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Forsyth Georgia Ham Tailgate and Swap Meet
May 10, 2025 5th Annual Tailgate & Swap Fest – Forsyth, Georgia Monroe County Recreational Center 100 Dan Pitts Drive – Forsyth, Georgia 31029 Seller’s Setup ONLY open from 6:30am – 8:00am General Admission Starts at 8:00 AM – Ends 2:00 PM This event will be held indoors at the recreation center’s main gymnasium building.…
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New meeting date – 2nd Tuesday of the month
MCARS is teaming up with the Macon Amateur Radio Club. Macon will be providing testing and attending the MCARS meetings. In order accommodate both clubs, we have moved the meeting nights from the 2nd Monday to the 2nd Tuesday. Location will remain at the Monroe Co. Station 14. See below on the site for more…
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2024 Field Day
Location: Monroe County Recreation Department – 100 Dan Pitts Dr, Forsyth, GA 31029 – Pavilion 4 Set-up will begin around 9:00am Saturday, June 22. Event starts at 1800 UTC/ 2:00pm EST. For more info – mcarsradio@gmail.com / (478) 992-0605
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4th Annual Tailgate & Swap Fest – Forsyth, Georgia
4th Annual Tailgate & Swap Fest – Forsyth, Georgia May 11, 2024 Monroe County Recreation Center 100 Dan Pitts Drive – Forsyth, Georgia 31029 Setup 6:30am-8:00am Start 8:00am-End 2:00pm The event will be held “indoors” at the recreation center main gymnasium building. Soft sole shoes required. Please bring your own tables and chairs. Make sure…
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Winter Field Day 2024 – Results
We had a great time at Winter Field Day this year! We had about about 15 people that attended the event and 8 operators. 5 antennas were set-up (in the rain) for the event and we worked as a 4i class. Craig Glaze was able to obtain a 1×1 call – W4A. We worked 6…
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Winter Field Day 2024
January 27th and 28th Meeting @ Shoney’s in Forsyth – 7:30ish on Saturday Arrive at the cabin around 8:30am (Event starts at 2:00pm) Follow GPS to 1042 Ponder Trammell Road-White farm house on corner of Ponder Trammell and Abernathy Road. From the house, go down Abernathy road about ¼ mile to the open gate on…
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Testing
VE Testing is held at 5:15 PM on the second Tuesday of each month before the MCARS meeting at the Monroe Co. Fire Station #14 near Forsyth, however, there are no tests given in December. Tests are given for all license classes.
Testing fee: $7*
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Please contact Charles Kight at cekight3@yahoo.com for reservations and other important information at least 2 days before the testing date.
*-Ask about free testing!
Monthly Meeting
MCARS meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Meetings are from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Meeting Location: Monroe County Fire Station 14
2106 Dames Ferry Rd
Forsyth GA 31029-6423
Contact us
Email: mcarsradio@gmail.com
Repeaters
- KK4JPG 2 Meter, 145.410, -0.6 offset, Tone 100
- KK4JPG D-Star, 145.080, +1.4 offset, No Tone (This repeater automatically connects from 30C to 30B for the Southeastern Weather Net on Sunday evenings. After the Net it automatically reconnects to 30C)
- KK4JPG DMR, 444.750, +5 offset, Tone 100, (This is a mixed mode repeater serving DMR and 440 Analog communications)
Club Calendar
Check out the club calendar for upcoming events
Club Application
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Local Nets on W8JI repeater – 147.225 (no tone)
Barnesvillega.net – Local Repeater Owned by W8JI
Sunday/Monday Night “Tech Talk” – 9pm
Tuesday Night – Training /Swap Net – 9pm
Wednesday Night – Trivia Net – 9pm
Thursday Night Net – 9:15pm
“When all else fails, there’s amateur radio “