Welcome!

Spotting Networks:  3.5 MHz /80m , 7 MHz /40m , 14 MHz /20m , 144 MHz /2m

Club Activity Calendar.  Click here for the Club Activity Calendar

April, 2024 eNEWS has been posted - click here to download it.

NFARL Meeting Topics -   Send your suggestions via email to meeting_topics@nfarl.org.

Coming up:

US Islands One Day Getaway & Picnic — 2024
Please sign up on the web page!
May 11, 2024 at shelter #SL08203,
WEST BANK PARK, Lake Sydney Lanier, Cumming, GA.

 

 Don't forget to submit your GQP log files
For upload instructions, see the following web site:                          https://gaqsoparty.com/GQP_Logs/gqplogsub.php
For NFARL Challenge instructions see: NFARL Challenge

2024 ARRL Field Day is June 22-23
For details see:  Field Day - NFARL,   More to follow.

NFARL Decals.  A nice NFARL Decal has been created for our portfolio of products by Ted, K4MPM.  It'll be a great decoration for your car, shack, notebooks, et cetera!!  Great price point too -- $1.00 each with local pickup.  Available now in the Mart!

CPO kits are on sale in the Mart.  Click here to purchase one.  Links to instructions and a schematic are available toward the bottom of the Mart page.

Have you checked your membership status recently?  A list of all current NFARL members with expiration dates for each is available in the menu to the right under the "Members" item.  Also under the "Members" menu item is a list of members filtered to only show those whose memberships are due to expire in the next 60 days.  You may renew your membership at any time before it expires -- the new term will be added to your current term.

NFARL's FaceBook Page can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/groups/NFARL/.  This link points to the FB page with the stone CW key banner.

Upcoming Activities (click here to view our calendar)

TechTALK  Every Monday @ 8:30PM  145.47 - (600k) with 100 Hz tone

Hungry Hams  Every Wednesday @ 11:15AM  Slopes BBQ in Roswell

YL Net  Every Thursday @ 8:00PM 145.47 - (600k) with 100 Hz tone

Fun Net (Digital) Thursdays Check-ins start @ 8:00pm to the repeater or Echolink.
147.060 (+) PL 100 Hz  443.150 (+) PL 100Hz (Alternate repeater)  EchoLink N4SBD-R, Node: 522043

CW Chat  Wednesdays at 8PM on ZOOM. New meeting link and credentials:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84722087419?pwd=VlN2d0xvQVhKcDlUL0R4N1hQMTQ2UT09
Meeting ID: 847 2208 7419; Passcode: CW-CHAT
One tap mobile: +19292056099,,84722087419#,,,,*5181403# US (New York)
+13017158592,,84722087419#,,,,*5181403# US (Washington DC)

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VE Test Session  May 11th, 2024  8:30 - 10:30AM at Slope’s BBQ, 34 E Crossville Road (Highway 92), Roswell, GA 30075.  Seating will be limited to 20 - preregistration is required.  Registration is by email to Ian NV4C; registration opens 4/3/2024, 5:00 PM ET and closes 4/10/2024, 11:59 PM ET.  Click here for more information.

North Fulton ARES Meeting(NFARES) May 14th at 7:30 - 9:00 PM ET.  NFARES meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 - 9:00 PM ET.  Meetings are face to face and via Zoom.  Live location: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 500 Norcross Street, Roswell, GA 30075.  Enter using the "Family History Center" Door. Door opens at 7:00PM for set up.  Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83853968459?pwd=UklmZTRmTkNGWkwvcUpHc2pya2hpdz09  This Zoom calendar invitation is a standing  reoccurring meeting for calendar year 2023.  Add it to your digital calendar (Outlook, Google, etc.) as a repeating meeting.   Meeting ID: 838 5396 8459  Passcode: 170095.

NFARL's April Club Meeting. April 16th, 2024. Preston Ridge Community Center, 3655 Preston Ridge Road Suite 100, Alpharetta, GA 30005.  The facility's doors will open at 7:00PM.  Our meeting will begin at 7:30PM and should conclude by 9:00PM. 

 

 

Greetings from our President

Thank you for visiting North Fulton Amateur Radio League’s web site.

NFARL is a very active club committed to promoting amateur radio and has a strong affiliation with ARRL, the most influential leader in amateur radio. This club has won many honors over the years due to the active participation of its members. Currently the club has more than 300 members with various types of licenses and backgrounds. NFARL members are dedicated to promoting youth programs leading to success as a ham and successful careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) industries. We have mentors (Elmers) who are willing to help anyone gain Ham Radio experience.

We have special events throughout the year including:

  • Ham Jam. This event is specifically for raising funds for our youth programs. We have excellent speakers and give away thousands of dollars in prizes.
  • Field Day. This is the largest ARRL event of the year for Amateur Radio. It is held the fourth weekend in June. It is a 24 hour program where participants set up total communications as they would be required in an emergency. It includes all aspects of amateur radio from antenna construction to radio operation. It is a wonderful experience.
  • VE testing. This license testing is done once per month.
  • Georgia QSO Party. An amateur radio operating event. The object of this competition is for amateur radio operators outside of Georgia to make on the air contacts with stations located inside the state of Georgia
  • eNews. This is our monthly publication which has club information and member-submitted articles on special topics related to ham radio. [Click on the eNews topic in the menu to the right to sample issues from 1988 forward.]

Our club meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month with dates posted on our main web page located at https://nfarl.org. The meetings have speakers with in-depth knowledge and the presentations are always informative.  We meet at 7:30 PM at Preston Ridge Community Center, 3655 Preston Ridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005 (clicking on the link opens a map of the community center’s location).

Join us at a meeting or on one of our repeaters! We look forward to your visit.

NFARL President Mike Riley, KN4OAK

NFARL is an ARRL Special Service Club

But before you go, check out these products …

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.

Use our contact form to request more information.

We publish a monthly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming activities
as well as articles by and for ham radio radio enthusiasts.
Click here to subscribe.
A list of back issues is available here.

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North Fulton Amateur Radio League
Serving
Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Milton and all of North Atlanta.

Repeaters:
145.47 - (600k) with 100 Hz tone
147.06 + (600k) with 100 Hz tone
443.150 + (5mhz) with 100 Hz tone
444.475 + (5mhz) with 100 Hz tone

NFARL is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization

HRO LogoThanks to Ham Radio Outlet
for supporting NFARL