The Etowah Valley Amateur Radio Club
The Radio Club meets on the 4th Monday of each month in the lower level of the Cartersville American Legion. Our purpose is to advance the general interest and welfare of amateur radio in our community. Currently we have about 30 members.
Our dues are $25/year, prorated during your first year of club membership for new members.
President: Bruce Poore K04ESS 404-414-6112 brucepoore@gmail.com
Vice President: Adam May KZ4JZ 678-315-0605 amservices2009@yahoo.com
Secretary: Charles Evans WA4QYY 404-561-2143 WA4QYY@ARRL.net
Treasurer: Bob Chambers KK4JPM 770-880-2851 rac0316@comcast.net
We have a web page W4EVC.com, Facebook Page and a Groups.io Page.
The Bartow County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Net meets every Tuesday at 9 PM on the 147.015 repeater with positive offset and a PL of 100 Hz. Alternate repeater is 147.24+ PL=103.5.
Our Radio Shack & Meeting room are in The Carl Boyd American Legion
The Radio Shack opens after the American Legion Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
If you are interested in Amateur Radio, come to our meeting, drop by the shack after the Legion Meeting, or contact a member.
Greg Roper (AJ4FJ) presenting the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). APRS is a digital
communication system that sends packets of data via radio waves to exchange messages and
information over short distances.
Paul Quillan (N4LCD) Describing his Stealth Magnetic Loop Antenna.
Club President, Bruce Poore (KO4ESS) and other club members Gaining Knowledge About Stealth Magnetic Loop Antennas.
Bruce Poore made a shelf out of recycled materials to hold a donated Radio making operational access
much easier.
June 22-23 was Field Day - For Hams, it is The biggest Ham Radio Event of the year.
For Parks on the Air Meetings, The Etowah Valley Amateur Radio Club enjoys Meetings
at Red Top Mountain State Park.
Adam May provided the crew with smoked Sausages for lunch. Adam (KQ4MFE) displaying his
very well made, Home Brew Smoker.
Joel Myers, (W4JMN) prepairing his equipment for working FT8. FT8 is a frequency shift
keying digital mode of radio communication used by amateur radio operators worldwide.
Warren Coleman (WD4NIT) Set-up and working
Charles Evans, Club Secretary (WA4QYY) getting set up,
Greg Fortune (WD5GNX) prepairing to work FT8.
It's Field Day Lunch time
The Etowah Valley Amateur Radio Club enjoyed this Red Top Mountain State Park outing.
73's
"73" is Ham for "best regards" or "my compliments" and was intended as a general
abbreviation for transmitted messages.