News and Updates
Where Ragchew Meets Routine, and Vintage Radios Still Have a Voice
For many hams, the word “net” conjures up a very particular image: a tightly scripted roll call, the same announcements night after night, and a format that feels more like a checklist than a conversation. It is easy to assume that all nets are that way — useful, perhaps, but not especially personal or inviting....Continue reading→
📡 NFARL August Meeting: Renee Builds and Installs an 80 Meter Loop Antenna
Join us Tuesday, August 18th at 7:30pm for our monthly NFARL meeting! This month, Renee Taylor (KR4BHV) shares her journey building and installing an 80 meter loop antenna — mostly from scratch, with plenty of help along the way from the Hungry Hams lunch crowd and her Elmer, Lee (N4WYE). Renee, a regular at the...Continue reading→
Another Air-Powered Antenna Launcher
Forget toss-bags, slingshots, arrows and the like: This inexpensive air-powered antenna launcher will put a line over a 100 foot tree with ease, accuracy and safety. IMPORTANT: I have no way to test the safety of the system described. I have made choices I feel are safer – commercial steel tank, pressure-rated PVC, etc. –...Continue reading→
Missed the July Meeting? Here’s the Metro Atlanta Frequency Plan Story!
63 channels, one plan, and a new ham who hit a repeater 43 miles away 📡 Yeah, we're leading with that. One of our newest members crashed the J-Pole workshop, built his antenna on the spot, walked outside, and worked a repeater 43 miles out on the first try. That's the kind of night it...Continue reading→
📡 Workshop Success Story: KR4LUL’s J-Pole Reaches Jasper (and Dahlonega!) Same-Day
If you built a J-Pole at the July 18th workshop and are still wondering just how well one of these things performs — Gary Siepser, KR4LUL, has your answer. Gary finished his DBJ-2 build, swept it on 70cm at the workshop, and — the same day — took it home, hung it in a tree...Continue reading→
🎉 J-Pole Workshop Recap: We Built, We Soldered, We Tuned!
Following up on our J-Pole Workshop announcement, NFARL members turned out on July 18th for a morning of hands-on antenna building, radio programming, and repeater know-how. Hams of all experience levels — including several brand-new licensees fresh off Ham Cram — built their own dual-band 2m/70cm J-Pole antennas, programmed their HTs with the new NFARL...Continue reading→
NFARL July Meeting: NFARL Metro Atlanta Area Frequency Plan
Fellow NFARL members, Mark your calendars — our July meeting is coming up on Tuesday, July 21st, and we have a presentation that I think will be genuinely valuable for every operator in our membership. 📍 Preston Ridge Community Center 3655 Preston Ridge Road, Suite 100, Alpharetta, GA 30005 Doors open at 7:00 PM |...
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