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Field Day 2019

Posted on July 22, 2019July 26, 2022by Cam - W4XXV

2019 ARRL Field Day was a great time! Check out our pictures from the event, and click HERE to see our Field Day Summary and information on the contacts made.

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2019 Field Day – June 22-23

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

Field Day is just around the corner – June 22-23, 2019 This is the time for amateur radio operators to take their equipment to the field, giving us the opportunity to work as many other stations as possible while learning to operate in abnormal situations with less than optimal conditions.

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NRVARC at IWLA

Posted on May 1, 2019May 1, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

The NRVARC will be setting up an information/demonstration tent at this year’s Kids Fishing Rodeo at the Izaak Walton League Park in Christiansburg, VA., Sunday May 5th, 2019 from Noon until 5pm. This club outing is organized by KN4OOG (Cindy) and KN4CQV (Bill), so if you would like to help out, please contact them. More […]

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Blings ‘n’ Things Themes for 2019

Posted on March 23, 2019April 28, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

This year our monthly meetings will contain a show ‘n’ tell where members are encouraged to bring in things to show off, explain, and discuss. This “Blings ‘n’ Things” will be themed for each month for a specific topic, but members are encouraged to bring in anything they would like to show. Below is the […]

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History of Digital Modes – Dave Casler KE0OG

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

Really good introduction to the history of amateur radio digital modes by Dave Casler, KE0OG.

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Programming the Baofeng HT

Posted on November 16, 2018by Cam - W4XXV

Need some quick instruction for your Baofeng UV5R? Here is a quick summary of how to program that HT for simplex and repeater operation. Thanks to K2COE for the information!

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N4NRV Net – Audio Recordings

Posted on September 16, 2018December 15, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

If time and circumstances permit, we will be posting recordings of our Nets for the purpose of training and helping radio operators hear their own station as re-broadcast from the Cloyd’s Mountain repeater.

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Building Superheterodyne Receivers 101 with Chuck Adams, K7QO

Posted on August 12, 2018March 29, 2025by Cam - W4XXV

Editors Note:  Since the posting of this page, Chuck Adams has decided to remove all of his content from Youtube. It’s unfortunate for us builders as these videos were full of useful information. The below is kept for historical reasons. If you want to find information from his old website, the Internet Archive may be […]

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Other Nets of Interest

Posted on July 30, 2018March 5, 2021by Cam - W4XXV

This is just a list of Nets that are of special interest to locals to the New River Valley area, or subject matter of interests to the club. If you would like something to be added, please use the contact page. Be sure to include a link to more information about frequencies, schedule, etc. Local […]

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Field Day 2018

Posted on July 29, 2018July 28, 2020by Cam - W4XXV

2018 ARRL Field Day was a great time! New this year were the “Radio Rummage Sale” which was a great hit! Check out our pictures from the event, and click HERE to see the presentation on the contacts made.

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