All in-person activities of the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club (AARC) have gone virtual during the COVID-19 emergency. Monthly meetings and informal get-togethers 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
September Meeting Presentation on MARS
Upcoming Technician Class Training via Zoom
The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club is offering a class to train students for the Technician Class amateur radio (ham) license. This class will cover topics such as electronics, radio wave propagation, antenna design, frequency use in the US, and proper radio etiquette. … Read the rest
Field Day Logging
At the club meeting there was a discussion of logging software for the upcoming Field Day. It is possible to manual log a limited number of contacts (ARRL has a paper logging form, but it needs to be converted into a “dupe sheet” for submission).… Read the rest
Bug Advice for Field Day 2020
FT8 & Field Day
Joe DiVincentis (K8OV) tells how to set up for using the FT8 digital mode on Field Day. … Read the rest
Field Day for Technicians
AARC Former Member SK
May 4 former AARC member Ed Deasey Jr KF4UTD became SK. Ed was affiliated with the AARC for many years and did a great job of documenting many club events and activities with his superb photography. For over 30 years, Ed was employed at the Virginia Highway Research facility next door to the NRAO Headquarters.… Read the rest
CubeSat Presentation Available
Online Skywarn Training
SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
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