The club had a wonderful Field Day event at the end of June where we had great weather, camaraderie, and of course food (thanks again Food Committee!). Chuck AI4WU who headed up the Field Day effort conducted a short after…
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Ed is Extra
Our newest Extra Class ham is Ed K1NUH who took his exam at a special VE session today. Congratulations Ed, go work that DX!
2019 ARRL Field Day information
Field Day 2019 is June 22-23 and will be held at Little Creek Reservoir Park in Toano. Click here for directions to the Field Day site. We will be on the air from 2pm Saturday until 2pm Sunday. We will be headed…
Field Day Power work session
Brian NI0P, Chris KC4CMR, Chuck AI4WU, Will K4MI and Bill NR4C gathered recently at the KL0S workspace to construct the club’s Field Day radio power “buck converter” distribution system. The group also assembled a two-panel solar array and charge controller…
The “Forever VFO Project” Nears Completion!
Rick AK4MV has been a stalwart member of the club’s Builders Group just about since the beginning in 2014. He’s had a long standing project in the works, a solid state, synthesized, “boatanchor” VFO to use with his retro HF…
2019 Club Picnic Information
The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (WAARC) will host its Annual Picnic on Tuesday June 11th at the Little Creek Reservoir Park picnic shelter, 180 Lakeview Drive Toano, VA. You can find a map to the picnic site below. The picnic…
Morse Code Class returns
The WAARC Morse Code Class has returned. After a long break while code instructor Don, N4DJ, built his new QTH, the code class is now back in operation. See the updated information directly via: K4RC.NET Morse Code Class
Another YL now has her Extra class license
Francine KN4KXI was unable to take her Extra exam at our last WAARC VE exam but took her test this Saturday at the MPARC VE session and is now an Extra Class ham! She is a graduate of both our…
VE Session May 20 a big success
The WAARC VE team conducted a very successful VE session with eight candidates earning all the way from brand new Technician to General and Extra upgrades. We had two walk-ins, one who passed the Technician and General exams and another…
Jamestown 2019 Special Event
The club held its annual Jamestown commemoration special event station today out on the island. While celebrating the 412th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in North America, the weather was perfect…well, at least up until 3:00 pm when…
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