Welcome!
We are a general interest radio club in Williamsburg, VA. Located near the historic triangle of Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.
Here in the southeast portion of the "Old Dominion", club members participate in a variety of activities, including chasing Dx, contesting, and public service.
About the club
Welcome to the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club. The club was founded in 1977, and is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, the national association of amateur radio operators. While an amateur license is required for full voting membership in the club, unlicensed individuals are invited to join as associate members.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the James City County Library at 7770 Croaker Road, Williamsburg. Regular programs of interest follow short business meetings, which are open to all Amateur Radio operators, friends, and families. Refreshments are served. Anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Upcoming Events
The next club meeting will be held on December 10, at 7PM. It will be the club's Hardware night, members that have equipment or ham radio gear they would like to sell or offer up for raffle are encouraged to do so. Everyone interested is invited to come and take a look at what's available.
A special VE Testing session will be held on December 7th at 9:30 AM at Thomas Nelson Community College on Opportunity Way, off of Centerville Road. More information can be found on the Testing Sessions page.
WAARC Store and Merchandise
Check out the gear at the WAARC Store. Lots of gear with the club logo. www.cafepress.com/waarc
WAARC Yahoo Group
If you want to keep up with the latest news, reminders, and messages, follow this link to the WAARC Yahoo Group web page. Once you join the group, you will be able to send a message to all members of the group at once. There is also a calendar that has upcoming club events posted. Stop by and take a look.
WAARC Business
Club meeting minutes and treasurer's reports are posted to the WAARC Yahoo Group, and archived there. Members are encouraged to read the reports before the meeting, so that they can be approved during the business portion of the meeting. E-mail notices are sent via Yahoo Groups when the files are available for viewing.
From left to right: Vice President, Art Latimer (AJ4XW), Director, John Hale (AI4QQ), President, Steve Foster (W4DMZ), Secretary, Dan Ewart (WG4F), Treasurer, Ted Edwards (W3TB). Click for larger image.
Local Weekly Nets
Williamsburg ARES Net - Every Wednesday 7:30 PM 146.76 MHz
Gloucester ARES/RACES Net - Every Thursday 8:00 PM 145.37 MHz
Saluda RAP-ARES Net - Every Tuesday 9:00 PM 145.45 MHz
D7 ARES / RACES Packet Net - Every Tuesday 8:15PM KR4MA-1
W4ZA Packet Net - Every Wednesday 8:15PM W4ZA
Note: For those who will be helping during emergency events, these nets are a great way to brush the rust off of those packet skills, or to develop them if you would like to. If you are interested in logging into these nets, contact bconk75@gmail.com.
KB4ZIN Repeaters
146.760 MHz (- offset) Skywarn Repeater
147.105 MHz (+ offset) IRLP Repeater
444.100 MHz (+ offset) Local UHF Machine
More information about these repeaters can be found here.
If you would like to check out other repeaters in the area, click here.
Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio ClubP.O. Box 1470
Williamsburg, 23187
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