Outreach

K4RY Moves Station to Solar Power

Ham radio operators have long known how to run their rigs "off the grid." Operating on alternative power sources such as generators, batteries and solar power is a useful skill, whether for fun or when Amateur Radio is pressed into emergency service. QST readers will remember Kim Owen's, KO7U, June 2006 report of running a Field Day CW station from a hydrogen fuel cell and Randy Koehn's, KC5TIL, Oct 2006 article describing a solar powered weather station.

The Auburn University Amateur Radio Club, KR4Y, made its mark in radio history July 2007 when it took occupancy of the university's Solar House and likely became the world's first amateur station that operates its entire facility on solar energy: radios, lights, air conditioning, and yes, even a complete kitchen and laundry machine. Read full story

High school math teams compete at Auburn

The Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering recently gave high school students from schools across the state a chance to test their math skills against their peers. Read full story