Below is a list of tentative dates for public service events. Note that not all of these events will be coordinated by AARC nor may all of them require ham operators. This is just a “heads up” about what is out there.… Read the rest

Students from the three Virginia Cubesat Consortium schools delivered their spacecraft for integration on Tuesday. See the story at:

https://news.virginia.edu/content/ready-launch-nasa-uva-space-satellite-ok

The antenna array for the ground station will be hoisted onto the roof of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering building sometime during the next few weeks.… Read the rest

Introduction to FT8 presentation

The first PS event of the 2019 season is coming up on Saturday, March 9. The Bel Monte Endurance Run with 13, 25 and 50 mile courses starts and finishes at the Royal Oak Campground located where Rt 814 intersects the Blue Ridge Parkway.… Read the rest

6-9pm at the Fontaine Fire Station February 12

or 6-9pm at the Crozet Library February 27

Learn to prepare for disasters that could impact your community.  In an emergency, CERT members assist others when professional responders are not immediately available, and take a more active role in emergency preparedness projects. … Read the rest

The presentation by Jim Condon (AD4YM) from the January 2019 meeting is now available on the club YouTube Channel or at: https://youtu.be/-ZXR-ih2chA

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Please see complete report:

Awards report.2018-1… Read the rest

On Saturday, October 13, 2018, AARC members Dennis Terribile, WR4I; Ed Berkowitz, N3US; and Bob Romanko AK4BR set up a station and demonstrated Ham Radio to over 150 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Adult leaders at the Apple Harvest Fall Camporee of the Stonewall Jackson Area Council. … Read the rest