On Dec. 12, 2023 the club held its Annual Awards Dinner. Recipients of the awards are listed below.

The November meeting of the AARC featured a talk by John Green, KX4P on radio astronomy, including a visit to the Greenbank Radio Telescope.

The Northside Library on West Rio Road/Rt. 29 has the ARRL magazines, QST and On the Air, on its magazine racks.  As part of AARC’s effort to reach out to the public about ham radio, our club’s donation via ARRL has made these magazines available to the general public.… Read the rest

AARC held a successful VE session at PVCC on Saturday, 16 September.

Congratulations to Christopher Gillis, W6AFK, for passing his General test; and to Dudley White and Glenn Hanbury for passing their Technician tests.

Thanks to Joe Duquette, K1MOX; Bill Pond, N0WP; Dave Damon, K4DND; Bob Pattison, K4DU; and Jim Owen, K4CGY for serving as VEs.… Read the rest

The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 9th via Zoom. PVCC is closed due to local heavy rains.

The club holds elections every January at this meeting for the club’s President, Vice-President, and any other elected positions with expired terms.… Read the rest

The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, 16 September, 2023, at 10:00AM, tentatively, at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Registrants will be notified of any place change.

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Exams will be available for all three levels of license: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra.… Read the rest

A PDF of the presentation by Bill Moraine, N2COP to the AARC is now available.