There is a lot of action on the Club’s KickSat Sprite ground station project. In the late spring of this year, Bill K4IB, proposed that we establish one of the network of ground stations to support the launch of Cornell graduate student Zac Manchester’s constellation of femtosatellites, named “Sprites†by Zac and colleagues.… Read the rest
Combined map with BGCCC 2013, Gran Fondo Virginia 2013, Miller School Road Race 2013, MS150 Tour de Vine (multiple years), Jefferson cup (multiple years) race/ride routes, local repeaters, 7.5minute quadrangle grid, and line of sight (LOS) propagation overlay for 146.760, 146.925, and 146.895 repeaters.… Read the rest
Volunteers Needed! Contact Joe Flamini W4BXG.
We have sketchy last minute info that our help is needed for an unnamed bike race on sunday:
… Read the restOn another note, Kenneth Kang just e-mailed me informing me of another (new) bike race that he needs comms for.
The following 7.5minute quadrangles cover the routes for the BGCCC, Gran Fondo Virginia, and Miller School Bike Race: Swift Run Gap, Stanardsville, Browns Cove, Free Union, Earlysville, Waynesboro East, Crozet, Greenfield, Covesville, Alberene, Schuyler, Esmont, and Howardsville. Charlottesville West, Charlottesville East, and Simeon would also be desirable as they cover the area immediately around Charlottesville, including some of our repeater locations.… Read the rest
Volunteers Needed! Contact Joe Flamini W4BXG.
Joe Flamini W4BXG wrote:
… Read the restHi, All—
The Boys & Girls Club Race is in two weeks (Sunday, 15 September), and we need a few conscripts. I’m actually gonna be a part of this one, so I need six more souls.
This will be after our usual every other saturday breakfast. You don’t have to come to breakfast but, like last time, we will have the fox there and turn it on at the beginning of breakfast so you can verify your radio is properly set up and hear what it sounds like and even test your antenna close in and at a distance.… Read the rest
AARC is holding a VE (Volunteer Examiner) session where people can sit to take their amateur radio license exams in the vicinity of Charlottesville, VA. Walk-ins allowed. There is a modest fee to take the exam. These sessions are held about once every 3 months.… Read the rest
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Bill Pond N0WP writes on Saturday 2013-08-31:
… Read the restIt appears the Marshall Manor repeater site may have experienced some storm related damage today. Mike McPherson notified me around 5:15 PM today that he heard some beeps, then nothing on the 146.760.
If you have been paying attention to the new club calendar you know that it is labor day weekend and that in addition to our every other week breakfast bunch gathering (separate story) it is also time for the Shelby, NC hamfest and that traffic in town will be a mess due to a UVA home game.… Read the rest
Looks like we are back at Panera this saturday. Mike KQ9P writes:
… Read the restThis Saturday is our regular Ham Radio Breakfast Group! Let’s make it Panera in the Barracks Road Shopping Center this time.