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The weekly Williamsburg-James City County ARES net is each Wednesday at 7:30pm on the '76 repeater.

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WAARC Recent News

- Troubleshooting doesn’t always go well
  December 5, 2018Unfortunately not all repair work at the bench is successful. Recently after several hours of troubleshooting and head scratching Chuck AI4WU and Dino KL0S finally had to relinquish Ed K1NUH’s Yaesu HF rig power supply to a higher authority. But don’t feel bad for Ed, the demise of his power supply may have finally put him over the edge to buy himself a shiny new radio! Actually, there was other good news at the bench that day as Chris KC4CMR and Chuck AI4WU were able to repair a piece of audio equipment used at the WMBG transmitter before Ed’s supply was deemed to be unrepairable at our level. Ed is really smiling inside!... Read more...
- Antenna launch equipment
  November 26, 2018Club members inspected Dave N4MW’s new industrial strength antenna support system launcher. The group made a test shot using a potato right there in the Anna’s Brick Oven Restaurant parking lot…this launcher should be able to throw a line over the tallest tree a ham might use as a support!... Read more...
- November club meeting news
  November 23, 2018News from Dino, KL0S: During the November WAARC meeting, Wally Frank, WA3RWP, received his WAARC Historic Triangle Certificate from club QSL Manager Toby KL0SS. The certificate is issued to those hams who have contacted each of the club’s three HF special event stations commemorating Colonial Williamsburg, the Yorktown Battlefield and Jamestown Island. Ted Edwards, W3TB, presented his Off Center Fed (OCF) Dipole antenna design and DX orientation considerations at the November 2018 club meeting. ... Read more...
- Yorktown 2018 event report
  October 28, 2018The day looked dismal, cold and overcast with high chance of rain. Chuck, Ed and Bill arrived shortly after 7:30 AM and began to setup the station. The first task, set up a shelter to go to if it started to rain! Once this was accomplished, Bill preceded to set up the radio and computer. This went smoothly as he had done this a “few” times before. In the mean time, Ed and Chuck began putting the antenna ropes in the trees. This went according to plan and Chuck was pleased that his new real worked well. They soon had ropes up and began unreeling the antenna, which was a bit confusing since the last time it was used, it was wound on the reel backwards, but this was quickly overcome. For future ref, this antenna should be wound onto the reel, long end on first, short end + twin-lead out. About this time. Dave Shantz and Bill Smith arrived. The batteries were dragged over and we began to get the station ready to operate. About 9:45, Bill sat down at the radio with Big Ed on the computer and we got on the air. We made a total of 178 contacts over 6 hours and forty-seven minutes of on time. We were visited by a few passers-by including a woman about my age who, in the 1950’s was the youngest YL licensed in Florida. Again we locked on a 40 meter frequency and held it all day long. This same weekend was Boy Scouts Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and we did work a number of scout events allowing Boy Scouts to get on the air and chat with us for a few minutes each. We also had a lot of visitors from the NY QSO Party. We had a great day on this event this year, even with the rain and dampness. During the day, other club members dropped by to help out or just to chat.. Operators* were Bill NR4C, Dave AJ4XV, Chuck AI4WU, Ed K1NUH, Will K4MI, John AI4QQ and Rob KK4R. Several sat in the logger chair including: Ed K1NUH, Dave AJ4XV, Bill WA4LMG, Chuck AI4WU, John AI4QQ. *(we did a terrible job of keeping the log updated with operator calls! If I missed anyone, it was not intentional and I apologize,) Visitors included Michael K4MRO/AG, Kerry NH2A and Anita KH2FX, Jay KN4KXK/AG (note the two, fresh from the exam, sparkling new Generals). And, Jay didn’t come empty handed, she brought fresh baked “Sticky” Buns for us to enjoy, Jay certainly ranks right up there with Mrs. Kelly (Field Day Cookies) for a “WAARC BAKING MERIT BADGE”! *TOP Picture shows Dave logging, Rob on the radio and Jay looking on taking everything in.. Jay just passed her General exam and was full of questions. *BOTTOM Picture has Bill Smith, Will and Chuck in our second shelter having just enjoyed one of Jay’s “Sticky” Buns, …bill. NR4C... Read more...
- General License Class VE session
  October 21, 2018The WAARC General License upgrade class concluded with the club’s VE exam session on October 20th. Students and instructors gathered following the test session where all five candidates upgraded their licenses from Technician to General Class. Hams upgrading include Jaylene KN4KXK, Francine KN4KXI, Michael K4MRO, Greg KN4KYJ and Toby KL0SS. The instructor team was was led by club Training Coordinator Wally WA3RWP who was assisted by Kerry NH2A, Ted W3TB and Dino KL0S.... Read more...
- The Jim Bailey Award Comittee
  October 13, 2018The Jim Bailey Award Committee met to discuss the award for 2019. More details will be posted soon, but be thinking about people to nominate for this award. The award is for a member making significant contribution to amateur radio in the WMSBG area. Nominations need to be sent to any committee member by email or written letter and include the name and a reason or justification for the award. Committee members include Bill, NR4C, Ed, K1NUH, John, AI4QQ, Chris, KC4CMR, and Dave, AJ4XV. ... Read more...

Previous news posts can be found here.

About WAARC

Welcome to the WAARC web page. We are a general interest radio club in Williamsburg, Virginia, located in the historic triangle of Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. Club members participate in a variety of activities, including chasing DX, contesting, and public service.

About the Club

Club Calendar

Dec

15

Sat

8:15 am Breakfast @ Various locations

Breakfast @ Various locations

Dec 15 @ 8:15 am – 9:15 am

Dec

22

Sat

8:15 am Breakfast @ Various locations

Breakfast @ Various locations

Dec 22 @ 8:15 am – 9:15 am

Dec

29

Sat

8:15 am Breakfast @ Various locations

Breakfast @ Various locations

Dec 29 @ 8:15 am – 9:15 am

Jan

5

Sat

8:15 am Breakfast @ Various locations

Breakfast @ Various locations

Jan 5 @ 8:15 am – 9:15 am

Jan

8

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7:00 pm Monthly Club Meeting @ James City County Library

Monthly Club Meeting @ James City County Library

Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm

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Special Events

WAARC has three special events each year:

Jamestown in May
Colonial Williamsburg in July
Yorktown in October

For more about our annual special events, visit our special events page.

Repeaters and Nets

146.760 MHz (- 0.600) Skywarn Repeater
147.105 MHz (+ 0.600) IRLP Repeater
444.100 MHz (+ 5.00) Local UHF Machine
Click here for more local repeater info
Local ARES Net held every Wednesday at 7:30pm, on the 146.76 repeater.

groups.io

Recently the club has switched over its communications platform from Yahoo to groups.io. If you are a local ham please sign up for our groups.io page.

To sign up, visit groups.io, sign up for an account, then search for the WAARC-K4RC group to join!

Field Day

Delegate Brenda Pogge, Virginia 96th District House of Delegates, visits the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club’s 2017 Field Day event and operates the “Get on the Air” station under the tutelage of Wally Frank WA3RWP. Picture courtesy of club member Dan Ewart WG4F.

Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club • P.O. Box 1470, Williamsburg VA 23187 • info@k4rc.net

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