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 on short wave radio. Why? Because world-wide broadcasters are beaming their signals to parts of the world that are currently in their evening hours. The thought is more people listen at home after work. They don’t listen as much during the day. Especially at lunch time. But can we hear […]
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So You Think Sunspots Are LOW, Listen to This …
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 if I said you CAN hear signals from thousands of miles away on 7 MHz. Would you believe me? Tune your radio to 7575 in the AM mode (8-10am Atlanta time) and you’ll hear the Voice Of America (VOA) broadcasting to the Far East in their evening hours from … […]
Continue readingWhat NFARL Accomplished in 2014
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 won gavel for 5th time! Field Day – many hard working leaders – 256 participants, #1 nationally – highest NFARL score ever – every bonus point available was earned this year for the first time – 12,300 points! 5th place nationally out of 316 entries – 1st place in SE Division. […]
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Attracting New Hams through Radio Science
by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA A presentation to HamJam 2014. Click here to download a PDF file containing Carl’s slides.
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Paying Forward the Fun and Thrill of Amateur Radio
by Terry Joyner, W4YBV Reprinted with permission from CQ Magazine, September 2014 issue. More …
Continue readingDIY Homebrew Feature — Electronic Load
by Bob, KI4SBL SK Do you ever wonder if those HT batteries are going to last through the upcoming bike race or 10K event? Well, this month’s feature will enable you to test those pesky batteries and find out if they will perform, or not! Read on for a little peace of mind. more …
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Getting Started Work the world on 2 meters using NFARL’s EchoLink Node! EchoLink is a great system for communications between Amateurs. It combines VoIP technology with RF Gateways to enable global links between computer users and 2 meter radio operators. All a computer user needs is an amateur radio license and a copy of EchoLink on his internet connected personal computer. 2 meter radio operators need a transceiver (mobile, base, or handheld) with a DTMF keypad, and the ability to key up a repeater linked to EchoLink — such as our N4CLA repeater. Node Numbers & Station IDs Node Numbers […]
Continue readingA Brief History of the North Fulton Amateur Radio League for 2010
by Chuck Catledge, AE4CW NFARL kicked off the year at the GARS TechFest with a demonstration of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) soldering techniques led by Mack, W4AX. TechFest attendees were able to try it for themselves and discovered that it’s not so hard after all! Special Interest Groups (SIGS) played a big role for NFARL in 2010. The CW SIG led by Jim, W4QO, the Antenna SIG lead by Wes, W3WL and Chuck, AE4CW and the Kit Building SIG led by Mack, W4AX all gathered a large and eager group of Hams ready to expand their technical skills. The monthly […]
Continue readingMack’s Thank You for 2009
By Mack, W4AX This has been a phenomenal year for the North Fulton Amateur Radio League. The club’s continued success is due to our great members. We’re now at over 260 active members, our treasury has grown 16 fold in the past three years, and we’re a Federally recognized 501(c)3 charity. All of these accomplishments are due to the hard work and dedication you bring to the club. The club’s board members, Walt KJ4HE, Fred N4CLA, Shelia KD4NKE, Mike W5JR, Ian AK4IK, Jim W4QO, and Tom W4UOC have all brought exceptional leadership and guidance to the club. The path charted […]
Continue readingThe 40M Extended Double Zepp
By Jim Streible, K4DLI SK There were many new and somewhat unfamiliar antennas used at this year’s NFARL Field Day. One of these was the one for the CW station. This antenna is basically two 5/8 wave antennas end to end. It can be fed with ladder line from the center insulator to tuner or it can use an impedance transforming length of ladder line to take the impedance to 50 ohms and fed from there to the rig with 50 ohm coax. That would limit it use (without a tuner) to a single band – 40 meters. To make […]
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