I am delighted to announce that Ed N3US and I have agreed that AARC and W4UVA will jointly operate the Virginia QSO Party from the W4UVA club station on Observatory Hill at the University of Virginia. The VA QSO Party is on 18-19 March 2017 this year, 10am-10pm on Saturday and 8am-8pm on Sunday.  … Read the rest

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Check your calendars and make sure you reserve the dates of the events that are most interesting to you.  Events that require the largest rosters are the bike races in April and July.  The extreme runs require fewer volunteers, but the events last much longer. … Read the rest

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by Michael Rein, KA4JJD

A Special Service Award was presented to William Phillips AD6JV “honoring exceptional contributions to the AARC in mentoring: Outreach to young people by chairing Club activities at many Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fairs.”

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Last summer, Greg KW6GB brought to Virginia an idea he picked up from a friend in Wisconsin: a weekly Winlink “net”.  Here in Virginia it’s referred to as Winlink Wednesday.  Winlink Wednesday provides a regular opportunity to test our hardware and software configurations, and to practice our skills in using the Winlink radio email system (www.winlink.org… Read the rest

January 10, 2017  Travis Koshko, W3TJK, Weather and its effect on Communications

February 14, 2017 Rob Capon W3DX, Reverse Beacon Network

March 14, 2017 Alfred Wanderlingh of Batteries Plus Bulbs. Talk will be on Batteries

April 11, 2017 Mike McPherson KQ9P, Mesh Network update

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The 2017 calendar for AARC PS events is already showing dates to reserve.  The Jefferson Cup Bike Races will take place on Sunday, April 2 and may be the 28th year of AARC support for this event.  The Miller School Bike Races cancelled in 2016 are back on the calendar for Sunday, July 16.… Read the rest

Please see the attached report by Michael Rein, KA4JJD, that describes our 2016 Awards Dinner held at the Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville on December 13, 2016.

2016 Awards Dinner Report

Short video from the Dinner courtesy of Vicky Eicher.

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ThumbNet. ( http://www.thumbsat.com/thumbnet ) was born to encourage students around the world to look up at the stars and to give them a chance to feel that they are part of something larger. The hardware to track and monitor radio signals from satellites in orbit is donated to the schools by ThumbNet, and with over 225 volunteer groups in more than 72 countries, we’re having an immediate and positive effect on the lives of hundreds of students around the globe!… Read the rest