WA4TFZ - The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
Serving Albemarle and surrounding counties since 1970
Announcements
...UPCOMING... MARK YOUR CALENDARS...
Tuesday, May 13
is the next meeting of the AARC at the NRAO Auditorium. Mike KI4RIX will be presenting everything we need to know about the conversion of broadcast television to the new digital format. Please plan to attend, and bring someone with you. Another interesting and worthwhile raffle is planned, items will be announced at the meeting. I hope to see you there.
Saturday, May 24
is the bike Tour de Greene. This new event on our calendar should be low key and a lot of fun. It is a variety of rides starting and ending at the SpringHill Baptist Church off Rt 641 west of Rt 29 in northern Albemarle County. If you would like to help out, please contact Vic N3DFS the Greene County EC. For more details and maps check out their web site. http://www.springhillbaptist.org/2008-Tour-de-Greene.174.0.html
Saturday, June 21
is scheduled for for an AARC VE session at NRAO auditorium. The AARC VE team welcomes walk-ins but it helps to let WW4GW know before hand that you are coming and what elements you want to take. VE team members mark your personal calendars, and see you at the VE session.Al Green KD4NRE SK
Our longtime club member and friend Al Green went QRT April 11. We will all miss his laugh, his sense of humor and vast repertoire of jokes. Services will be at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
Jerry Bortner KE4NHP SK
With great regret I pass on the news that Jerry KE4NHP became SK this morning. Jerry was the former EC for Greene County and was the Stanardsville mayor for several years. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Ryan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Norma Dean officiating. Interment will follow at Westover United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Bill Coughlin W2IDN SK
Condolences to the family of Bill Coughlin W2IDN who went QRT on March 1, 2008. Services were held March 5. Friends and family may sign the guest register at teaguefuneralhome.com.
Robert Adamy KB4MCX SK
Sympathy to the family of Bob Adamy KB4MCX of Palmyra, who became a SK February 28, 2008. A private memorial service will be arranged at a later date. Friends may sign the online register book at www.hillandwood.com.
Billy Cottrell W4CZY SK
We extend condolences to the family of Billy Cottrell W4CZY who went QRT February 27. Billy was a former AARC member and lived near Kents Store. Services will be Sunday March 2 at the Chapel United Methodist Church cemetary. Family will receive visitors 7-8:30PM at the Sheridan Funeral Home on Saturday March 1.
Richard Dale K8EV SK
Condolences to the family of K8EV who became Silent Key on Thursday, February 7. Interment is Saturday, February 9, 3PM at the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. A register book is at www.hillandwood.com for those who may wish to remember K8EV.
Features
March Meeting Presentation
If you attended the March meeting, you got a good review of many fine points of station grounding and lightning protection as presented by Alan K9MBQ. If you wold like to study Alan's presentation, you will find his powerpoint slides in the Features Archive. See Alan's slides...
AARC SK Member List
Please remember these former AARC members and friends who are QRT. If anyone knows of a former member or friend who should be added to the list please contact K4DND. ....UNDER CONSTRUCTION.... See the complete list...
2008 AARC Member List
This is the current list of active members of the AARC for 2008. If you are not on this list, and have reason to believe you should be, please contact Alan K9MBQ. ....UPDATED MONTHLY.... See the complete list...
Resources
Northern Piedmont Emergency Net "Net Control" Operator Script
For operators filling the Net Control position on our local emergency
net, we have the suggested "script" in Microsoft
Word Format (right click this link to download the file). This will
enable you to modify the script for your particular station, and save
or print it. If you do not have Microsoft Word, we also have it as a text
file, and a .pdf
file.
The Northern Piedmont Emergency Net is held every Thursday night at 8
p.m. local time.
Dues & Membership
Another year has gone by, and it's time to send in your dues for AARC membership. The membership form is available by clicking on this link. Print it out and fill it out. Please include any changes in callsign, address, etc., along with your payment. The form and payment can be sent to;
AARC MEMBERSHIP
POST OFFICE BOX 6833
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22906
Application for Membership
If you would like to join the AARC, please print and fill out the AARC membership application form and mail it, along with your initial club dues (see the form for information) to the address above.
Waynesboro Repeater Association Membership
The 147.075 repeater of the Wayensboro Repeater Association has one of the most extensive coverage patterns of any repeater in Virginia. It's about 60 feet from the Appalachian Trail on Bear Den Mountain, and both valleys East and West, are clearly visible from the location. Please consider supporting their effort by becoming a member. Here's a membership form. Print it out, fill in the information (they want a copy of your FCC license if you are a first-time member) and send it in.
