by Larry Eicher, Vice President, K4JZQ.

January 10, 2017 Travis Koshko, W3TJK, Weather and its effect on Communications

February 14, 2017  Rob Capon W3DX, Reverse Beacon Network

March 21, 2017 Alfred Wanderlingh of Batteries Plus Bulbs. Talk on Batteries

April 11, 2017 Mike McPherson KQ9P An Amateur Radio Satellite Ground Station at UVA

May 9, 2017 Bob Pattison K4DU – Overview of Field Day Plans

June 13, 2017 Dave Damon K4DND & Dennis Terrible WR4I – 2 short presentations, Dennis to focus on CW operations at FD

July 11, 2017 Bruce McAllister W4BRU Richmond Maker Fest Info

August 8, 2017 Bob Romanko, AK4BR – Lightning Protection for your Shack

September 10, 2017    Picnic at Darden Towe Park

October 10, 2017 Deputy Chief Chan Bryant Albemarle Sheriff’s Office, Topic TBD

November 14, 2017  Cole Fairchild on BACON Weather Balloon Project Report

December Awards Dinner – Dec 12, 2017 Venue TBD… Read the rest

AARC made awards to an outstanding middle-schooler, and an outstanding team of high-schoolers for projects related to ham radio, electronics, or communications.

The Junior Division award of a certificate and a check for $100.00 went to middle school student Abigail Rollins, N2AMR, for a project comparing the coverage area of a 3 element Yagi with a simple dipole.… Read the rest

I am delighted to announce that Ed N3US and I have agreed that AARC and W4UVA will jointly operate the Virginia QSO Party from the W4UVA club station on Observatory Hill at the University of Virginia. The VA QSO Party is on 18-19 March 2017 this year, 10am-10pm on Saturday and 8am-8pm on Sunday.  … Read the rest

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Check your calendars and make sure you reserve the dates of the events that are most interesting to you.  Events that require the largest rosters are the bike races in April and July.  The extreme runs require fewer volunteers, but the events last much longer. … Read the rest

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by Michael Rein, KA4JJD

A Special Service Award was presented to William Phillips AD6JV “honoring exceptional contributions to the AARC in mentoring: Outreach to young people by chairing Club activities at many Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fairs.”

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Last summer, Greg KW6GB brought to Virginia an idea he picked up from a friend in Wisconsin: a weekly Winlink “net”.  Here in Virginia it’s referred to as Winlink Wednesday.  Winlink Wednesday provides a regular opportunity to test our hardware and software configurations, and to practice our skills in using the Winlink radio email system (www.winlink.org… Read the rest

January 10, 2017  Travis Koshko, W3TJK, Weather and its effect on Communications

February 14, 2017 Rob Capon W3DX, Reverse Beacon Network

March 14, 2017 Alfred Wanderlingh of Batteries Plus Bulbs. Talk will be on Batteries

April 11, 2017 Mike McPherson KQ9P, Mesh Network update

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The 2017 calendar for AARC PS events is already showing dates to reserve.  The Jefferson Cup Bike Races will take place on Sunday, April 2 and may be the 28th year of AARC support for this event.  The Miller School Bike Races cancelled in 2016 are back on the calendar for Sunday, July 16.… Read the rest