Our next AARC meeting is set for August 12 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will convene at the NRAO and feature Marty Wangberg, W4MBW who will talk about amazing “skyhooks,” magnetic loop antennnas.
Note that meeting is at 7PM, a half houtlr earlier than in the past.… Read the rest
Hamfests: Berryville, Roanoke – First weekend in August.
Roanoke Hamfest Saturday 2014-08-02 http://w4ca.com/page.php?5
Berryville Hamfest Sunday 2014-08-03 http://www.shenvalarc.org/hamfest
Roanoke has made an effort to invite our club. Contact jim Owen K4CGY for Roanoke tickets. You can buy a ticket and be eligible for the door prize even if you don’t actually attend.… Read the rest
AARC Awards Committee
The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club has established an Awards Committee to
oversee the development and presentation of Club awards. The Committee
is particularly interested in awards that recognize and thereby foster
operating by new hams, encourage participation in Club activities, and
increase the fun of amateur radio.… Read the rest
Sunday 2014-07-27 – Miller School Road Race
SUNDAY, July 27th, 2014 starting at the Miller School of Albemarle
Volunteers needed!
Same as usual. No rest stops, SAG vehicles involved, hams needed at corners where we have been before, lunch is provided, safety meeting before race.
Organizer: Ruth Stornetta +1-434-987-5406 (UVA page)
Contact email given on usacycling, though, happens to be for Dean of Faculty, Peter Hufnagel, phufnagel@millerschool.org… Read the rest
Tue 2014-07-08 – AARC July Monthly Meeting: DXing
Ed N3US at home station
Photo by AK4OL
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Meeting starts at 7:30pm and ends at 9PM. Board meeting starts at 7PM.
Presentation: Ed Berkowitz N3US will present on DXing (long distance radio contacts).
Meeting is in the NRAO auditorium, 520 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, VA
Lat/Long: geo:38.036817,-78.518115
google map
Public is welcome to attend.… Read the rest
Hosting Upgrades
Dreamhost has helped to upgrade the hosting software version for security fixes.… Read the rest
AARC Field Day 2014
AARC 2013 Field Day Station Morse Code (HF CW) Station
Photo Credit: Mark Whitis AK4OL, License: CC-BY-3.0-US
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https://www.albemarleradio.org/field_day_2014/
Click on this button 
now to add this event to your google calendar (operating hours only, see below for a link which includes setup and teardown).… Read the rest
Bike MS Tour De Vine June 14-15, 2014; AARC Public Service Event
AARC is once again providing communications support for the Bike MS Tour De Vine (formerly known as the MS-150) which is a two day bike ride on Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15. AARC has supported this event for decades.… Read the rest
Saturday 2014-05-31: Digital EMComm Summit
We invite you to join us for the next step in this exploration, a ?Digital EmComm Summit,? to be held on Saturday, 31 May 2014, from 9am until noon at the Dunlora Community Clubhouse, 1195 River Oaks Ln., Charlottesville, VA, 22901.… Read the rest
Field Day 2014 Signup!
Signup for operating shifts is now available! Click on the big green button to go to the VolunteerSpot Web site:
More details will be available soon…… Read the rest