The 2025 Georgia QSO Party (GQP) is right around the corner, taking place on April 12th and April 13th. This is one of the biggest events of the year for Georgia hams, and NFARL has a strong tradition of outstanding participation—let’s keep that momentum going! Operating Schedule Saturday, April 12th: 1800Z (2:00 PM EDT) – 0359Z (11:59 PM EDT) Sunday, April 13th: 1400Z (10:00 AM EDT) – 2359Z (7:59 PM EDT) Whether you’re a seasoned contester or new to HF operating, GQP is a fantastic opportunity to be the DX, sharpen your contesting skills, and have fun making contacts from […]
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Georgia QSO Party
The Georgia QSO Party is sponsored by the South East Contest Club and Southeastern DX Club and is held the 2nd weekend of April every year. This year’s event is on April 12th and 13th. See https://gaqsoparty.com for details.
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Feb 22nd: Dalton Hamfest
📻 Dalton Hamfest – The First & Best in Georgia! 📻 Get ready for the Dalton Hamfest, the first big hamfest of the year in Georgia! Whether you’re looking for great deals, prize drawings, testing opportunities, or just catching up with fellow hams, this is the place to be. 📅 Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM📍 Location: North Georgia Ag Fair, 500 Legion Dr, Dalton, GA 30721 💲 Admission: $5 (Includes entry for prize drawings!)🎟 Boneyard Space: Just $5 extra🪑 Reserved Inside Tables: $10🚗 Free Parking🌭 Concessions by Dalton Lions Club 🔹 Grand Prize Drawings […]
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ARISS Contact at Woodward Mill Elementary – Watch Live!
Exciting news! An ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact is happening soon, and you can watch it live! 📍 Location: Woodward Mill Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA 🎙 Direct via: K4RGK (Direct Contact) 🚀 Astronaut: Don Pettit, KD5MDT 📅 Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025 ⏰ Time: 16:37:28 UTC (47° pass) / 11:37:28 EST This is a fantastic opportunity to see students connect with an astronaut aboard the ISS using amateur radio! It’s always inspiring to watch young minds light up as they talk to space—whether you’re a seasoned ham or just love space exploration. 📺 Watch the Livestream: […]
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2025 Georgia State Parks on the Air (POTA)
Join NFARL for the 2025 Georgia Parks on the Air Event! Calling all NFARL members! Get ready for an exciting weekend of portable ham radio operations as we gear up for the Third Annual Georgia Parks on the Air (GAPOTA) event, happening April 5-6, 2025! Last year’s event was a huge success, with activators on 51 out of 52 listed parks, over 4000 hunters, and nearly 12,000 QSOs. NFARL placed 4th with only 89 QSOs—but this year, we have a chance to aim higher! The rules have been clarified, and we’re rallying our members to make a strong club entry. […]
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The 2024 edition of the 13 Colonies Special Event starts July 1 (9AM Eastern) and runs to July 7 (Midnight Eastern) (July 1st, 2024-1300 UTC to July 7th, 2024-0400 UTC). For more information, visit the Thirteen Colonies web site at www.13colonies.us. Thirteen Colonies information for Georgia is located on the K2G page at QRZ. Remember that everyone on the Georgia team will use the K2G callsign and not their personal call for this special event. If you have questions, contact Georgia State Manager Nathan Wood, KN4NHW at K4NHW@arrl.net Updated 7/2/22 by K4YJJ
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July 24, 2024: NFARL has submitted their 2024 ARRL Field Day results. You can view a copy of the submittal here. Questions? Send an email to kn4oak@nfarl.org for assistance. A Nationwide Amateur (“Ham”) Radio Event June 22nd & 23rd Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our abilities to the organizations that Amateur […]
Continue readingScout Radio Merit Badge Workshop Details
Click here or on the “Field Day” link in the right side sidebar menu to return to the Field Day web page. NFARL is offering the Scout Radio Merit Badge Workshop in conjunction with our Field Day activities starting at 8:30AM on Saturday, June 22th, 2024 at Groveway Community Park (previously Waller Park Extension), 160 Frank Lewis Drive (previously Dobbs Drive), Roswell. The class will be taught by registered Merit Badge Counselors. Scouts that participate will have the opportunity to complete all requirements for the Radio Merit Badge and Requirement 7a of the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge within a 6 […]
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July NFARL program by Lee Johnson N4WYEPurpose: The aim of this workshop is to get you operational with your NanoVNA so that you can optimize your existing antennas and make it easier to put up new ones with the confidence that they will perform as expected.Materials required: As this workshop will be hands on showing the fundamental measurements that most of us use:1 – Please bring your NanoVNA along with the calibration loads and cables.2 – Also bring your 2m handheld whip as we will be using it for some of the steps.If you do not have a NanoVNA, you […]
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Now that the GA QSO Party is over, what’s next? It’s our first major outing – the U S Islands One Day Getaway on Saturday May 11, 2024. Aside from Hungry Hams, this is an in-person event (outdoors) that’s a world of fun. Bring your own radios and antennas to try out or just join in on the radios we will have set up. We set up in the large pavilion, so we have picnic tables and full cover. Electric power should be available. [For more about West Island’s facility, photos of our One Day Getaway there in 2018 are […]
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