Mentoring
NFARL is committed to helping the North Fulton ham community improve their amateur radio skills and equipment. We have established a mentoring program that enables you to have access to the knowledge of an experienced ham. Our mentors volunteer their time to help you become a better ham.
On this page is a quick overview of selected areas of interest to beginning hams.
Click here to see a more complete list of our volunteer mentors and the areas they support. If you do not see your topic in either list, submit the question to mentor@nfarl.org and we will see if we can identify a mentor for your topic. Don't be shy — your request will go a long way toward helping others who need support in your area of interest.
TechNet
NFARL hosts a TECH NET each week on Monday night at 8:30PM local time on the 145.47 machine. The purpose of this net is to discuss all things technical that are related to ham radio. Each week a series of questions from the General Class License examination pool are discussed. More ...
License Upgrade Help
NFARL members stand ready to help you meet your upgrade goals. We can meet with you to outline a plan of study, answer your questions, and get you ready for the test.
In the meantime, here are several on-line resources our members have found helpful:
When you are ready, you can take the test at our club's testing session which occurs once per quarter. Or you can go to one of the testing sessions listed here.
Contact us and arrange for one of our Elmers/Mentors to get you on the way to a higher class ticket. In the meantime, check out one of our featured articles - Ten Ways to have the Most Fun in Ham Radio.
For helpful info, check out this site. You'll also get lots of ideas from our Yahoo Group (there's a link in the menu bar to the left).
Antenna Installation
NFARL has many members who are willing to help you design, build and even install your antenna. We often have Antenna Build-a-thons as part of our Mid-Month Madness activities. More .... Again, contact us via the Contact page if you need help with your antenna challenges.
Equipment Loan Around
The club has a variety of equipment we can loan to you to get you on the air. This equipment belongs to members who have put it in a pool that can be borrowed for a week or a month or ??? But you have to ask! Contact w4qo@nfarl.org to borrow
equipment or to donate to the Loan Around Program.
Station Planning and Setup
Many hams do not know the steps involved in setting up a station, whether it's VHF or HF. Our members will help you with these decisions. What to buy, where to get it, what's a good price, etc. Let us know how we can help.
If you join our yahoo reflector/group (see button at left), you will often see equipment listed for sale. Always a good idea to buy from other club members.
Ham Classes
Watch our Mid-Month Madness (see under ACTIVITY button) for programs where members of our club present technical and operational information. Also, the ARRL has online courses if you want to go that route. More ...
