AARC’s next VE test session will be on Saturday, 13 August, at 9 AM at the Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Exams will be given for Technician, General, and Amateur Extra Class licenses.

Advance registration is required, by emailing Hank Perritt at hperritt@gmail.com.… Read the rest

[This test session has been cancelled because of lack of registrants] The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 9:00AM. at the Ivy Creek United Methodist Church 674 Woodlands Road Charlottesville, VA 22901.… Read the rest

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The Club administered FCC exams at PVCC on Saturday. Sara Townsley, KO4UPF, earned her General Class license; Michelle deStefano earned her Technician license. Congratulations, Sara and Michelle!

Bill Pond, N0WP; Dave Damon, K4DND; Brian O’Rourke, K4UL; and Stephen Esposito, AE4SJ , served as VEs, with Hank Perritt, K9KDF, serving as liaison.… Read the rest

The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 9:00AM at 

Classroom M833 at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). See https://www.pvcc.edu/sites/default/files/main_building_-_final_-_09_2013.pdf.

Exams will be available for all three levels of license: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra.… Read the rest

At the January AARC meeting, Bob Pattison K4DU gave a talk on the move of his station from one location to another. The move included taking down a large antenna and tower and getting the foundation for a new tower. … Read the rest

The AARC held a VE test session on 11 December. LeRoy Caudill, KO4JMH, passed the test for an upgrade to general class. Patrick Morrisey and Tim Forrester passed the test for their technician licenses.

Thanks to VEs Bob Pattison, K4DU, Dave Damon, K4DND, Ed Berkowitz, N3US, and William Pemberton KX4KZ, for supervising the session.… Read the rest