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March 2018 VE Session
ARRL Volunteer Examiner Logo
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 …
1st Jim Bailey KB4ZIN Memorial Award Presentation
President Dino Papas, KL0S, presenting the 2018 Jim Bailey Memorial Award to Chris Courson, KC4CMR at the 2018 Annual Club Dinner.
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 …
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Builders’ Group 2nd Session, March 3, 2018
Chris Courson KC4CMR, a Mentor for the WAARC Builders Group, takes time to work on a project of his own at Dino KL0S’s workbench during the group's second session for Spring 2018. Chris was recently named the first recipient of the club sponsored Jim Bailey KB4ZIN Annual Memorial Award for 2017; the award recognizes the ham who has made the most significant contributions in support of both local amateur radio operators and our civilian community during the past year.
The New Jim Bailey Memorial Award
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 …
Groups.io
The club uses groups.io for its email communications platform. If you are a local ham please sign up for our groups.io page. More information is on the Groups.io info page
2017 Jamestown Special Event
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, SK
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 …
April 2017 VE Testing Session
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 …