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!
Welcome to our Club Website. We're happy that you are here!
Welcome to our Club Website. We're happy that you are here!
July 1st, begins the 18th annual 13 Colonies Special Event which is one of the most popular summer time operating events in the world. This event was started by Ken Villone - KU2US (SK). Ken went on in October of this past year, but he had already passed the torch to a new and energetic group of supporters and volunteers to make the event as good or better than always. The time frame for operating this event is July 1, 2026-1300 UTC to July 8, 2026-0400 UTC. Please see the rules and guidelines at the official 13 colonies website, the link is below.
Summer Field Day has come and gone now. It was a big success again. American Legion Post 141 in LaFayette hosted our group and it proved again to be a fantastic venue. We will talk more about the specifics when we meet again, but in the meantime, please go to our Facebook Group to see the pictures and go to our YouTube Channel to see the videos and a slide show.
Here are the links to those:
East Alabama Amateur Radio Club Facebook Group

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.
Results of the 2025 Simulated Emergency Test ("SET") have been published. Alabama again did quite well! Click below to see the list of points. Thanks to Mike - WX4AL for his guidance and assistance.
Click the link below to see images of the recent hard work done by our friends in the Columbus Club on their 146.940 repeater now active on Salem Hill. Photos courtesy of Dave Haworth - KQ4KKU.
Repeater Information: RX 146.940 MHz, TX 146.340 MHz, Offset -0.6 MHz, PL Tone 123.0 Hz
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Tech Talk
Monthly topics from the technical side of things
February 2026: Decoding Resistor Codes/Markings Code Chart
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
CLICK HERE FOR TECH TOPICS FROM THE PAST
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.
1819 Pepperell Parkway, Suite 202 Opelika, Alabama 36803
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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