The December Issue of the club newsletter, The Beacon, is now available. To download in pdf go to the index on the left.… Read the rest
AARC Awards Banquet reservations stand at 70 today
Reservations for the 2011 AARC Annual Awards Banquet are rolling in and at this date and time, they stand at 70 — an all time record. If you want to attend, scroll down this page and you will find reservation details.… Read the rest
AARC Final VE Session of 2011
Saturday, November 12 saw a great turnout of AARC VEs and potential licensees and upgrades. Many thanks to Mark WA1A, the AARC VE Liaison and the following VEs. Bill AD6JV, Bill N0WP, Bill K4IB, Linda KI5LLB, Dave K4DND, Terry KT4UO, Harry W2HD, Alan K9MBQ, Don K4UVA, Will KJ4XZ, and Jim K4CGY.… Read the rest
Amateur Radio License Test Session November 12
There will be an Amateur Radio License test session on Saturday, November 12, starting at 9 am in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 520 Edgement Road, Charlottesville. Tests will be available for all three license classes. You must bring a photo ID, pencils and $15 in cash for the fee.… Read the rest
November Issue of the Beacon
The November Issue of the Beacon is now available for download. The current and past issues of the Beacon can be accessed from the index column on the left.… Read the rest
Club Meeting Set for November 8 — How about a clothesline Antenna
Our next AARC Club Meeting will be held on November 8 at 7:30 pm at the NRAO. K4THE will give a presentation on his Variable Off-Center Fed Folded Dipole, aka the VA2ERY Clothesline Antenna, along with a discussion of JT-65 weak signal digital mode for HF.… Read the rest
Annual Dinner
Get your tickets at $17 per person for the AARC Annual Awards Dinner on Dec 13, 6:30p at Elks Lodge, 389 Elks Dr (Google Maps).
Online tickets must be purchased by Thu., Dec. 8, 11:59p US Eastern Time.… Read the rest
Up-dated club roster posted
The club roster has been up-dated as of October 14, 2011 to include 126 members — four of whom are Associate Members who are working on obtaining their call.… Read the rest
K4CGY’s tower erection pictures posted
New pictures are always popping up on the Photo Gallery. Check out the pictures of the tower erection at K4CGY’s QTH. Just go to the column on the left and find Photo Gallery nine buttons down from the top. Click on the name and presto you are there to browse and gape.… Read the rest
AARC Repeater Update
The AARC Technical Committee is pleased to report the following progress.
1. The WA4TFZ 146.925 repeater is back on Heard’s Mt and appears to be functioning normally.
‘2. The WA4TFZ 146.895 repeater audio level has been set.
3. The WA4TFZ 224.760 repeater desense problem has been corrected and the TX frequency tweaked.… Read the rest