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EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

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MEETING TONIGHT THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 6TH

We hope that you can come to the meeting of The East Alabama Amateur Radio Club tonight, Thursday evening August 6th beginning around 6:00 P.M. Central Time at the Lee County 911 Administrative Offices at 1819 Pepperell Pkwy, Suite 202, Opelika, AL 36803, a one story brick building behind the State Farm Insurance building. You don’t have to be a member or a licensed ham to come to the meetings. All you need is an interest in amateur radio and a good heart. The location (address above) is on Pepperell Parkway right up the road towards Opelika from the hospital, just a few hundred feet past Jack’s and on the same side of the road. A map is available at the bottom of this page.


See you there!

FCC CITES LARGE LINKED GMRS NETWORK

The FCC cited the North Georgia GMRS Network for violating 47 CFR § 95.1749, which restricts internet or network connections strictly to remote control rather than broadcasting voice traffic across multiple linked or simulcasted repeaters.

Key FCC Enforcement Details

  • The Rule: Section 95.1749 allows GMRS repeaters to connect to the public switched network or other networks (such as the internet) only for remote control purposes.
  • The Violation: Using internet or wireline links to convey audio messages simultaneously across multiple repeaters over-the-air is prohibited. 
  • The Target: Enforcement actions explicitly scrutinized massive multi-repeater footprints functioning outside of localized, independent operation. 

BRIERFIELD IRONWORKS HISTORICAL STATE PARK NOW A POTA PARK!

NEW POTA PARK IN ALABAMA NOW DESIGNATED!

Thanks again to the efforts of Bobby Meadows - N0OZZ, the Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park has now been designated as Parks On The Air (POTA) Park US-13533.

This park is between Clanton and Tuscaloosa just off Montevallo Road (Hwy 25).  There is more information on the POTA website about the park at https://pota.app/#/park/US-13533 and the park itself has a nice website at https://brierfieldironworks.org/.  Thanks Bobby!  A current list of all Alabama POTA parks is available at this link:   AL POTA PARKS LIST

NOTE ABOUT THURSDAY EVENING 2 METER NETS

Alternate Repeater In Case 147.150 MHz Machine Goes Down During Net

During the EAARC 2-meter net on 7-30-2026, the Salem Hill 147.150 MHz repeater timed out or overheated.  In the event that this ever happens again, please be aware that the alternate repeater is the Beauregard repeater, 147.060 MHz with a +6.0 MHz offset and PL tone 123.0.  If the Salem Hill machine goes down for any reason, please tune immediately to the Beauregard repeater and we will continue our net from there.  The Beauregard repeater is our accepted alternate or standby repeater for these nets. 

huntsville hamfest 2026 coming up august 22nd and 23rd

HUNTSVILLE HAMFEST 2026 WEBSITE  

22 Von Braun Center South Hall

700 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL 35801

August 22 & 23, 2026

Hours:  Saturday 9 AM — 4:30 PM,  Sunday 9 AM — 3 PM

Admission (advance purchase) $12, (at the door) $15


LINK TO MAILER

LINK TO FLYER

POTA PERformer antenna revealed

The POTA PERformer antenna is a portable, elevated, resonant HF vertical antenna designed specifically for Parks on the Air (POTA) and other field‑portable amateur radio operations by Greg Mihran - KJ6ER. Its defining features are high efficiency, fast deployment, and excellent performance from 40m through 6m. Ken Walters and Bobby Meadows provided the Club with a valuable presentation on this antenna at our meeting on May 28th.  You can see Greg Mihran's design by clicking on the image or on the link below.

LINK TO DESIGN OF POTA PERFORMER

New Technician Question Pool Effective July 1, 2026

On July 1, 2026, a new Element 2 Technician class question pool became effective for Technician license examinations. This new Technician question pool includes 409 questions and three diagrams.  The East Alabama Amateur Radio Club's testing facility has the updated version available and we are ready to test for all classes of operator licenses now.


LINK TO NEW TECHNICIAN QUESTION POOL

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Tech Talk

Monthly topics from the technical side of  things

March 2026: The Basics of Electrical Resistance

April 2026:  Antenna Theory

May 2026: RF Circuit Design - Getting Started

June 2026: What is Arduino?

July 2026: Vacuum Tubes and Thermionic Emission 

August 2026:  Using a Nano VNA


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.

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We love ham radio enthusiasts, so feel free to visit our next meeting to get to know us better. You don't need to be a member to come. You don't need to be licensed to come to a meeting.  Even if you are just curious about ham radio, come by!  The meetings are relaxed, informative, and fun.

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1819 Pepperell Parkway, Suite 202 Opelika, Alabama 36803

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We are friends with many other amateur radio clubs and organizations 

including the following local organizations:


W4HOD The Heart of Dixie Amateur Radio Society  W4HOD.ORG

W4CVY The Columbus Amateur Radio Club W4CVY.ORG

AB4KE The LaGrange Amateur Radio Club LAGRANGERADIOCLUB.ORG

K4YWE The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club FACEBOOK.COM/K4YWE

W4AP The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club W4AP.ORG

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