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The Greensboro Amateur Radio Association is a club made up of people with diverse interests that share a common bond, Amateur Radio. GARA is a public-service oriented club. As an Amateur Radio operator, you can communicate by two-way radio with other amateurs, also known as hams, across town or around the world.

Anyone can be a ham - no matter what age, sex or physical ability.

Our meetings are held the fourth Monday each month at the Golden Corral off Wendover Ave. in Greensboro. The meeting usually begins around 7:15 with everyone gathering to eat about 6:30 p.m. If you have an interest in Ham Radio, you are more than welcome to attend.

DON'T FORGET! - READ "THE "FEED LINE" - GARA's informative monthly publication for all your amateur radio news in Guilford County and surrounding areas.

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July 2008 ISSUE OF THE "FEED LINE"
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"YOUR SOURCE OF AMATEUR RADIO NEWS FOR THE TRIAD"
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“Technician Class License Boot Camp Weekend”

Area "new-be" Hams take part in a two-day "Boot Camp Weekend" August 9 & 10, sponsored by GARA, with instructors, Chris Thompson, K4HC, seated on far upperleft and Rick Mainhart, WB3EXR left of the screen. The class was in cooperation with Guilford County Emergency Services.

NEW HAMS:

Jim Peeden, KA4PKF
Adrienne Foste,r KJ4FWQ, (daughter of WD4NIA)
Karen Dinkins, KJ4FWR
Andrew Marks, KJ4FWS, (son of KE4FCW)
Eddie Maness, KJ4FWT
Dan O'Conne,l KJ4FWU
Sandy Bowden, KJ4FWV
Ben Bowden, KJ4FWW
Brandon Walke,r KJ4FWX
Taylor Matzinger, KJ4FWY, (son of NC4MM)


Ed Buffington, W4VGZ, SK

Ed Buffington, W4VGZ, became a silent key August 2.
The notice was listed in the August 4, News & Record.
Ed was friends with a lot of Greensboro Hams. The obituary listed Ed as a pastor serving the Brookwood Baptist Church for the past eight years following a career with Western Electric. No association with amateur radio was mentioned, only his ownership of Evans Custom Amplifiers. Ed was more active on the Burlington repeaters, but attended the Thursday lunch bunch occasionally.
Our thoughs and prayers go out to Ed's family.

AT GARA "OPEN HOUSE" JULY 26
AT OPEN HOUSE - Area amateurs were treated to an 'Open House" Saturday, July 26 at the Blanche Benjamin Branch Library, sponsored by GARA. The turn-out was GREAT !!! There were a lot of visits from inactive Hams in the Greensboro area. Presentations and displays included, software defined radios by Jesse, N4BFD; a D-Star display with custom software designed by Arch, KT4AT; SkyWarn table by Al, K4ZKQ, antenna design by Will, AI4VE, a QSL card table manned by Roy, N4BYU; upccoming Tech Boot Camp, by Chris, K4HC, and the information table and video Field Day presentation by Tom, N4GVK. There were also numerous visits by interested non-Ham citizens eager to learn about Amateur radio. Many thanks to John, AJ4BT organizing the show. (Photo by Tom, N4GVK)


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The GARA Address is:

Greensboro Amateur Radio Association
P.O. Box 7054
Greensboro, NC 27417

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