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!
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THE YAGI–UDA ANTENNA HAS A BIRTHDAY!
One hundred years ago one of the most iconic antenna configurations of all time for television, radio, radar, and many other uses was born. The YAGI (or properly, the YAGI-UDA) concept was developed in Japan by Professor Hidetsugu Yagi and his assistant, Shintaro Uda. Commonly used in amateur radio since that time, we probably remember it most ardently as a fixture on the roofs of nearly every home in America during the second half of the 20th century. Well done Professor Yagi and Uda-San!
Link to Moonraker’s Yagi Birthday Recognition
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1700789088721120&set=a.488681046598603&type=3
Link to Wikipedia Article on the Yagi-Uda
ALABAMA SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST ("SET") - EVENT 10-31-26
It's time to get serious about our planning for this event. We only have three more meetings before the event date. One is just a couple days before the event.
Information describing the 2026 Simulated Emergency Test or "SET" is in hand.
The event information is available to all amateur radio operators. We need your help to make this the most successful instance of participation in the SET that has ever occurred by the amateurs of our area. This is a high bar since this area has done quite well in the past. We have some big shoes to step into.
The information can be accessed at the link here: https://hamsites-688928000278-us-east-2-an.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2026+SET+DOCUMENTATION.pdf
DIRECT LINKS TO LOCAL HAZCAMS
Some have expressed an interest in direct links to some of the HazCams in the area. I'll put these up here on the front page for now, and move the links back to the Resources and Weblinks page at some point later.
Opelika HazCam on Magazine Avenue Tower: https://hazcams.com/station/opelika-al-us-001
Auburn Univ HazCam on Haley Center: https://hazcams.com/station/auburn-al-us-001
HazCam Website: https://hazcams.com/
EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO LOCAL REPEATER SITE!
Richard - WB4BYQ, has offered to take a group out to one of our local repeater sites some time in October for educational purposes. Many have not been inside a repeater location to see the setup and the equipment, so there is a lot to be learned and its very interesting stuff! A recent poll indicates that a Saturday morning would be best time and day for most of the interested folks. Richard will let us know when he schedules this.
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Tech Talk
Monthly topics from the technical side of things
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
September 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Packet Radio
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Contact Us
Better yet, come and get to know us at a meeting soon!
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.
EAARC Meeting Location
1819 Pepperell Parkway, Suite 202 Opelika, Alabama 36803
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Our Friends
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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