What a great start to AARC Public Service events for the year. On Sunday, March 29, 13 members of the AARC turned out to assist with the Jefferson Cup Bike Races. This was the 25th year of AARC support for this event, and you would have thought this year’s volunteers had been working most of the years the event has been running.… Read the rest

There were no PS events scheduled for the month of February. The first AARC PS event will be the Jefferson Cup Bike Races on Sunday, March 29. Many thanks to the numerous AARC members who have volunteered to assist with this first event.… Read the rest

Although we will print and distribute a hard copy of the 2015 AARC Member Directory in April 2015, an interim PDF version of the
Member Directory has been posted. The link to it will appear in the “About Us” section after you login.… Read the rest

During the month, we had debits totaling $51.05 and deposits totaling $259.82. Balances will be available at tonight’s meeting.… Read the rest

The Northern-Piedmont Emergency Net meets every Thursday evening at 8:00 PM (20:00) local time on the 146.73 repeater. The NPEN is a directed net with rotating net-control stations intended to assist local amateurs with building emergency operating capabilities. The NPEN provides an opportunity to learn the basics of many aspects of emergency communication.… Read the rest

For those who want to get their feet wet in DX, try the 7-8 March ARRL Phone DX contest. It will be on all bands & Logs do not have to be submitted. It is a great chance to work some new countries.… Read the rest

Please gather up your old (within the past 6 months) ham radio magazines, such as QST and CQ, for placement in your favorite car mechanic, tire shop, dentist, doctor, etc. waiting rooms. You should obtain the OK from the office staff, but they will likely be glad to let you do so.… Read the rest

I plan to put W4UVA on the air for the February 2015 ARRL School Club Roundup, the twice-annual operating event for K-12 and college amateur radio clubs. I have to work around my day job, so I will plan to be at the W4UVA shack in the Old Reactor Building on Observatory Hill at 675 Old Reservoir Road, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (https://goo.gl/maps/sfWAE… Read the rest