HamJam 2025 is right around the corner! The North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) invites you to join us for our annual amateur radio gathering dedicated entirely to supporting the next generation of Hams. Our Mission: It’s All About Youth! At its core, HamJam is a youth investment initiative. The funds raised directly support the NFARL YESA (Youth Education, Scholarship and Education) Program, providing scholarships, technical education, and support for youth adventures like DXpeditions. By attending and participating in the raffle, you are directly funding the future of our hobby. For example, in recent years, HamJam funds have sponsored youth […]
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🚨 URGENT CALL TO ACTION: FIGHT FOR YOUR AIRWAVES!
Act NOW to Pass H.R. 1094/S. 459 and Restore Antenna Rights! Fellow NFARL Members and Hams across the U.S., For far too long, restrictive Homeowners Associations (HOAs) have stripped licensed Amateur Radio Operators of their basic property rights, blocking the installation of antennas crucial for both our hobby and, more importantly, our vital role in emergency preparedness. When the grid is down and cell service fails, Amateur Radio is the last mile of communication. But how can we serve our communities if we are silenced on our own land? The Fight is Here. The Time is NOW! The ARRL has […]
Continue readingLORI YOUNG, K4UPI SK
We are very sad to report that NFARL Club member Lori Young, K4UPI, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025 after a long and courageous battle with kidney and liver failure. Lori was the wife of Daryl Young, K4RGK, and together they were a great team pursuing their hobby of ham radio collectively, as one. They were particularly interested in facilitating youth contacts with the Space Station through the ARISS program. They spent their 20th wedding anniversary helping students during an ARISS contact at the Mill Springs Academy!Lori was a registered nurse and got interested in ham radio at the […]
Continue readingJuly 2025
Here we are in the first full week of July 2025. It’s hot outside. Field Day 2025 was completed. The 13 Colonies Contest is in its last day for 2025. IARU HF World Championship is coming July 12-13, 2025. If you missed out on the ARRL Field Day event, you can try this one. Even if you participated in ARRL Field Day 2025, you’re able to participate in the IARU contest! After that you can consider the RSGB IOTA Contest on July 26-27, 2025. Go ahead- test your DX capabilities! July has a few historically significant amateur radio events associated […]
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At the end of June 2025, I expect NFARL to be capable of stating they’ve completed another successful Field Day event. Most of June is typically spent putting the final touches on the Field Day plans, including prompting those who haven’t responded yet to to requests for on the air and volunteer assistance. Also for attendance at the Saturday evening picnic. Our club uses its membership participation to help ensure we deliver positive membership experiences! This year’s Field Day experience has all the elements to potentially make it an interesting and enjoyable event for all who participate. We’ve got connections […]
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April is usually a busy month. April 2025 has been no exception to this pattern. Georgia State POTA, GA QSO Party, CPO Kit building at Kittredge Magnet School, among a number of other detail level tasks to prepare for Field Day, a potential school age radio license camp and the US Islands 1-Day Getaway. Speaking of the US Island 1DG, one thing we hope to accomplish this year is to make more Q’s than 2024. If you remember, last year we experienced a major solar event which basically limited RF communications in the amateur bands where we made less than […]
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March 17, 2025; one fifth of the year has passed. A lot of activities are coming up in the next few weeks. These include: A CPO Kit building exercise with the Kittredge Magnet School -March 27th Georgia State Parks on the Air -April 5th & 6th Sandy Springs Lantern Parade -April 5th Georgia QSO Party -April 12th and April 13th You can read about these in detail in the News and Updates section on the website. We hope you’ll find the time to attend or participate in one of these events! One of our Operating Business Plan elements involves focus […]
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Feb 2025
Well, the groundhog may have predicted six more weeks until Spring, but we’re not waiting around. We’ve already begun working on the club activities known for lifting us out of the winter season. Here come two anticipated events Georgia Hams enjoy; the Georgia QSO Party and Georgia State Parks on the Air. Look for information on both activities in our revised website home page. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those members who have responded to the recent 2025 Operating Plan survey. This is a significant opportunity for members to provide input into the annual operating plan […]
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Jan 2025
January is usually a busy month. This January is no exception. NFARL Club Members will receive the first of several surveys related to development of our club operating plan before February comes around. This survey will focus on what club members would like to see the Club offer regarding radio communications education and operating proficiency during the next 12 – 48 months. There will be follow up surveys asking for member input on the options that are decided upon based on the initial survey. Our NFARL operating plan will return to focus on the purposes described in the restated club […]
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Dec 2024
Well, here we are approaching the final days of 2024. While this time of year historically is associated with religious and social festivities, it also serves as a time to pause and reflect on action plans, events and outcomes undertaken during the last year. If done pragmatically, the understanding of the outcomes can be used to assist development of sound plans for the upcoming future. North Fulton Amateur Radio League collectively enjoyed some notable achievements in 2024. We had fun while exerting some effort, to conduct another successful ARRL Field Day event. We did well enough operationally to score at […]
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