New River Valley Amateur Radio Club – N4NRV – Page 12

Reviews
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- Soldering

Review of the Zeny 853D – Solder and Hot Air Rework Station

Posted on March 24, 2018March 9, 2025by Cam - W4XXV

Great Value/3-in-1 Solder Station First, a Safety Caution!! The included cable with my unit was wired incorrectly for North America, and could result in the unit being powered despite being turned off, or the fuse being blown. This could result in exposure to electrical shock! Recommend checking your cable against the included images, and replacing […]

Activities
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- Contesting
- Operations

2018 Virginia QSO Party

Posted on March 17, 2018by Cam - W4XXV

Live in Virginia and want to make some contacts quickly? Others will be looking for you! Great opportunity for our locals here. DATES Saturday, 17 March 1400 UTC – Sunday, 18 March 0400 UTC and Sunday, 18 March 1200 UTC – 2400 UTC. For local Virginians, this means Saturday 10 AM – 12 Midnight, and […]

Activities
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- Events
- Nets

N4NRV Nets

Posted on March 10, 2018October 11, 2018by Cam - W4XXV

The New River Valley Amateur Radio Club would like to invite any licensed amateur radio operator within the sound of our repeaters to check in to our twice weekly nets. New or seasoned amateurs will find a friendly and learning atmosphere to our nets. We look forward to hearing from you. Thursday / Sunday FM Net This […]

Building
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- Reviews
- Soldering

Circuit Board Holder Review

Posted on February 27, 2018March 9, 2025by Cam - W4XXV

“Call the spouse in here, I need a third hand!” This is probably not the best idea when dealing with hot molten solder and funny smelling smoke, but it may be necessary to get those components soldered on for the newest ham radio kit you’ve acquired. May I suggest that you may have a steadier […]

Operations
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- Resources

Current Conditions and Space Weather

Posted on February 20, 2018July 21, 2024by Cam - W4XXV

Please let me know if there is another tool that you would like to add to this page. Lightning Awareness Real time Lightning Map (United States) Propagation Forecast Custom to your Grid- https://hf.dxview.org/perspective/EM97oc http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/6/1 Space Weather Forecast Other Info Radio Conditions Dashboard by NOAA SOHO Space Weather – NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory – NASA […]

EmComm
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- Operations

Hawaii’s Communication Breakdown – Ham Radio to Rescue

Posted on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018by Cam - W4XXV

Great video that shows the importance of ham radio and EmComm communications. More information about Emergency Communications here: http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-campaign