131 results for author: Scott Toth

HF Operating Event

Open to all hams! GARA will be hosting an HF operating event from 2:00pm on Friday, April 19 until the evening of Saturday, March 20. Our host, Todd Huffines, KO4KWD, has made his property available for both days and you're welcome to camp overnight if you'd like. There are restrooms and other facilities easily available on premises. This event will be somewhat informal in that you're encouraged to bring your own portable HF gear to setup and work alongside everyone else!  Even though we won't be at a park, we will all operate "POTA-style" with portable radios, antennas and power, but we will all use a common callsign.  Come anytime ...

March GARA Meeting: Software Defined Radio!

Join us Monday as Jesse, K4AX, presents onSoftware Defined Radio (SDR) PorterHouse Burgers6:15pm to eatMeeting at 7:15pm -John Crabtree, KJ4JWC

February GARA Meeting: APRS

The February meeting presentation will be made by Terence Crandall, N4TLC, on APRS. Come and find out what it is, what you might need, and how to use it. The meeting starts at 7:15 with dinner beforehand.

Winter Field Day with GARA

Winter Field Day (WFD) will take place starting Saturday, January 27, at  2 PM  and ending Sunday, January 28 at 2 PM. Just like the ARRL Field Day. We can start setting up the Friday before (Jan. 26) no earlier than 2 PM. This year, we will be operating from Hagan Stone park, group campsite 1, the same location we used for the ARRL Field Day last June.The current plan is to operate one HF station. Scott (ND4L) has agreed to lend us his tent for the operating station, so now all we need are volunteers and equipment. We will set up Friday afternoon starting at 2 PM, complete any remaining setup Saturday morning, and begin operating at 2 ...

November GARA Meeting: Annual Meeting, and Bring Your Favorite HT!

This month, it is very important that all club members attend either in person or online as we will have our annual leadership election. This is our opportunity to help shape our club with our vote. Please plan to attend. Many thanks to Fred Lomax, W4US for being our Nominating Committee this year. Here are the nominations from last month's meeting.  Please let us know if you are interested in running for a board position or would like to nominate someone else.  We can have multiple candidates for each position! Tentative Ballot (subject to change) President: Scott Toth ND4LVice President:  John Crabtree KJ4JWCSecretary:  Greg Ray ...

September GARA Meeting

September 25, 2023 - 6:15 to eat, meeting at 7:15pm  Keith, KA4JAH, will be doing a presentation on antenna modeling software at this month’s meeting. Please remember our new location!  The PorterHouse Burger Co. 4608 W Market St. Greensboro, NC 27407 https://www.porterhouseburgerco.com/

NC POTA Event

Come out and join us as we operate from Mayo River State Park for the North Carolina Parks On The Air event, September 9th and 10th. We will be located in the Group Camp area, where primitive camping is permitted. The site is a bit smaller than where we normally operate at Hagan Stone, but still provides some amenities such as picnic tables, fire pit, pedestal grill, and bathrooms. There are plenty of trees for wire antennas as well. The tentative plan right now is to set up a single dipole and one HF station. We can expand the operations if needed, depending on the number of folks who come out. The rules for this event do not lock us into a partic...

August GARA Meeting

August 28, 2023 - 6:15 to eat, meeting at 7:15pm Please join us as we discuss the upcoming NC POTA event.   Carl KC4WGA will also share his latest portable solar generator. Please remember our new location!  The PorterHouse Burger Co. 4608 W Market St. Greensboro, NC 27407 https://www.porterhouseburgerco.com/

2023 ARRL Field Day and Picnic with GARA

Plan now to join the Greensboro Amateur Radio Association for our 2023 ARRL Field Day activities! Setup will commence Friday, June 23th starting at 2 PM at Hagan Stone park group campsite 1. We will be putting up antennas, setting up the solar cells and batteries, and will start setting up the radios. Carl Fenske will conduct his TARPN node building workshop Saturday June 24 @ 10:00AM. Registration for this workshops is now closed. Field day operations will start at 2PM Saturday June 24 and end at 2PM Sunday June 25.  We will be operating two HF radio stations (Class 2A) and possibly a 6M station. Several of us will be ...

April GARA Meeting: New Location and GPS Disciplined Oscillators

We will be having a presentation from Brad, KN4ODM, on GPS Disciplined Oscillators at this month's meeting. Beginning this month, meetings will be held at the PorterHouse Burger Company. Join Online Here