News and Updates
US Islands One Day Getaway & Picnic 2025
On May 10th NFARL celebrated the USI One-Day-Getaway contest event and held our annual picnic at the West Bank Park, Lake Lanier, GA. Many of the usual characters were present and brought their famous and delicious dishes for a most enjoyable picnic. A few of us launched multiple antennas with serious slingshots. Bill Cassanova used...Continue reading→
Announcement of the passing of Eileen Jones Straw the wife of Scott Straw
Members of the North Fulton Amateur Radio League join the Scott Straw family to honor the recent passing of his wife Eileen Jones Straw. We send our heartfelt condolences for their loss, and we ask our members to remember Scott and his family with their prayers and support. The memorial services were held May 8th...Continue reading→
GQP Fun Continues: Submit Your NFARL Challenge Scores!
Hey NFARL! Hope you all had a great time operating in the Georgia QSO Party! The official log deadline has passed, but the NFARL Challenge fun continues! We run this friendly internal challenge to see how NFARL members did, gather some fun stats, and recognize everyone's GQP efforts. Get Your Score Counted: Did you make...Continue reading→
Round 2: NFARL Supports Kittredge Magnet School’s Ham Radio Activities
On March 27th and April 3rd, NFARL volunteers helped thirty-two students at Kittredge Magnet School complete their Code Practice Oscillator (CPO) kits. This was the second time we've had the opportunity to support Kittredge's ham radio efforts — and it was just as rewarding as the first! During two build sessions, students learned basic soldering...Continue reading→
Around the Shack de N4GG April, 2025
As with ham radio in general, this column has readers at all levels of technical expertise. Ohm's law might seem basic to many, but to others it's seldom used and in the category of “once learned then forgotten.” As a practicing EE, Ohm's law is second nature to me. It's one of the lenses through...Continue reading→
ARES Lantern Parade and XMIT Vara HF
This past Tuesday (April 8, 2025), the North Fulton ARES held its monthly meeting. The venue was a bit different this time. Instead of the traditional seated meeting, it was held outdoors to observe a couple of stations setting up to transmit data to a simulated served agency that had been collected the previous weekend. The...Continue reading→
Don’s Ham Radio Journey
Hey NFARL! If you missed Don’s fantastic presentation on April 15th — or if you just want to relive it — great news: the full presentation is now available on YouTube! Don’s story into the world of Amateur Radio was nothing short of inspiring. From earning his Technician license in February 2024 to achieving Extra...Continue reading→
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OMG, we finally have caps! Don't delay - these ought to go like hotcakes! And for a few bucks extra you can have your call added to the left rear side of the sweatband. Nice!
Our hot new Code Practice Oscillator Kit. This is one of our favorite products – a kit of parts needed to build the Code Practice Oscillator (CPO) introduced at TechFest 2020. It was designed by NFARL members Jim, W4QO and Warren, KD4Z specifically for inexperienced kit builders. The kit is simple to build and the end product is fun to use. All parts needed to build the kit are included in your order.
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