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!
Participate in EAARC Summer Field Day 2026!
When
Setup June 26th and morning of 27th. Operation June 27th beginning from 1:00 P.M. until the 28th at 3:59 P.M.
Where
The American Legion Post 141 at 2115 Co Rd 32 LaFayette, AL 36832.
Details
Robert Ball - KQ4GEV has done great planning for us so that we can achieve meaningful participation in this important event.. He presented his plan at the meeting on 6-11-26 and his presentation materials and all related files are now available to us on Google Drive at the link below.
There are several files in this folder. Of particular importance, we would like participants to register your interest and anticipated participation on the "Registration Info" sheet.
Other files are Robert's presentation from our meeting in PowerPoint and PDF formats, the complete rules packet (a should-read for all), a folder of site photos, and the official field day logo.
This is coming up very soon so please act now to provide the needed information and to make other preparations.
LINK TO SUMMER FIELD DAY FILES BELOW:
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.
Tech Talk
Monthly topics from the technical side of things
December 2025: Refresher on Ohm's Law and related material
January 2026: Installing Crimp Connectors on COAX Cable
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?
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.
