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EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

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EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

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Annual 13 Colonies Special Event

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  Bob Josuweit - WA3PZO and a group of energetic 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.

13 COLONIES EVENT WEBSITE

REPORT ON SUMMER FIELD DAY

EAARC SUMMER FIELD DAY 6-27-26 AND 6-28-26

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


East Alabama Amateur Radio Club YouTube Channel

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

Navigating an HOA and Returning to Amateur Radio and Field Day!

ARRL ARTICLE


LINK TO ARTICLE


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CLUB CALENDAR AND EVENT SCHEDULE

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




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.

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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