We Invite You…
Join us at our next Meeting, Workshop, or Operating Event.
Please scroll down for more info about our club below.
Guests are always welcome to any of these events!
MEETINGS: The second Tuesday of every month (except December) starts at 7:00 pm.
WORKSHOPS: The third Tuesday of every month (except December) starts at 7:00 pm.
GARS Meeting
We meet on the second Tuesday of every month, except December. Guests are always welcome to our functions!
When: Second Tuesday – Doors open at 6:30 pm, Meeting Starts at 7:00 pm.
Where: EAA 690 Hangar, Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field, 690 Airport Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Live Streaming: Join us on YouTubeLIVE each month on the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM Eastern
Upcoming Meetings and Programs:
- Tuesday, August 11 – MeshCore by Mark Bell
- more info coming soon.
- Tuesday, September 8 – CubeSat Presentation by Annie Mchta KQ4NJC
- Tuesday, October 13 – TBD
- Tuesday, November 10 – TBD
- Saturday, December 5 – Holiday Party (tentative)
Previous Presentations: Click here to view our Previous Presentations.
GARS Workshop
The GARS Workshop meets on the third Tuesday of every month, except December. Guests are always welcome! Doors open at 6:30 pm, Meeting Starts at 7:00 pm. The presentation starts after brief introductions and announcements. Hands-on operation for your questions.
WHEN: Third Tuesday – Doors open at 6:30 pm, Meeting Starts at 7:00 pm.
WHERE: EAA 690 Hangar, Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field, 690 Airport Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS and PROGRAMS:
- The GARS Workshops are one week after the general meeting, and our topic generally follows the topic of our monthly guest speaker.
- If it is not practical to have hands-on examples of the guest speaker’s presentation, we discuss upcoming events, have Elmers to help answer questions about anything ham radio related, and assist in programming radios, etc.
MORE INFO: Click here for more information about our Monthly Workshops
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS: Click here to view our Previous Presentations.
New, Lower Ham Exam Pricing
We are proud to announce that we are reducing our exam fees (those testing fees that we charge our ham radio exam session applicants) from $14 to $10. Youth, age 21 and younger, will still be FREE, but you must ask for the discount and show proof. This change takes effect immediately.
Stripers Game
Mark your calendars for GARS night at the Gwinnett Stripers, Friday, August 21st, 7:05p.
The Stripers will be playing the Durham Bulls, the triple A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. In addition to what will be a great baseball game,
Friday night is Fireworks night at the stadium.
Ticket Price is: $17.50 each
Great seats have been reserved in section 113 (first base side), rows B,C,D and E.
Note: Gwinnett Striper Stadium is a “cashless” facility. All concessions require credit cards or an apple pay type app on your phone.
Tickets will be emailed to you about a week ahead of the game. You will have to follow the following steps to access your tickets:
1. Click the link sent to your email to accept the tickets.
2. You will then need to either create a MyStripers account or log into your existing account using the email the tickets were sent to.
3. Once successfully logged in – save the tickets to your wallet. Recommend you do step three from your phone.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the ballpark. You can use PayPal or a Credit Card.
Fill out this form for getting the number of tickets.
If you have any questions, please email me at KJ4CNC@ARRL.NET
Ralph Pickwick KJ4CNC
October 30th & 31st 2026
Friday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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GARS 2 Meter Net
Join GARS for our weekly Monday Night; Want, Sell, Swap, and Information Net.
WHEN: Every Monday Night – Starting at 7:30 PM
WHERE: GARS Primary 2M Repeater on 147.075 MHz (+ offset), CTCSS = 82.5 Hz
REPEATERS: GARS Repeater Systems
List net control stations: Link to spreadsheet for operators
GARS 440 Net
Join GARS for our weekly Thursday Night 440 (70 cm) informal Net.
WHEN: Every Thursday Night – Starting at 7:30 PM
WHERE: GARS Buford Repeater on 442.325 MHz (+ offset), CTCSS = 100 Hz,
or, on the GARS Norcross Repeater on 442.100 MHz (+ offset), CTCSS = 100 Hz
(If you don’t hear us on one repeater, please try the other 440 repeater)
REPEATERS: GARS Repeater Systems
List net control stations: Link to spreadsheet for operators
GARS Breakfast Crew
Join GARS members for Breakfast
WHEN: Most Saturday mornings – Starting around 7:30 AM
WHERE: Cracker Barrel – 75 Celebration Dr, Suwanee, GA 30024 (near the intersection of Lawrenceville-Suwannee and I-85)
GARS Lunch Bunch
Join GARS members for Lunch
WHEN: Most Fridays – Starting around 11:30 AM
WHERE: Chili’s – 947 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
GARS Meeting & Workshop Dinner
You are invited to join your fellow GARS members for dinner before our monthly GARS Meetings and Workshops.
WHEN: Second and Third Tuesday of every month, except December – 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
WHERE: Sonny’s BBQ – 660 Duluth Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
GARS Ham Radio Exams
Monthly Ham Radio Exams for all levels of license – Preregistration is REQUIRED.
EXAM FEE: $10 – CASH (Youth age 21 and younger are FREE, but you must ask for the discount and show proof).
WHEN: Third Sunday of every month — Exams start promptly at 3:00pm — Doors open at 2:45pm.
WHERE: EAA 690 Hangar – 690 Airport Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
MORE INFO: Click here for more information, and to pre-register.
ADDITIONAL: We also administer exams at the annual GARS TechFest (go to http://TechFest.info for more details), and at the annual Stone Mountain Hamfest (go to https://StoneMountainHamfest.com/ for more details).
GARS Meeting Location
EAA 690 – Hangar #1
Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field
690 Airport Rd
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
(Near the intersection of Hwy 316 and Hi-Hope Road)
Talk-in is usually available on the
147.075+ MHz, PL=82.5 Hz repeater
for most GARS events held at the EAA 690 Hangar.
The entrance to the EAA 690 hangar is shown here.
CLICK ON THE IMAGE for a larger map and to get directions.
Please enter the gate on the right.
Follow it around the back of the buildings to the parking area.