Our Club

Walker County Amateur Radio Club was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1977. We are located in Walker County, Alabama. We are also known as WARC. Our club callsign is WR4Y.

Membership

Full membership is open to licensed amateur radio operators. Associate membership is open to individuals interested in becoming a ham and can show they are currently studying for the license exams. Applications shall be submitted in writing at a regular club meeting. A majority vote of those members present at a regular club meeting shall approve the applicant before he or she is considered elected to membership.

Dues are currently assessed at $12.00 per year and includes all qualified family members living in the same house as the paying member. Dues are based on the calendar year January 1 through December 31. Dues are prorated for new members joining after January.

Meetings

We meet each month on the fourth Tuesday night of the month in the old AT&T building located on 69 South just Southwest of Jasper. Because of the December meeting's close proximity to Christmas, the annual Christmas party is considered our December meeting.

Community

Walker County Amateur Radio Club operates amateur stations in the Emergency Operations Center, the EMA office and a 2 meter repeater on the frequencies 146.64/146.04.

WARC assist during local disasters and during severe weather. We have many SkyWarn trained amateurs in Walker County. Weather nets are called on the club's 146.64/146.04 repeater with fallback operations on 146.90/146.30. Our club can be caught participating in charity work or assisting charity organizations when troops are needed. 

Test sessions: Amateur radio license examinations are given in the clubhouse (the AT&T building). These are CAVEC test sessions. Examinations for all license classes are available.  Exam fee is $10.00.

Club Officers

President: Robert Williams - W4FX
Vice President: JR Baughn - W4JRB
Secretary: Rick McCullar - WW4CQ
Treasurer: Ruby Williams - W4EMA

Trustee: Robert Williams - W4FX

Other Activities

We have a training net on 146.64/146.04 repeater each Monday night at 8:00 PM. We also enjoy a monthly breakfast each month at Gabby's Restaurant beginning at 9:00 AM, fox hunts, participating in Field Day, and two weekly HF schedules on 28.350, down 5. HF schedules are on Monday night following the close of our two meter training net and Friday nights beginning at 8:00 PM. Feel free to join us in any of our activities.

Contact

You can contact us at:

Walker County Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 523
Jasper, AL 35502-0523