20 Jan January 2026 Club Meeting – Free Over-the-Air TV Anywhere (Legally): Antennas, Tuners, and a Home TV Server by KY4ZW
Meeting Date Thursday 1/29/26 @ 7pm
Join us for the in-person meeting of the Fayette County Amateur Radio Club on Thursday 1/29/26 @ 7pm. All are welcome to attend.
The location and time are the same as always:
Time: 7pm EDT
Location: Fayette County Emergency Operations Center at 110 Volunteer Way, Fayetteville, GA.
Topic: Free Over-the-Air TV Anywhere (Legally): Antennas, Tuners, and a Home TV Server by KY4ZW
Presenter: Michael Nelson KY4ZW – FCARC Vice President
Presenter Bio: Michael Nelson, KY4ZW, became a ham radio operator in 2023 after several years of listening and experimenting with software-defined radio (SDR) tools and RF systems. He later upgraded to Amateur Extra and enjoys projects at the intersection of RF, computing, and practical communications—especially when they involve real-world problem solving, measurement, and building working systems end-to-end. Michael serves as Vice President of the Fayette County Amateur Radio Club. Outside of amateur radio, he is a PhD candidate in physics at Georgia State University, where his work focuses on light–matter interactions and spectroscopy applied to biological samples. He also enjoys teaching and hands-on technical demonstrations.
Presentation Overview: Over-the-air broadcast TV is still free, high-quality, and surprisingly easy to distribute throughout the home (and to your own devices while traveling). I’ll show how I set up an antenna and tuner to feed a TV/DVR server on a local computer, then securely stream live TV to phones, tablets, and TVs anywhere with an internet connection. We’ll cover practical hardware choices, basic signal/RF considerations, networking/VPN considerations, and do a short live demo.
FCARC Officer Elections
The annual election of officers for the Fayette County Amateur Radio Club will be held during this meeting. Regular members in good standing (2026 dues paid) can vote in either of two ways:
– In person at the meeting
– Via Proxy if unable to attend the meeting in person
If you intend to vote in person, you can ignore the attached Proxy.
If you intend to vote by Proxy, you must use the attached form and either return it to David Christie N5JEY prior to the meeting, or send it to the meeting by another person.
If you have NOT already paid your 2026 dues, you can do so via our club website https://kk4gq.org/. Just click on the red JOIN/RENEW button to get started. You can also pay our Treasurer, Steve Yothment W4OGM, at the meeting via cash or check (no plastic).
If you are voting by Proxy, you can email, mail, or bring it to me, Dave Christie N5JEY, at:
David Christie
110 Whippoorwill Way
Fayetteville, GA 30215
If mailing the Proxy, be sure to allow time for it to reach Dave by January 29.
THE PROXY FORM IS ATTACHED.
TO BE VALID, YOUR PROXY MUST BE SIGNED & DATED AT THE BOTTOM.
Meeting Location
The meeting will be held at the Fayette County Emergency Operations Center at 110 Volunteer Way, Fayetteville, GA.
The club meeting will also be live-streamed if you are not able to make it in person.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2558946756?pwd=d2NqVDVDSmVqRVM2VnpSNVgyZTF5UT09&omn=88631634863
Meeting ID: 255 894 6756
Passcode: 654863
There will be an optional Eating Before the Meeting starting at 5:00pm at Partners II Pizza Fayetteville. Address: 834 Glynn St S #228, Fayetteville, GA 30214.
Kindly RSVP to fcarcsecretary@gmail.com.
RSVP is not required but just helps us with seating.
Happy New Year and 73!
Proxy form attached:
Proxy Form 2026