June Club Picnic Cancelled
Unfortunately, due to the current situation with COVID-19 we will NOT be able to have the annual club picnic this year. We regret that we will not be able to have this annual get together, however it is best that …
Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Upcoming VE Testing Opportunities
With COVID-19 cancelling most testing sessions, there have been lots of questions about when there will be another chance to take a ham radio test. More importantly, with the Extra Class question pool expiring on June 30, anyone wishing to …
2020 Jamestown Event a Big Success
Despite not being able to set up a special event station on Jamestown Island, WAARC’s distributed operators for our Jamestown Special Event were very successful. While celebrating the 413th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in North America, we …
Jamestown Special Event – Trying Something New
While most of the country is shut down due to the virus, our annual Jamestown Special Event will take place as scheduled on May 9. Though Historic Jamestowne is closed, we have a group of operators signed up to operate …
Virtual Club Meetings and Brunch Gatherings
Because we are unable to have in-person meetings right now, the club has explored how to have meetings virtually. After some research and testing, we have settled on using the Zoom videoconference app to have club meetings and weekly brunch …
Colonial Half Marathon support
The Colonial Half Marathon, 13 miles, was held this year in cold, but more favorable weather conditions than last year. WAARC operators were scattered around the course providing communication and keeping the event organizer up to date on the locations …
At the February meeting
At the February meeting of the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club, new President Toby, KL0SS, presented a plaque with thanks to out going President of two years Dino, KL0S. Toby reviewed the many accomplishments and great progress the club has …
February 2020 Club Meeting Location
Due to ongoing renovations at the James City County Library, the February club meeting and hour of power will take place on February 11 at the Stryker Center in downtown Williamsburg, at 412 N Boundary Street. The Hour of Power …
2020 Annual WAARC Dinner
The WAARC club’s Annual Dinner was this past Saturday at Doraldo’s Italian Restaurant. We had 59 attendees and everyone seemed to have had a great time (especially those who won one or more door prizes!). There were three tremendous highlights …
Boat Anchor Breakfast
Last week Monday Don N4DJ and Kerry NH2A had breakfast at Honey Butter’s Kitchen in Norge to talk about their old radios. By the time they were pulling out their wallets to pay they had decided to have breakfast again …
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