Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club

"Discover the magic and camaraderie of Amateur & GMRS Radio!"

Our Officers and Appointees

CARC LogoAdministrative oversight is provided by our Executive Board. The Executive Board consists of director (each seat is part of an overall staggered term requirement for director seats) and four officer positions (one-year terms).  A director is selected by fellow directors to serve as Executive Board Chairperson for a six-month term.  At the end of each six-month period, another director is selected for the next six-month period and so on.  Staggered director terms are required to help ensure continuity of club management. Day-to-day management and operations is provided by the four officer positions.  The Executive Board or the President may appoint individuals for special tasks or roles. Appointees serve at the sole discretion of the appointing office.

It takes lots of work and coordination to make a club successful and we appreciate the work of everyone holding office or an appointment.


Executive Board Meetings.

Berkshire-Hathaway Realty Center  (Click for Google Map)
5475 Hixson Pike
Hixson, TN 37343

Executive Board meetings are generally open to the membership.

The schedule for Executive Board Meetings is published on the CARC General Calendar.

In the interest of getting business done, we ask that visitors permit the Board and those with specific business with the Board, to have first “dibs” on seating so they will be able to conduct business effectively.

Executive Board Directors & Board Appointees

NameCallsignTerm Expires
Tom Morgan, DirectorK4VCM2024-12-31
Jeff Martin, DirectorW4EMZ2024-12-31
Vacant Position2025-12-31
Gary Ownsby, DirectorAK4ZX2025-12-31
Jim Knight, DirectorKD4EHN2025-12-31
William (Bill) LewisKM4KMO2026-12-31
David Wilson, Director
& Chairman, Executive Committee (Jan-Jun 2024)
KY4FH2026-12-31

2024 Executive Board Officers & Presidential Appointees

Important: Please use the email addresses shown below to contact specific officers or appointees. We have recently implemented Google for Nonprofits and all email for club-related business and activities should use the new email addresses shown below.
OfficeNameCallsignPhoneClub Email
PresidentJeff MartinW4EMZ423-432-3813jeffmartin@w4am.net
Vice PresidentGary OwnsbyAK4ZX423-987-6111vicepresident@w4am.net
SecretaryBill HodgesKN4ELR901-485-0961secretary@w4am.net
TreasurerEarl GriffithWA4KBT404-275-7159treasurer@w4am.net
V.E. Team Lead*Jack P ThompsonN5UOV901-828-8266ves@w4am.net
Special Olympics Lead 2024*Stuart NeilKQ4KIH423-779-8507‬stuartneil@w4am.net
Field Day 2024 Managers*Jeff Martin
Mac Thomas
W4EMZ
WT4BT
423-432-3813
931-308-5759
jeffmartin@w4am.net
macthomas@w4am.net

Repeater / Callsign Trustees**

PersonCallsignRoleAssetFrequencyLocation
Gary OwnsbyAK4ZXTechnical SupportW4AM Repeater146.610Signal Mountain
Jim KnightKD4EHNTrusteeW4AM Club CallsignN/AN/A
Gary OwnsbyAK4ZXTechnical SupportW4AM Repeater145.390Lookout Mountain
Gary OwnsbyAK4ZXTechnical SupportW4AM Repeater444.100Lookout Mountain

*Presidential Appointee.  Appointees are not voting members of the Executive Board unless they hold another elected office.

**Board of Directors Appointee

All members are encouraged to attend.  Club meetings are also open to the public and especially to those interested in learning more about amateur radio and/or obtaining their FCC license.  It is suggested that non-members attending club meetings should join after attending a few meetings.  A membership application and fee payment are available on-line or may be submitted in person at almost all club meetings or events.  Submission of an application or payment does not guarantee membership as each application must be voted on by club membership.  Fees paid for applications which are subsequently disapproved by the membership, will be returned to the applicant.  Our club does not disclose personal information about its membership.  See Privacy of Members & Membership-Related Information.

The schedule for monthly meetings is published on the CARC General Calendar.