Past Events
May 9 - 51st Annual Marigold 10K
ARC provided radio support for the run. Be on your station at 7:10 am for a 7:30 race start. For more information, see the club’s Public Service webpage. If you can work the race, contact Bob (KE4JLL).
May 5 - 7:30 Athens Radio Club Meeting
Karin Thompson (KD4DXX) using RT Systems software for Programming DMR Radios. For the full program description, see the Programs page.
May 2 - 8 am to 6 pm - The club operated the special event station N1D - Number One Dawgs - from Athens Fire Station #7. See pictures from past events on the Special Events page.
For more information contact Claude, claude_ray3@yahoo.com.
April 18-19 - UGA G-Day Game
For more information contact Bob (KE4JLL).
April 18-19 - Georgia State Parks on the Air event.
For more information contact Claude, claude_ray3@yahoo.com.
April 17-19 - GA Bushcraft Spring Campout
April 13 - 90 members on membership list.
April 7 - VE License Testing We had 8 candidates pass their exam.
April 7 - Regular Meeting
Bruce Johnson (KX4AZ) is fascinated with the science of electromagnetic waves and the means of sending/detecting them. His presentation, titled “You Used Ethernet Cable for WHAT?”, highlighted the advantages of using ethernet cable as a feedline for HF antennas. The characteristics of ethernet cable (impedance, line loss, matching needs, cost) was discussed, along with real-world examples from his Antenna Farm of using a single cable for multiple receive only antennas.
For more information, check out the 2026 Programs page.
March 3 - Regular Meeting
Scott Wooten (KW4NJA) presented the Long Island CW Club (LICW) and the CW Academy (CWops), two of the leading organizations available to the Amateur Radio enthusiast for learning CW Morse Code.
Scott is the current Vice-President of the South East Contest Club, a graduate of the CW Academy (CWops), and a morse code instructor with the Long Island CW Club (LICW), He is active in POTA, CW contesting, ragchews and chasing DX.
For more information, check out the 2026 Programs page.
February 27 - 80 members on membership list.
February 20-22 - ARC held its first ever Winter POTA Extravaganza. Using the W4G special event callsign for ARC, we made over 1700 contacts. Five operators logged over 100 contacts to their personal call signs.
Check out the photo album called 2026 Winter POTA Extravaganza on our Groups.io.
February 18 - Bob KE4JLL, Tom KQ4TAB, Mark W0GZR and Claude AC4SH presented a Ham Radio display prior to the Athens Rock Lobsters hockey game. We displayed several types of radio gear to the school groups and hockey fans before the 10:30 game at the Akins Arena. We were invited to this STEM event primarily due to our participation at the Oconee Library in October 2025, We discussed how to use Ham Radio with all that stopped by and gave out lots of flyer and stickers,
Participation in public service events makes the general public aware of Athens Radio Club and Ham Radio. Let's share any upcoming opportunities where we can do a similar presentation.
There's a photo album called Rock Lobsters School Day on our Groups.io.
February 6 - In conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week ARC assisted Athens Clarke County with their Emergency Siren Test.
February 3 - VE License TestingThirteen candidates tested. Twelve passed. Eight new Technicians, Two new Generals, and Two new Extras.
February 3 - Regular Meeting
Annie Dmitrieff (KQ4NJC) presented on the progress of the University of Georgia Small Satellite Research Laboratory (SSRL) and their current educational/outreach satellite in development, MEMESat-1. We had 44 people in attendance.
For more information, check out the 2026 Programs page.
January 30-Feb 1 - ARC ARES members ran a Skywarn net on the Athens repeater to support the Athens-Clarke County EOC (Emergency Operations Center) during the Winter Snow Storm.
January 24-25 - ARC conducted a Skywarn net to support the Athens-Clarke County EOC (Emergency Operations Center) during the Ice Storm.
January 24-25 - ARC ARES members ran a Skywarn net during the Ice Storm event to support the Athens-Clarke County EOC. Thank you Phillip, W4PHC for coordinating this and all of the operators who worked as net control stations.
January 24 - Athens Classic City Marathon.
The ARC supported the 3rd annual Classic City Marathon. We have helped with this event since it began in 2024. We 17 operators this year. Thank you Bob (KE4JLL) for coordinating this event and acting as net control.
January 23-25 - Unfortunately, the annual POTA/Winter Field Day event was cancelled due to the ice storm event.
January 10 - Winterville Snowflake 10K.
Our club supported the 12th annual Snowflake. The race is put on by the Winterville Civitan Club and supports the Firefly Trail, the community, and persons with disabilities. Thanks to Bob (KE4JLL) for coordinating this, Phillip (W4PHC) and Abby (KQ4JEU) for handling net control, and our other volunteers James (KF4AQO), Brad (WB3BPI), George (KZ4GRK), Ed (N4ZRA), Kevin (KR4BDR), Michael (KC4JML), and Jesse (N4JAH).
January 6 - 70 members on membership list.
January 6 - Regular Meeting This was our first meeting at our new airport location. We had 31 in attendance.
Mark Campbell (W0GZR) presented on two impressive radio stations. His presentation included a tour of the WHO Radio transmitter site in Des Moines and the popular contest station of Tony Radebaugh, N0NI, in Rippey, Iowa. For more information, check out the 2026 Programs page.
December 12 - 60 members on membership list.
December 4 - 50 members on membership list. We’re half way to our goal of 100 members.
December 2 - VE License Testing Session. Seven candidates tested. Four earned their Technician license and one upgraded to General.
December 2 - ARC Christmas Party - We had about 30 people come and enjoy good food and good friends. A great time was had by all.
November 22 - ARC provided communications for the First Aid Dawgs at the UGA home football game, UGA vs. Charlotte. Thank you Tom (KN4TBD), Lamar (KO4NTS), Robert, (KC4SPD), Angela (KJ4HWB), Daniel (KK4NGE), Richard (KR4OS), and Net Control Bob (KE4JLL), For more information about how to participate, contact Bob, KE4JLL.
November 15 - ARC again provided communications for the First Aid Dawgs at the UGA home football game, UGA vs. Texas. Thanks to Tom (KN4TBD), Lee (KD4NTS), Lamar (KO4NTS), JoAnna (KQ4GAV), Daniel (KK4NGE), Robert, (KC4SPD), Bob (KE4JLL), Angela (KJ4HWB), James (KF4AQO), Richard (KR4OS), and Net Control, Jesse (N4JAH) for supporting ARC and the First Aid Dawgs this week.
November 4 - Regular meeting - Club Officer Nominations and Elections were held. Phillip, W4PHC, gave a short presentation about Georgia Bushcraft and the upcoming Fall Gathering near Watkinsville. Watch the meeting on Youtube.
November 5 - ARC members assisted Athens-Clarke EMA during their Siren Test.
October 25- For our 5th year, the ARC hosted the Wicked 4 Halloween special event POTA station at Hard Labor Creek State Park, near Rutledge, GA. For more information, contactClaude, AC4SH.
October 25 - ARC provided communications support for the Colbert Community Trunk or Treat event. The event is held at the Colbert City Park (Red Canna Park), Colbert, GA.
October 18 - Georgia Fall POTA Sprint - The W4H Georgia Fall POTA Sprint logs are now uploaded to both the POTA and the "Sprint" sites. They should show up on the “Sprint” webpage in about a week. It was a fun 4 hours in the parks for KQ4TAB Tom, KR4BDR Kevin, KO4IZK Colin, KQ4VVW Andy, KO4FHS Diane, KN4SWS John and Claude AC4SH.
Here are the individual park counts for a total or 260 QSOs:
US-2177 Ft. Yargo SP - 62 QSOs
US-2205 Victoria Bryant SP - 65 QSOs
US-7142 Redlands WMA 46 QSOs & US-4473 Chattahoochee-Oconee NF - 46 QSOs
US-7904 Broad River WMA - 41 QSOs
October 18 - We had 10 operators come out and support the club, the First-Aid Dawgs and the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Without the help of our club, they might not have pulled off this victory. We can always use more operators. If you would like to help in the future, contact Bob, KE4JLL.
October 7 - Regular meeting —Bill KQ4PGV gave a program on Summits on the Air - SOTA. You can download his PowerPoint presentation.
October 7 - Ham Radio License Exams (VE Testing) at 6:00 pm @ 3035 Lexington Road, Athens, GA. 2 new Technician licenses and 1 upgrade to General.
October 5 - STEM Day at Oconee County Library - Athens Radio Club demonstrated Ham Radio to people of all ages in Wire Park, 1925 Electric Avenue, Watkinsville, GA.
September 2 - Regular meeting - Claude AC4SH gave a program on how POTA has increased club activities and participation over the last 5 years. He also covered the upcoming club POTA events and Georgia State Parks on the Air.
August 5 - Regular meeting - Big crowd of 37 attended and enjoyed Phillip W4PHC giving a presentation on how to keep your Ham radio on the air when the power grids are down.
August 5 - Ham Radio License Exams (VE Testing) at 6:00 - 3 new Hams and 1 upgrade to Extra.