AE4CW teaching at JOTA 2008

JOTA 2008

NFARL hosted a Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) station on Saturday, Oct. 18 with about 20 members and 20 Scouts attending.  The special event callsign W4S was obtained and nearly 100 QSOs were made.  Three “stations” were in operation – HF, 2M with Echolink, and a “pure” Echolink station from a computer.  It was a gorgeous day, but a chilly 50 degrees to start.  In addition, a Radio Merit Badge class for Boy Scouts was held with 12 attending.  The class was taught by AE4CW, AK4IK, KB7WO and W4QO.  10 scouts passed at the class with the others having some […]

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2008 Field Day Photo Contest Winner

Field Day 2008

by Ian Kahn, KM4IK June 28 – 29, 2008 Details of how Ian and his team created a successful Field Day for NFARL. Preparations Recap Photo Contest Winner.  Don Hinds, N8DWH took the winning photo, shown in the page heading. QST Article Results

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