) - 5:30 PM (2130Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
sandwhich.clan.deserved (What3Words)
4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
(Written by Bill Perkins, KB4KFT, ARC President)
September is a cooler month though hurricanes sometimes make it windier in the Atlanta area. But that is not important right now.
Well... cooler is.
Our August outing in the park was hot but punctuated by a short heavy rain storm about the time we got everything packed to load at the end of the day. Nobody got wet but we did sit for a while talking (AF only) as it rained - nice and cooler too.
September is also the month of the famous Route 66 On The Air annual special event. This year we are going to see what we can do working event stations on Sunday, September 10th, in the park.
For those who may not know Route 66 started... well... I guess it depended on which direction you were going...
(Take 2)
For those who may not know one end of Route 66 was near downtown Chicago; the other near the beach in Los Angeles. It crossed parts of: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. At one time the longest "continuous" highways in the US only beaten (finally) by US-1 from Miami to Maine during the cold war years. It was originally a patchwork of local, often dirt, roads and tracks.
By the 1930s, just in time for the Great Depression, it was mostly paved and was the main route from dust bowl states to Los Angeles which really was, in those days, about the best place in the west to live - at least there were jobs there... mostly.
By the 1970's much of the original route had been supplanted by better four-lane roads going around many many small towns The Route had connected (or had grown up along). Much of the original road was simply bypassed, fell into disrepair, or ignored. Some of it (in Texas for instance) was replaced by Interstates (like I-10 in Texas) and the original road bed became frontage roads or was simply paved over by the Interstates.
Here comes the 1990's and a nostalgia over The Mother Road when parts of The Road were recovered, marked as historical; long runs of Route 66 were brought back to life to some degree. Gone are the many mom-and-pop tourist shops, quirky attractions, and motor courts.
(By the way, my capitalization of "The Road", "The Mother Road", "The Route", etc. reflect the movement to restore The Route.)
Check out: https://national66.org/pages/route-66-history
There are also several DVDs out there showing The Road then and now if you are interested. I remember a girlfriend (past) being particularly offended by one DVD narrator always referring to The Route (you could hear the capital letters) as "The Mother Road".
For our Atlanta Radio Club purposes we will gather in the park Sunday the 10th and see how many of the stations we can work.
It'll be a group effort, several radios on different bands with different antenna configuration. The skill will be finding the station, working through any pile up that may be there, and learning how different bands, antennas, orientation, dipole vs vertical, etc. affect operating.
Stations along The Road are going to be at the east end right at the edge of NVIS on 40m (daytime); on the far end will be good 12m, 15m, or 20m targets. Those who have come out to the park before know I routinely check into the QCWA net on Sunday afternoon (control stations in Amarillo and Barstow) so getting The whole Route (Whole Route maybe?) from the Atlanta area is entirely possible, maybe not even that hard.
Stations for The Route are:
W6A : Santa Monica, CA
W6B : Los Angeles, CA
W6C : San Bernardino, CA
W6D : Victorville, CA
W6E : Barstow, CA
W6F : Kingman, AZ
W6G : Flagstaff, AZ
W6H : Albuquerque, NM
W6I : Amarillo, TX
W6J : Elk City, OK
W6K : Oklahoma City,OK
W6L : Tulsa,OK
W6M : Tribune, KS
W6N : Joplin, MO
W6O : Lebanon, MO
W6P : St Louis, MO
W6Q : Chicago, IL (Six Meter Club of Chicago)
W6R : Springfield, MO
W6S : Rover 1
W6T : Rover 2
W6U : Wilmington, IL
W6W : info coming soon
Let's plan on meeting up at BrookRun park, at the little pavilion on the hill, around 2pm Sunday, September 10th, 2023, and work some Route 66 On The Air stations for fun.
There will be at least radios for 15m, 20m, and 40m; maybe 10m and 6m (one of the clubs out west is the Six Meter Club). Plus an 80m NVIS for later in the afternoon... just in case we want to try real NVIS.
If you have a radio you want to try, bring it, same for antenna, and we will get it on the air.
And, as always, there will be snacks, water, soft drinks. You might want to bring your own folding chair.
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Second Sunday in the Park
(Next: May 28 @ 12 PM ET)
(Next: May 28 @ 12 PM ET)
Join us Sunday May 28th for another Sunday in the Park, playing radio. Come get on the air, no radio required, we've got 'em. Have a new radio or antenna you'd like some help with, bring it along. Great opportunity for new hams to ask questions and get some pointers. Bathrooms nearby, snacks and drinks available also. We'll be located near the parking lot at the corner of Georgia Way S. and Dekalb Dr on the hill pavillion. It's near the TreeTop Quest. Date: Sunday, May 28th, 2023
Time: 12 PM ET (1600Z) - 6 PM (2200Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
Time: 12 PM ET (1600Z) - 6 PM (2200Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
ARC Saturday Morning Breakfast
Join us for another monthly breakfast on 3/18. Great chance to meet fellow club members. Working on something, bring along and share with the group!
Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2023
Time: 7:30 AM ET (1230Z) (That's when the early birds will be there. If you show up before 8:30 there'll still be time to eat and hang with the group.
Location: Goldbergs Fine Foods - Toco Hill
3003 N Druid Hills Rd NE Atlanta GA 30329
Join us for another monthly breakfast on 3/18. Great chance to meet fellow club members. Working on something, bring along and share with the group!
Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2023
Time: 7:30 AM ET (1230Z) (That's when the early birds will be there. If you show up before 8:30 there'll still be time to eat and hang with the group.
Location: Goldbergs Fine Foods - Toco Hill
3003 N Druid Hills Rd NE Atlanta GA 30329
Second Sunday in the Park
(Next: March 12 @ 1 PM ET)
(Next: March 12 @ 1 PM ET)
Join us Sunday March 12th for another Sunday in the Park, playing radio. Come get on the air, no radio required, we've got 'em. Have a new radio or antenna you'de like some help with, bring it along. Great opportunity for new hams to ask questions and get some pointers. Bathrooms nearby, snacks and drinks available also. We'll be located near the parking lot at the corner of Georgia Way S. and Dekalb Dr on the hill pavillion
Date: Sunday, March 12th, 2023
Time: 1 PM ET (1700Z) - 6 PM (2200Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
Date: Sunday, March 12th, 2023
Time: 1 PM ET (1700Z) - 6 PM (2200Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
4770 North Peachtree Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338
ARC Winter Field Day
Date: Saturday-Sunday, January 28-29
Time: 2 p.m. ET (1900Z) Saturday -
1:59 p.m. ET (1859Z) Sunday
Cost: $5 Georgia State Parks Parking Fee
Location: Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs at the Camp Sites
Event URL: winterfieldday.com
Date: Saturday-Sunday, January 28-29
Time: 2 p.m. ET (1900Z) Saturday -
1:59 p.m. ET (1859Z) Sunday
Cost: $5 Georgia State Parks Parking Fee
Location: Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs at the Camp Sites
Event URL: winterfieldday.com
December Sundays in the Park Event
Date: Sunday, December 18th *new time*
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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:
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.
Date: Sunday, December 18th *new time*
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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
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)
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.
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
Stay Tuned for Details
ARC ARRL Field Day 2022
June 25 @ 2 PM ET
June 25 @ 2 PM ET
The date is here - time to Field Day!
The Atlanta Radio Club is hosting an afternoon in the park for ARRL Field Day 2022. Looks like it is going to be a very good weekend to play radio in a park! And with the bands crowded with hams wanting to make contacts it will be a good weekend for new hams to get on the air.
Reason: Field Day and play radio.
Date: June 25th 2022 - Saturday
Start Time: 2pm ET (We will start gathering around noon ET)
End Time: Dark
Location:
Brook Run Park
4770 N Peachtree Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338
The Atlanta Radio Club is hosting an afternoon in the park for ARRL Field Day 2022. Looks like it is going to be a very good weekend to play radio in a park! And with the bands crowded with hams wanting to make contacts it will be a good weekend for new hams to get on the air.
Reason: Field Day and play radio.
Date: June 25th 2022 - Saturday
Start Time: 2pm ET (We will start gathering around noon ET)
End Time: Dark
Location:
Brook Run Park
4770 N Peachtree Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338
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** We will be near the restroom area almost in the center of the park
** We will have talk-in on 146.520 simplex for the first few hours.
** Or you can call John Talipsky Jr, N3ACK at 470-272-8940 if you need directions
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This will not be a full Field Day event - we will set up Saturday and shut down sometime Saturday evening.
As always the focus is on having fun not doing a contest. You do not need to e an Atlanta Radio Club member to come out and have fun... everybody is welcome. Field Day is meant to be partly a public outreach event so even non-hams can get on the air and learn a bit about radio.
If you want to bring a radio bring and we'll get it on the air. We will have batteries and maybe AC power; almost any modern radio can be used as a portable radio.
Got an antenna you want to try, bring it and we'll get it on the air. Be reasonable, no multi-element beams (heavy) or 160 meter dipoles (long). But most any other antenna will do.
If you just want to come and hang out - come and hang out.
There will be soft drinks and snacks all day. We may get up a pizza order later in the afternoon - just depends on how many and who shows up on the day and what the interest is at the time. Sometimes a little plan is better than a big one.
You might want to bring a folding chair as seating is often a premimum resource. And if you have some special diet or requirements you might want to bring that as we go for general softdrinks and snacks.
There you go.
Bill, KB4KFT
** We will be near the restroom area almost in the center of the park
** We will have talk-in on 146.520 simplex for the first few hours.
** Or you can call John Talipsky Jr, N3ACK at 470-272-8940 if you need directions
*****************************************************************
This will not be a full Field Day event - we will set up Saturday and shut down sometime Saturday evening.
As always the focus is on having fun not doing a contest. You do not need to e an Atlanta Radio Club member to come out and have fun... everybody is welcome. Field Day is meant to be partly a public outreach event so even non-hams can get on the air and learn a bit about radio.
If you want to bring a radio bring and we'll get it on the air. We will have batteries and maybe AC power; almost any modern radio can be used as a portable radio.
Got an antenna you want to try, bring it and we'll get it on the air. Be reasonable, no multi-element beams (heavy) or 160 meter dipoles (long). But most any other antenna will do.
If you just want to come and hang out - come and hang out.
There will be soft drinks and snacks all day. We may get up a pizza order later in the afternoon - just depends on how many and who shows up on the day and what the interest is at the time. Sometimes a little plan is better than a big one.
You might want to bring a folding chair as seating is often a premimum resource. And if you have some special diet or requirements you might want to bring that as we go for general softdrinks and snacks.
There you go.
Bill, KB4KFT
90th Annual Atlanta Hamfest
June 4 @ 8 AM ET
June 4 @ 8 AM ET
Vendor tables, tail gate section, technical forums, club tables, GARS Antenna Launcher Contest, meeting your fellow hams, amateur radio license exams, Boy Scout merit badges, etc. It's Hamfest time.
Date: Saturday, June 4th, 2022
Time: 8 AM
Hamfest Page: HERE
Location: Jim Miller Park
245 Callaway Rd SW, Marietta, GA 30008
Date: Saturday, June 4th, 2022
Time: 8 AM
Hamfest Page: HERE
Location: Jim Miller Park
245 Callaway Rd SW, Marietta, GA 30008
Thank you to everyone who turned out in support of the event. It was smaller than in years past due to several factors outside our control. Vendors that canceled in the few weeks leading up to the event cited health, economic, and staffing issues. The world will get back to “normal” and we expect 2023 to continue to present new challenges but are already working on a quality Hamfest. Stay tuned as we release details. We continue to work to ensure we attract quality exhibitors and vendors. Your suggestions, comments on what you did or did not like, and ideas are always welcome. Contact us at [email protected]
[Webmaster's Note: We also owe thanks to our ARC President, John Talipsky Jr, N3ACK. As Hamfest Chairman, he planned, organized and executed (along with the volunteers) the hamfest — our first one in three years. John also attended regional hamfests over the past two years and handed out flyers for our hamfest. Thanks, John.]
- The boneyard was considered by some to be a little lighter than usual, but many commented there were plenty of cool things for sale at good prices.
- The forums, exhibits, prize drawings, and the antenna builds were held in a new, spacious air conditioned 30,000-square-foot building at the park.
- Two new Atlanta Hamfest awards were awarded during the ARRL forum:
- 2022 Club of the Year: Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS)
- 2022 Educator of the Year: Ralph Pickwick, KJ4CNC
- The forums were well attended and we received positive feedback on all of them:
- New Hams, presented by Jim Reed, N4BFR and the American Radio Club
- ARRL News and Views, presented by Mickey Baker, N4MB, ARRL Southeast Director, David Benoist, AG4ZR , ARRL GA Section Manage and other ARRL volunteers from the Georgia Section
- Georgia Auxcomm, presented by Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK
- Radio Astronomy, presented by Tom Crowley, KT4XN
- All about Winlink, presented by Richard Spencer, WD4NFT
- POTA/SOTA Panel, led by Richard Dervan, N1RBD
- There were 2 antenna builds. Participants left with nice, tested antennas they built themselves
- HF Dipole Antenna Build led by Bill Perkins, KB4KFT
- End “Fedz” Antenna Build led by Skip Kazmarek K4EAK
- VE’s from the Laurel VEC, led by Lane Watts, KB4KHQ gave exams to more than 20 people and welcomed new techs into the hobby, new generals who’d upgraded from tech and new extras who’d upgraded from general. The tests were free.
- The GARS Antenna Launcher contest was fun. It was run by Earl Whatley, AF4FG (Leader) and Dallas Mellichamp, N4DDN. The winner was:
- Jason Kitchens, KV4TE from Villa Rica who won a $50 gift certificate from The Wireman
- The New Hams Q&A table, manned by Marc Lullkin, K9TOE and his wife, Courtney had several hotspots on display. They answered questions hams had after the New Hams Forum.
- There was a relaxing vendor and volunteer lounge hosted by Susan Gaito, KC0CSG
- Door prizes were awarded during the day. The winners were:
- Icom 31A UHF D-STAR HT: Lew Nyman, K1AZE, Montgomery, AL
- Icom 4100A VHF/UHF D-Star Mobile: Walt Maxwell, KR4HV, Williamson, GA
- Icom 7300 HF/50 MHz Transceiver: Tommy Amely, KO4AIF, Warner Robins, GA
[Webmaster's Note: We also owe thanks to our ARC President, John Talipsky Jr, N3ACK. As Hamfest Chairman, he planned, organized and executed (along with the volunteers) the hamfest — our first one in three years. John also attended regional hamfests over the past two years and handed out flyers for our hamfest. Thanks, John.]
ARC May Event
Outdoor event.
Date: Sunday, May 29th 2022
Time: Noon - 8 PM
Location: Lucky Shoals Park
4651 Britt Rd, Norcross, GA 30093
Date: Sunday, May 29th 2022
Time: Noon - 8 PM
Location: Lucky Shoals Park
4651 Britt Rd, Norcross, GA 30093
April 10-11, 2022
April is Georgia QSO Party month. It's a 2 day event held the 2nd weekend in April. Individuals and teams outside of Georgia try to make as many contacts inside Georgia as they can and Georgia individuals and teams try to make as many contacts, both inside and outside of Georgia, as they can.
Points are awarded for contacts and prizes are given in about 40 different categories.
The Atlanta Radio Club sponsors the plaque that's given to the Georgia Club with more points than any other Georgia Club. The North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) has won this plaque almost every year.
The ARC suggests participating in the GQP (Georgia QSO Party) in one or more of three different ways.
ARC Sunday Event
The ARC will have an operating event on Sunday, April 10 in a park where people can get on the radio---either a radio they bring or one that the club provides---and make contacts or just watch and talk to others at the event.
Date: Sunday, April 10th 2022
Time: 2 PM - 6 PM
Location: Brook Run Park - Dunwoody
Arboretum Pavilion "C"
4770 N. Peachtree Road
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338
Georgia QSO Party Website:
https://gaqsoparty.com/default.html
Directions:
Talk-in: ARC 2m FM Repeater 146.820- PL 146.2
Phone: 470-272-8940 (John Talipsky, N3ACK)
April is Georgia QSO Party month. It's a 2 day event held the 2nd weekend in April. Individuals and teams outside of Georgia try to make as many contacts inside Georgia as they can and Georgia individuals and teams try to make as many contacts, both inside and outside of Georgia, as they can.
Points are awarded for contacts and prizes are given in about 40 different categories.
The Atlanta Radio Club sponsors the plaque that's given to the Georgia Club with more points than any other Georgia Club. The North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) has won this plaque almost every year.
The ARC suggests participating in the GQP (Georgia QSO Party) in one or more of three different ways.
- Work from home. If you do, please log your entries under the callsign "W4DOC" or select "Atlanta Radio Club" on the pulldown at the bottom of the submission form on the Georgia QSO Party log submission page.
- Come to the ARC-related event at Victoria Bryant State Park on Saturday
- Come to the ARC event at Brook Run Park on Sunday
ARC Sunday Event
The ARC will have an operating event on Sunday, April 10 in a park where people can get on the radio---either a radio they bring or one that the club provides---and make contacts or just watch and talk to others at the event.
Date: Sunday, April 10th 2022
Time: 2 PM - 6 PM
Location: Brook Run Park - Dunwoody
Arboretum Pavilion "C"
4770 N. Peachtree Road
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338
Georgia QSO Party Website:
https://gaqsoparty.com/default.html
Directions:
Talk-in: ARC 2m FM Repeater 146.820- PL 146.2
Phone: 470-272-8940 (John Talipsky, N3ACK)
KB4KFT and W4JEW Saturday Event
Our event at Brook Run on Sunday isn't the only ARC-related Georgia QSO Party event that weekend. On Saturday, two of our most experienced club members, Bill Perkins, KB4KFT and Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW will be operating from Victoria Bryant State Park up in Royston. Everyone is invited to join them. Please note:
1105 Bryant Park Road
Royston, GA
Date: Saturday, April 9th
Time: Noon (1600Z) - 8:30 PM (0030Z)
Please let Bill know in advance if you'll be there. Contact him at kb4kft-ga @ billperkins.us or KB4KFT @ ARRL.net
Our event at Brook Run on Sunday isn't the only ARC-related Georgia QSO Party event that weekend. On Saturday, two of our most experienced club members, Bill Perkins, KB4KFT and Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW will be operating from Victoria Bryant State Park up in Royston. Everyone is invited to join them. Please note:
- This is a GA State Park so there is a minimal entrance fee unless you have an annual pass.
- VBSP is about an hour north of Atlanta just off I-85.
- VBSP is POTA park #2205.
- VBSP is in Franklin County (68 hams, according to Skip, K4EAK, ARC VP ) (not a "rare" GQP county but not a Fulton (1663 hams) or a Gwinnett (2022 hams) either. The less hams there are in the county you're operating from, the greater chances you have of contacting stations outside Georgia who are trying to talk to people in as many Georgia counties as they can).
- Everyone who comes will get on the air and operate with Extra privileges.
- Radios, antennas and batteries will be provided. Bring equipment and we'll supply what you don't have.
- Or bring just yourself and we'll supply everything.
- 120v power is available.
- We'll supply food and drinks.
1105 Bryant Park Road
Royston, GA
Date: Saturday, April 9th
Time: Noon (1600Z) - 8:30 PM (0030Z)
Please let Bill know in advance if you'll be there. Contact him at kb4kft-ga @ billperkins.us or KB4KFT @ ARRL.net
March 15, 2022
WSB Radio 100th Anniversary Special Event (March 15 @ ? PM ET)
WSB Radio 100th Anniversary Special Event (March 15 @ ? PM ET)
The ARC operated a special event station in celebration of WSB's 100th anniversary. WSB first went on the air in 2022, 11 years after the Atlanta Radio Club was formed.
The event took place at WSB's studios in Midtown Atlanta and at their transmitter site across from Northlake Mall.
People also participated from their homes.
All participants used the special event vanity callsign W5B, which was assigned to us for the week.
About 2,300 contacts were made during the week. Specially designed QSL cards will be sent to all of the contacts who request one.
Details can be found on our WSB event page.
Date: Saturday, March 12th - Saturday, March 19th
Time: 2:00 PM (1700Z)
Location: Your own shack or portable
Date: Tuesday, March 15th
Time: 9:00 AM (1300Z)
Location: WSB Radio and TV Studio Parking Lot
1601 West Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Location: WSB Radio Transmitter
4011 Lavista Rd
Tucker, GA 30084
The event took place at WSB's studios in Midtown Atlanta and at their transmitter site across from Northlake Mall.
People also participated from their homes.
All participants used the special event vanity callsign W5B, which was assigned to us for the week.
About 2,300 contacts were made during the week. Specially designed QSL cards will be sent to all of the contacts who request one.
Details can be found on our WSB event page.
Date: Saturday, March 12th - Saturday, March 19th
Time: 2:00 PM (1700Z)
Location: Your own shack or portable
Date: Tuesday, March 15th
Time: 9:00 AM (1300Z)
Location: WSB Radio and TV Studio Parking Lot
1601 West Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Location: WSB Radio Transmitter
4011 Lavista Rd
Tucker, GA 30084
March 5, 2022
Atlanta radio club / ARRL INternational dx contest (ssb)
Update: The event was a success. We had 2 radios set up and we made many DX contacts with hams in Italy, France, and Africa. We almost made contact with a ham in Syria.
This is one of the major international voice contests, and stations all over the world will be looking for U.S. stations. And we’ll also be calling “CQ DX” to generate some international calls on our own. As usual, we’ll provide radios and antennas, or feel free to bring your own. Further details to be posted as they are available. Rules are available here: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx.
Date: Saturday March 5th
Time: Noon (1700Z) - 7:30 PM (0030Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
Near the Treetop Quest
4770 N Peachtree Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338
This is one of the major international voice contests, and stations all over the world will be looking for U.S. stations. And we’ll also be calling “CQ DX” to generate some international calls on our own. As usual, we’ll provide radios and antennas, or feel free to bring your own. Further details to be posted as they are available. Rules are available here: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx.
Date: Saturday March 5th
Time: Noon (1700Z) - 7:30 PM (0030Z)
Location: Brook Run Park
Near the Treetop Quest
4770 N Peachtree Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338
January 29-30, 2022
Atlanta radio club / ARES 2022 winter field Day
Posted by: Skip K4EAK VP, ARC
1. Winter Field Day occurs from 2:00pm on Saturday to 2:00pm on Sunday. But there is no need to be there for the entire period. If you can only come for an hour or two, please do! Feel free to come by for a while on Saturday afternoon, or Saturday evening, or Sunday morning. We’ll be there.
2. Winter Field Day is sort of a “contest,” so we’ll have at least three different HF stations set up, plus at least one VHF/UHF station, and we’ll need operators to make contacts. Or, feel free to bring your own radio and you can plug into one of the antennas we’ll have set up. Or bring your own antenna that you’ve been meaning to test. Seriously. If you’ve been hankering to play around with your new equipment, this is your chance, especially since we’ll have experts and the necessary test equipment to get you set up and on the air.
3. But the event is more than just a contest. It’s also a way to learn, practice, and prepare for emergency or community service operations. Part of that is just equipment setup, but we’ll also be doing some additional activities. For example, we’ll be sending Winlink “email” messages via HF to other participating clubs. If you’re interested in learning how to do this, you should come by and we can walk you through the process. We’ll also be using D-STAR and other digital modes, even though they won’t count for “points” in the contest. Again, if you’re interested, you should come by.
And that’s also part of the reason we’ll shoot for operating well into the night. Emergency operations often occur for protracted periods during adverse conditions. (I guess this goes without saying, but most emergencies occur during, by definition, “adverse conditions.” 😊 ) For example, while it’s too early to state conditions with any certainty, the current long-range forecast for our area certainly has the prospects of being “adverse”:
1. Winter Field Day occurs from 2:00pm on Saturday to 2:00pm on Sunday. But there is no need to be there for the entire period. If you can only come for an hour or two, please do! Feel free to come by for a while on Saturday afternoon, or Saturday evening, or Sunday morning. We’ll be there.
2. Winter Field Day is sort of a “contest,” so we’ll have at least three different HF stations set up, plus at least one VHF/UHF station, and we’ll need operators to make contacts. Or, feel free to bring your own radio and you can plug into one of the antennas we’ll have set up. Or bring your own antenna that you’ve been meaning to test. Seriously. If you’ve been hankering to play around with your new equipment, this is your chance, especially since we’ll have experts and the necessary test equipment to get you set up and on the air.
3. But the event is more than just a contest. It’s also a way to learn, practice, and prepare for emergency or community service operations. Part of that is just equipment setup, but we’ll also be doing some additional activities. For example, we’ll be sending Winlink “email” messages via HF to other participating clubs. If you’re interested in learning how to do this, you should come by and we can walk you through the process. We’ll also be using D-STAR and other digital modes, even though they won’t count for “points” in the contest. Again, if you’re interested, you should come by.
And that’s also part of the reason we’ll shoot for operating well into the night. Emergency operations often occur for protracted periods during adverse conditions. (I guess this goes without saying, but most emergencies occur during, by definition, “adverse conditions.” 😊 ) For example, while it’s too early to state conditions with any certainty, the current long-range forecast for our area certainly has the prospects of being “adverse”:
This could be really fun. If you’d like to challenge yourself, and operate under conditions that really demonstrate your capabilities, this is your chance.
4. Sweetwater Creek State Park is a great park, with wonderful hikes, along with a wonderful museum and nature center. It looks like there’s also a geocaching course of some type. Feel free to bring your family and they can enjoy the park while you rack up radio time. There are tent sites and yurts available, so if you need overnight accommodations, let us know and we’ll provide details.
5. For dinner on Saturday night, we’re going to be a little eccentric. We’ll have ordinary food available, including BBQ, but since field operations aren’t always as luxurious, we’ll also have MREs available, which are often the provisions provided in such locations. MREs are actually not as bad as you might think (despite the fact that some soldiers say “MRE” does not stand for “meals-ready to eat,” but rather “meals rejected by Ethiopians”). So consider operating through the dinner period on Saturday and treat yourself to one of these delights!
6. For those coming a special "I survived Winter Field Day 2022" t-shirt will be available, a $5.00 donation to help defray costs would be great! Donation jar will be out on the table. Email John Talipsky your size [email protected].
7. Depending on any interest, I'll also do a POTA and/or RaDAR activation on Saturday morning, January 29. RaDAR could be fun, and if an old, fat, decrepit guy with bad knees like me can do it, trust me, anyone can. We could start at the visitor center, hike down to the ruins and back, setting up in a couple places more than 1km apart along the way, and earn ourselves a beautiful Warthog RaDAR certificate. (That may be the first time the words “beautiful” and “warthog” have ever occurred next to each other.) Or, if folks would prefer, we'll just do a regular POTA activation in the camping area. Either way, if that's something you'll show up for, let me know.
Please let us know if you’ll be coming. So we can prepare for the food supplies.
And please feel free to contact us with any questions.
4. Sweetwater Creek State Park is a great park, with wonderful hikes, along with a wonderful museum and nature center. It looks like there’s also a geocaching course of some type. Feel free to bring your family and they can enjoy the park while you rack up radio time. There are tent sites and yurts available, so if you need overnight accommodations, let us know and we’ll provide details.
5. For dinner on Saturday night, we’re going to be a little eccentric. We’ll have ordinary food available, including BBQ, but since field operations aren’t always as luxurious, we’ll also have MREs available, which are often the provisions provided in such locations. MREs are actually not as bad as you might think (despite the fact that some soldiers say “MRE” does not stand for “meals-ready to eat,” but rather “meals rejected by Ethiopians”). So consider operating through the dinner period on Saturday and treat yourself to one of these delights!
6. For those coming a special "I survived Winter Field Day 2022" t-shirt will be available, a $5.00 donation to help defray costs would be great! Donation jar will be out on the table. Email John Talipsky your size [email protected].
7. Depending on any interest, I'll also do a POTA and/or RaDAR activation on Saturday morning, January 29. RaDAR could be fun, and if an old, fat, decrepit guy with bad knees like me can do it, trust me, anyone can. We could start at the visitor center, hike down to the ruins and back, setting up in a couple places more than 1km apart along the way, and earn ourselves a beautiful Warthog RaDAR certificate. (That may be the first time the words “beautiful” and “warthog” have ever occurred next to each other.) Or, if folks would prefer, we'll just do a regular POTA activation in the camping area. Either way, if that's something you'll show up for, let me know.
Please let us know if you’ll be coming. So we can prepare for the food supplies.
And please feel free to contact us with any questions.
January, 2022 (All month)
The Heat Is On
WinterHeat 2022 that is. Join over 600 Hams, logging more than 50,000 contacts in 2021, this January 2022 in a month long amateur radio simplex event.
This event has been operating as a regional event in Illinois but is open to all licensed Hams.
So folks here in Georgia can take advantage of a pretty slick logging page to keep track of your contacts as well as see how other locals Hams are making out.
The goal and purpose is for amateur radio operators, testing their station setups, to make as many contacts as possible over a month long period of time using only designated simplex frequencies.
No need to reinvent the wheel here. Let's take advantage of what's already in place and have some fun experimenting with voice FM simplex.
Go to Hamactive.com, sign up, read the guidelines, and get your radio/antenna setups tuned up! Join the WinterHeat facebook group here.
Starts January 1, 2022 to 23:59 January 31, 2022
Share this information with your friends!
73 John Talipsky N3ACK
Atlanta Radio Club W4DOC
This event has been operating as a regional event in Illinois but is open to all licensed Hams.
So folks here in Georgia can take advantage of a pretty slick logging page to keep track of your contacts as well as see how other locals Hams are making out.
The goal and purpose is for amateur radio operators, testing their station setups, to make as many contacts as possible over a month long period of time using only designated simplex frequencies.
No need to reinvent the wheel here. Let's take advantage of what's already in place and have some fun experimenting with voice FM simplex.
Go to Hamactive.com, sign up, read the guidelines, and get your radio/antenna setups tuned up! Join the WinterHeat facebook group here.
Starts January 1, 2022 to 23:59 January 31, 2022
Share this information with your friends!
73 John Talipsky N3ACK
Atlanta Radio Club W4DOC
December 4, 2021 (Saturday)
Special Event Station at the Red Cross in Celebration of the Anniversary of the Birth of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (December 4 @ 10 AM ET)
The ARC (Atlanta Radio Club) deployed a special event station (WG4ARC) at the ARC (American Red Cross) to celebrate Clara Barton. It was the 200th anniversary of her birth.
We had 2 stations outside the HQ building, on 20m USB and 40m LSB, operated by Atlanta Radio Club members and the Red Cross ran their station that's located inside the building on 80m LSB and D-STAR.
We made quite a few contacts in New York State, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina, Connecticut, California and Canada. Skip Kazmarek, K4EAK, ARC VP, designed a great QSL card that we will be mailing to everyone we made contact with.
Like most other clubs, we have a policy of allowing and encouraging all participants who would like to get on the air and/or log our QSOs to get on the air and/or log our QSOs. They don't even need licenses. Everyone who wanted to operate today operated.
One of our members, Mike Lozano, KF4UPO, treated us to lunch from Chick-fil-A. Thanks, Mike.
The event was a joint project of the Atlanta Radio Club and the Red Cross. The call we all used, WG4ARC, belongs to the Red Cross.
Happy Birthday, Clara!
We had 2 stations outside the HQ building, on 20m USB and 40m LSB, operated by Atlanta Radio Club members and the Red Cross ran their station that's located inside the building on 80m LSB and D-STAR.
We made quite a few contacts in New York State, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina, Connecticut, California and Canada. Skip Kazmarek, K4EAK, ARC VP, designed a great QSL card that we will be mailing to everyone we made contact with.
Like most other clubs, we have a policy of allowing and encouraging all participants who would like to get on the air and/or log our QSOs to get on the air and/or log our QSOs. They don't even need licenses. Everyone who wanted to operate today operated.
One of our members, Mike Lozano, KF4UPO, treated us to lunch from Chick-fil-A. Thanks, Mike.
The event was a joint project of the Atlanta Radio Club and the Red Cross. The call we all used, WG4ARC, belongs to the Red Cross.
Happy Birthday, Clara!
December 2, 2021 (Thursday)
ARC Holiday Party (December 2 @ 7 PM ET)
The Atlanta Radio Club met for dinner and fellowship at the Mad Italian in Doraville. About 10 of us attended and had a really good time.
John Talipsky, Jr, N3ACK, ARC President announced that Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW, is the W4DOC Ham of the Year for 2021. Jeff is a former ARC President and is currently a technical advisor to the club. He's also a co-founder of the weekly Georgia DMR Net, and a presenter on DMR at clubs and hamfests. He's also a fantastic local DMR Elmer and resource. Congratulations, Jeff
Door prizes were given out to several lucky attendees. The main prize was a NanoVNA antenna analyzer. It was won by Jeff. He had a good night.
We also awarded 6 secondary prizes of Atlanta Radio Club Hoodies and T-Shirts. Congratulations to the winners.
Happy Holidays to all.
John Talipsky, Jr, N3ACK, ARC President announced that Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW, is the W4DOC Ham of the Year for 2021. Jeff is a former ARC President and is currently a technical advisor to the club. He's also a co-founder of the weekly Georgia DMR Net, and a presenter on DMR at clubs and hamfests. He's also a fantastic local DMR Elmer and resource. Congratulations, Jeff
Door prizes were given out to several lucky attendees. The main prize was a NanoVNA antenna analyzer. It was won by Jeff. He had a good night.
We also awarded 6 secondary prizes of Atlanta Radio Club Hoodies and T-Shirts. Congratulations to the winners.
Happy Holidays to all.
October 30, 2021 (Saturday)
October Field Event:
Parks on the Air (POTA) Activation
Parks on the Air (POTA) Activation
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The October field event was a lot of fun. We did a "Parks on the Air" (POTA) activation of the Johnson Ferry South Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Park K-0662). We set up 4 antennas and 2 radios and made a lot of contacts on CW, SSB and FT-8. One of those contacts was with a station in Italy.
Details can be found here.
Details can be found here.
September 18, 2021 (Saturday)
Inaugural ARC Monthly Breakfast
We had our first monthly breakfast at Dunkin Donuts, near the Red Cross, where the ARC used to meet before Covid, Saturday morning, September 18. It was originally planned to be at Wendy's, up the street from there, but Wendy's decided not to open for breakfast that day.
Turnout was small but we expect it to increase next time. Stay tuned for the date and location of our next breakfast.
Turnout was small but we expect it to increase next time. Stay tuned for the date and location of our next breakfast.
September 12, 2021 (Sunday)
Tennessee QSO Party and Bill Perkins, KB4KFT, LXpedition
On September 12, Bill operated from Tennessee, joined by ARC members John Talipsky, N3ACK, his XYL, Heather, and Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW.
September 11, 2021 (Saturday)
ARC in the park operating event and antenna building party for the ARRL VHF Contest
We had a fun day in the park on Saturday, September 11, putting up antennas, making contacts, building antennas, talking to passersby who were curious what we were during, and socializing among ourselves.
Click here for the event summary with photos
Click here for the event summary with photos
June 26, 2021 (Saturday)
ARC Field Day 2021 Was A Success
Our 2021 ARRL Field Day event at Brook Run Park was a lot of fun. We operated in class 2B (2 stations running on battery power) and were on the air from 2 p.m., when the event officially started, to dark, about 8:30 p.m.
One station was primarily dedicated to CW and the other to SSB. Some visitors brought their own radios but most primarily operated the SSB station. One ham tried to set up his radio for digital using FT8 but was unsuccessful.
Here are a few pix.
One station was primarily dedicated to CW and the other to SSB. Some visitors brought their own radios but most primarily operated the SSB station. One ham tried to set up his radio for digital using FT8 but was unsuccessful.
Here are a few pix.
The rest of the pictures can be found here.
April 10, 2021 (Saturday)
Georgia QSO PArty 2021 Photos
Click here to see photos from the ARC Georgia QSO Party 2021 event!