Frostfest will be on Saturday, February 1, 2014, from 8:30AM-3:30PM at the Richmond Raceway complex.
Details, directions, website links, floorplan, and video below the fold.
http://frostfest.com/
Address:
Richmond Raceway Complex
600 East Laburnum Avenue
Richmond, VA 23222-2253
GPS Coordinates:
geo:37.586389,-77.423333
37 deg 35 min 31 sec N 77 deg 25 min 23 sec W
Google Map
APRS: If your vehicle is APRS-capable, you can home-in on our APRS object, FROSTFEST.… Read the rest
Annual meeting at NRAO 7:30PM Tue Jan 14. Election of officers for 2014.
Update: Bill Arnold K4IB and Mike McPherson KQ9P gave a presentation on the Kicksat project which launches on February 22.… Read the rest
No, that isn’t a picture of a cute little robot. Or is it? It is a robot for moving your antenna but in a previous life it was a weatherproof mount for moving large expensive closed circuit TV cameras at secure facilities.… Read the rest
AARC will be holding its quarterly VE (Volunteer Examiner) session where people can take exams to obtain or upgrade an Amateur Radio (ham radio) license.
http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/charlottesville-va-22906-9999-12
Sat, December 14, 9am – 12pm
NRAO Headquarters, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22906-9999
geo:38.036806,-78.518087
Google Map
Note that the breakfast bunch will be gathering at Panera Bread before the VE session.… Read the rest
The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club invites you to join the membership for the 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, December 10th. The celebration will take place at the Elks Lodge across from the entrance to Towe Park.… Read the rest
Many of us took note of the article in the July 2013 QST about the HSMM-MESH (now Broadband-Hamnet, broadband-hamnet.org) mesh network and its use by a group of Austin Amateur Radio Club hams in support of a major public service event.… Read the rest
Tim Allen’s character on the show Last Man Standing will work the 20m band and generate a pileup using audio recorded by real hams then videolog about ham radio.… Read the rest
Bill Pond N0WP and Dave Damon K4DND have temporarily removed the entire 146.760 repeater (other than antenna/tower) from the mountain top for maintenance. The repeater will be down for a week or two.… Read the rest
On Thursday, 17 October 2013, I conducted two remote operations. Lots of folks have asked about the technology and configuration, so here’s how it happened.
My home shack includes a Windows 7 computer, an Icom IC-706MkIIG HF/VHF/UHF transceiver, and a ZLP DigiMaster Pro3 soundcard/rig control interface.… Read the rest
Ham volunteers needed for the Scout Camporee. This is located in Pleasant Grove Park in Fluvanna County. This park is a work in progress and may not appear on maps, gps, or online services. It appears to be located off 53 between the Fluvanna County High School and the Fluvanna County Library.… Read the rest