Welcome to Cherokee Amateur Radio Society
Club Website for WX4CAR
Serving Cherokee County, GA and the surrounding communities in North Georgia
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 located in Cherokee County or the surrounding area, we would like to invite you to participate. Use the Contact Us button to ask any questions you may have.

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Announcements

Next Club Meeting

February  11, 2023 at 10 AM EST at  the WG Long Senior Center, Woodstock,GA

February will be a presentation by Jason Turnage  - KO4NDP
Jason is an antenna experimenter and has been doing a lot of work with Loaded Verticals that he uses for POTA activations. His first interest is in homebrewing and this just carries over to the ham radio hobby. It will be a very practical look at what can be done with simple materials. 

ARRL sponsored FCC Testing

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

Bylaws
The Bylaws passed by unanimous vote on January 14, 2023 by the membership. There is a version 2.2 available for download using the same link we provided in the email. It is also published on the groups.io files section under the Club Bylaws folder.


New to the Club or Ham Radio?
Download our New Ham Kit

General Interest

Hamfests & Expos


QSO Today Ham Radio Expo - online event March 25-26, 2023
Registration at:  https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/

Martin Buehring KB4MG, club President will be speaking at the Expo along with Dave Jensen(W7DGJ). The session topic is "Become a Magnet Club for Newcomers to Our Hobby" , where we discuss how clubs can attract new hams and then assimilate them into the club through training and activities.

Stay tuned for more 2023 events

Hamcation Feb 10-12, 2023 Orlando, Florida
Hamvention (aka Dayton Hamfest)  May 19-21, 2023  Xenia, Ohio
Atlanta Hamfest dates are TBD
Huntsville Hamfest  August 19-20, 2023

Other Major Events

Georgia Parks On the Air Event
On the weekend of April 1-2, 2023, there will be state-wide POTA activations of all 50 Georgia State Parks! The idea is to enlist enough hams from all over to fan out across the state and activate 50 parks over the course of that one weekend. The CARS POTA SIG will be participating in this event and will have it open to all club members.

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Looking Forward

In the News

The CARS Club is highlighted in Club Station column in QST Magazine November 2022 issue.  Be proud of your club and what we have accomplished.

Marty Buehring - KB4MG was interviewed by Dave Jensen (W7DGJ) about the article that was written in QST. The article in QRZ.com explores ways to a "health check" for your club, and encourages clubs to embrace new comers and help them get more involved. His column is called "Trials and Errors".

Read Here

Georgia On My Mind Newsletter
We have a great mention about the club activities and accomplishments in 2022. Have a look.

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Presentations Needed
We are looking for volunteers to give a talk in our 2023 meetings.  Please let one of the officers know about your interest in doing this.



What's happening in the Club?
If you miss a meeting, you miss a lot!

Here are things we did so far in 2023:

January 2023 Roundtable
The Roundtable is an event where both experienced and newer hams can share their experiences about setting up stations, working HF modes, portable operating, solving problems, finding help, and favorite ways to enjoy amateur radio. We had 4 panel members:
Tim Wall - KJ4RDF - Contester and DX chaser
Jason Turnage - KO4NDP - Experimenter/Builder and POTA activator
Don Coltrane - KJ4UC - ARES leader, experienced operator
Bob Garret - N4BBG - Newer ham, HOA restrictions, and DX chaser

This was a moderated round table discussion in which the moderator asked questions in six different categories and pick a person on the panel to start that discussion. It was well received by the club and many of us can say we learned something from it.

Weekly On-AIR Nets
We would encourage all 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.
Let's get the dialog going!

Note: We need additional volunteer NET Controllers for the weekly nets. Contact James James KE4HMS for more info.

Need help?
Have you been recently licensed? We have a New Ham Kit for all new hams on the Cherokee county and surrounding area.
Press the button below for the .pdf file download.

Watch this website for more details opportunities for new Hams.

Look for Elmering in 2023 as well as new Ham Crams for license upgrades.

Building a project you want to share?
We would like to be sure we show our projects and activities on social media. Please share your project details with us. We want to extend our reach through the uses of social media and hopefully reach more young people.

General Interest
Topics of general interest to the ham community

A comprehensive Contest Calendar can be found here:
Contest Calendar

Ham Radio Blog from DX Engineering
OnAllBands

Our Affiliations

Ham Radio Workbench Podcast and Talk Group DMR 31075

More Information about us

Weekly Nets

CARS Weekly Net
Our weekly Net can be found on the VHAM11 (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

Backup repeater for nets is 443.075 MHz , PL107.2, Positive (+) offset

Georgia DMR Talk Group Net
Wednesday evenings at 8PM Eastern Time
Talk Group 3113 Brandmeister Network
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Club ARRL Links
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This is the link to Georgia Chapter of the ARRL. Look here for local activities, Ham fests, and the Georgia On My Mind Newsletter.

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