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MAURY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
The Maury Amateur Radio Club was originally founded in 1976 by several HAM operators in the area. Some of the members were John Alden (K4HRY), Finas Allen (W4GGM), Bill Arnett (WB4EBR), Shannon Arnett (WA4EBU), Fred Chappell (WB4WCB), Clyde Denton (K4UXK), Jim Dooley (WB4HCG), Hal Green (W4CUQ), Melvin Hindman (WA4WGN), Dr. Clay Miller (WA4RGQ), Ernie Parker (WB4HWW), Hushel Parrish (K4WKA), Ken Riley (WA4ZYX), George Russell (WB4JCR), Charlie Spencer (WB4VXY), Tom Wade (WB4VXW), Billy Wilson (WB4ELS).
The first repeater license had the call of WR4AIX and was issued Feb.10, 1978 to Clyde Denton (K4UXK). Later the Club operated under the call of Ken Riley (WA4ZYX), then a new Club call of KF4ADU was issued in June of 1995. The repeater was operated under this call until it received the call on Jan.6, 1998 of Finas Allen (W4GGM), a founding member of the MARC, who became a silent key on Aug.28 1993.
The Maury Amateur Radio Club (MARC) is now made up of over 130 members. The MARC owns and operates the W4GGM repeater which is located 2 miles south of Columbia, Tn. on a 300' tower, making it have an elevation of around 1100'. The repeater operates with a transmit frequency of 147.12 mhz. and receives on 147.72 mhz. with an output of aprox. 70 watts. It is controlled by a CAT-300DX Controller with a DVR-1000 Digital Voice Recorder, and is phone patch equipped for the HAM operators in the area. The repeater is maintained by George Russell (WB4JCR), who has done an outstanding job for several years. The repeater covers an area of aprox. 70 mile radius of Columbia, and is open to all Amateur Radio operators.
Membership in the MARC is $25.00 for 1 year per family. This includes all licensed HAM family members that are currently living in the home. The membership entitles each family 1 vote on anything brought before the Club, including elections and etc. Membership dues are due each year on the month of the members entry into the Club. Money collected for membership, auctions, and etc., goes into the Club treasury to pay for phone bills for autopatch, repairs on repeater, equipment for emergency services, picnics, and other functions such as Field Day dinners, and etc. We would like to stress however that you DO NOT have to be a member of the MARC to use the repeater. The repeater is ALWAYS an open repeater to ALL amateur operators ! Feel free to use it anytime you are in the area. For questions on membership or anything about the MARC please contact us at anytime.
The Club has a monthly newsletter distributed to each family in the MARC. The newsletter was started by George Russell (WB4JCR) in January 1993, who did a outstanding job of it until it was taken over by Bill Milligan (K4BX) in February 1997. Bill is now doing a wonderful job on the publication. Any articles and/or inquiries for the newsletter should be sent to Bill. He would love to hear from you !
The MARC has many things going on during the year, from monthly Club meetings and Saturday breakfast to contest and Field Day activities. Visit the Activity Page for Club nets, meetings, and other activities. There is always something fun and exciting going on in the MARC !
If you are HAM operator visiting the Middle Tennessee area, make sure and get on the repeater and chat with the local operators. You will always be welcome ! Maury Amateur Radio Club-Home Page
Maury Amateur Radio Club
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