Athens Radio Club
The Athens Radio Club is active in the amateur radio hobby. The club hosts several annual events that provide opportunities for operators to experience all aspects of amateur radio. Our members can be found operating POTA, working a variety of public service events, or just ragchewing on the local repeater. Join us at a regular meeting, at one of our many events, or on the air. Membership is not required but is encouraged and appreciated. The Athens Radio Club reached its goal of 100 members in 2026. Help us keep growing!
Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaias
Strong wind gusts continue to pose a threat across the southeastern United States today, particularly near the Southern Appalachians. Scattered power outages and downed trees and power lines may occur, with the risk highest in elevated terrain.Short Term Forecast
(Today through Monday)
Issued at 4:55 AM EDT Sunday, October 11, 2026
Gusty southwest winds are all that's left of the weekend's tropical event. As the day heats up, winds will increase to 10–15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph across much of the forecast area. By the overnight hours into Monday, those values should ease as the system continues to push off to the northeast. A few showers will be possible today, mainly across northern and eastern Georgia, but little additional accumulation is expected. Cloud coverage will keep temperatures a few degrees below average today, with highs in the low 70s and overnight lows in the mid 60s, but a warming trend is expected after Monday and into the long term.
Extended Forecast
(Monday night through Saturday)
Issued at 4:55 AM EDT Sunday, October 11, 2026
The extended period begins with a large high-pressure ridge centered over the northern Gulf, keeping north and central Georgia warm and dry. Temperatures Tuesday through Friday will be in the 80s to near 90, with lows in the 50s to near 60. This ridge stays entrenched across the southeastern U.S. through much of next week, but it does slowly weaken, allowing decent moisture return by Thursday and Friday. No precipitation chances are expected through day seven, but we will begin to see some increased cloud cover by Thursday and Friday. By next weekend, some of the model runs are beginning to indicate the possibility of a strong cold front pushing down from the north that will bring fall back into the region.
Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...Sunday
Gusty winds this afternoon may cause additional tree damage in areas that received heavy rain from Isaias. Additional hazards are not expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...
No hazardous weather conditions expected.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
How do you tell time in Athens? The Clock Tower, of course.
SKYWARN Basic Spotter Training
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City/Atlanta is offering several free virtual SKYWARN Basic Spotter Training sessions this fall.
These classes are free and open to the public, so please share this information with anyone in your county, club, organization, or community who may be interested.
Upcoming Virtual Basic Spotter Training Classes
Wednesday, October 14 at 6:00 PM EDT
Register for the October 14 classWednesday, October 21 at 11:00 AM EDT
Register for the October 21 class
For additional information about SKYWARN, storm reporting, and upcoming training opportunities, visit the NWS Atlanta SKYWARN page.
Upcoming Meetings, Programs, and Events
October 17 - ARC will provide communications for the First Aid Dawgs at the UGA home football game, UGA vs. Auburn Tigers. Kick-off is scheduled for TBD. For information, or if you would like to help, contact Bob (KE4JLL). You must be credentialed in advance to work these events.
Each amateur operator is expected to provide their own equipment. Extra fully charged batteries for your radio are of primary importance. Headsets or earpieces are required due to the noise level in the stadium. Program your Transmit Timeout (TOT) on your radio to 1 minute to help prevent inadvertent frequency seizure through accidental dead keying. Remember to identify with your FCC call sign, not just your tactical call sign, at the end of your final transmission or every 10 minutes.
All HTs in the stadium should transmit and receive on 440.775 MHz with a CTCSS tone of 100.0. HTs should also be programmed with 147.525 and a CTCSS tone of 100.0, as a secondary frequency.
Communicators meet at the University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus guest parking area, just off Oglethorpe Avenue and Foster Road, on the day of the event. Communicators will depart the assembly point 3 hours before the published game start time.
October 17 - 10 AM to 2 PM - Georgia POTA Sprint - club participation/location TBD.
October 31 - Wicked 4 Halloween - the Athens Radio Club hosts the Wicked 4 Halloween special event POTA station at Hard Labor Creek State Park US-2184 in Rutledge, GA. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in picnic shelter #1.
November 3 - 7:30 PM Athens Radio Club Meeting.
The program will be “HAM RADIO DX for Beginners,” presented by Scott (KW4NJA). For more information, see the Programs page.
November 14 - ARC will provide communications for the First Aid Dawgs at the UGA home football game, UGA vs. Missouri Tigers. Kick-off is scheduled for TBD. For information, or if you would like to help, contact Bob (KE4JLL). You must be credentialed in advance to work these events.
November 28 - ARC will provide communications for the First Aid Dawgs at the UGA home football game, UGA vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Kick-off is scheduled for TBD. For information, or if you would like to help, contact Bob (KE4JLL). You must be credentialed in advance to work these events.
March 27, 2027 - Classic City Marathon.
See the main ARC Calendar Page for more events.
See the ARC Past Events page to see what we have been doing.
Someone in Athens is stealing the wheels off ACCPD police cars. The police are working tirelessly to catch him.
2026 Membership Drive
ARC reached our goal of 100 members.
Don’t stop now. Let’s keep growing! Join the Athens Radio Club.
ChatGPT
Do you use ChatGPT? If so, you might find it interesting to know what it remembers about you.
El Niño
Have you heard about the “Super El Niño” this year? Read about the El Niño on the ARC Weather page.
Meteor Scatter
Read about my Meteor Scatter Experience on the ARC Specials page.
Keeping HamClock Alive
HamClock was created by Elwood Downey, WB0OEW — an engineer who built one of the most popular shack displays in amateur radio and gave it away for free. Elwood became a Silent Key on January 29, 2026. Because of this, the server that supports the original HamClock has gone offline.
However, Bruce Edrich, W4BAE, has built a back-end server designed to keep existing HamClock installations functioning. Bruce is a cybersecurity consultant and ham radio operator based in South Florida. He is hosting the new website hamclock.com. Visit hamclock.com to get the details on how to keep your HamClock operating.
OpenHamClock
Have you been looking at Geocron or HamClock but haven’t pulled the trigger yet? Try OpenHamClock. You can find a link to it on our Links page in the Maps and Display Software section.
Repeater site in northwest Clarke County, GA
Club members supporting the 2025 Milledge Mile run.
Colin, KO4IZK, operating at Winter Field Day 2025.
Club members looking over some items at the 2025 club swap meet.
Drone view of the club repeater antennas on the Colbert water tower.
Nighttime overhead view of the Number One Dawgs, N1D, setup at UGA April 2025.
Club members socializing at Summer Field Day 2025.
Claude AC4SH and Kevin KR4BDR supporting the Star Spangled Classic fireworks show June, 2025.
Jesse N4JAH supporting the Coach Mikes's Through the Woods Run August 2025.
Fireworks exploding in the air at the Colbert, GA Fireworks show July 4, 2025.
Gant (KR4CWB) and Tom (K9EDD) at STEM Day at Watkinsville Library 2025
2025 Christmas Party collage
VE License Testing Session December 2025
Claude (AC4SH), club President, oversees club meeting at the Athens Airport, January 2026.
Colbert July 4th parade, 2026.
Kevin (KR4BDR) and Andy (KQ4VVW) work radios in the rain with Rob (N2WGK) helping, at summer Field Day, 2026.
ARC Celebrates 100 Members, June 2026.
Kevin (KR4BDR) working 20 meters at the 2026 POTA Extavaganza.
David, son of Steve AK4ZG, making first HF QSOs under supervision of James KF4AQO, at the 2026 POTA Extravaganza.
Mark (W0GZR) works the Milledge Mile race, July 2025.
Suggestion Box
Please take a moment and tell us what you think of Athens Radio Club. You can also suggest ideas for monthly programs. Just use the message to send us your ideas or comments.
We also receive physical mail at:
Athens Radio Club
PO Box 251
Hull, GA 30646
Donations
Please consider making a donation to our group to fund things such as supporting special events, repeater maintenance, disaster aid, general operations, and public service.
We seek to educate members and others interested in amateur radio, as well as provide information about amateur radio activities in Athens and surrounding areas.
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Athens Radio Club meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of every month, except July and December. Check the Meeting Location page for the correct location.