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Welcome to WA4ORT Radio Club in Warner Robins, GA

UPCOMING EVENTS

FACE-2-FACE Meetings

FACE-2-FACE Meetings

  • 17 September: HMC 5K run, HHC Pavillion … need radio operators along the route … Contact Sparks KK4IB
  • 24 September: Warner Robins Radio Swap Fest …. opens at 8 AM; HHC Pavilion Parking Lot NW corner.  Sponsored jointly by CGARC and MGRA. Tables and tailgates may be set up along the W edge of the parking lot in one line. 

FACE-2-FACE Meetings

FACE-2-FACE Meetings

FACE-2-FACE Meetings

We are meeting the second Thursdays at Centerville UMC, 600 North Houston Lake Blvd, Centerville GA 31028


ZOOM Link:

Meeting ID: 725 6706 3711 

Passcode: uHgPN4  

 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72567063711?pwd=UEl1QXFxNU9ON1lsTFhEU2d0SE9pZz 

Annual Dues

FACE-2-FACE Meetings

Annual Dues

CGARC, P.O. Box 2585, Warner Robins, GA 31099

Club Application Form

VE Testing Testing postponed

First-Time Exam Applicants must obtain FCC Registration Number before taking exam. Go to https://tinyurl.com/yct2nb7u to get your FCC Registration Number. Fill this out to schedule your upgrade testing

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Central Georgia Amateur Radio Club

600 North Houston Lake Boulevard, Centerville, Georgia 31028, United States

Click Here for Current Spaceweather by N3KL.ORG

SKYWARN® Storm Spotters

 SKYWARN® storm spotters are an important group of volunteers that report severe weather, winter weather and damage caused by weather to the National Weather Service.  These reports aid the National Weather Service in accomplishing its mission of "protection of life and property" by providing forecasters essential information of what is actually going on at ground level.   If you are interested in becoming a spotter view the schedule to find a class near you! 

You can access a basic online training here.  This course covers the basics of being a SKYWARN Spotter. The goal of the course is to provide baseline training for all spotters through multiple modules covering the procedures for spotting (including communication and spotter report criteria) and safety considerations for all hazards.


A weather spotter guide can be downloaded here or under our Downloads page below.

Click here for Hamfest & Conventions information

Read more on Houston County ARES training plan for 2020

ARES Training Plan

In the Matter of Intergovernmental Disaster Response Coordination

The FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) met at Federal Communications Commission headquarters on October 4, 2018, March 22, 2019, and on June 14, 2019. The IAC is comprised of elected and appointed state, local and Tribal (SLTT) officials. At its October meeting, the IAC was tasked with developing recommendations for fine-tuning state, local, and Tribal coordination for disaster preparation, response, and restoration efforts. The recommendations herein include best practices to promote resilient communications during and after an incident to help ensure first responders and the public have access to reliable communications when disaster strikes. The importance of maintaining resilient communications during and after a disaster cannot be overstated. Sometimes, the ability to communicate during and after a disaster is a matter of life and death.   Down by clicking below  or under our Downloads page below. 

Get complete document here

US Amateur Radio Bands

Repeaters

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

Repeaters

 146.850 CGARC repeater

147.18 + WB4BDP no access tone 

Other Local Repeaters 

443.075 WX4EMA is now a DMR repeater click here for more DMR instructions

145.030 digital text and email network with packet, Vara FM and DRATS

 145.340 WX4EMA (DSTAR REF030B) 

 147.300 + 107.2 MGRA in Centerville
440.575 - WY4EMA Multi-Mode Repeater -  Kathleen, GA

442.900 + 107.2 MGRA in Warner Robins
146.955 + 107.2 MGRA in Perry Hospital.
444.950 + 107.2 MGRA South of Butler

 146.670 - 82.5 WM4B in Warner Robins 

443.150 + 82.5 WM4B  in Warner Robins

 145.290 - 82.5 WX4PCH in Byron 



 

KK4IB-Gene create a cheat sheet for Baofeng programming

Echolink

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

Repeaters

EchoLink® software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using streaming-audio technology.  The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communications capabilities.  There are more than 200,000 validated users worldwide — in 151 of the world's 193 nations — with about 5,200 online at any given time.  The KJ4QFF-R Echolink node is located at the QTH of KJ4QFF and links to the WA4ORT repeater in Warner Robins.

Email the Echolink Node Manager

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

Click here for APRS Map

Middle Georgia Data Network

It’s QSO party time!!  Here are the upcoming QSO Parties in the
Southeastern Division. Checkout each website for complete information.
 

The MGDN is an amateur radio based data network, it is not an amateur radio club or association such as MGRA or CGARC. However, both clubs have members who support and participate in the networks. And the networks are discussed at both club meetings.

MGDN simply provides a place to coordinate Packet Network and D-RATS network operations and advancement; and to show current network status and mapping. MGDN does not operate any repeaters, only packet nodes and mail drops and D-RATS stations.

Contact Us at KK4IB.

Click Here for MGDN

State Weather Page From NWS Peachtree City

This originally came from requests from GEMA for forecast graphics that were not Forecast Office centric and instead represented the entire state. Many have helped with this project but wanted to single out a few. Jessica Fieux who has moved onto WFO Tallahassee helped with much of the original layout and thumbnail graphics to get this going. More recently, Lauren Reaves who is one of our fine forecasters here has helped develop much of the content and how it appears on the page as well as great work on the Briefings and Social Media tabbed content. And of course, our wonderful ITO Steve Listemaa helped immensely in developing the automated graphics to feed the page. Hope it helps for some of your decision making and please let us know any additional requested content.  Thanks,

Jason Deese and Lauren Reaves, NWS

(Click on Picture to Link to website)

Local Weather

Local Nets and Events

The Central Georgia Amateur Radio Club VHF Net, each Tuesday at 8:30 PM on the CGARC repeaters  (Warner Robins, 146.850-, no tone required).    

Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief Net: Sundays at 3:45 PM Repeater 147.300+ PL 107.2 Hz    

The Amateur Hour Net on Mondays at 8:30 PM Repeater 147.300+ PL 107.2 Hz.    

The Hole in the Wall Gang on Wednesdays ay 8:00 PM on 50.135 MHz USB     

The Houston-Peach-Crawford County ARES Net is held each Tuesday at 7:00 PM on  Peach State Intertie system.    

GAARES MISSION

A primary responsibility of the Amateur Radio Service, as established by Part 97 of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations, is the performance of public service communications for the general public, particularly in times of emergency when normal communications are not available. To that end, the Georgia Section Amateur Radio Emergency Service members, under the oversight of the American Radio Relay League, will equip themselves and train to provide communications as a direct service to the general public through government and relief agencies located in Georgia, local government jurisdictions, the State of Georgia, and Federal Agencies when requested by those agencies.

Click here for GAARES website

Recommended Middle Georgia Repeaters

Downloads

Club Application (pdf)Download
ARRL-ARES-FILLABLE-TRAINING-TASK-BOOK-V2_1_1 (pdf)Download
WX4EMA UHF DMR (pdf)Download
Weak Signal JT (rtf)Download
weather spotter guide (pdf)Download
OPSEC for Amateur Radio (pdf)Download
AmRRON Radio Presentation (pdf)Download
AmRRON Intro-to-Tiers-White-Paper (pdf)Download
FCC--Intergovernmental Disaster Response Coordination (pdf)Download
US THIRD (pdf)Download
DHS-EMP-Protection-and--Restoration-Guidelines-for-Equipment-and-Faciliti.._ (pdf)Download
National Interoperability Field Operations Guide v1 6 1 (pdf)Download
146.850 repeater (pdf)Download
146.670_443.150 repeaters (pdf)Download
BaofengPgm (pdf)Download

Downloads

RFXFAQ (pdf)Download

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