Some in-person activities of the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club (AARC) have gone virtual during the COVID-19 emergency. Monthly meetings are now being facilitated using ZOOM. AARC members will be notified of meeting links via email. Non-members should contact Ed Berkowitz (eberkowitz@sbcglobal.net)… Read the rest
(cancelled) License test session on 14 May
[This test session has been cancelled because of lack of registrants] The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 9:00AM. at the Ivy Creek United Methodist Church 674 Woodlands Road Charlottesville, VA 22901.… Read the rest
Antennas! April Meeting Presentation
VE exams successful
The Club administered FCC exams at PVCC on Saturday. Sara Townsley, KO4UPF, earned her General Class license; Michelle deStefano earned her Technician license. Congratulations, Sara and Michelle!
Bill Pond, N0WP; Dave Damon, K4DND; Brian O’Rourke, K4UL; and Stephen Esposito, AE4SJ , served as VEs, with Hank Perritt, K9KDF, serving as liaison.… Read the rest
March Presentation – Setting up your first HF station – N3US
March 12 License test location
The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 9:00AM at
Classroom M833 at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). See https://www.pvcc.edu/sites/default/files/main_building_-_final_-_09_2013.pdf.
Exams will be available for all three levels of license: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra.… Read the rest
February AARC Meeting Presentations
Moving A Station – K4DU
At the January AARC meeting, Bob Pattison K4DU gave a talk on the move of his station from one location to another. The move included taking down a large antenna and tower and getting the foundation for a new tower. … Read the rest
VE session held on 11 December
The AARC held a VE test session on 11 December. LeRoy Caudill, KO4JMH, passed the test for an upgrade to general class. Patrick Morrisey and Tim Forrester passed the test for their technician licenses.
Thanks to VEs Bob Pattison, K4DU, Dave Damon, K4DND, Ed Berkowitz, N3US, and William Pemberton KX4KZ, for supervising the session.… Read the rest
Update on the 895 Repeater
Here is a report from Dave Damon (K4DND) regarding the status of the 146.895 repeater. 
“The AARC 895 repeater has been put back into service on a temporary basis. We do not yet have permission to make the move to the new tower. … Read the rest
Kaye M Harden KE4UKW SK
Kaye Harden served as the Emergency Manager for the local jurisdiction including Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville, and the University of Virginia for over 14 years. He was instrumental in incorporating ARES and the Amateur Radio Service in local emergency response planning and exercises.… Read the rest