We Invite You…

To join us at our next Meeting, Workshop, or Operating Event.

Scroll Down for More Info about our club below.
Guests are always welcome to any of these events!

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MEETINGS: Second Tuesday of every month (except December) starting at 7:00 pm.

WORKSHOPS: Third Tuesday of every month (except December) starting at 7:00 pm.

GARS GENERAL LICENSE HAM CRAM CLASS

WHEN: Saturday 4/29/2023 and Sunday 4/30/2023; 8:00 am to 4:00 pm each day, exams start at 4:00 pm Sunday (this is a CLOSED exam session, only open to registered students of the class).

WHERE: EAA 690 Hangar, Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field, 690 Airport Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

MORE INFO: To register for our 2-day HamCram Class, use our registration form below. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. No Walk-ins are accepted. This fee is non-refundable. Our $25 fee covers the class and lunch on both days and the exam fee for the exam given Sunday at 4:00 pm. Lunch will be brought in to save time.

We will be using the Ham Radio School General License Study Guide for this class. You can purchase the study guide locally at Ham Radio Outlet in Doraville, or purchase the book online at HamRadioSchool.com. We encourage you to at least look over the material in a study book and take some practice tests. We will go over every question in the question pool during the class, but remember that the test will only be 35 multiple-choice questions. If you get 26 out of the 35 questions correct, you will pass the test. We suggest that you take some practice tests prior to the class to familiarize yourself with the question format and some of the material. Go to our exam page for sample online tests towards the bottom.

QUESTIONS: Questions about the class or the exam session — click here to email the instructors.

REGISTRATION:
*** Pre-registration is Required ***
*** There is a no refund policy for no-shows ***

Fund Raiser aka: Dog Show

March 29,30,31 April 1,2, Wed–Sun Sign up here

Location: Gwinnett Fair Grounds
Notes: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
We need your help to have enough folks to do the job from 6:00am – 10:00am and 10:00am – 2:00pm each day.
GARS and Gwinnett ARES provide parking fee collection at the parking lot entrance and parking lot supervision for the Lanier Cluster Dog Show.
There is usually a donation for these services, and this is shared between GARS and Gwinnett ARES.

The show is called
The Lanier Cluster
Held at:
Gwinnett Fair Grounds
Sugarloaf and Davis road

Sign up here

GARS GA QSO PARTY

We need volunteers, and that means you.

The GA QSO Party is on April 8th and 9th for two 10-hour periods:

Saturday – 1800Z (2:00 PM EDST) until 0359Z. (Midnight)
Sunday – 1400Z (10:00 AM EDST) until 2359Z. (7:59 PM EDST)
Here is a link to the GA QSO Party website will all their details.
We will set up Saturday morning at Fire Station 31 at 1601 Collins Hill Rd. in Lawrenceville
We need a CW Station Captain
We need an SSB Station Captain
We need a Safety Officer
We also need somebody to submit our logs after the event
- How to submit GA QSO Party logs
We need a Contest Guru to read through the rules to find out how we can maximize our score
- GAQSO Party Rules
We need an Antenna Captain and Antenna Crew to show up early and get the 2 GARS End Feed antennas and our vertical receive antenna set up.
We need a Food Captain to coordinate food for the operators
We need folks to bring; water, sodas, ice, and coffee

As you see we need lots of volunteers to pull this off. The goal is to have lots of fun for the whole family.

Here is the link to our Google sign-up sheet.

Bring your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to the GARS Meeting and Workshop on Tuesday

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

PROGRAM: April 11, 2023 – Pi-Star DMR Hot Spot – Mark Prichard KN2TOD

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

May 9, 2023 – Fox Hunting – Jim Sorenson KA4IIA and Joe Biddle AD4PZ
- With a Fox Hunt on the following Saturday, May 13th.
June 13, 2023 – Ice Cream Social – Harbins Park
- Scope out the Field Day site for antennas and stations
July 11, 2023 – GARS Repeaters – David Adcock KA4KKF
August 8, 2023 – TBD
September 12, 2023 – Favorite Websites
October 10, 2023 – Show-n-Tell, Favorite Ham Projects
November 14, 2023 – TBD
December – Holiday Party – Date and Time TBD

MORE INFO: Click here for more information about our Monthly Meetings

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

PROGRAM: April 18, 2023 – Pi-Star DMR Hot Spot – Mark Prichard KN2TOD

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

May 16, 2023 – Fox Hunting – After Action Review and Discussion
June 20, 2023 – Check cables, antennas, network logging laptops, etc before Field Day – All Hands
July 18, 2023 – GARS Repeaters – David Adcock KA4KKF
August 15, 2023 – TBD
September 19, 2023 – Favorite Websites
October 17, 2023 – Show-n-Tell, Favorite Ham Projects
November 21, 2023 – TBD
December – No Workshop, hope to see you at the GARS Holiday Party