The AARC had a successful VE session on Saturday, 29 June. Congratulations to Geoffrey Sanders KQ4IDY, who qualified for his Amateur Extra license, and to Mark Mahew, Noah Flood, Mark Andersson, Bruce Quinn, Scott Barker, and Peter Francisco, all of whom qualified for their Technician licenses.… Read the rest
Field Day 2024!
Photo by Vickie Eicher.
Another Successful AARC Field Day!
Thanks to fearless leader Bob Romanko, AK4BR, and his team of volunteers.
We had visits from ARRL Roanoke Division Director Dr. James F. Boehner, N2ZZ and Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, contacts with all the US states plus several Canadian provinces and some DX as well!… Read the rest
Location for 29 June 2024 VE session changed
Field Day 2024 is June 22 and 23
What is Field Day?
Date of VE session changed to 29 June 2024
The VE session originally scheduled for Saturday, 22 June, has been rescheduled for Saturday, 29 June, because the 22d is Field Day.
Hank Perritt
K9KDF
Successful VE session on Saturday, 23 March
AARC presented a successful VE session on Saturday, 23 March 2024.
Thanks to the following, who served as VEs:
Dave Damon K4DND
Bob Pattison K4DU
Dave Krovetz KY4IE
Bill Pond N0WP
Jim Owen K4CGY
Congratulations to the following successful test takers:
Debbie Fordham KB4WPE – General
John Washington -General
Joe DiGirolamo – Technician
Robert Bean – Technician
Beverly Bean – Technician
Larry Broach – Technician
Pamela Yursik – Technician
Tom Cotton – Technician
Heather Perry – Technician
John Doss – Technician
Jim Tocci – Technician
Thanks also to Ken Welborn and PVCC for, once again, providing us with a place for the exams.… Read the rest
AARC Monthly Meeting
… Read the restThe Albemarle Amateur Radio Club holds its monthly meeting the second of each month Tuesday at 7PM.
Meetings are held in Room 835 at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) at 7 pm. The room is located on the upper floor of the Technology Wing (building 800), with free parking available in the South Parking Lot.
Remote HF Ops – Bruce Brown, WA9GVK
Video presentation from the January 9, 2024 meeting of AARC… Read the rest
Successful VE session
Congratulations to
John Fiske, who passed his General Class exam
Brian Williams, who passed his Technician exam and
Will Plunkett who passed his Technician exam
Thanks to
Joe Duquette K1MOX
Dave Krovetz KY4IE
Dave Damon K4DND
Ed BerKowitz N3US and
Bob Pattison K4DU
For serving as VEs for the session.… Read the rest
2023 Awards Dinner
On Dec. 12, 2023 the club held its Annual Awards Dinner. Recipients of the awards are listed below.
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