Getting to know the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club
- The Franklin County Amateur Radio Club of North Carolina was started back in the
1980s by a handful of licensed hams in the local area.
The club's original callsign was
KF4HFQ. The first club repeater was in a home of a member, Duane,
KD4DMQ, in Louisburg with an antenna on a mast pole. Sometime later, another member
of the club, Roger, KD4MYE, was very instrumental in gaining the club more on the
air coverage when he provided the first tower-based repeater at 200 feet on 145.110
MHz.
Both hams are still members and continue to support the club and the hobby.
- Fast forward to 2018: Another of our long-time club members, Jim, W8EMD, is
originally from Michigan and comes from a family of hams. Upon his father's passing, his father's
callsign, AA4RV, became available. Thus he spearheaded an effort to make it the
club's new callsign as a memoriam. It was an honor to be offered this call sign and the Franklin
County Amateur Radio Club bears it proudly.
- Club meetings occur on the 1st Monday at 7 PM of each month unless it falls on or
around a holiday. We are currently meeting at The Forks Cafeteria, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Club fiscal year is July to June each year. Club dues are $30 and Pro Rated for each month ($2.50) beginning
in August.
- Social Media sites, https://www.facebook.com/fcncarc/, fcarc@groups.i.o, Instagram @fcarcnc.
- Several radio repeaters, check our Repeater Page for details.
- Echolink is available to all paid members. Note: Temporarily Offline
- 2025-2026 Officers are:
- John Deacon (KB4OI) ‐ President
- Gary Benson (WA4WGY) ‐ Vice President
- Kevin Carpenter (KB4KAC) ‐ Treasurer
- Ben Davis (KN4RFT) ‐ Secretary
- The club offers testing every other month in Franklin County. Candidates must
register in advance after the test session is set up with Lew Nuckles (KD4M).
- Club Committees
- Repeater
- Scouts
- VE (Volunteer Examiner)
- Field Day
- Training
- The club has a station and antenna set up at the Franklin County EOC (Emergency Operations
Center) located at 111 Industrial Drive, Louisburg, NC 27549. This
site is used for Winter Field Day and can be used for emergency operations when needed for disasters
or a request from Franklin County for operators.
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