The following local businesses donated food items for our Field Day 2018:
Panera Bread
The Fresh Market
Wegmans
Starbucks
McDonalds
Wayside Chicken… Read the rest
Media Coverage of AARC 2018 Field Day
WINA PODCAST ABOUT OUR 2018 FD:
https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/ham-radio-field-day-this-weekend-ed-berkowitz
CBS 19 NEWS COVERAGE:
http://www.cbs19news.com/video?vid=486411241
NBC 29 NEWS COVERAGE:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/38493918/albemarle-amateur-radio-club-joins-35000-others-across-the-us-for-field-day-2018
Nice shout-out from the APCO (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials) Virginia Chapter
https://www.facebook.com/vaapco/posts/1729013443878877… Read the rest
Field Day 2018, June 23 & 24
Final status of the on-the-air portion of the AARC Field Day 2018 activity can be seen at:
https://www.albemarleradio.org/fd2018viz
Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of Amateur Radio.… Read the rest
Proposed AARC Bylaws update Approved at July 10, 2018 Meeting
The Final Approved Version of the Bylaws approved at the July 10, 2018 meeting are posted in the Club Documents section of the AARC website.
AARC Monthly Meeting, 8 May 2018
AARC Monthly Meeting, 10 April 2018
Work the World with WSJT-X – Dr. Joe Taylor
Joe Taylor, K1JT, spoke at the 2018 MicroHAMS Digital Conference in Redmond, Washington.
Tech Class Graduates Receive Their Calls
New graduates of the AARC Technician Licensing Class are receiving their call signs today, after finding them on FCC and ARRL databases. The class, which was conducted at Our Lady of Peace retirement community between January 11 and March 15, added 13 new Technician licensees to the ranks of local hams.… Read the rest
Video on Hams in a Nuclear Emergency
Mike Rein (KA4JJD) was nice enough to point out this NBC-news “Left F!eld” video blog that discusses the potential role of ham radio in emergencies – and just happened to be in Hawaii during the false Nuclear Alert they recently had there, adding some additional drama.… Read the rest