Welcome to the GARA.
GREETINGS Y'ALL FROM COASTAL GEORGIA!
Welcome to the Glynn Amateur Radio Association (GARA) website. GARA is a club of FCC licensed Amateur radio operators located in the Brunswick, Georgia area. We are also known affectionately as "Hams". Brunswick is located on the southeast Georgia coast situated in Glynn county on the Atlantic Ocean. Included are Saint Simons Island and Jekyll Island and this area is often referred to as the "Golden Isles." Adjoining counties include McIntosh, Wayne, Brantley and Camden counties.
The GARA Club owns and operates a 2 meter FM repeater licensed as WX4BWK which is located on the Sydney Lanier Bridge. GARA conducts a weekly net each Thursday evening at 7pm eastern time. Repeater frequency is 145.330 MHz with a tone of 131.8 Hz. Duplex offset is negative 600 Hz. The repeater can also be accessed on Echolink node 903179 (WE8J-R). The repeater and Net are open to all licensed Hams. Of course, a license is not required just to listen.
GARA Club meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at MoonDoggy's Pizza restaurant in Brunswick at 6pm eastern time. Our Ham "Social" occurs on the last Friday of each month at 6pm eastern time usually at Hardee's. All Hams and those interested in the hobby are invited to attend.
Please feel free to look around our site and click on the provided links for more information. If you are interested in joining the GARA Club, please click on the "JOIN" button for more details.
Please click on the NEWS button above for Ham Radio happenings
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HOT HAM NEWS!!!!
*** JULY TEST SESSION CHANGE ***
Instead of its usual time, July's test session will be held the following weekend on Saturday, July 24 at 9am. The location is Life In Christ Church at 1224 Chapel Crossing Rd, Brunswick (across from FLETC).
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--The WE8J-R Echolink node will not be connected for approximately 4 weeks pending WE8J radio repairs.
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WINTER FIELD DAY 2021 RESULTS:
The GARA Club operated as K4G (2-O) and officially scored 3,691 points.
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Field Day 2022
25 - 26 June
