SECTION NEWS

AL Section Web Page at http://alarrl.com/

 Welcome to the Alabama Section of the ARRL web.  

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Alabama  HF Nets

• Alabama Day-Net 3.965.0 - The Alabama Day-Net meets daily at 10 AM on 3.965.0.  There is an informal session that starts at 9:30 AM and is a great place to chat with the hams who are active on HF throughout the state.  Stop by and chat with a great bunch of hams.
• Alabama ARES State Net  - The Alabama ARES State Net meets each Sunday at 2100 UTC (3PM CST) on 7.243.0.  The NCS is Mike Watkins, WX4AL, and check-ins are taken from ARES districts. All  District Emergency Coordinators (DECs) and Emergency Coordinatoars (ECs) are encouraged to participate. Also the ARES Digitial Net starts at 2:30 PM prior on 7.110 MHZ using  PSK-31, etc. 
• Alabama Emergency Net Mike (AENM) - The Alabama Emergency Net Mike meets daily at 23:30 UTC (6:30 CDST)  and Sunday mornings at 8 AM (1300 UTC) on 3.965.0 and is part of the National Traffic System (NTS). Check-ins are taken by Alabama Counties.

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A number of good hamfest are coming up in Alabama  They afford a place to meet fellow hams as well as buy and sell that Ham Radio gear or junk.  So make sure you attend these as it is a must!

Hamfest in Alabama 2015    

•  March 7-8, 2015 - BirminghamFest , an ARRL Section Convention, sponsored by the Birmingham ARC.  Zamora Temple; 3521 Ratliff Road; Irondale, AL.    www.w4cue.com
• April 11, 2015 - Mobile Hamfest sponsored by the Mobile ARC.
• April 25, 2015 - Headland Hamfest, Headland, AL sponsored by the Wiregrass ARC. For more information contact Densie WIlliams, KJ4VDE.
• May 30, 2015 - Fort Payne Hamfest, Fort Payne, AL sponsored by the DeKalb County ARC. For more information contact Jimmy Killian, KK4ICU.
• August 15-16, 2015 - Huntsville Hamfest, Huntsville, AL sponsored by the Huntsville ARC.    http://www.hamfest.org/  
• November 7, 2015 - Montgomery Hamfest, Montgomery,AL sponsored by the Montgomery ARC.    For more informaiton contact Fred Beatty, K8AJX.               

I hope all of you that can will attend these as if you don't hamfest will be a thing of the past.    See ya there!

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ARRL Alabama Section Section Manager: David Drummond, W4MD w4md@arrl.org

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Alabama has many fine amateurs that make up clubs, special events and various amateur activities.; See the Alabama Section web site at http://alarrl.com/ or contact me to learn about amateur radio happenings in Alabama. 

David M. Drummond, W4MD

ARRL AL Section Manager

5001 Lakehurst Drive

Northport, AL  35473

205-391-7249 Cell

e-mail: w4md@arrl.org

web site: http://alarrl.com/