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Volunteers Needed – 36 Hours of Uwharrie

Here's a great opportunity for area hams to support the local community.  Guilford ARES has been requested to provide emergency communications for the 36 Hours of Uwharrie event. Operators are needed on Friday, August 12 and Saturday,  August 13, 2016.  Please contact Greg Spencer, KG4UQV at  chevyontherocks@netscape.com or 336-392-8031 if you can help.  More information about the event can be found at 36uwharrie.com.  Thanks for your support!

Watch the GARA July Meeting with Dr. Bob Heil

Many thanks go to Bob Heil for providing an excellent presentation via Skype for GARA's July meeting at Captain Bill's on Monday evening, July 25, 2016.  He gave an interesting, insightful and entertaining talk on all things from his history and company start to phasing, EQ, audio basics, and more.  Watch the full meeting- you won't regret it!

July Meeting- Bob Heil to be GARA’s Guest Speaker

Well, after a short wait, we've finally been able to book Dr. Heil to be our guest at the next meeting on July 25!  This is one you won't want to miss.  Bob has been hugely influential in professional audio and ham radio and is a staple on the internet webcast "Ham Nation."  Come prepared to ask questions and have a great time! We'll be live streaming the meeting so you'll be able to participate even if you can't attend in person. Keep an eye on www.w4gso.org and on GARA's social media pages for more information.  Make plans to join us at Captain Bill's on Monday, July 25. We'll see you there!

GARA Cookout and Field Day Activities

This year, the board has decided to do something different and hold our annual cookout in conjunction with Field Day activities.  Hopefully this will provide an opportunity for members to participate on the air for Field Day while enjoying food and camaraderie.  Since the cookout will be held at the Field Day location (Tannenbaum Park at the corner of Battleground Avenue and New Garden Road in Greensboro), there will be a few minor logistical and menu changes to help make things work more smoothly.  The menu changes should also help accommodate more people.  Here are the details: The cookout will be held between 4:30 and 6:00pm on Saturday, ...

Field Day Volunteers Needed – Meeting on May 26

Field Day 2016 is fast approaching. According to the ARRL, the objective of Field Day is: GARA will be hosting a Field Day station at Tannenbaum Park in Greensboro on June 25 and 26, but we cannot do it without help from you!  There will be an information and organization meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:00pm at the Glenn McNairy Branch Library at 4860 Lake Jeanette Road in Greensboro.  Everyone is encouraged to come to the meeting to see how you can be involved in Field Day. Patrick Moore, K2CPR is coordinating Field Day for GARA this year. He would love to hear from you ASAP indicating your interest in helping with Field Day. ...

Happy Memorial Day!

Please join GARA in honoring our veterans this Memorial Day by setting aside some time to remember their sacrifices. We hope that everyone has an excellent weekend with friends and family remembering all those who have served, and especially those who paid the ultimate price while serving our country.

Watch the GARA May Meeting Live

When we're ready, we'll start up our super Internet video machine and live stream the entire meeting in the player above.  The stream should begin around 7:15pm EST tonight, May 23, just before the Field Day presentation with Patrick, K2CPR begins.  Although we'd prefer to see you in person at Captain Bills, we're happy to see you online!

Patrick Moore, K2CPR to Present on Field Day Preparations at GARA’s May Meeting

We had a great meeting with Barry Baines, WD4ASW at our last general meeting in April. His presentation was excellent and inspiring, and it was an honor to have him at our meeting. Visit www.w4gso.org to watch his presentation if you haven't already seen it. With Field Day quickly approaching, May's meeting will revolve around the club's preparations for the event.  Patrick Moore, K2CPR will present and let us know about Field Day plans, where there are still needs, and how you can become involved.  You won't want to miss the meeting or the event- both will be a great time of fellowship and camaraderie (and food!).  See you soon!

Watch the GARA April Meeting Live

When we're ready, we'll start up our super Internet video machine and live stream the entire meeting in the player above.  The stream should begin around 7:15pm EST tonight, April 25, just before we hear from our guest, AMSAT NA President Barry Baines, WD4ASW.  Although we'd prefer to see you in person at Captain Bills, we're happy to see you online!

The DR-1X is On the Air!

You may have been wondering about our new repeater and its status.  Well, wonder no longer: it's on the air now! Our engineering committee ran into a few issues preparing the repeater for installation, but without going into all of the gory details (see the recent Feedline articles for those), suffice it to say that enough of the kinks have been worked out to put the repeater on the air.  One of the things you'll notice immediately is that there are a few things still missing: scheduled announcements, voice identification, courtesy tone, etc. are missing temporarily because of some previously unknown limitations of the controller that was ...