Welcome to the Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club.
Next Monthly Club Meeting
Thursday, April 6, 2023
5:45 PM EDT FCC Test Session
7:00 PM EDT Club Meeting
Special Olympics
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Hixson High School Athletic Field (Link to Map)
9am EDT – Mobilize to Field (Event Begins)
2pm EDT – Demobilize (Event Over)
The Special Olympics for the Chattanooga Area Needs You!
Join the Special Olympics Communication Team.
- Approximately Sixteen (16) Radio Operators are needed.
- Monitor the progress of 11 events and report to Net Control.
- One radio operator will shadow the Special Olympics Event Manager.
- Two operators at Net Control with two relief/backup operators.
Ham Radio and GMRS Radio Operators are needed.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM! Don’t miss out on participating in the most heartwarming communications event there is! If you have already volunteered but have NOT completed the registration form, please do so for our records to be accurate as to your participation.
If you have questions, please contact Robert Berman by email or phone: robert.berman@epbfi.com / (423) 619-1678
You Can Be a Helping Ham
Not only are Amateur Radio Operators known for helping each other (Elmering), we help our communities with Public Service even when disasters have not occurred. This great video provides insight as to why we do what we do for the good of our nation, our communities, and our neighbors. This video references a popular event in the Upper Penisula of Michigan.
Hamfest Chattanooga 2023 is On!
Hamfest Chattanooga 2023
East Ridge Community Center
1515 Tombras Ave
East Ridge, TN 37412
- Thursday, October 19, 2023 – Setup Day; Setup Starts at 2pm ET and Concludes by 9pm ET.
- Friday, October 20, 2023 – Event Setup Continues Until Noon; Show Hours 1pm – 7pm ET.
- Saturday, October 21, 2023 – Show Continues; Doors Open at 8am ET; Show Closes at 3pm ET.
All hours shown are tentative for now.
Membership Renewal Are Underway.
Don’t forget to tell us if anything about you has changed such as your callsign, mailing or email address, phone numbers, etc. Membership fees may be paid by cash or check only. Bring a check to a monthly club meeting and give it to our Treasurer or mail to:
Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club
Attn: Earl Griffith, Treasurer
5251-C Highway 153, #127
Hixson, TN 37343
You may wish to use the membership form if much of your information has changed. The membership form and additional information about being a member is AVAILABLE HERE.
If you and question, please contact Earl at treasurer@w4am.net.
New Meeting Venue:
Hixson United Methodist Church
5301 Old Hixson Pike
Hixson, TN 37343
Beginning in May 2022, our meetings will be at Hixson United Methodist Church. It’s a great venue in a welcoming environment. Come join us for our first meeting in our new venue.
The Lone Ranger Wellness Net
The net was created as a daily check-in for members of the amateur radio community, no matter their QTH, who wish to have someone check in on them to make sure they’re OK. So, if you live alone, you are disabled, if you need some help with a chore, or you’re just wanting someone to check in on you, then this net is here for you.
Join us nightly on the Chattanooga TN repeater 146.790 or on Echolink Node 79190.
To learn more, visit their website.
Club members David Dickey, KN4TEM, and Dale Wykoff, N5EIA, gave an excellent presentation on digital modes at our August club meeting.
It was a perfect blend of a digital overview, comparisons between modes, and probably best of all, a successful, working, homebuilt & home-designed Winlink interface between a computer and a Baofeng HT radio.
After the main presentation, David & Dale demonstrated the working Winlink client station by connecting to a Winlink gateway about 12 miles away.
Their presentation is available for viewing here. We hope you enjoy their great presentation.
FCC RF Exposure Guidelines - How To Calculate
After last month’s presentation on the FCC’s RF Exposure Guidelines, Mac Thomas, WT4BT, compiled the following information to assist you in calculating RF exposure for your own station(s).
