Upcoming Events: An altered club meeting for November will be held Monday January 25th @7pm on our local repeaters. This is due to COVID-19 precautions. Ongoing weekly Dutch Treat Breakfasts are on hold. Our next VE session will be scheduled soon. Normal monthly club meetings are held at the Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital – Birthing […]
Local Beacons
K4RCA/B 1296.240 MHz Grid square EM97we (37.19733 N -80.1527 W) Elevation 3800 ft Located on Poor Mountain behind Roanoke, VA Notes: While not GPS locked, the transmitter frequency is controlled by a high stability ovenized crystal oscillator. The transmit frequency should be within a few 10’s of Hertz of the specified frequency. The transmitter […]
Last Breakfast Picnic Social and Park Fox Hunt for the Year
Saturday, Nov 14th @ 8:30am, Randolph Park, Dublin, VA Another COVID-19 friendly event before the real bad weather starts! Let’s get together again for some fun (at a safe distance). Bring your own breakfast to the small picnic shelter at Randolph Park in Dublin (same place we have the field day activities). Remember, McDonalds and […]
FCC Fees Proposal – What can you do?
For anyone concerned about the new fees being proposed for licensing fees, please follow the link below for information, or use the PDF for guidance. This information will guide your efforts, to include some talking points. ARRL’s Guide to Filing Comments with the FCC (web link – RECOMMENDED)ARRL’s Guide to Filing Comments with the FCC […]
ARRL Virginia Section Ham Radio News
Here is a collection of ARRL Section News from Virginia in PDF format for our club members to view. December 2020 – VASectionNews-20.pdf November 2020 – N/A October 2020 – VASectionNews-18.pdf September 2020 – VASectionNews-17.pdf August 2020 – VASectionNews-16a.pdf
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Results for 2020 – The Year We Make Contact
This page will be updated with running tallies of contest entries, so check back each month! Remember the scores are added per the following: Contacts = 1 pointUnique Contacts (for year) = +5 points eachNew Mode/Band Combo (for year) = +100 points each Winners! Scores below Month Winner Contacts Unique Contacts New Modes/Bands Points March […]
200 Meters and Down
Do you wonder how amateur radio started, or how our bands were determined, or how the ARRL started and how it became the American Radio Relay League? All those questions and more are answered in “200 Meters and Down”. Originally published in 1936, this 184 page book is an easy, informative read; well worth a […]
Satellite Ops – Where to Start?
So far, I’ve yet to make a satellite contact using the FM repeaters available. Seems I’m either not fast enough, the repeater is down, or my equipment isn’t right. There’s always SOMETHING that works against me! EDIT: Finally made a contact on Oct 8, 2020 on SO-50! Sample audio in the article below! So, why […]
2021 Membership Application/Renewals
Please use one of the links below for membership renewals or new applications. Online – 2021 Membership Application or Renewal (takes you to our Google hosted form) Snail Mail – Download/print/mail form and payment (downloads PDF) Dues of $30 can be taken by selecting the “Buy Now” button below. Transactions are through PayPal, but do […]
Breakfast Picnic Social and Park Fox Hunt
This Saturday, Sept 19th @ 8:30am, Randolph Park, Dublin, VA Summer is almost complete, and we haven’t seen each other in a while! What’s the safest activity we can do and still meet up? Well, we seem to like eating, so let’s have a picnic! So, bring your own breakfast to the small picnic shelter […]