Scott Toth

Most hams who love to work DX wait for years to add some entities to their logbooks.  Bouvet Island, the most remote island on earth, is highly desired because it is normally uninhabited and requires a huge […]

Last month we heard from Kenny, KK4HAO about a new NTS traffic net that has officially started every night at 7:30pm on the W4GSO 145.15 repeater.  Kenny would love to have anyone who is interested check into the […]

At the GARA meeting on September 25, the club was presented with an opportunity to help the ARRL National Traffic System cover some territory that has has not been consistently served by the System in the Piedmont […]

Please join us on Thursday, September 28th, at 9:00 PM for the first ever Carolina Link Digital Net!  We’re encouraging check-ins from every where to help us test & celebrate the Carolina Link, the Carolina’s […]

At the beginning of last month’s meeting we had a short presentation by Kenny Grabarczyk, KK4HAO about a new National Traffic System net that he is trying to establish in the Triad.  Since there was a good bit of […]

This month’s meeting will have a lot of things to offer and you’re going to want to be there.  First off, GARA will have many items on hand that have been donated to the club for fundraising purposes and will be […]

Well, now that another Field Day has passed and we’re moving into the summer heat, it’s time to get back to business and meet in the cool, refreshing air conditioning at Cooper’s Ale House on Monday, July 24.  If […]

Field Day 2018 is fast approaching.  According to the ARRL, the objective of Field Day is:

The site at Hagan Stone Park is very nice with plenty of room for antennas. Operating positions will be inside the […]

A few weeks ago, a number of hams volunteered to help with the Odyssey of the Mind event at NC A&T by providing communications between event officials and staff.  While I was preparing my gear for the day, I had […]

If you’re not able to attend this month’s GARA meeting in person, you’ll still be able to view it right here.  Check out the player above, and assuming everything works properly, you’ll be able to see the meeting […]

GARA is making items like shirts, mugs, tote bags, etc. that bear the club logo available via SpreadShirt- an online custom printing shop.  These items will help you show your support and encourage camaraderie am […]

You won’t want to miss this month’s GARA meeting.  Greensboro is blessed to be home to Guilford County Auxcomm (formerly ARES), a great group of people who train, prepare, and stand by to assist with emergency […]

Put February’s meeting on your calendar now as you won’t want to miss it.  GARA’s own Tom Bertolino, KB1P will be teaching us how to setup and use Echolink, the global repeater linking system that lets hams […]

GARA will be participating in the North Carolina QSO Party on Sunday, 2/26. We will be using the Club Call Sign, W4GSO.

Operating with two transmitters, we are going to compete in the category “Club I […]

Amazon is one of the largest online retailers in the world and many people use it on a regular basis.  Those of us who do are now able to support GARA without any cost to us.  Amazon’s “Smile” program donates 0. […]

Hams are always looking for opportunities to serve their community.  It seems that the need for amateur communications has waned with the advent of personal electronic devices, but hams in Greensboro have an […]