Some in-person activities of the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club (AARC) have gone virtual during the COVID-19 emergency. Monthly meetings are now being facilitated using ZOOM. AARC members will be notified of meeting links via email. Non-members should contact Ed Berkowitz (eberkowitz@sbcglobal.net)… Read the rest
CubeSat Presentation Available
Online Skywarn Training
SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
See below to register for Online Training
April 14, 2020 Meeting – Online
About April 1, I will sent out an email to all club members with the Link and instructions on using Zoom to conduct our April meeting. If you are not a member and would like to attend, please contact me. Ed Berkowitz, President AARC… Read the rest
March 4, 2020 Special VE Session
(L-R) Mike Rein KA4JJD, Bill Pond N0WP, Bob Pattison K4DU, Katie Breaud with CSCE (now KO4CKD), Ed Berkowitz N3US, Don Eason N4UVA, Mark Gorlinsky WA1A and Dave Damon K4DND. Photo by Connie Pond.A special VE session was held at Broadus Wood Elementary School on Wednesday, March 4.… Read the rest
Hams Remove Red Cross Antennas
AARC members are used to putting up antennas, but pulling them down? That was what 7 club members were up to on Saturday, Feb. 22 as they removed 2-m and low-band (47.42 MHz – a dedicated Red Cross frequency) antennas from the Red Cross headquarters in Charlottesville.… Read the rest
Time to Renew Your AARC Membership!
It is now time to renew your AARC membership for 2020. Dues remain $20 for individuals and $25 for family memberships.
To renew, login to the AARC web site using the Log-in link on the lower left, then select the “Renew AARC Membership” link on the middle left.… Read the rest
AARC 2019 Awards Dinner Report
W4UVA Open House
W4UVA will hold an open house on Sunday, 10 November 2019, from 2-4pm at the W4UVA shack. (See https://www.w4uva.org/location/ for directions.)
We will be operating a voice station and a digital station for DX (distance) contacts around the world; a satellite antenna and radio for making contacts through amateur radio satellites; a Winlink radio email station for sending email via amateur radio; and an amateur radio mesh networking node.… Read the rest
ARES Training on Mesh
The Albemarle, Charlottesville, UVA Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) group held a practice session on using 5.8 GHz mesh at Albemarle Square Shopping Center on Saturday October 19, 2019.
