Scott Toth
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, September GARA Meeting – History of SSB 3 days, 11 hours ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, July GARA Meeting – Field Day Wrap-Up 2 months ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, Special Meeting with ARRL Section Manager on June 23 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA May Meeting- FT8! 4 months, 1 week ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, Meeting on the Air 5 months, 1 week ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting: On the W4GSO 145.150MHz Repeater due to COVID-19 6 months, 1 week ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, February GARA Meeting: Cutting the TV Cord 7 months, 1 week ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA Monthly Program Survey 8 months, 1 week ago
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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Scott Toth wrote a new post, January GARA Meting: Antenna Design with Roger Stout, N4RWS 8 months, 1 week ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, Winter Field Day with GARA 8 months, 1 week ago
Winter Field Day (WFD) will take place this year starting Saturday on January 25, at 2 PM and ending Sunday, January 26 at 2 PM. Just like the ARRL Field Day. We can start setting up the Friday before (Jan. 2 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, No December Meeting 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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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Scott Toth wrote a new post, October GARA Meeting – Battery Management 11 months, 1 week ago
This month I will be talking about a battery management project I am working on for a set of LiPo batteries to power a portable station. The goal is to monitor the status of each battery in the set and to a […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, September GARA Meeting – Inexpensive VNAs in Action 1 year ago
A number of club members have recently purchased a vector network analyzer called “NanoVNA” off of eBay and we will be demonstrating how it works and measuring various antennas to show how well they’re tuned […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, August GARA Meeting 1 year, 1 month ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, GARA Meetings are Moving! 1 year, 2 months ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, Field Day is Almost Here! 1 year, 3 months ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, Blue Ridge Microwave Society 1 year, 4 months ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, April GARA Meeting: Field Day Planning 1 year, 5 months ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, March GARA Meeting: HF Nets 1 year, 6 months ago
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 […]
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Scott Toth wrote a new post, W4GSO UHF Digital Dashboard 1 year, 7 months ago
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 […]
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