Welcome to
the Athens Radio Club Web Site. The Web Site is a work in
progress as we seek to provide members and others
interested in Amateur Radio information about Amateur
Radio activities in the Athens, Georgia and surrounding
areas. If you have any
suggestions for improving this site, please email the
.
Bill Hussey, KI4JIQ, President.
Our Mission:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules,
specifically Part 97.1, states the following:
"The rules and regulations in this Part are designed to
provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental
purpose as expressed in the following principles:
"(a) Recognition and
enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the
public as a voluntary noncommercial communication
service, particularly with respect to providing
emergency communications.
"(b) Continuation and
extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute
to the advancement of the radio art.
"(c) Encouragement and
improvement of the amateur service through rules which
provide for advancing skills in both the communications
and technical phases of the art.
"(d) Expansion of the
existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of
trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
"(e) Continuation and
extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance
international goodwill."
To that end, the Athens
Radio Club is a club for licensed Amateur Radio
operators and other interested individuals who desire to
be involved in those principles listed above through
mentoring, educating, encouraging one another in
achieving those principles, and providing opportunities
for public service.
Governing documents include
the Articles of Incorporation (Amended) as a Georgia
non-profit corporation and
Bylaws
adopted by the Club's membership.
The club is affiliated with the
American
Radio Relay League (ARRL). It holds full member status in the
Southeastern
Repeater Association (SERA). The ARRL has designated the
Athens Radio Club as a Special Service Club. This status
is awarded to clubs who have ambitious plans for serving
the community with their amateur radio skills.
The club's membership is diverse in makeup and interests.
The club operates a repeater that is local in scope and is used for public service
events as well as emergency traffic. Club members use
the repeater to assist the
National Weather Service in storm spotting under the SKYWARN
program. During emergencies, when requested by a served agency, the Clarke
County Amateur Radio Emergency Service® assumes operational control
to meet served agency communications needs.
