In 2008, W4HOD won the plaque for Multi-Multi SSB in the Alabama QSO Party. Shown is club member Don Huey, KA4NDY receiving the award from Jim Johnson, KC4HW of the Alabama Contest Group.

At least I wasn’t last! AD4EB HP JIM TN 51 71 30 151 39 5,989 N4ZZ HP DON TN 46 53 29 128 34 4,352 WF7T LP BRAD TN 40 44 3 87 31 2,697 K1GU LP NED TN 0 52 26 78 31 2,418 W4HOD(AA4YL) LP CHER AL 0 20 14 34 16 544 […]

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Call: W4HOD Operator(s): AA4YL Station: W4HOD Class: SOAB LP QTH: Loachapoka, AL Operating Time (hrs): 20 Summary: Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries —————————— 160: 80: 40:  10      7        7 20:  31     14       29 15:  20     53       20 10: —————————— Total:  61 […]

The recent K4M DXpedition knows a great digital interface. Look on top of the Icom transeiver. They are using a RigExpert interface. The same interface used by W4HOD with great success. By the way, no RTTY contester at W4HOD chews tobacco.

Call: W4HOD Operator(s): KA4PKB AA4YL Station: W4HOD Summary: Band QSOs ———— 80: 1 40: 47 20: 65 15: 10: ———— Total: 113 Total Score = 4,106,455 Club: Alabama Contest Group Comments: First time for W4HOD in this one. The different scoring made for a very interesting contest. Thanks for all the contacts.Class: MO/Single Xcvr LP […]

The State of Alabama is now issuing a newly designed amateur radio tag. The new tag was issued beginning in May. The design is a fairly radical departure from the former design, but I think it looks very good To receive your amateur radio tag, just present your FCC license to your local motor vehicle […]

On a recent visit to the Loachapoka post office to check the W4HOD mail, there were a stack of QSL cards waiting. KA4PKB and AA4YL spent a couple of hours filling out cards and stuffing envelopes. We mailed 17 DX cards though the ARRL outgoing bureau. It cost $2.50 and the postage on the envelope, not […]