by Bob Hensey, K4VBM NFARL members and guests gathered at Lake Lanier’s Mary Alice Island on August 24th to compete in the US Islands QSO Party and celebrate summer with a club picnic. The day started out in a gorgeous fashion. The early birds set up the stations, the beam, […]
By Bob Hensey, K4VBM US Islands 25th Anniversary Award The US Islands (USI) Award Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and is offering commemorative awards for both chasers and activators for contacts made between January 1 and December 31. Information about the Anniversary Award Program is available on the […]
By Terry, W4YBV We have devised a NFARL US Islands contest that will last throughout our 40th Anniversary Year! This is a year long event similar to the 2016 NPOTA program. It will operate under US Islands Awards Program rules and NFARL’s 40th Anniversary Contest rules. Contest participants will earn points […]
by Bob Freeman, KI4SBL SK EMCAR is the Enhanced Machine Controller-based Antenna Range. This set of codes and documentation is intended to assist the interested party in setting up an automated antenna measurement capability (i.e. Antenna Range) using non-specialized hardware and free software. more …
By Tim, WK4U Article 5 in a series of 5 While it’s midnight here in Atlanta, it’s only 9pm on the West coast. Many folks are still awake in North America. Some stations are still broadcasting our way. Maybe favoring the “left” side if possible. It’s an interesting time. Not […]
By Tim, WK4U Article 4 in a series of 5 The gray line, also known as the terminator (I’ll be baaack) is practically here. Do you know we can use the gray line to communicate (or hear other stations) much easier than normal? When it’s dusk here in Atlanta (in […]
By Tim Lemmon, WK4U Article 3 in a series of 5 Yep, 4pm is probably the worst time to hear broadcast stations on short wave. Even worse than lunch time! Some of the North American pirate radio stations start broadcasting about this time. More common a little later in the […]
By Tim Lemmon, WK4U Article 2 in a series of 5 People ask, is it possible to hear anything interesting on short wave radio at lunchtime? Does short wave radio even work during the daytime? Actually yes and yes. Lunch time is about the worst time to hear programming material […]
By Tim Lemmon, WK4U Article 1 in a series of 5 In the morning, after you eat breakfast, how far can you communicate on 40 meters? How far can you HEAR signals on 7 MHz from Atlanta? 500 miles? 1000 miles?? California maybe??? Probably not that far – right? What […]
By Neil, N4FN and the Executive Committee Satellite SIG – 10 to 12 folks participated – built handheld satellite antennas CW SIG – 17 folks participated – several learned CW – SIG met 3 times a week CW on repeater + CW tests. GA QSO Party – About 25 members participated and we […]