Gwinnett ARES Leadership

Emergency Coordinator

Hal Collier, W4IGE

AEC – Training
David Adcock – KA4KKF

AEC – Public Health
Mark Bell, N7GRB

AEC – Communications

Kyle Albritton, W4KDA

AEC – Membership / Business & Administration
Russell Prevost, AB4QQ

Nets and Skywarn Manager

Kevin Highsmith KK4WOG

Public Information Officer

Karen Whited AB4NW

Mobile Communications Vehicle Manager

John Davis, WB4QDX

EOC Radio Room Manager

Earl Whatley, AF4FG

ARRL News

Hurricane Watch Net Announces Tentative Activation Plans

Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club Assisting in Restoring Fire-Damaged Repeaters

The Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club (MDARC) Disaster Recovery Program for the 2018 Carr and Camp Fires has made a $1,000 grant to the California Amateur Radio Linking Association (CARLA) toward the cost of rebuilding one of its destroyed sites. The CARLA network of repeaters provides coverage across California and Western Nevada to provide reliable […]

Taurus-1 CubeSat with FM-to-Codec-2 Transponder Launched

The Taurus-1 (Jinniuzuo-1) CubeSat carrying an Amateur Radio FM-to-Codec-2 transponder was launched on September 12 from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The CubeSat was developed by Aerospace System Engineering Research Institute of Shanghai for youth education and Amateur Radio. The transponder is similar to that used on the LilacSat-1 (LO-90) CubeSat and can use the […]

Well-Known Yukon Ham J Allen, VY1JA, is Stepping Away from Amateur Radio

Well-known Canadian radio amateur J Allen, VY1JA, of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, has announced that he’s retiring from ham radio, citing long-term health issues and hearing loss. The familiar VY1JA call sign also has been retired. Allen will begin dismantling his station and antennas as early as this weekend. His last contact was with KA4UPI on […]