The countdown to Heart of Dixie RTTY in North Dakota has begun. Air travel plans made, check. Hotel rooms booked, check. Writelog programmed on laptop and contest set up, check. RigExpert installed on laptop and working, check. W0ZOK has promised us a cookout while we are there. He said he likes brats and beer. Sounds […]
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2011 Field Day
One of our club members has offered his home as a Field Day site. He has plenty of land and trees for antennas. We will be operating from two travel trailers. We are operating in 2A category. One station is full time CW. The second station is part time SSB and RTTY.
Happy Flag Day!
HAPPY FLAG DAY! It was on this day in 1777 that the original 13-star version of our flag was adopted. Long May She Wave!
June Meeting
The June meeting of HODARS is Tuesday, June 14th. Location is the Health Resource Center on Pepperell Parkway, across from the East Alabama Medical Center. The meeting is in the first room on the right. The meeting begins at 7 PM CT. Meeting will cover Field Day preparation at the home of KI4KUT. We will […]
IN THE PLANNING STAGES! The Great HODARS RTTY Expedition July 16-17, 2011 The North America RTTY QSO Party Horace, North Dakota From the QTH of W0ZOK Look For W4HOD/0 W4HOD/0 Operators: K9MUG, KA4PKB, AA4YL, W0ZOK
Happy 4th Birthday to HODARS!
2007-2011
June 6, 1944 – The Day That Changed America
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2011 Alabama QSO Party
The Alabama QSO Party is Saturday, June 4th.The contest runs from 11 AM to 11 PM Central time. Modes are SSB and CW. The QSO Party is sponsored by the Alabama Contest Group. W4HOD will be operating from the home of club member Darrell, K9MUG. Darrell will hold down the CW portion of the contest. […]
Happy Memorial Day!
May Meeting
Dave Morris, W5UP presented a great program Tuesday evening. He explained the beginnings of EQSL, how the system works, the computers and servers that the system is stored, etc. After the program, he offered discounts to the members on the Silver membership with EQSL. Dave also had EQSL hats for sale at a discount. The […]
April Meeting
Pre-meeting supper was at Durango’s in Opelika. As usual Jesus and staff did a great job. Food and service were very good. The April meeting was great. John Laney, K4BAI presented a slide program on the 2006 Radiosport Championship in Florianopolis, Brazil. John gave a very good presentation as well as funny anecdotes on […]
Thursday Evening VE Test & Happy Hour
Congrats to Ken, KJ4ZYC, from Montgomery for passing his Extra class exam Tuesday evening. Not only did he pass, but did not miss a single answer. This VE has not seen many amateurs accomplish that. After the test, Ken, VE Hal- KJ4TD, Bob- KA4PKB; and VE Cheryl- AA4YL adjourned to Moe’s Southwest Grill for happy […]
ARRL VE Test Session
ARRL VE test session will be held Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 6:00 PM CDT. Location is the Career Center inside the Goodwill Industries store on Pepperell Parkway in Midway Plaza. Map Link is shown here. We will be giving the Extra Class test to an amateur from Montgomery. Other license tests will be offered […]
CW Web Site
One of the goals of this admin is to get my CW speed back to at least Extra level. My code is really bad and I am determined to correct that. I have found this web site and it is really helping. http://lcwo.net/
April Meeting – John Laney, K4BAI
John Laney, K4BAI from Columbus, GA, will be presenting the program for HODARS in April. John has promised something interesting for us. With his wealth of contesting and DX experience, I am sure it will be great. The meeting date is April, 12 at 7 PM. Location is the Health Resource Center across from EAMC. […]