Sam’s Country breakfast plate ($9) plus dutch apple crepes ($6).
Photo: AK4OL. CC-BY-3.0-USThe breakfast bunch (an informal gathering of hams) will be gathering at Sam’s Kitchen (not Panera bread as we have been) in Albemarle County about 2.5 miles north of Charlottesville city limits..… Read the rest
Curious about Spear’s Mountain?
Spears Mountain Underground bunker site and Troposcatter reflectors
Photo credit: USGS Gladstone 7.5min quad 2013 USTopo GeoPDF
If you ever wondered about Spear’s Mountain in Buckingham County, or Peter’s Mountain in Albemarle County, you will definitely be interested in the following.… Read the rest
Repeater Maintenance – Marshal Manor and Bucks Elbow
Marshal Manor Tower and Shack.
Photo Credit: AK4OL
This photo cost me 300 chigger bites.We had two Repeater Maintenance trips in the last week.
Wednesday 2013-07-24, Marshal Manor
- Bill Pond N0WP
- Jim Owen K4CGY
- Al Bogden KF4AGT
- Jeff Bogden KK4SHN
- Mark Whitis AK4OL
Buck’s Elbow, Saturday 2013-07-27
- Bill Pond N0WP
- Jim Owen K4CGY
- Dave Damon K4DND
- Mike McPherson KQ9P
- Mark Whitis AK4OL
Read on to learn a little more about these two sites.… Read the rest
August Issue of The Beacon is now available
The August Issue of The Beacon has been uploaded and now available for your information and entertainment.… Read the rest
AARC has a Twitter hashtag!
Although many people have strong feeling about Twitter – both positive and negative – there is no denying that it is very useful for instant, one-to-many communications in certain situations. For those times when it would be useful, let’s tweet with the hashtag #albemarleradio.… Read the rest
local GIS data resources
GIS data:
Virginia:
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/gisdata.html
Charlottesville:
http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=155
Albemarle:
http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=gds&relpage=3914
Green county:
http://greenegis.timmons.com/
Nelson county
http://www.nelsoncountygis.org/
Virginia GeoPDFs
data.usgs.gov/kml/gda/va_drg_geopdf.kml
http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/%28xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=%24ROOT%29/.do
http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/aerial.html
Good news is that USGS has just recently released 2013 US Topo maps for virginia in geoPDF format. These contain streets, contour lines, elevation maps (which can be shown as shaded relief), and 1m resolution satellite imagery.… Read the rest
CERT events and Emergency Alerts
Register for cell phone text message emergency Alerts from the Albemarle/Charlottesville/UVA Emergency Communications Center at https://acuecc.onthealert.com/.
This is separate from the broadcast addressed Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) users of newer model cell phones on participating carriers may be able to receive although the messages may overlap.… Read the rest
Berryville Hamfest
The Shenandoah Valley
Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
ARRL APPROVED HAMFEST
63rd Annual Berryville Hamfest
and Computer Show
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, Berryville, VA
- GATE OPENS AT 6:00 AM
- DONATION $6.00, children under 16 free
- ADDITIONAL $10.00 FOR A TAIL-GATE SPACE
- INDOOR VENDOR TABLES BY RESERVATION (see below)
- SPECIAL EVENT PRICING AT HAMPTON INN (1204 Berryville Ave.,
UPDATED AFTER EVENT: Miller School Road Race 2013-07-28 – Public Service Event
Route shown in red with repeater locations as yellow thumbtacks. Click to enlarge or view on
google maps or RideWithGps without repeater locations.
The miller school race is on Sunday, July 28th.… Read the rest
New Club Award
Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
Central Virginia Repeater Century Award
Our President states, “To encourage use of repeaters in Central Virginia and in celebration of our 50th year as a radio club, the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club announces the “Central Virginia Repeater Century Awardâ€.”… Read the rest