Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Meetings on 2nd Tuesday, 7PM at James City-Bruton Fire Station in Toano
WAARC member Dave N4MW (our resident microwave expert) recently acquired several VHF/UHF high power amplifiers from a Silent Key estate. The amps were constructed by a engineer ham and are really well built. Dave brought them for show and tell …
WAARC President Dino KL0S recently received his latest test equipment toy – a trinocular stereo microscope that he’ll use for really small soldering work and inspection. The scope will make it much easier to find thin cracks in solder joints …
We had a good turnout at Jimmy’s Saturday. While there the owner told Bill (NR4C) he had a flat tire. So after we all finished, we gathered in the parking lot to change Bill’s tire. Dave (AJ4XV) and Vinny (KX4HH) …
WAARC Saturday morning breakfast broke its own attendance record Saturday August 4th when 23 folks gathered for breakfast at the Five Brothers Restaurant, one more than the most recent record breaking meal (that’s over 25% of the club membership…couldn’t get …
In addition to the club’s weekly Saturday breakfasts there is another group that meets every Wednesday for lunch at Anna’s Brick Oven Restaurant (2021-D Richmond Road) beginning at 11:30 a.m. The restaurant provides a private room and the conversations are …
WAARC member Dave N4MW recently assisted his friend Fred WB4KXS in assembling a custom rack mount radio enclosure for his new Icom IC-7300 HF radio, speaker, power supply and antenna tuner. Dave is a master at putting together racks of …
During our July club meeting Mike Logan KM4UWO, Head of the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Laboratory at NASA Langley, presented his experiences supporting the federal response to Puerto Rico last year following Hurricane Maria. Deploying as a volunteer under the …
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WAARC club member Cissy Meier N4ZRW realigns the long boom 6m yagi on the extensive VHF/UHF fold-over tower antenna array she shares with OM Dave N4MW at their QTH in New Kent County. (click photo to see larger)
The WAARC Food Committee planned and conducted the club’s Annual Picnic on June 12th. A wonderful buffet style BBQ meal provided by the world famous Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que fed 50 members of the club and their guests. Committee members included …
Club President Dino Papas KL0S presents a ARRL Volunteer Examiner “challenge coin” to long time VE Mike Conte W4NYY in recognition of his over 21 years of coordinating the club’s bi-annual license exam sessions. The club plans to expand the …
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