April, 1989 - New 47 machine installed at Sauratown Mountain.
May 5, 1989 - Winston-Salem and surrounding communities are rocked by tornadoes and severe thunderstorms which pass through the area early on a Friday evening. Trees, power lines and phones are knocked out, and W4NC as well as ARES are activated throughout the weekend for aiding in passing information to local emergency management officials.
June, 1989 - FARC Hamfest held at the Fairgrounds, in what has been referred to as "The Cattle Barns."
August, 1989 -WSLAN, a 2m digipeater is installed at Baptist Hospital on 145.03 MHz.( This is the predecessor of the current JNOS system now installed at the W4NC club shack.)
September, 1989 - W4NC activated to handle emergency traffic when Hurricane Hugo rips through Charleston, SC and continues through Charlotte, NC. The storm center cuts through Forsyth County, downing trees and powerlines in Winston-Salem.
December, 1989 - WA4GIC repeater(64/04) trusteeship changed to FARC, thus changing its call to W4NC.
June, 1988 - The first Annual FARC Hamfest is held at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds, with Jim Rogers, N1DRI as the first Hamfest chairman. Two weeks later, W4NC makes a club record 1162 qso's for a total of 3256 points at Field Day, which is held at Wake Forest University.
January, 1987 - Dues increased to $12.00/yearly
February, 1987 - ARES and W4NC activated due to heavy flooding in Yadkin River/Muddy Creek due to heavy snowfall and runoff.
September, 1987 - Wilson Lamb, longtime member of FCARES, WSARC and FARC passes away.
November, 1987 - FARC votes to financially support a repeater installation by Roy Watkins, EL8C in Liberia.
March, 1986 - FCARES and FARC begin discussions of merging the two groups. Jim Lehnberg, WA4TCR resigns as EC; Rick Batte, N4MBI takes over.
April, 1986 - FARC members gather at Pilot Mountain State Park to witness the passing over of Halley's Comet. Club purchases Kenwood TS-440AT.
July, 1986 - The FARC and FCARES agree to merge. Dues will be increased to $12/year for members of both organizations. W4NC will be the flagship call for the newly merged group.
December, 1986 - Amateur Radio Explorer Post 73 is disbanded due to lack of interest.
February, 1985 - FARC agrees to provide a $2000 sponsorship to the 1985 Special Olympics.
March, 1985 - FARC agrees to take over sponsorship of Explorer Post 73 of the Old Hickory Council.
September, 1985 - WXII-12 and FARC sponsor a hotline for information concerning health and welfare victims due to Hurricane Gloria. The phone, located in the Channel 12's studios, is manned by FARC members.
March, 1984 - Tornadoes rip through Eastern NC and SC. W4NC and ARES was activated. Affected areas of damage included Bennettsville, SC, which was devastated. The storm continued to cause widespread damage as far north as Long Branch, NJ.
June, 1984 - FARC constitution updated to allow the club to become a tax-exempt organization.
July, 1984 - The estate of Clarence Mowery, W4ISH was auctioned by the club, raising over $2000 for the club treasury.
September, 1984 - FARC, W4NC and ARES activated as primary net control station for the statewide 75 meter SSB Emergency net during Hurricane Diana, which slammed the NC coastline. Local businesses donated food and coffee to members of the club staying in the shack for 75 straight hours.
November, 1983 - Connie Conrad, K4BE named as new trustee for W4NC. The call was in trusteeship of Clarence Mowery's estate.
January, 1982 - Agreement is reached between the FARC and The Northwest chapter of the American Red Cross to place our club station at the chapter House. A renovation of a basement room begins immediately.
March, 1982 - W4NC becomes the callsign of the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club, replacing WD4LZK. Clarence Mowery, W4ISH was the trustee for W4NC, which has been under the control of the Board of Directors of the Winston-Salem Amateur Radio club since its issue in 1930. Since the dissolution of the WSARC, INC. had come and gone, negotiations between the FARC , Clarence Mowery and the FCC were begun to secure the callsign for the FARC, which was essentially the offspring of the Winston-Salem Amateur Radio Club. The entire process took a little over a year to accomplish.
July, 1982 - Norm McLaughlin W4GJR donates a Kenwood TS-900 to the club. This rig eventually ends up at Baptist Hospital acting as the link transceiver for 10 meters.
February, 1981 - Articles of Incorporation are issued to the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club by the State of North Carolina.
May, 1981 - FARC purchases a Kenwood TS-130 HF rig.
August, 1981 - Club votes to accept, for the first time, paid advertising in the club newsletter. First to advertisie was a ham radio store in town, the newly opened Electronic Accessories.
February, 1980 - The entire contents of the Nature Science Center Amateur station WD4LZK is offered for auction to raise money for new equipment. Meanwhile, the trustee of the club call, Rick Eller announces he must move out of town. A board meeting was held to look into the possibility of securing W4NC from the WSARC, INC. for the club call.
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