Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
WAARC/K4RCHistoric Triangle Special Event Stations
Historic Triangle Special Event Stations (Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown)
The Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown Special Event Stations are part of our Historic Triangle series and stations. By working all three events, you qualify for a Historic Triangle Certificate. Each year, the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club operates a special event from one of the buildings in Colonial Williamsburg. We usually get on the air around 10:00 AM and operate until about 4:00. You can look for the station, K4RC, on 40 meters early in the day, and on 20 meters in the late afternoon. This event will be on July 5th, 2008 and celebrating Independence Day. It is the second of our annual Historical Triangle Series of Special Events. The first was in May celebrating the landing at Jamestown of the English settlers led by Captain Newport and Captain John Smith. In October, we will finish the series with an event at the Yorktown Battlefield near where Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington, thus ending the Revolutionary War. Amateurs who contact us at three successive events, are eligible to receive a Certificate. We also will return a QSL card for all contacts made with our special events. Please QSL to the club's QSL manager, KU4FP.
Historic Jamestown Special Event
Historic Jamestown Island, VA-Saturday May 10th, 2008 - The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club will again be on Jamestown Island on "Landing" weekend to help celebrate the 401st anniversary of the English settlers landing there in 1607. The station will operate from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM EDT from the shore of the James River just east of the site of the first fort. Contact Bill at nr4c@widomaker.com for more information. To view where we be operating from, follow this link for the broader view and follow for this zoomed in view. Both images taken from Google Maps at this link.
Colonial Williamsburg Special Event Station
Colonial Williamsburg July 2008 - The club is again planning an event in Colonial Williamsburg on July 5th. See ya there.
Yorktown Special Event Station
The End of the Revolution, Yorktown, VA October 11th, 2008 - WAARC returns to Yorktown in October to celebrate the End of the Revolution confirming the Colonies' permanent separation from British rule. This a a fun event, the weather is usually vey nice, and we have a great spot near the Information Center in the Yorktown National Battlefield. Plan to come out and join the fun.