Get ready for an exciting and practical workshop! We’ll be building a handy Dummy Load Wattmeter on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Preston Ridge Community Center, located at: 3655 Preston Ridge Road Suite 100 Alpharetta, GA 30005 Have you ever wanted an easy-to-build, low-cost dummy load wattmeter that can handle up to 150 Watts across a wide range of frequencies? This is your chance! We’ll be following the roadmap provided by Bob Fontan’s article in the February 2025 QST. NFARL has assembled the Bill of Materials (BOM) and is offering a kit for you to build. […]
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ARISS Contact at Woodward Mill – A Huge Success!
Last Thursday, Feb 20th 2025, Woodward Mill Elementary made contact with the International Space Station, and NFARL was proud to be a part of this incredible event! Our club played a key role in making the contact possible, providing all the radio equipment, satellite communications gear, and even handling the audio and video systems. It was a rewarding experience to see the students’ excitement as they spoke with astronaut Don Pettit (KD5MDT) aboard the ISS. Behind the Scenes – Making It Happen This event didn’t come together overnight. It took three days of setup and two days of breakdown to […]
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