EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Welcome to our Club Website. We're happy that you are here!
EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Welcome to our Club Website. We're happy that you are here!
Passing of Judson M. ("Judd") Hodge - N4WXU (SK) (1952-2025)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and fellow amateur radio operator Judd Hodge - N4WXU (SK) on Monday, September 1st. We remember Judd as a wonderful friend who was always helpful, sincere, pleasant and positive. He was a very knowledgeable amateur radio operator with friends in many states and, of course, in Canada. Judd was always willing to share his substantial knowledge of amateur radio with less experienced operators and did much to build the hobby. Judd, you will be missed.
FALL 2025 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SPOTTER CLASS SCHEDULE RELEASED
The National Weather Service's Birmingham office has released the fall schedule for Storm Spotter training. This free training is conducted online. We should all take at least the basic class, even if you don't plan to participate in the actual spotter network. Click HERE or on the image to see the schedule. It could be very valuable knowledge in the event of bad weather.
UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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Tech Talk
Monthly topics from the technical side of things
March, 2025: Understanding Standing Wave Ratio (SWR)
April, 2025: The Art of Soldering
May, 2025: Which Coaxial Cable Should I Use
June, 2025: How the Sun Affects HF Radio Propogation
July, 2025: Understanding the Smith Chart (Video)
August, 2025: What are the "WARC Bands"?
CLICK HERE FOR TECH TOPICS FROM THE PAST
REMEMBER OUR EMCOMM SIMPLEX FREQUENCY!
Please be aware of and remember our area's EMCOMM simplex frequency 146.420 MHz. Program it into your radios. Also remember it is important to turn your squelch completely off when receiving simplex signals.
Broadband Provider Applies To FCC To Encroach Into Amateur Radio Spectrum
Texas based 5G broadband provider AST SpaceMobile has requested that the FCC clear the way for them to use frequencies between 430 and 440 MHz for its planned 248 satellites. That’s right, this is a portion of amateur radio’s allocated spectrum! Amateur operators should stand firmly against this. This puts amateur operators at serious risk of losing constructive use of this part of the spectrum. Read more about this in this article: https://www.pcmag.com/news/ham-radio-users-explain-why-theyre-worried-about-ast-spacemobiles-satellite
EchoLink® on Beauregard Repeater 147.060
Thanks to Richard - WB4BYQ, the EchoLink® system has been activated on the Beauregard Repeater. See the access details and other information on the Repeaters and Nets page under the section for the 147.060 repeater.