ARRL Field Day is always held on the fourth full weekend in June. It is an emergency preparedness exercise as well as a public relations event for amateur radio. With COVID-19 restrictions mostly lifted, many amateurs are eager to get …
Normally the second Tuesday in June is our annual club picnic. However, because of how COVID-19 has impacted things, we are planning on having it later in the year. More details will be posted here when they are finalized. In …
While COVID-19 is still an issue for much of the country, WAARC was able to hold it’s annual Jamestown Landing Day special event out on Jamestown Island this year on Saturday, May 8. With many club members now vaccinated and …
The annual Jamestown Special Event will take place this Saturday, May 8. The club will set up its special event station on Jamestown Island and operate from 10am-4pm. We plan to operate on 40m, as well as 20m as conditions …
On Friday April 23, 2021 six hams took seats in the James City-Bruton Volunteer Fire Department’s social classroom to sit for upgrade exams. By the end of the session all six passed their test. Congratulations to Kenzie KO4GLN, Robert KN4UUT …
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Recently there has been an interest in checking into nets when people are away from the area. While there is IRLP capabilities available on the 147.105 machine, this requires having a repeater or simplex node in order to connect via …
This past year has been unlike any other. We have not been able to have meetings at the library, and other gatherings have been heavily modified due to the COVID-19 situation. Nonetheless, amateur radio continued on and with that comes …
On Saturday, January 16 the I-Move van was brought out to the Toano Farmer’s Market, in conjunction with a community event where kits with masks and hand sanitizer were handed out. The I-Move van is a project created by the …
Because WAARC will not be able to have a meeting at the library in January 2021 we have had to modify the election procedures for this year. Those that are planning to attend the meeting via Zoom will be able …
This weekend is WAARC’s annual Yorktown Special Event that coincides with the commemoration of the General Cornwallis and the British’s surrender to George Washington and the Colonial Army in 1781, which helped end the American Revolution. This year will be …
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