Welcome to the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club entry point on the Web. We will be adding more information on club events along with some extra sections in the coming weeks and months so please visit often.
If you are interested in joining the club and would like to attend a meeting, the club meets on the first Monday of each month at the Forks Cafeteria - 339 Brooks St, Wake Forest, NC 27587 - Come eat at 6pm with the members and the meeting starts at 7pm and generally runs through to around 8pm.
The club is now using Groups.IO as the primary communication method and you are invited to join. Visit the link below and register an account to join.
AA4RV 147.315mhz is the club's primary Repeater which is located near Rolesville, NC. It is coordinated with SERA and uses the tone of 88.5. The AA4RV repeater is an open system, we invite all to use it, but ask that you follow good amateur practice while doing so!
AA4RV 146.805mhz is the secondary club repeater which is located near Louisburg, NC with a tone of 118.8. This repeater is also an open system.
Daryl Cash K4DCP holds a weekly HF net in the General Voice portion of 80m. Join Daryl and other local hams Tuesday night at 7:00 pm on or around 3.850 MHz +/- 5 kHz dependent on QRM.
If you are interested in joining the club and would like to attend a meeting, the club meets on the first Monday of each month at the Forks Cafeteria - 339 Brooks St, Wake Forest, NC 27587 - Come eat at 6pm with the members and the meeting starts at 7pm and generally runs through to around 8pm.
The club is now using Groups.IO as the primary communication method and you are invited to join. Visit the link below and register an account to join.
CLUB FREQUENCIES
2M - AA4RV - 147.315 ( + POSITIVE OFFSET) 88.5 TONE
70CM - AA4RV DMR - 444.950 ( + POSITIVE OFFSET) CC 1 / TS 1
2M - AA4RV - 146.805 ( - NEGATIVE OFFSET) 118.8 TONE
New for May 2022 and now online is the AA4RV 70cm DMR Repeater on 444.950mhz. This repeater is not connected to the internet at this time, but is available for all to use in the local area. Color Code 1 and Time Slot 1 are the settings with a +5Mhz offset.70CM - AA4RV DMR - 444.950 ( + POSITIVE OFFSET) CC 1 / TS 1
2M - AA4RV - 146.805 ( - NEGATIVE OFFSET) 118.8 TONE
AA4RV 147.315mhz is the club's primary Repeater which is located near Rolesville, NC. It is coordinated with SERA and uses the tone of 88.5. The AA4RV repeater is an open system, we invite all to use it, but ask that you follow good amateur practice while doing so!
AA4RV 146.805mhz is the secondary club repeater which is located near Louisburg, NC with a tone of 118.8. This repeater is also an open system.
6M Ragchew
In the evenings, join us around 8pm on 50.200 at night for a ragchew and the Saturday morning net at 8am.Weekly Club Nets on 2m and HF
The Franklin County Amateur Radio Club operates a weekly net Wednesday nights at 8pm on the 147.315 repeater. Net participants are welcomed to give a ragchew in addition to the week's discussion topic. All licensed radio amateurs are invited to check in.Daryl Cash K4DCP holds a weekly HF net in the General Voice portion of 80m. Join Daryl and other local hams Tuesday night at 7:00 pm on or around 3.850 MHz +/- 5 kHz dependent on QRM.
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