Randy’s Antenna party
From Randy KM4YSN: I want express my thanks to all those who came over to my house to help with the “antenna rais’n.” When all is said and done, the antenna is working as designed! I have made several contacts …
Author: Dan Ewart
NR4C’s Review of Yorktown 2019 special event
I want to thank all the people who ventured out in the magnificent weather conditions to help make our event at Yorktown a spectacular success this year. We had a total was over 190 logged contacts with some contacts with …
VE Sessions of Oct 2019 a big sucess
The club’s VE testing sessions on October 21, 24 and 26 were a big success. There were 19 candidates and 12 received new licenses with two of those passing both the Technician and General tests. There were 5 previous Technicians …
WA3RWP programs an HT
Wally Frank WA3RWP, our WAARC Training Coordinator, helps Technician licensing class student Pat Bass program her new Wouxun HT for the local repeaters following the course review session. Pat passed her Technician exam and even went on to pass her …
WAARC October meeting – something different
WAARC held its October meeting but changed things up a bit this month. Hour of Power was dedicated to newcomers questions. During that hour we were able to greet three new prospective club members who are already hams living in …
Technician class antenna exercise
Wally WA3RWP, our WAARC Training Coordinator, conducts a practical VHF/UHF antenna exercise with the Technician class’s youngest students. Both the Technician licensing and General upgrade courses continue through late October when a joint class VE exam session will be held.
Ford F-150 NMO antenna mount
Brian, NI0P, recently installed a really neat NMO style VHF/UHF antenna mount on his Ford F-150 pickup. The “BulletProofDiesel” company sells a aftermarket third brake light bracket that fits between the cab rear light assembly and the body of the …
YLs and Friends activity
The YLs and Friends group held a monthly get together for a “Bunco Party” (Bunco is a dice game). WAARC members were joined by the WA6ILT’s XYL Christine, K3RM’s XYL Donna, and Chris and Sue Rockwell who are good friends …
August 17 Test session a success
The WAARC VE team led by VE Coordinator Kerry NH2A had a very successful VE session on Saturday August 17th. Seven folks came to take exams with everyone walking away with either an upgraded or a new license. Several test …
WAARC YL Welcome!
YL club members Anita KH2FX, Cissy N4ZRW and Toby KL0SS welcomed newcomer Jolene Boyer N1GZY (second from right) to Saturday breakfast recently. Jolene and husband Richard N1AAF recently relocated to the area from Tennessee and are looking forward to becoming part …
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