Frequency | Offset | Tone | Emergency Power | Other | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52.5250 | simplex | National Simplex Calling Frequency | ||||
144.3900 | simplex | APRS | ||||
145.7300 | simplex | VA Section Packet Radio | ||||
146.5200 | simplex | National Simplex Calling Frequency | ||||
146.5250 | simplex | National Fox Hunt Frequency/Voice simplex | ||||
146.5500 | simplex | AARC 2M Simplex | ||||
146.5800 | simplex | Greene County Simplex | ||||
147.5400 | simplex | AARC 2M Simplex | ||||
145.1700 | minus | 151.4 | W4FCO – Fluvanna County | generator | ||
145.4500 | minus | 151.4 | K4DND – Martha Jefferson Hospital | emergency power | ||
146.7300 | minus | 151.4 | K4DND – Carter’s Mt | battery and generator | IRLP Node #4703 | |
146.7600 | minus | 151.4 | WA4TFZ – Marshall Manor | battery only | net mode links to 444.000 | |
146.7900 | minus | 110.4 | WW4GW – Spear’s Mt | solar and wind | CVRA link system | |
146.8800 | minus | 74.4 | W4RAT – Richmond | emergency power | ||
146.8950 | minus | 151.4 | WA4TFZ – Bucks Elbow | generator only | ||
146.9250 | minus | 151.4 | WA4TFZ – Heard’s Mt | battery only | ||
147.0750 | plus | none | W4PNT – Bear Den | battery only | ||
147.1200 | plus | 146.2 | W4CUL – Orange County | ? |
Field Day clippings from 15 different years of Beacon Back Issues

48 Pages from 15 different years, 21.7MB download:
https://www.albemarleradio.org/beacon/issues/fieldday_clips.pdf
Some pages appear half size due to mixing from different pdf resolutions. Zoom as needed.
Many pages are marked with year and month, but some are not. Here was the list of files (filename is year and month) and page numbers.… Read the rest
AARC Beacon/Bulletin newsletter back issues scanned and uploaded.

I have scanned and uploaded 13 years of past newsletters, 1992-2004. The newsletters are an important part of the documentation of the clubs history. They include :
- Minutes of meetings
- Descriptions of past Field Days and other contests and operating events
- Information about past responses to emergencies
- History of our repeaters
- Information about past VE sessions
- Information about our past public service events
- Information about our interaction with served agencies
- Silent Key obituaries
- Club financial business
- Who presented what and when
- Past Foxhunts
- Donations
- New Members – when they joined
- Club Calendar
- Who held elected offices, and when
- Club Property
- Member biographies
- A record of member’s legacy (for family genealogists)
- Articles on technology and technique
- 10 or 20 Years ago today…
As many of you know, back during the changing of the guard from last years leadership to this years, I encountered 4 binders worth of back issues of the beacon and although back issues of the beacon are online back to 2005, the contents of several of these binders were not found on the website.… Read the rest
Lightning Protection and Station Grounds

Photo Credit: NOAA Photo Library
National Weather Service Blog notes that:
June, July, and August are the peak months for both lightning and lightning fatalities
Slides from Feb 2008 AARC Presentation on Station Grounding and Lightning Protection by Alan Swinger, K9MBQ.… Read the rest
Field Day 2013 – W4DO generates 71 spots on reverse beacon network

The reverse beacon network picked up the W4DO call sign 71 times during field day on 15m,20m,40m, and 80m bands. This includes spots from HD9DCO Switzerland, EA4TX Spain, DL1EMY Germany, ON5KQ Belgium, S50ARX Slovenia, DR1A Germany, F5VLY France, VE2WU Canada, and PJ2T Curacao (Island off coast of Venezuela ).… Read the rest
Field Day 2013 photos uploaded
Photo Credit: AK4OL
Field Day Photos taken by AK4OL have been uploaded to the Photo Gallery.
https://www.albemarleradio.org/gallery2/v/FieldDay2013/ak4ol_small/… Read the rest
Field Day 2013 log

Field day log file in ADIF format is attached; thanks to Bill N0WP.
Also the summary points file is attached. It does not include bonus points we get for activities unknown to the logging program. This data shown below has also been condensed into a 1 page summary which is attached as a .pdf… Read the rest
Local TV Coverage of AARC participation in Field Day 2013
CBS19: Field Day Helps Radio Operators Practice Skills 01:56
By Lewis Tingler
NBC29: Amateur Radio Enthusiasts Hold Field Day in Albemarle County 00:50
By Kristen Twiford
NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Want to see how others do it?… Read the rest
Albemarle Search & Rescue Meeting, CERT Animal Training
Right after field day:
Albemarle Search & Rescue Monthly Membership Meeting
When: Mon, June 24, 6pm – 8pm
Where: 411 E. High Street Bldg B Charlottesville, Va 22902 (map)
Description: ACSO meeting room.
Also, CERT animal training is on Tuesday and Wednesday.… Read the rest
Field Day 2013
Picture from last year’s Field Day (2012).
For immediate Release
For Additional Information contact:
Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
https://www.albemarleradio.org/contact
“Who ya’ gonna call? Charlottesville/Albemarle area Radio Hams!â€
Charlottesville, VA 2013-06-17 – Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark.… Read the rest