Meetings are the second Saturday each month at 10:00 am.
Our meetings are open to all visitors. You do not need to be a member to attend.

NEW MEETING LOCATION
William G. Long Senior Center
223 Arnold Mill Road
Woodstock, Georgia 30188

Take Exit 8 from I-575 (Towne Lake Parkway)
From I-575S, turn left; from I-575N, turn right.
Pass through downtown Woodstock. The center is 1/2 mile past the railroad tracks on the left next to the Woodstock Fire Station.

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CARS will conduct monthly exams for the technician, general and extra class license. Exams are held on the second Saturday of the month at 2:00 PM, just after our regular monthly meeting at the Oak Grove Community Room. For more information, contact Doug Lewis.

Get your ticket and get on the air!

Formally known as the N4GIS repeater, the 145.270 repeater is again available to the Cherokee Amateur Radio Society as their Club Repeater.
Many thanks to Jim and Glenda Smith for this opportunity. The repeater, a part of the North Georgia Disaster Relief Team, is a Kenwood TKR750, located atop Pine Log Mountain in Waleska, GA.

A few rules of operation if I may:
1. Have FUN !!
It is available for general ham use, so you may enjoy our hobby.

2. Be Social.
Please no excessive kerchunking. If you’re going take the time to key up, go ahead and throw your call out there. Don’t be shy. The whole purpose of the repeater is for communication.

3. Follow Part97 rules.
By doing so, we can be sure this machine is always available for use.

4. Watch your transmit time.
Please don’t force the time out timer. By watching your transmit time and allowing pauses between transmissions, you can allow anyone with an emergency to break in.

5. Please give priority to emergency traffic and scheduled nets.
Net control stations do not like to interrupt an ongoing QSO for a scheduled net. It makes them feel awkward. When a net is about to occur, stick around for the net. We’d love for you to check in with us. You can continue your QSO when the net is done.

6. IF by chance there is a problem with the sister repeater 147.015 on a Thursday night, the North GA Disaster Relief Team net may want to QSY to this repeater without notice. In that case, please allow them, combine the two nets, and join in.

7. If you happen to notice any problems with the repeater, please let the owner know at his callsign @ arrl.net.

8. HAVE FUN !
9. HAVE FUN !
10. HAVE FUN !

Many many thanks to N4GIS and those who participated in the re-installation of the antenna. Especially “Fearless Frank” K4SJR for going to ‘medium heights’ to tackle the hardware.

73,
de KG4VUB