EAST ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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March 31, 2025 Storm Spotting Update
Storm Spotters were activated on March 31, 2025 due to impending stormy weather which passed across the State. Storm Spotters, ham radio operators, and others participated in a net led by Mike Watkins - WX4AL. Others participating were KQ4KIC, WB4BYQ, K4HUH, and KX4YZ. Thanks to all others who participated that I may have missed in this list. See attached some images from this storm. IMAGES
The Story of AMSAT-OSCAR 7: The Ham Satellite That Refused To Die
The AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) amateur radio satellite was launched in 1974. At that time, it was only expected to work for about five years. But it continued until 1981 when a battery failure caused it to be written off as dead. But that in not the end of the story!
Simplex Network Update
Activities to develop or improve our simplex network continue. Another structured simplex net will be planned soon (likely to take place in May). Watch this website for further information on the date, time, and details of this event.
In the meantime, less formal simplex exercises will be held each Saturday and Sunday.
Saturdays: 9:00 A.M. until 9:30 A.M. If your time permits, get onto simplex frequency 146.520 and test to see who you can contact and communicate with effectively. Remember to tune your squelch down all the way to allow the best possible reception.
Sundays: 3:45 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.: Just prior to the weekly ARES nets, get onto simplex frequency 146.520 and listen for and respond to the net. There will be net control on this one, so listen for net control's direction.
In all cases, please record the information from you simplex activity and transfer this information to the spreadsheet we have developed for this purpose. The spreadsheet can be found at THIS LINK or on our Simplex Network page on this website. We need to faithfully enter this information in the spreadsheet to provide a useful tool.
How Would You Like To Build a 6 Meter Antenna from Copper Pipe?
Here's a project for you. If you like 6 Meters, or if you are just interested in "The Magic Band", consider this classic homebuild. Thanks to Glynn E. ”Buck" Rogers, Sr. - K4ABT (SK), we have here complete detailed instructions on how to put together a snazzy 6 Meter J-Pole from copper pipe.
Click here for a copy of Mr. Rogers original diagram and instructions! 6 METER J-POLE
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
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