Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society

 Beginner’s Corner August 2014  Come Work the Dog Show Twice a year, GARS, in conjunction with Gwinnett ARES provides parking coordinators for the Cherokee Rose Dog Cluster in Atlanta. This is the main fundraiser for both organizations. I encourage ALL GARS and ARES members, BOTH new and old, to set some time to help work […]

Beginner’s Corner July 2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY This month, let’s take a look at programming software. One of the nice thing about modern radios is that they have microprocessors that handle a lot of the drudgery in setting up your radio. This is especially useful with VHF/UHF radios, where there a lot of simplex […]

Beginner’s Corner June 2014 Field Day – Practical Experience for New Hams Field Day is coming up. What is Field Day? This event takes place on the last full weekend in June, and is an activity sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and Radio Amateurs of Canada. It is the largest and most anticipated […]

Beginner’s Corner By David Harden, KJ4CMY I have some more information on the Baofeng UV-5R radio to share this month.  While looking at ham radios on YouTube, I came across this interesting video: Baofeng UV-5R Review and Set-Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56PvtAqacz8 This should give Baofeng owners (or potential owners) a good look on how to set this […]

Quick Notes for New Hams Common Amateur Radio Q-Codes QRL – Are you busy? I am busy (or I am busy with ___). Please do not interfere. QRM – Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___. (1. Nil 2. Slightly 3. Moderately 4. Severely 5. Extremely) QRN – Are you troubled by […]

Beginner’s Corner April 2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY Alinco Radios for Beginners We have been looking at different Handy Talkies (HTs) for the new ham.  This month, we’ll visit Alinco, The least expensive dual-band Alinco is the DJ-V57T. I contacted GigaParts for information. Shelley – KK4VST, writes, “They are very easy to afford for new […]

Beginner’s Corner March 2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY BaoFeng Radios Revisited. I had the opportunity to work at the dog show at the Atlanta Expo Center in January. It is a good fundraiser for GARS and Gwinnett ARES, as well as a good opportunity to “play radio” and get some experience. There is another one […]

Beginner’s Corner Feb-2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY I did the New Ham booth at the January GARS Tech Fest. It was fun and exciting meeting many new and returning hams! One recurring question concerned the Chinese handy-talkies (HTs) and how good they were. I hadn’t had a chance to use any of them, so I […]

Beginner’s Corner Jan-2014 By David Harden, KJ4CMY   I would like to thank the editor of the GARzette and web site for giving me this opportunity to start this column. I will try to provide some information for all the new hams in the club. Getting your Amateur Radio license is an accomplishment, but it is […]