The West Georgia Amateur Radio Society was featured on WLBB' s Community Voice program on 02/21/2023, discussing Amateur Radio and Ballooning. WD8LQT, John Playford; N4BWR, Blake Raab; and WX4BK, Brian Keahl were the program guests.
Read more ...Congratulation to Marshall, KK4OHF on being elected WGARS 2022 Ham of the year! Out of the pan and into the fire...now the Winter Field Day Chairman for 2023 - you go Marshall!
Read more ...Winter Field Day 2023 is to be held January 28 and 29, 2023 at the Little Tallapoosa Park. Marshall, KK4OHF is the WFD chairman and doing a great job of getting things organized. There have been some campsites reserved in the equestrian area. If you have been around a while, you may remember the club operating there for summer field day with the Carroll County Mobile Command Vehicle. No command vehicle this time...much more of a roughing it experience. There is a google sign-up sheet that has been created and can be accessed at:
Read more ...Thanks to all who participated in nominations and voting for WGARS 2023 Officers. Your officers for 2023 are - Board Member KO4DKS Wayne, Board Member KF4DVW Joshua, Secretary Treasurer KM4UPX Brian, Vice President KM4WQC Matt, and President WD8LQT John. Thanks to all who have served in 2022 and to our outgoing Vice President KM4BYH Wayne.
The West Georgia Amateur Radio Society launched a high altitude weather balloon on Saturday August the 6th. The launch was from the club shack at the VFW fairgrounds in Carrollton, Georgia. It turned out to be a beautiful day for such an activity. Clear skies and a nice breeze in the morning getting ready for a 10:15 a.m. launch.
The predicted track put together by Blake, N4BWR, had the balloon coming down somewhere off Hwy 431 in the Oxford/Anniston Alabama area. The payload on the balloon included APRS, a Crossband repeater, video camera, as well as a multitude of sensors (Outside Temperature, Ascent Rate, Descent Rate, etc) This was put together by Brian, WX4BK. (Insert Photo 2022 WGARS Weather Balloon Payload)
Read more ...Saturday October 30, 2021 was not only the CQ DX World Wide Sideband contest, it was also a day that many WGARS members gathered in the rain in the Talladega National Forest - Big Oak Hunt Camp - to play Parks on the Air. Many flavors of Rigs, antennas, power sources, as well as many flavors of good were all present.
Read more ...WGARS will have a conventional Field Day operation this year at the VFW Fairgrounds in Carrollton, GA. We will begin congregating around 9:30AM Saturday, June 26th and begin setup operations at 10:00AM. We anticipate operating from 14:00L Saturday until 13:00L, and will then begin breaking down the equipment. Operators are welcome to continue operating during breakdown until we are tearing the microphone from your hands, however! Talk-in is the W4FWD repeater operating on Oak Mountain (146.640-131.8). WGARS will be operating Class 4, which allows four HF stations + 1 HF GOTA, along with a VHF station (simplex contacts only).
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*** Due to weather and a potentially hazardous trajectory, the launch has been rescheduled from June 19th to July 10th. *** WGARS will be launching,. conditions permitting, its first Near Space balloon of 2021. The payload will include video cameras to record the flight, a cross-band repeater (experimental), and an APRS transmitter to aid in tracking and retrieval. The current plan is to meet at the VFW Fairgrounds in Carrollton, GA on July 10th at 9:00AM to begin launch preparations, with a planned launch at 10:00AM.
Read more ...| Mon Jan 20 @ 8:00PM Club Net on 146.640mhz |
| Thu Jan 23 @ 8:00PM Carroll ARES Net |
| Sat Jan 25 @12:00PM Winter Field Day |
| Sun Jan 26 @12:00PM Winter Field Day |
| Mon Jan 27 @ 8:00PM Club Net on 146.640mhz |
| Thu Jan 30 @ 8:00PM Carroll ARES Net |
| Sat Feb 01 @10:00AM License Testing |
| Mon Feb 03 @ 8:00PM Club Net on 146.640mhz |
| Thu Feb 06 @ 8:00PM Carroll ARES Net |
| Mon Feb 10 @ 8:00PM Club Net on 146.640mhz |
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