Amateur radio operators have long praised FT8 for its ability to punch through weak-signal conditions with minimal bandwidth, but critics have always noted one major limitation: it’s not conversational. Short exchanges of callsigns, grid squares, and signal reports don’t exactly replace a good ragchew. That changes today with the surprise release of Med8, a revolutionary […]
Operations
Winter Field Day 2026
Saturday, January 24th, 2026 10am to midnight. Schedule Saturday 24th:10:00AM – Setup teams meet and deploy antenna and radio systems11:00AM – Winter Field Day Start11:59PM – Tear down and go home This is the fifth year for the club participation in Winter Field Day, and hope you will be able to attend! We will have […]
Review – 2025 Veterans Day Special Event at D-Day Memorial
I joined the New River Valley Amateur Radio Club in 2014. My all-time favorite activity is the special event deployments, be it Field day, Audie Murphy, Winter Field day or the Special event set up at the D-day memorial at Bedford, VA. This is an event that is very special for me for many reasons; […]
2025 Veterans Day Special Event at D-Day Memorial
The NRVARC will be conducting a Special Event during Veterans Day 2025 from the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA.We will be operating under special call sign W2B. Event Details: OperationCall sign – W2BTransmission Times – Nov 11, 1500Z-2000Z (10:00am to 3:00pm EST)Frequencies – 14.275, 7.275 (Check spotting networks during event like http://www.dxsummit.fi/#/?dx_calls=W2B )Grid Location […]
Review – Field Day 2025
Event Summary There was some sunny weather forecast for Saturday June 22nd, 2024, and the weatherman was accurate! What a great weekend for Field Day! This year brought 35 logged visitors, 30 of which were licensed, and were able to get 14 of those operators on the air, doing everything from CW to SSB to […]
The Ins-n-Outs of Multiplexers
Often we find ourselves with the need to share multiple antennas with a single transceiver, or multiple transceivers with a single antenna. So, is this actually possible? The simple answer is yes, but we have to make sure that we understand the principles that are in use with the application to be able to do […]
Field Day 2025
We’re looking forward to participating in the 2025 ARRL Field Day! This year will be Saturday June 28th thru Sunday June 29th for 2025. More details at the ARRL website here. If you would like to join us, come on out! See additional links below for more details.
Special Event at National D-Day Memorial
The NRVARC will be conducting a Special Event during the anniversary of the WWII Allied Normandy invasions. We will be operating from the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, Friday June 6th, 2025 under special call sign W2B. Event Details: OperationCall sign – W2BTransmission Times – Jun 6, 1500Z-2000Z (10:00am to 3:00pm EST), with a […]
Audie Murphy – Special Event Station
2025 May 31, 1400Z-2100Z, W2A, Christiansburg, VA.Conversion for your timezone here! Event station will be run by the New River Valley Amateur Radio Club. Audie Murphy (1925 – 1971)was the most decorated US soldier in World War II. He died in a plane crash on Brush Mountain, near New Castle, VA on May 28, 1971. This special […]
How the QSL Bureau Works
The Amateur Radio QSL Bureau system is a cost-effective way to send and receive QSL cards, especially for international contacts. Here’s how it works and how you can use it efficiently. How the QSL Bureau Works How to Use It to Save Money Tips for Using the Bureau System Efficiently In the United States, the […]