The January 14 AARC meeting will be held via Zoom at 7 pm on Tuesday January 14. The zoom link has been distributed via email to club members. If you are not a club member, but would like to attend, email jhp7e@hotmail.com… Read the rest

The AARC held a successful VE session on Saturday, the 14th.

Congratulations to:

Tom McDermott, who passed his Technician, General, and Extra Class exams;

Martin Anderson, KQ4TQI, who passed his General exam;

Christopher Flood, KQ4TOG, who passed his General exam;

Robert Gettleman;

Dennis Barnett;

Andrew Mercer;

Gabriele Devito; and

Caleb Butts,

all of whom passed their Technician exams.… Read the rest

Richard Freeman (KI4QKV) was born on November 18, 1929, 95 years ago.

On Saturday, November 23rd, 81 of his friends and relatives threw Rich a surprise 95th birthday party! The secret surprise party was held at the Shenandoah Crossing, a high-end resort in Gordonsville, VA.… Read the rest

The November AARC Meeting featured a talk on batteries for ham radio by Alfred Wanderlingh, comparing the newer LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) and traditional lead-acid batteries.

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AARC held a successful tailgate swapfest at Darden Towe Park on Saturday Nov. 9. Over 20 hams participated, a good number going home with new items for the shack. It was great to put faces to some callsigns! The swapfest was held at the lower end of the main Darden Towe parking lot, due to youth soccer activities being held at the top end.… Read the rest

AARC completed the donation of 17 MURS (Multi-Use Radio Service) radios to replace the failing radios used by the Charlottesville Racing Club Junior Mountain Bike Team on October 29, 2024.

Any given mountain bike practice typically includes about 80 kids and 25 adults spread throughout six or seven riding groups.… Read the rest

If you are not yet aware, the emergency HF frequencies for Hurricane Milton in the USA are:

We should avoid these frequencies.

Visit the Hurricane Watch Net online.… Read the rest