The next Amateur Radio Exam Session is scheduled for Saturday, May 15th, 2021 at 9:00AM. at the Ivy Creek United Methodist Church  674 Woodlands Road Charlottesville, VA 22901

We have agreed to abide by the CDC protocols to use the facility, i.e.… Read the rest

The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that a course preparing students to sit for the General Class amateur radio license will be offered via Zoom starting Wednesday evening March 24^th at 7 pm Eastern time.  The class is open to anyone interested in upgrading to the General Class License and will run for 8 weeks on Wednesdays. … Read the rest

The AARC Antenna Team completed installation of a 120-foot off-center-fed dipole for Charlie Grisham (KF4RKR). Team leader Ed Berkowitz (N3US) did an initial “virtual” visit via email, with recommendations about how to use a garden hose as an underground conduit for coax leading from a basement ham shack and ideas for where to hang the antenna.… Read the rest

Final Awards for the December 8, 2020 AARC meeting

2020 Monthly Programs: Presented by Larry, K4JZQ

Tim Miller KG4HOT and Jason Gnatowsky KG4FJC for their presentation on February 11, 2020 about the 220 MHz repeater network. (separate awards)

Mike McPherson KQ9P for his program presentation on March 10, 2020 on CubeSat updates.… Read the rest

The AARC Technician Class wrapped up on November 4, 2020 following 10 weeks of virtual sessions. The class included over 25 participants, including students from New York and Colorado. It was organized by AARC Education Chair Bob Pattison (K4DU) and featured presentations by Bob, Hank Perritt (K9KDF), Brian O’Rourke (K4UL), Skip Thacker (WD4LT), Jim Owen (K4CGY), Joe Greenberg (KJ4PE), and John Porter (KK4JP).… Read the rest

Allen Graves, AG4VA tells about his experiences with SOTA – and how you can participate. … Read the rest

The October AARC meeting featured a presentation by Greg Butler (KW6GB) on the uses of Winlink for emergency communications. You can find additional information at: https://winlinkwednesday.net.

Additionally, AARC hams K4DND, KO8V, N4PGS, KN4LYF and KK4JP have volunteered to help anyone interested in getting Winlink working on their station using either VHF/UHF or HF.… Read the rest

The “East Coast Ham Operators” (ECHO) have held some interesting Zoom sessions with MFJ’s Martin Jue, Elecraft’s Eric Swartz, Dr. Bob Heil and WG0AT (who uses goats to support summits on the air). The recorded calls are available on their zoom channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP-gkJVxKm1iS43RwYsaKuA?reload=9… Read the rest

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