Scott Toth

Have you ever wondered what it takes to coordinate a large, international, and dangerous trip to a remote location so that other hams can add that new entity to their QSL lists? The 2015 Navassa Island K1N […]

It’s been a while since GARA changed meeting locations, but considering the challenges we faced at our old location, the Board decided it was time for a fresh start. A number of GARA members, as well as some […]

Field Day 2019 is just under a week away.  We hope you can participate this year.  Setup will start Friday afternoon at 1300, June 21, with operations starting 1400, Saturday, June 22 and ending 1400, Sunday, J […]

There is a new local ham organization dedicated to microwave work: the Blue Ridge Microwave Society (BRMS).  This group is to promote VHF/UHF and Microwave activity with emphasis on frequencies above 1 Ghz.  T […]

It’s time to start firm up our plans for Field Day. For this month’s presentation, I will cover what has already been done, this year’s rules, and what we need to do to get ready. I hope you will be able to […]

Our speaker this month will be Donnie Hurst (KG4ZOD). Donnie will talk about HF nets and how to participate in them. Donnie is a member of and frequent contributor to several HF nets and has a lot of information […]

Last November (2018), GARA installed its newest repeater: a Yaesu DR-1X modified to run digital modes using an MMDVM modem and running the now-ubiquitous PiStar operating system.  This new setup, recently […]

You won’t want to miss this month’s presentation at the GARA general meeting.  Our own Carl Fenske, KC4WGA will describe his solar-charged battery power supplies. We will be using it during Winter Field Day […]

With the proliferation of cheaper digital handheld radios, it has become much more affordable for hams to connect through the internet to others around the world. However, the repeaters that used to be required to […]

This months presentation will be by our own Chris Thompson (K4HC) on pointing your antenna. Here is his description of his talk:

Where away? That’s a nautical term for questioning which direction something i […]

This month, Nathan Jackson (K4NWJ) will be giving a presentation on the Greensboro and NC public service communications infrastructure. Nathan is a lifelong resident of Sophia NC, just south of Greensboro, near […]

Because of the activities at Hagan-Stone Park for Field Day, there is no normal monthly club meeting in June.  We’ll see you in July!

Matt Trull (KX4GG) will be discussing the FT-8 digital mode. Although relatively new, it has taken the HF digital world by storm. Matt will cover setting up and using the WSJT-X software, FT-8 best operating […]

This month, Dave McLin, AC4A will discuss  “Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur.”  His talk will be based on the recent ARRL book of the same name.  It collects a lot of information in one place, and, as […]

What comes to mind when you hear the word “digital?” Do you think of that old DEC computer you used to have in the late 1990s? Or maybe about some dystopian future like in the “Matrix” movies?  One of the v […]

The Greensboro Amateur Radio Association welcomes and encourages all licensed operators to use our repeaters. We strive to maintain a community of users who enjoy the fellowship and knowledge sharing that takes […]

Most hams who love to work DX wait for years to add some entities to their logbooks.  Bouvet Island, the most remote island on earth, is highly desired because it is normally uninhabited and requires a huge […]

Last month we heard from Kenny, KK4HAO about a new NTS traffic net that has officially started every night at 7:30pm on the W4GSO 145.15 repeater.  Kenny would love to have anyone who is interested check into the […]

At the GARA meeting on September 25, the club was presented with an opportunity to help the ARRL National Traffic System cover some territory that has has not been consistently served by the System in the Piedmont […]

Please join us on Thursday, September 28th, at 9:00 PM for the first ever Carolina Link Digital Net!  We’re encouraging check-ins from every where to help us test & celebrate the Carolina Link, the Carolina’s […]