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

January is usually an active month for your club and this January was no exception.
We had deposits totaling $931.70 and debits totaling $267.17.

Your financial support of the club is appreciated and if you have not sent in your 2015 dues, please do so.… Read the rest

Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
Volunteer Speakers Needed for 2015 Suggested Topics Below
Contact Larry Eicher, K4JZQ tuzlu@comcast.net

Any presenter will need to be willing to keep his/her presentation no longer than 30 minutes with some time for limited questions/answers.
Presentations may have access to a projector and screen.… Read the rest

The new year of public service for the AARC is starting to shape up. Each event will be posted on the calendar as well as described in detail here. Our first event is the Jefferson Cup Bike Race on Sunday March 29.… Read the rest

Please join your colleagues from the AARC and W4UVA for a Build Party on Saturday, 21 March 2015, from 8am until noon at the Observatory Mountain Engineering Research Facility (the Old Reactor Building on Observatory Hill at the University of Virginia) at 675 Old Reservoir Road, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (https://goo.gl/maps/sfWAE… Read the rest