local GIS data resources

Posted on July 23, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

GIS data:
Virginia:
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/gisdata.html
Charlottesville:
http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=155
Albemarle:
http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=gds&relpage=3914
Green county:
http://greenegis.timmons.com/
Nelson county
http://www.nelsoncountygis.org/
Virginia GeoPDFs
data.usgs.gov/kml/gda/va_drg_geopdf.kml
http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/%28xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=%24ROOT%29/.do

http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/aerial.html

Good news is that USGS has just recently released 2013 US Topo maps for virginia in geoPDF format. These contain streets, contour lines, elevation maps (which can be shown as shaded relief), and 1m resolution satellite imagery.… Read the rest

CERT events and Emergency Alerts

Posted on July 21, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

Register for cell phone text message emergency Alerts from the Albemarle/Charlottesville/UVA Emergency Communications Center at https://acuecc.onthealert.com/.

This is separate from the broadcast addressed Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) users of newer model cell phones on participating carriers may be able to receive although the messages may overlap.… Read the rest

Berryville Hamfest

Posted on July 21, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

The Shenandoah Valley
Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
ARRL APPROVED HAMFEST

63^rd Annual Berryville Hamfest
and Computer Show
Sunday, August 4, 2013

Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, Berryville, VA

GATE OPENS AT 6:00 AM
DONATION $6.00, children under 16 free
ADDITIONAL $10.00 FOR A TAIL-GATE SPACE
INDOOR VENDOR TABLES BY RESERVATION (see below)
SPECIAL EVENT PRICING AT HAMPTON INN (1204 Berryville Ave.,

… Read the rest

UPDATED AFTER EVENT: Miller School Road Race 2013-07-28 – Public Service Event

Posted on July 18, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

Bike riders in Miller School Road Race 2013

UPDATE: Bike riders in 2013 race turning from Platt Road onto Miller School Road.
Photo: AK4OL. CC-BY.

Route shown in red with repeater locations as yellow thumbtacks. Click to enlarge or view on
google maps or RideWithGps without repeater locations.

The miller school race is on Sunday, July 28th.… Read the rest

New Club Award

Posted on July 13, 2013October 2, 2016 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
Central Virginia Repeater Century Award

Our President states, “To encourage use of repeaters in Central Virginia and in celebration of our 50th year as a radio club, the Albemarle Amateur Radio Club announces the â€œCentral Virginia Repeater Century Awardâ€.”… Read the rest

Creating Content for the club website – Lesson 2

Posted on July 12, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

Hyperlinks
Images
Outlines
Tables
Floats
div/span
Stylesheets
Microformats
Headings

Callsign	Frequency
WA4TFZ	146.760Mhz
WA4DND	146.730Mhz

You can use some, but not all HTML markup in your posts/stories on the club website. Just below the box where you type your content, you will see a collapsed section title labelled “Input format”.… Read the rest

Creating Content for the club website- Lesson 1 – simple content

Posted on July 10, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

In this tutorial, I will show how to create a basic story on the website with no pictures, tables, lists, code listings, or other HTML. With the information in this tutorial, you should be able to post a simple quick and dirty story on the club website, such as 90% of the stories published in the first 2-1/2 years of this website being hosted using drupal but not a fancier page such as this tutorial page or some of my recent postings.… Read the rest

July 9th Monthly Meeting- Smart meters

Posted on July 9, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club will meet in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA on July 9 at 7:30 pm. Charles Battig K4TY will give a presentation on Smart Meters (home electric service meters) and RFI.

The president has called a board meeting for 7 pm.… Read the rest

FCC approves google TV white spaces database

Posted on July 3, 2013August 10, 2015 by webmaster@albemarleradio.org

This is just starting to percolate into the news. The FCC last friday approved release of google’s TV white spaces database which documents what unused TV channels may be used for wireless internet access type services in which areas. You can browse a visual representation in google maps:
http://www.google.org/spectrum/whitespace/channel/… Read the rest

Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)

Posted on July 2, 2013 by K4DND

As some already know, the 146.730 repeater is usually connected via IRLP to the East Coast Reflector (9050). To see the current nodes connected to 9050 go to:
http://irlp.g4eid.co.uk/status/usaVAplusrefs.html

The 73 repeater uses a simplex UHF frequency on the 2nd port of the repeater controller to communicate with another UHF radio at the 4703 node located at Zehmer Hall on UVA grounds.… Read the rest