WAARC Members attend Shelby Hamfest 2025
Several members of the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club made the trip to the Shelby Hamfest last weekend (8/29/2025). Reports indicate they were successful in sales.
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2025 Annual Club Picnic Information
The 2025 WAARC Annual Picnic will be held on Tuesday September 9, 2025 at the James City-Bruton Fire Department. It will begin at 6PM in the meeting room. This will take the place of the September Club Meeting. Catering will …
Berryville Hamfest attended by members
Several WAARC members attended the Berryville Hamfest last weekend (8/3/2025). Kerry, NH2A, Anita, KH2FX, Dave, N4MW, and Cissy, N4ZRW, reported good weather and successful sales.
Colonial Williamsburg Special Event This Saturday
In honor of the Independence Day Holiday, WAARC will commemorate the 249th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with our Williamsburg Special Event station. This event is part of the club’s Historic Triangle Special Event series. If …
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General License Class scheduled
The Williamsburg Amateur Radio club will be teaching an Amateur Radio General License class from March 4 – April 18. The class will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays (two days a week) from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm at …
KQ4LTR’s Boat Anchor Restoration
Abby KQ4LTR started a boat anchor (old radio) restoration back in spring. She wanted to restore a Hallicrafters SX-110 that previously belonged to former club member Francine KN7YL. Abby started by clipping off the crumbling power cord, installing a fuse, …
Yorktown Special Event October 19
The last Special Event Station for 2024 will be held in Yorktown on October 19. This event commemorates the 243rd anniversary of the Lord Cornwallis’ and the British Surrender to George Washington and the Americans at Yorktown in 1781. This …
2024 WAARC Picnic Information
WAARC Annual Fall Picnic Tuesday September 10, 2024 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm James City Bruton Volunteer Fire Station 3135 Forge Road Toano, VA 23168 *RSVP by Sunday September 1, 2024 by End of Day. Menu Meats: Smoked Pulled Pork …
Help for getting on the air
Many have come to the realization that getting their license didn’t really provide everything they needed to know to be successful and enjoy making radio contacts. To assist with this, we have reserved the community room in the Toano Bruton …
Antenna SWR meeting activity
At the August meeting Hour of Power session of the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club, Jack, KY4EA, provided a great review of antenna SWR, covering definitions, possible problems, and tools to analyze antennas. Then members got a chance to get …
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