EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
This is the internet home of our Club. Welcome to all!
EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
This is the internet home of our Club. Welcome to all!
This is the internet home of our Club. Welcome to all!
This is the internet home of our Club. Welcome to all!
UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
Check back here often to stay aware of upcoming meetings, events, or other important dates related to The Club or ham radio activities.
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On Air
The ARES net is held each Sunday afternoon beginning at 4:00 P.M. Central time. A number of repeaters are tested by local amateurs during th...
On Air
On Air
We would like to have your participation in our weekly net on Thursday evenings which begins at 7:30 P.M. Central Time (8:30 P.M. Eastern). ...
On Air
On Air
The ARES net is held each Sunday afternoon beginning at 4:00 P.M. Central time. A number of repeaters are tested by local amateurs during th...
On Air
1819 Pepperell Pkwy Suite 202 Opelika, AL 36803
We will get together for a Club Meeting on THURSDAY MAY 19TH at the Lee County 911 Center, 1819 Pepperell Parkway, Suite 202, Opelika, AL ...
1819 Pepperell Pkwy Suite 202 Opelika, AL 36803
On Air
We would like to have your participation in our weekly net on Thursday evenings which begins at 7:30 P.M. Central Time (8:30 P.M. Eastern). ...
On Air
Results of May 3, 2025 Simplex Net
The Simplex Net on May 3rd was a big success. Thank you to all who participated in this. We are reviewing the results as they are written into the spreadsheet. This exercise and the information generated by it has the potential to make simplex communications in the event of an emergency much more practicable and gives us a good idea of viable simplex paths with our neighbors. Please keep your simplex skills sharp. We will schedule periodic simplex exercises going forward to keep our abilities "in tune".
Yaesu Announces New QRP Rig
There is quite a bit of buzz going on out there now about Yaesu's latest annonuncment, the FTX-1 Series QRP radio. The radio is apparently going to be available in at least two configurations with price points of around $1,500 for the FTX-1 Field to around $1,900 for the FTX-1 Optima, which will come with a 100 watt amplifier. These radios come with a 6400 mAh Li-Ion battery. The major distributors are taking reservations now. Is this machine the next POTA favorite??
Use the Local Repeaters!
We are lucky to have several first-class repeaters to use for 2-meter work in our area. Feel free to get onto these machines and use them. Activity on these repeaters:
Thanks for actively keeping them in use. See the "Repeaters and Nets" page for more information.
Tech Talk
Monthly topics from the technical side of life:
December, 2024: Single Side Band
January, 2025: Antenna Resonance and Bandwidth
February, 2025: Near-Vertical Incident Skywave, or “NVIS” Antennas
March, 2025: Understanding Standing Wave Ratio (SWR)
April, 2025: The Art of Soldering
May, 2025: Which Coaxial Cable Should I Use
The East Alabama Amateur Radio Club ("EAARC") website will provide you with an online introduction to our Club if we haven’t yet met. The website provides timely notice of upcoming events, informative and educational pages and weblinks (which will be a resource for your amateur radio study and testing), and otherwise serves as a resource for anyone interested or active in the ham radio hobby. Our goal for the website is to create a modern, user-friendly, informative, and intuitive web presence for The Club. We welcome your interaction and suggestions! Feel free to provide suggestions for additions or changes to our website using the "CONTACT US" feature below. Send other questions or comments as well! If we haven't already, we hope to meet you 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.
1819 Pepperell Parkway, Suite 202 Opelika, Alabama 36803
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