The Greensboro Amateur Radio Association, Greensboro, NC | Site-Wide Activity https://www.w4gso.org/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:14:00 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9222aaf7e6172bcd12494f3d90e673d4 Scott Toth wrote a new post, HF Operating Event - Mayo River State Park https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2531 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:12:07 -0500 Many of us were disappointed that we weren’t able to hold our annual Winter Field Day activities in January because of the winter storm and cold weather.  The board met and decided that we wanted to have another […]

]]> 0 5a6b84a04989a99d3763a693f43efb09 Scott Toth wrote a new post, HF Operating Event https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2266 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 18:11:00 -0400 Open to all hams!

GARA will be hosting an HF operating event on Saturday, September 27 beginning at 9:00am. Our host, Todd Huffines, KO4KWD has made his property available for our club to use for the day. […]

]]> 0 08eed1394673b7b95366686bfe037d0f Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA July Meeting: K3LR Station Tour https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2518 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:44:33 -0400 Tim Duffy, K3LR will give us a virtual tour of his super station in Pennsylvania. You’re not going to want to miss this one! Everyone is welcome and we meet at 6:30pm to eat. The presentation will start […]

]]> 0 6351a52afa3a9f4a5d6563d7ea9cf448 Scott Toth wrote a new post, April GARA Meeting: QSL Cards https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2498 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:13:54 -0400 Have you ever wondered how QSLs work the original way? Do you want to understand the etiquette around sending and receiving cards? Come to our meeting Monday night to learn from Bob, W2ARP about this fun and […]

]]> 0 a0a5de3cf44d3d4546ba9e4c61c078e7 Jesse Lindley K4AX replied to the topic GARA Weather Stations in the forum Rag Chew https://www.w4gso.org/forums/t/gara-weather-stations/#post-2485 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:38:10 -0400 https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KNCGREEN743

Here’s mine

]]> 0 a89d30d8147da9d6508235a47ad4a184 Chris Thompson replied to the topic GARA Weather Stations in the forum Rag Chew https://www.w4gso.org/forums/t/gara-weather-stations/#post-2484 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:34:03 -0400 K4HC:
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KNCGREEN744

]]> 0 d40b49784992c19abbd0905c0b45f2c4 Cameron Conover started the topic GARA Weather Stations in the forum Rag Chew https://www.w4gso.org/forums/t/gara-weather-stations/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:21:31 -0400 Many GARA members have weather stations I thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to listing the Links to the data from everyone’s different wx station.

Mine is here:
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KNCSNOWC26

]]> 0 bf7c2a31433385e5da7a02cfb798ba26 Scott Toth wrote a new post, August GARA Meeting: C4FM for Beginners https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2458 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:30:26 -0400 At the August meeting, KJ4JWC will give a presentation on Wires-X/C4FM continuing our discussions on alternative communications methods available to hams. Join us at Logan’s Roadhouse at 6:30pm for dinner. The […]

]]> 0 e417552671e6860d90459c745029d286 Scott Toth wrote a new post, New Meeting Location, and D-star for Beginners https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2449 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 22:44:29 -0400 Our July meeting will have a new location! Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’re not able to meet at Porterhouse Burgers anymore. After a long search, we discovered that Logan’s Road House on Bridford Parkway […]

]]> 0 467afd0deb1646eb4fd2143948ab1d4d Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA Picnic Registration https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2438 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:53:09 -0400 Please use the form below to register and pay for your meal at the GARA Picnic on Saturday, June 28 at Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden. We will be having typical cookout fare: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and […]

]]> 0 c404f7a9d4f1b37e453f94bda3b93a5b Scott Toth wrote a new post, Antenna Building Workshop Sign-Up https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2434 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:02:12 -0400 Use the form below to register for the workshop and indicate which antenna(s) you’d like to build.

Link to Google Sign-Up Sheet

]]> 0 6473f8b3aabbd10d58a0047bb2b95ef8 Scott Toth wrote a new post, May GARA Meeting: Building Antennas https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2429 Mon, 27 May 2024 13:57:46 -0400 Anthony Luscre-K8ZT will join us virtually and do a presentation on antennas to tie in with the past classes and the antenna building project for Field Day.

First licensed in 1981 as KA8NRC, Anthony has been a […]

]]> 0 7a9b52aa592d76a7b5582d1808675c0b Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting: Software Defined Radio! https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2407 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:09:57 -0400 Join us Monday as Jesse, K4AX, presents onSoftware Defined Radio (SDR)

PorterHouse Burgers6:15pm to eatMeeting at 7:15pm

-John Crabtree, KJ4JWC

]]> 0 b2e8b596bf35502fe19974234e7f00aa Scott Toth wrote a new post, February GARA Meeting: APRS https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2398 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:22:16 -0500 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.

]]> 0 b8dbee0786883138ef5a8d48eaea6275 Scott Toth wrote a new post, September GARA Meeting https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2384 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:29:56 -0400 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 Por […]

]]> 0 5e4b469a1adccb60b179da617c08cb89 Scott Toth wrote a new post, NC POTA Event https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2378 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:56:45 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0 53754167544020425d6ac6d2039dd35c Scott Toth wrote a new post, August GARA Meeting https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2374 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:51:24 -0400 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 l […]

]]> 0 6dfdf4200ff383fe97b75a4d7b70a98d Scott Toth wrote a new post, April GARA Meeting: New Location and GPS Disciplined Oscillators https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2360 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:58:32 -0400 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

]]> 0 12a085f29cbb524a84be0f8cb6bf836f Scott Toth wrote a new post, September GARA Meeting: Solar Generators https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2307 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:38:13 -0400 Quite a few of us have had the pleasure of building a battery at the workshops the past couple of years at Field Day, but now Carl Fenske has a new solar power generator project he has been working on and is […]

]]> 0 15b2110902fe7a81a16dc04800796690 Scott Toth wrote a new post, August GARA Meeting: Amateur Satellites https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2302 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:20:26 -0400 Now, this months presentation is going to be out of this world… no, seriously! Have you ever been curious about satellite radio communication? What does that even mean? Matt Trull, KX4GG, will be sharing i […]

]]> 1 17fd355ef556b9cc7065df1979fa40bf Scott Toth wrote a new post, July GARA Meeting: Fox Hunting! https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2296 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:17:58 -0400 The GARA Fox season is officially opening from August through October. Stay tuned for more details, but we will be doing rings a little differently this year. We will have multiple opportunities to hunt the fox, […]

]]> 0 4e750eae06b7545994d8b33b08451daf Scott Toth wrote a new post, 2025 ARRL Field Day and Picnic with GARA https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2203 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:43:59 -0400 Plan now to join the Greensboro Amateur Radio Association for our 2025 ARRL Field Day activities!

Setup will commence Friday, June 27 starting at 2 PM at Hagan Stone park group campsite 1. We will be putting […]

]]> 0 7eca9e55c9dad7f111e52eb6254a3b5d Scott Toth wrote a new post, April GARA Meeting: Parks on the Air https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2276 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:59:09 -0400 What is better than spending some good time in the ham shack spinning the dial and sending out waves? Maybe sitting at a beautiful state or national park spinning the dial and sending out waves! For anyone that […]

]]> 0 5120406875896234c9a333483301ea06 Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting: Wire Antennas https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2271 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:12:07 -0400 In March, we will be hearing from Keith, KA4JAH, as he shares a presentation on wire antennas. This will be a fascinating topic, so please join in, either live or on Zoom. Thank you Keith for your willingness to […]

]]> 0 6e10132b4b1886521f167259844f5e78 Scott Toth wrote a new post, February GARA Meeting: All About CW https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2260 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:13:55 -0500 First of all, I’d like to give a big shout out to David McLin for his work on Winter Field Day preparations and sharing the information with us last month. I believe this was a big reason why we had such a great […]

]]> 2 4e5dea5e40a2542d84d4b206d216459f Steve Brannan changed their profile picture https://www.w4gso.org/activity/p/3616/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:12:13 -0500 0 c9d52478665c76cb739642d1cb88fc4f Scott Toth wrote a new post, January GARA Meeting: New Trailer, and WFD Prep https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2247 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:38:13 -0500 This month, we will hear from David McLin AC4A in preparation of Winter Field Day. David has with the help of several others worked hard to have a good plan in place for this year’s event, and we surely hope to h […]

]]> 0 65e3679081144dff96b683f14045ae28 Scott Toth wrote a new post, November GARA Meeting: Annual Meeting and Elections! https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2234 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:49:24 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 69ae6d2e9d41af564b081f58315d3383 Scott Toth wrote a new post, October GARA Meeting: Our Repeaters! https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2227 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:09:35 -0400 Ham radio repeaters are pretty simple systems, but if you don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, they can be a little bit of a mystery.  This month we’ll be taking a look at GARA’s repeaters and explaini […]

]]> 0 6dcb9b418870ac92f2a426d45b036139 Scott Toth wrote a new post, September GARA Meeting: Using a NanoVNA https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2220 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:56:41 -0400 This month our very own Matt Trull will be giving a presentation on the Nano VNA.  If you’re not familiar with this small but useful device, this presentation will give you an opportunity to learn how to me […]

]]> 0 422fcdef831ea9b71858923b32a41e74 Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA July Meeting: Building Batteries https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2215 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:49:49 -0400 This Monday, Carl Fenske will be continuing the battery class from Field Day.  Hopefully we can complete the battery builds. Please make sure to bring your unfinished battery builds to the meeting.

For those […]

]]> 0 7c814576ff9db6eec070b7bc0cda286a Scott Toth wrote a new post, May GARA Meeting: Server Power Supply for Ham Radio https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2194 Mon, 24 May 2021 01:20:04 -0400 The presentation this month will be on hacking a HP server power supply to make it supply 13.8v or 14.2v for your shack. You can pick the power supplies up for about $18 on eBay and the parts for the hack are […]

]]> 0 c61b08849938dfdbbf17681189ca4acb Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting - RARS and TARPN https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2186 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:00:20 -0400 Tadd and Nancy Torborg will be presenting at this month’s meeting. Nancy, KB2TNR, will provide information on the upcoming RARSfest in Raleigh, and Tadd, KA2DEW, will do a presentation on TARPN. They will need a […]

]]> 0 b5ee1709503f181e663a05fedb333374 W4US's profile was updated https://www.w4gso.org/activity/p/3605/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:38:54 -0400 0 424f4cc81b9ffdd33f3804d343536641 W4US started the topic Club Meeting Tonight in the forum Rag Chew https://www.w4gso.org/forums/t/club-meeting-tonight/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:38:14 -0400 Looking forward to the club meeting tonight. Who is showing off their shack?

GARA Club Meeting – March 2021


To join, go to meet.google.com in a Chrome web browser and enter the code gzi-yqnd-mbz.

Fred W4US

]]> 0 6f18f4a9dad497954b56ffbac711dfe8 Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting - Show Me Your Shack https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2179 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:30:21 -0400 This month we will have a “Show Me Your Shack” evening!  Since we’re still meeting online for a little while longer, we thought it would be fun to have a time for you to show us around and let us know what gear y […]

]]> 0 b34dc39a857a37835538148adbb15ddb Scott Toth wrote a new post, February GARA Meeting - All About Dummy Loads https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2167 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:59:39 -0500 This month, our presentation will be on dummy loads.  What are they?What are they used for?  What do they consist of?

We hope you all will get something out of it and all questions are welcome!

-Drew P […]

]]> 0 c62084d744bd9cf6353a8a87b6e39011 Scott Toth wrote a new post, November GARA Meeting - Show and Tell! https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2124 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:06:04 -0500 As you know, GARA’s November meeting is normally when elections are held to fill positions on the Board of Directors and other elected positions. This year will be slightly different because of our online […]

]]> 0 734874a49d5cef47bbac4335c3dc0ffe Scott Toth wrote a new post, October GARA Meeting - Parks on the Air https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2102 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:16:28 -0400 UPDATE: Here is Yakov’s presentation if you would like to re-read through the slides:

Download

We will again be conducting this month’s GARA meeting using Google Meet at 7:15pm EST on Monday, October 2 […]

]]> 0 b1af4a45669d0d6f14658e963010687b Scott Toth wrote a new post, September GARA Meeting - History of SSB https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2091 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:03:50 -0400 This month, we will conduct our monthly GARA meeting using Google Meet and we will not meet on the 145.150 repeater. To join, go to meet.google.com and type in code: jgd-jovp-wcd

Keith Thomas (KA4JAH) has […]

]]> 0 78c6b9ed15a8661f302303843352b323 Scott Toth wrote a new post, July GARA Meeting - Field Day Wrap-Up https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2081 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:31:04 -0400 Join us on Monday evening, July 27, for our July GARA meeting. Due to continuing COVID-19 concerns, the meeting will be held on the 145.150MHz W4GSO VHF repeater beginning at 7:15pm. We will take check-ins per […]

]]> 0 e175f49aff020391d9b83f351baf752e Scott Toth wrote a new post, Special Meeting with ARRL Section Manager on June 23 https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2078 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:13:15 -0400 Calling all local hams: here is some information about an opportunity to meet with Dr. Marv Hoffman, WA4NC, the new NC ARRL Section Manager.  The meeting will be held online via Zoom and will take place from […]

]]> 0 36960332b613ff88b3ea85231f207a7f Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA May Meeting- FT8! https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2065 Sat, 23 May 2020 15:29:15 -0400 Our May meeting will be a tutorial on how to use FT8. We will take check-ins on the W4GSO 145.150MHz (100Hz tone) repeater beginning at 7:15pm on Monday, May 25, but you can watch the demo via live stream on […]

]]> 0 2d298b6779874919c943c8419e914346 Scott Toth wrote a new post, Meeting on the Air https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2056 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:29:59 -0400 This month’s program is on Emergency Preparedness. As amateur radio operators, we have already committed ourselves to providing emergency communications, but we must be ready to respond to and survive during a […]

]]> 0 183febff932cc0cd18a562508e250a94 Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting: On the W4GSO 145.150MHz Repeater due to COVID-19 https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2049 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:08:07 -0400 The program this month will be presented by Scott Toth, ND4L and Matt Trull, KX4GG on The C4FM/Fusion Digital Mode.  This is one of the modes that we can access on both our 145.15MHz and 442.8625MHz GARA club […]

]]> 0 0825712b433fef912060aeda72f539fb Scott Toth wrote a new post, February GARA Meeting: Cutting the TV Cord https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2043 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:41:57 -0500 At this month’s program, I will be presenting why you may want to consider TV CORD CUTTING. We will discuss the components of Over-the-Air television (like we used to do before cable TV was an option), c […]

]]> 0 f5b9340ba666f5e3816cc69b4ec96ae8 Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA Monthly Program Survey https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2029 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:25:01 -0500 In an effort to serve our membership better, we would like to get your input into which presentations and programs you’d like to see. Please complete the form below to let us know!

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]]> 0 888843e4d05b4f6e65cc57e94cf2bf9b Scott Toth wrote a new post, January GARA Meting: Antenna Design with Roger Stout, N4RWS https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2007 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:47:30 -0500 I became fascinated with antennas in a UHF/ Microwave course many years before being licensed as KC4YLQ in 1991. (now N4RWS).  I’ve been privileged to work in areas that continued to pique my interest having […]

]]> 0 990ce7767942eb067ffb36dc33c639d7 Scott Toth wrote a new post, Winter Field Day with GARA https://www.w4gso.org/?p=2004 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:33:24 -0500 It’s Winter Field Day time again!  Winter Field Day (WFD) is similar to the ARRL Field Day held at the end of every June, with the goals of exercising our emergency communications skills and making as many co […]

]]> 0 c7c179e6598dbd5c5c5e748acc8ffb45 Scott Toth wrote a new post, No December Meeting https://www.w4gso.org/?p=1947 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 20:39:35 -0500 Enjoy the holidays with your friends and family and we will see you again in January! Please be looking for communications related to Winter Field Day at Hagan Stone Park in the near future. Merry Christmas, […]

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