The VE session originally scheduled for Saturday, 22 June, has been rescheduled for Saturday, 29 June, because the 22d is Field Day.
Hank Perritt
K9KDF
Successful VE session on Saturday, 23 March
AARC presented a successful VE session on Saturday, 23 March 2024.
Thanks to the following, who served as VEs:
Dave Damon K4DND
Bob Pattison K4DU
Dave Krovetz KY4IE
Bill Pond N0WP
Jim Owen K4CGY
Congratulations to the following successful test takers:
Debbie Fordham KB4WPE – General
John Washington -General
Joe DiGirolamo – Technician
Robert Bean – Technician
Beverly Bean – Technician
Larry Broach – Technician
Pamela Yursik – Technician
Tom Cotton – Technician
Heather Perry – Technician
John Doss – Technician
Jim Tocci – Technician
Thanks also to Ken Welborn and PVCC for, once again, providing us with a place for the exams.… Read the rest
AARC Monthly Meeting
… Read the restThe Albemarle Amateur Radio Club holds its monthly meeting the second of each month Tuesday at 7PM.
Meetings are held in Room 835 at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) at 7 pm. The room is located on the upper floor of the Technology Wing (building 800), with free parking available in the South Parking Lot.
Remote HF Ops – Bruce Brown, WA9GVK
Video presentation from the January 9, 2024 meeting of AARC… Read the rest
Successful VE session
The AARC conducted a VE session on 16 December.
Congratulations to
John Fiske, who passed his General Class exam
Brian Williams, who passed his Technician exam and
Will Plunkett who passed his Technician exam
Thanks to
Joe Duquette K1MOX
Dave Krovetz KY4IE
Dave Damon K4DND
Ed BerKowitz N3US and
Bob Pattison K4DU
For serving as VEs for the session.… Read the rest
Congratulations to
John Fiske, who passed his General Class exam
Brian Williams, who passed his Technician exam and
Will Plunkett who passed his Technician exam
Thanks to
Joe Duquette K1MOX
Dave Krovetz KY4IE
Dave Damon K4DND
Ed BerKowitz N3US and
Bob Pattison K4DU
For serving as VEs for the session.… Read the rest
2023 Awards Dinner
On Dec. 12, 2023 the club held its Annual Awards Dinner. Recipients of the awards are listed below.
… Read the restSpread the word: Get started in amateur radio!
The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club will offer a free Zoom class beginning on Wednesday evening, January 17 and continuing weekly until May. The course will prepare you to take the entry level Technician exam. If you are interested, contact Hank Perritt, K9KDF, hperritt@gmail.com.… Read the rest
Seeing the Invisible Universe – John Green KX4P
The November meeting of the AARC featured a talk by John Green, KX4P on radio astronomy, including a visit to the Greenbank Radio Telescope.
Amateur radio tests on Saturday 16 December
AARC VE Session 16 December 2023 Notice
The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at 10:00AM, in M833 at the Piedmont Virginia Community College, 501 College Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Registrants will be notified of any place change.… Read the rest
The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at 10:00AM, in M833 at the Piedmont Virginia Community College, 501 College Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Registrants will be notified of any place change.… Read the rest
Ham Radio Magazines at Northside Library
The Northside Library on West Rio Road/Rt. 29 has the ARRL magazines, QST and On the Air, on its magazine racks. As part of AARC’s effort to reach out to the public about ham radio, our club’s donation via ARRL has made these magazines available to the general public.… Read the rest