Jeff Heavlin and I made a trip to Bucks Elbow this morning to address the linking of the 146.925 (Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital) and 146.895 (Bucks Elbow site). On August 29, we had done the first “phase” when we installed a newer link radio and moved the Fusion repeater from service as the 444.250 repeater to service as the new 146.925 repeater.… Read the rest
Portable Operation
The presentation on portable operation of amateur radio stations at the August AARC meeting by Dennis Terrible, WR4i is now available on the club YouTube channel, or via the direct link https://youtu.be/ww83I0JISKo. It is a great way to learn some tricks that will let you operate all over the globe.… Read the rest
AARC Picnic: Rescheduled to Sept 23 Chris Greene Lake Park 5 PM NEAR CHO Airport
This year’s Picnic will now be held on Sunday, September 23 at Chris Greene Lake, Park, Shelter 1, north of CHO Airport. There is no entrance fee to the Park after Labor Day. Due to anticipated heavy rain on September 16, we decided to reschedule it to hopefully a dryer day, September 23 No need to re-register.… Read the rest
2018 Field Day Assessment at the July Meeting
The video is available of the assessment of the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club Field Day 2018 at the July Meeting. It includes:
- 1) the Field Day in 2 minutes video,
- 2) Bob Romanko (AK4BR) looks at the pluses and minuses,
- 3) Mike McPherson (KQ9P) discusses his fantastic near real-time display, and
- 4) Dennis Terribile (WR4I) compares contacts with previous years.
Heard Mt. trip video
If you’ve ever wondered about what it takes to get to a repeater site, this video is for you! Thanks to K4OLW and his dash-cam, we’ve got video of our trip to the 146.760 site on 6/27. There is no audio, and the entire video/trip is 20 minutes in length. … Read the rest
Field Day Photos & Video
You can view the Field Day 2018 photos from Jim Wilson (https://photos.app.goo.gl/fWLGp3hJMqLsnhoq8) and of the storm-accelerated takedown at https://photos.app.goo.gl/sf9UrSef622JfCoB8, courtesy of Vicky E.
There is also the thrilling “AARC Field Day in 2 minutes” video on the club YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/1IBS0Jsee6w.… Read the rest
Thanks to These Field Day 2018 Sponsors
The following local businesses donated food items for our Field Day 2018:
Panera Bread
The Fresh Market
Wegmans
Starbucks
McDonalds
Wayside Chicken… Read the rest
Media Coverage of AARC 2018 Field Day
WINA PODCAST ABOUT OUR 2018 FD:
https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/ham-radio-field-day-this-weekend-ed-berkowitz
CBS 19 NEWS COVERAGE:
http://www.cbs19news.com/video?vid=486411241
NBC 29 NEWS COVERAGE:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/38493918/albemarle-amateur-radio-club-joins-35000-others-across-the-us-for-field-day-2018
Nice shout-out from the APCO (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials) Virginia Chapter
https://www.facebook.com/vaapco/posts/1729013443878877… Read the rest
Field Day 2018, June 23 & 24
Final status of the on-the-air portion of the AARC Field Day 2018 activity can be seen at:
https://www.albemarleradio.org/fd2018viz
Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of Amateur Radio.… Read the rest
Proposed AARC Bylaws update Approved at July 10, 2018 Meeting
The Final Approved Version of the Bylaws approved at the July 10, 2018 meeting are posted in the Club Documents section of the AARC website.