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Cherokee Amateur Radio Society WX4CAR

Welcome to Cherokee Amateur Radio Society
Club Website for WX4CAR

Serving Cherokee County, GA and the surrounding communities

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Announcements

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS

Starting In January 2021, we had planned to begin live meetings again at the Long Senior Center. Recent surges in COVID have altered plans and may change month to month. 
If there are any changes to this we will make annoucments via the group.io list and here on this website. Check the Groups.io or our Facebook page for the very latest details.

The risk for Cherokee County residents remains. Here is a link to the latest county info: https://www.cherokeega.com/_focus/corona-virus-plan.php

Future announcements will be posted to the groups.io  distribution and on our Facebook page. Be safe and stay well.    73 from the leadership team

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Next Meeting


February 13, 2021
Stay tuned for details on this meeting. If COVID-19 problems are still top concerns, we will continue to to on-air meetings and virtual training sessions. We hope to meet live as soon as possible.

Topic for February is "Station Operating Skills". This will be presented by Bob Cheek (N4RFC) and assisted by David Poss (KM4IEH). Operating a station successfully requires some skills and basic knowledge of protocol. Be sure to join this training and learn something new.


There will be FCC testing this day at 1 PM at the Long Senior Center.

General Announcements

2021 Monthly Programs
Our programs in 2021 are going to feature a "Back to Basics" theme. We want club members to have the basics of all aspects of planning, building, maintaining, and using a ham radio station.
We are looking for volunteers to give a talk that is in keeping with this theme. Please let one of the officers know about your interest in doing this.

GET ON THE AIR!
Winter is a great time for HF operating. There tends to be more activity as well as numerous contests.

A comprehensive Contest Calendar can be found here:
Contest Calendar

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Weekly Nets

We have seen participation in the weekly Thursday night nets drop in attendance. We would encourage members to participate for a number of reasons. First and foremost, we love to hear from you! This is a chance to be certain your equipment is up to snuff and that you know how to operate it. It is also a place to ask questions and have group dialog on any ham radio topics. Consider making this a New Year resolution and join us on the net. You are always welcome.


ARRL sponsored FCC Testing


There will be FCC license testing in January 2021 at the Long Senior Center.

FCC TESTING DETAILS HERE

 If you want to test for a new license or upgrade, it is requested that you use the Contact Us button and let us know by other means.



Need help?
Watch this website for more details on additional opportunities for helping new Hams.
Look for Elmering in 2021 as well as new Ham Crams for license upgrades.

General Interest
Topics of general interest to the ham community

Ham Radio Blog from DX Engineering
OnAllBands

Solar cycle 25 has begun! What can we look forward to?  Peak expected in 2025.

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The Power Grid and EMP
SolarStorms.org

Looking Ahead

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Special Event Meeting at a future date (Target is August '21)

April 1, 2020 was the 60th anniversary of TIROS, the world's first meteorological (weather) satellite.  At the future CARS meeting, Rick Maxwell, W8KHK, will be presenting a program illustrating these very early days in the US space program.  As son of Walter Maxwell (W2DU, SK), antenna systems engineer at the Astro Electronics Division of RCA, he was fortunate to experience much of this history.  This program  was previously presented at the QCWA National Convention in 2010.  Slides will be shown, as well as actual spacecraft hardware!  Beacon, telemetry, and TV transmitters identical to those that flew on satellites such as SCORE, TIROS, RELAY, ECHO, and many other artifacts, will be on display for all to examine.
This is an exciting opportunity you will not want to miss!


What has happened?
If you miss a meeting, you miss a lot!


Here are things we did so far in 2021:

In January, we looked at future of ham radio and the agenda for our programs in 2021. Slides are posted.

Current Space Weather and Propagation

Space Weather Forecasts

Space Weather
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Propagation Predictions using VOACAP

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Visit VOACAP
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Other Happenings
Want to present to the group? 
We NEED members willing to present on a topic in an upcoming meeting. Per our survey, topics include DIY projects, various aspects of soldering, batteries and solar power, working ham radio satellites, and using microcontrollers in your project. Please contact Marty, Rob, or Johnathon about your topic.  

What do you want to see presented? Let the leadership team know.


Look for new sessions and all new topics in 2020. Submit your ideas to any club officer.

Slides are posted for the 2017, 2018 , 2019 and 2020 sessions.


Build It Project
The Ham Radio Workbench website has a number of DIY projects you may want to try. We are here to help.

We have a list of who is seriously interested in doing projects.

The picture at the left is the Benchduino project from the Ham Radio Workbench crew. Boards should be available for sale still.





Information about us

Cherokee Amateur Radio Society is an organization of FCC licensed amateur radio operators (also called Hams) that meet and share the hobby, educate people about amateur radio, as well as support our local community in times of disaster. We are located in Cherokee County Georgia and have club call sign WX4CAR.

The club also participates with ARES, and the Cherokee County EOC when severe weather gets close to the area, and we help with local public service projects.

The members of the club also dedicate some of their time to promote and help new hams to develop their skills and knowledge on Amateur communications modes and to be better operators. We are a very active club and participate in ARRL Field Day every year. If you are in the Woodstock, Georgia area and would like to participate, drop us a note and let us know. This website will provide details about the Field Day site.

The menu tabs on the far left will help you navigate to the area of interest.

If you have a question and would like to contact us, use the button at the top to go to the Contact Us page.


Weekly Nets

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CARS Weekly Net
Our weekly Net can be found on KG4VUB every Thursday evening starting at 8PM Eastern Time. 145.270 mHz (- offset, PL tone of 100Hz encode and decode)   Repeater is located in Waleska,GA

Georgia DMR Talk Group Net
Wednesday evenings at 8PM Eastern Time
Talk Group 3113 Brandmeister Network
Website Link


Testing - Need to test for your license or upgrade? An ARRL Testing session will be held at 1 PM the same day. Testing is done at the William G Long Senior Center. Walk-ins are welcome, but we like reservations. Click on the Contact Us button if you want more information or reservation to take an exam.

Elmering Program (ie Mentoring of new or even experienced hams)

We now have a list of Elmers willing to help people in various parts of the hobby. Do you have questions or need some help on a certain topic or topics?  We will provide a link to a page where you can see the available people and how to contact them. Ask any officer for the link.

In 2020, Elmers will be available to help people after the regular scheduled meetings each month. Bring a brown bag lunch and we will use the time from noon to 2PM.
[on hold due to COVID-19]

Participate

What would you like see in 2020? The club officers will be looking for your suggestions, ideas, and your participation.

If you have a topic you would like to present to the club, please provide a summary or abstract in writing to any officer. It needs to related in some way to amateur radio.

Club Presence on the ARRL
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Our Affiliations

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National Weather Service Radar
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