Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Meetings on 2nd Tuesday, 7PM at James City-Bruton Fire Station in Toano
WAARC Technician licensing class graduates were issued JCC Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program hand held two-meter transceivers at a ceremony on Friday March 30, 2018. Chris Courson KC4CMR, the JCC Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Emergency Coordinator, provided eligible …
From Mike, W4NYY We had our Spring VE session Saturday morning and it went very well. Before getting into the particulars, I want to thank the following VE’s and those who are not VE’s that lent a hand: Wally WA3RWP …
The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (WAARC) will conduct a Amateur Radio license exam test session on Saturday March 17, 2018 at the Colonial Heritage Club House, 6500 Arthur Hills Drive, Williamsburg VA 23188, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Volunteer Examiners …
At the 2018 WAARC Club Dinner the first Jim Bailey KB4ZIN Memorial Award was presented. This award was developed to honor a local ham that has made a significant contribution to Ham Radio recently. The honoree receives a plaque that …
1st Jim Bailey KB4ZIN Memorial Award Presentation Read more »
In late 2017 Bill NR4C, our club’s Member at Large, made a recommendation that the club establish and sponsor an award to be presented annually that would recognize a ham in the local area who made the most significant contributions in …
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On Saturday, May 13, WAARC will be on the air from Jamestown Island in commemoration of the 410th anniversary of the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607. This is one of three Special Event …
Jim Bailey, KB4ZIN, passed away on April 5. Most of you would recognize his call sign from the local repeaters in the Williamsburg area. He set up the 146.76 machine in the area in 1987, which has proven to be …
From Mike W4NYY, WAARC VE Coordinator: Steve W4DMZ has again secured the TNCC Workforce Development Center for the April VE session. The date is Saturday April 22nd at 8:30am. If you need a map of the location you can click …