May 14 – 16 Dayton, Ohio Sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association [Hamvention photos, by Frances AJ4JQ, can be viewed in the NFARL 2010 Photo Album.] We hope to see a lot of NFARL folks in Dayton. If you have not been to a Hamvention, you should go. It’s by far the largest hamfest in the nation; you will see more vendors there than at any other other gathering of ham radio enthusiasts in the country — likely larger than any other in the world! This year, you have two special reasons to attend Hamvention. NFARL has been awarded […]
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Our Phoenix Rose from the Ashes
By: Ian Kahn, AK4IK (now NV4C), and Jim Stafford, W4QO How the North Fulton Amateur Radio League Saved Itself Read more …
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NFARL Supports North Fulton Libraries
NFARL is a long-time supporter of the North Fulton libraries; many of the ham radio books available in libraries in the areas served by our club were contributed by NFARL in years past. Early in 2009 our executive team surveyed the North Fulton libraries and discovered that the books on hand at all of the branches needed to be updated. The Joule Thief project was commissioned to fund the books. The books have been purchased, and delivery to the five North Fulton libraries has been completed. Following are pictures from the presentations at each of the five libraries. Jim, W4QO […]
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2008 Stone Mountain HamFest
The Stone Mountain Hamfest & Computer Expo took place November 1 & 2 at the Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. In addition to vendor exhibits, flea market, tailgate market, VE testing, and boneyard, the Hamfest featured a youth lounge (all day both days) and a Youth Forum Saturday at noon in the main forum room. Almost a dozen of us (see participants in the photo at the top of the page) started the day with the very informative boneyard tour led by Jim, W4QO & Mack, W4AX. I’ve spent a lot of time with them, but was still amazed at their knowledge […]
Continue readingTen Ways to have the Most Fun in Ham Radio
by Jim Stafford, W4QO. February 6, 2008. When non hams, who are looking at getting their ham licenses, ask me what they should do, I give them this list of what I think are the 10 things to increase their ham radio FUN!! I’ll write this as if I’m speaking to YOU the prospective ham. If you are already a TECH and tired of those 2M repeaters, you may skip step #2, but do NOT skip the others! more …
Continue readingThe Half-Square versus the Loop Skywire
by Jim Stafford, W4QO Appeared in QRP Quarterly, Fall, 2006 Up until about 8 years ago, I had an 80 foot tower with a TH-6DXX on it. It was quite fun working QRP with it on 20 thru 10 meters. Reports of “WOW, you can’t be QRP!” or “are you pulling my leg?” were quite common. But then an unfortunate incident involving a bulldozer and a hooked guy wire meant the tower was no more. Oh, it’s still out back awaiting the day when I can put it back up (if I ever do). I had been using a full […]
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