Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Meetings on 2nd Tuesday, 7PM at James City-Bruton Fire Station in Toano
On Friday April 23, 2021 six hams took seats in the James City-Bruton Volunteer Fire Department’s social classroom to sit for upgrade exams. By the end of the session all six passed their test. Congratulations to Kenzie KO4GLN, Robert KN4UUT …
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WAARC Training Coordinator Wally Frank WA3RWP (right) presents Randy Altona KM4YSN with his ARRL Instructor Patch after successfully completing his first teaching duties during the club’s recent Technician licensing course. The course was taught using the Zoom teleconferencing platform because …
We have a lot of newer members in the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club, and with the COVID restrictions and practices, many may not have had the opportunity to get to know Bill Conkling, NR4C who became a silent key …
On Saturday March 20th our WAARC Director at Large Dino Papas KLØS hosted the one-year anniversary edition of the club’s daily Coffee & Radio Net. There were 47 net members who checked in by radio with a number using the …
Congratulations to Patti KB4PAT who passed her General exam today under the watchful eye of the WAARC VE team. Led by Kerry NH2A, our club VE Coordinator, and VEs Pat KA4PAB, Jim AF4QG and Jack KY4EA the team gathered at …
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WAARC member Dave Meir N4MW recently received his new Icom IC-705 HF/VHF/UHF portable QRP radio. The IC-705 has been anxiously anticipated and is now shipping. You can see details here: http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/handheld/705/default.aspx Or at DX Engineering’s site: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ico-ic-705 Dave purchased his rig …
The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club recently sponsored a competition for members during the annual Route 66 Special Event Week. Members were challenged to contact as many of the W6 1×1 stations operating throughout the United States. Two categories were …
WAARC President Toby Papas KLØSS recently presented awards to Wally Frank WA3RWP and Ed Kelly K1NUH for their high-scoring participation in the club’s competition during the recent nation wide Route 66 Special Event week. Stations were limited to a maximum …
As you probably already know the get-together part of the ARRL Field Day has been canceled. That’s the bad news. But the good news is that the ARRL’s recent one-time rules exemption now allows for all club members to operate …
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 …
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