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 Stations that we set up every year.

We plan to be on the air from about 10am to 4pm. We intend to operate on 40M and 20M as conditions permit. Look for us around 7.262 and 14.262 +/- QRM. If you hear us on the air, give us a call!

Our logs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World (LoTW) after the event for QSL purposes. You may also send us a QSL card, info is on the Contact Us page.

If you are local to the area, you can find a map on the Map page.

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 rather useful in emergency situations throughout the years. It is also a place for hams that pass through Williamsburg to pop in and chat with someone on their journey.

While Jim was not very active as of late, he would check in to the Wednesday night ARES net every once in a while, and monitored the repeaters when he could. He had a passion for electronics and home brew projects, and enjoyed chatting about them with others.

Jim’s obituary was published in the April 15th edition of the Virginia Gazette. Click Here to read it.

A memorial service for Jim will be on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 5PM at the Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport, 100 Marclay Road, Williamsburg.

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 here. The information has been posted on the ARRL web site. If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to e-mail me at macsac05@cox.net or call me at home (757) 566 8015 or on my cell at 757 585 0375 .  The cell phone will get me faster.

Also, if you are a VE and are available to assist with the exams it would be greatly appreciated.

Due to the hazardous conditions caused by the snow this past weekend, the January Club Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, is cancelled.

We hope everyone will be safe, and we hope to see you at the February meeting!

From Chris KC4CMR

Special thanks to all those who participated in this weekend’s Triathlon. Many of whom
made the extra effort to go out into the Charles City County portion of the event.

AJ4XV, KF4WST, AJ4RS, KK4BMY, K2QIJ, KI4SNN, KK4VVB, KU4FO and
N∅FIR and KK4BMZ with CC EMS.

A few incidents but were responded to quickly.  That’s why we’re there, to get
them help and let race officials know what is happening on the courses.

If you haven’t worked one of these events before, please consider coming out to help.
It’s fun and the athletes and organizers really appreciate what we do.

From Mike W4NYY, WAARC VE Coordinator:

Steve W4DMZ has again secured the TNCC Workforce Development Center for our October VE sessions.  The date is Saturday October 8th from 8 am to Noon. The information has been posted on the ARRL web site. Follow up information will be provided in the coming weeks.

On Saturday, May 14, WAARC will be on the air from Jamestown Island in commemoration of the 409th anniversary of the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607. This is one of three Special Event Stations that we set up every year.

In conjunction with the National Parks on the Air 2016, we will be activating the Jamestown National Historic Site. The designator for this park is AA14. We will upload the log to LoTW with this designator so anyone chasing the national parks can get credit for our activation.

We plan to be on the air from about 10am to 4pm. We intend to operate on 40M and 20M as conditions permit. Look for us around 7.262 and 14.262 +/- QRM. If you hear us on the air, give us a call!

If you are local to the area, you can find a map on the Map page.

Mike Conte W4NYY has announced the date and location for the April 2016 VE Testing session. The information follows below:

The January club meeting is when the annual election of officers takes place. The new club officers were elected at the January 12, 2016 club meeting, and are listed below.

First, the club would like to thank the outgoing officers for their service in 2015: Vice-President Bob Sodorsky W4NYS, and Director At-Large John Hale AI4QQ.

The club’s officers as elected at the January meeting are:

• President: Bobby Hall N5VCU
• Vice-President: Will Hrachovina K4MI
• Secretary: Dan Ewart WG4F
• Treasurer: Ted Edwards W3TB
• Director At-Large: Bill Conkling NR4C

Here’s to a prosperous and exciting 2016!