
Montgomery Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 3141
Montgomery, AL 36109-0141
Why MARC?
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We would like to invite you to our website and hope to peak your interest in Amateur Radio and come join us in a fun hobby that is full of comradery and friendship and excitement of talking over the "AIR" that's not only local but around the world. There's nothing like you first QSO to a foreign country. It's a guarantee you'll be jumping up and down with joy and excitement.
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Fox Hunt
| The next Fox Hunt is Saturday April 22, 2023, more info to come. |
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| ARES 145.310 Repeater |
| W4AP 146.840 Repeater |
MARC Field Day |
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Field Day is ALWAYS the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC (1:00PM CDT) Saturday and ending at 1800 UTC (1:00PM CDT) Sunday. We follow the guidelines of ARRL. |
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FIELD DAY CHAIR: SETUP: Paul St. John NA4MM We will set up on that Friday afternoon. COOKS: Lew Nyman K1AZE is always cooking the best chili (MARC rejoices!). Ken Brittin AK4KN supplies the grill. Allen Ezelle KN4JUA brings ice and drinks and assist Ken with the cooking. ICE: Cameron Cole KN4TUB provides the ice. |
Monthly Club Meetings
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The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club meets on the 3rd Monday of each month (except December) at 7:00 p.m. If you are in the area, please attend a meeting as our special guest. In December, the club has an annual awards dinner at a local restaurant. See the Club Events calendar on this website.
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Field Day
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Field Day, a national emergency communications exercise where we will be setting up a CW trailer, HF trailer as well as a digital station running FT8. This is a lot of fun and excitement for those who are well versed as well as those beginners who might be a little mic shy. And lots of food! You will not starve as we have our own amateur operators whom love to cook on the grill. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chili to die for and snacks galore. A must see and taste to believe. Again, the public is invited and all are welcome.
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Elmer U Classes
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An Elmer is a Ham Radio term for a mentor and/or helper, that provides advice, encouragement, and assistance to Hams. Most Hams have an Elmer at some point to help them get started and guide them on their first steps into the hobby. As a member of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club you have tremendous resources available to assist you in the form of fellow Hams with hundreds of years of combined operating experience That are always willing and ready to assist you with the help or advise you may need.
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Glassner Memorial Autumn Challenge
We support all kinds of community events with communication support, such as the Glassner Memorial Bicycle Ride, The Kid-One Transport Triathlon at The Waters, the Air Force Heritage Run, and many others. These events are a great opportunity to practice emergency communications, coordination, and traffic handling.
The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club has provided communications and coordination assistance to this effort every year. We are seeking volunteers to man the rest stops and to provide rover and sweeper duties during the ride. This is one of our great community service projects. Thankfully, we have always had volunteers to do the job. We are hoping that it will be easier this year with the new location of the 147.18 repeater on the top of the Ramer water tower.
Central Alabama SkyWarn
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We are amateur radio operators and certified storm spotters who report our observations of severe weather to the National Weather Service for improved weather predictions and possible warning of the population. We operate in the counties of Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery in the Central Alabama area.
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Fox Hunts
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Fox hunts and direction finding are fun activities for families and great challenges to sharpen our direction-finding skills. MARC holds several foxhunts every year. Direction-finding is an important skill needed when interference must be hunted down or someone in difficulty should be located. You do not need elaborate equipment to be successful in foxhunts. The winners of recent foxhunts used nothing but their handheld radios with factory rubber-ducky antennas.
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Montgomery Hamfest
| Our local Montgomery Amateur Radio Club Hamfest is an event organized by us and amateur radio enthusiasts, for social gathering and promotion of the amateur radio hobby. Typically this event is held over a weekend, usually on a Saturday. We feature a flea market where the attendees can buy and sell radio and related equipment, usually outdoors in the parking lot. The equipment found at a hamfest can vary significantly from the newest high-tech gear to used, refurbished, or even antique equipment. Haggling or bargaining is the most common means of a sale. Equipment that originally sold at great expense to commercial users (such as public safety agencies) can often be found at a fraction of the price. Likewise, accessories which are no longer available from manufacturers may be found, and many sales of complete systems are made to buyers who only need one or two components. |
Our 2 Meter Repeater
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MARC operates a 2 meter repeater on top of Bald Knob in Wetumpka, Alabama. It is on 146.840 MHz with a negative (-) offset of -600 kHz and a CTCSS tone of 123 Hz. For those using a beam directional antenna, the GPS coordinates are 32.31.59 North X -86.11.46 West. We have three nets a week on this repeater. On Sundays at 7:00 PM is the Hams for the Lamb net, and right after it at 8:00 PM is MARC’s Central Alabama Two Meter Net. Then on every Thursday at 7:00 PM is the Central Alabama SkyWarn Net. This repeater is open to the public for general use at all times except when a net is in progress or when the Emergency Skywarn Weather Net has been activated.
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The new KC4EMG ECARES 2 Meter Repeater in Seman
The Elmore County Amateur Radio Emergency Services are volunteer amateur radio operators that serve the Emergency Management Agency of Elmore County Alabama. The new repeater is located on the water tower in Seman, Alabama. Coordinates of the water tower to aim your antenna: 32°.43’.47” North by -86°.06’.52” West
The antenna has been installed on the South side of the water tower and will be able to serve Autauga, Elmore, Lownes and Montgomery counties. This repeater will be open to public use, except during the times of emergency net control when all general public QSO's must stop and then only emergency or weather communications through the net control is allowed.
The frequency of the repeater is 145.310, - 600 Hz offset and PL tone of 123 Hz. It is operating at 38 Watts of power measured at the antenna with a 1.2 to 1 SWR.
Our old repeater has been refurbished and relocated to the water tower in Ramer, Alabama.
The 147.180 repeater is up and running again, this time on top of the Ramer water tower. The ground elevation is 532' MSL, the antenna height is 150' AGL and it is running at 40W. This puts the base of the antenna at 682' MSL.
The location coordinates are 32.052508 by -86.208769. This would be Highway 94 E, from 61 and 94 intersection, and about 800' East of Weeping Mary Church on the north side of 94.

















