Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Meetings on 2nd Tuesday, 7PM at James City-Bruton Fire Station in Toano
The last Special Event Station for 2024 will be held in Yorktown on October 19. This event commemorates the 243rd anniversary of the Lord Cornwallis’ and the British Surrender to George Washington and the Americans at Yorktown in 1781. This …
WAARC Annual Fall Picnic Tuesday September 10, 2024 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm James City Bruton Volunteer Fire Station 3135 Forge Road Toano, VA 23168 *RSVP by Sunday September 1, 2024 by End of Day. Menu Meats: Smoked Pulled Pork …
Many have come to the realization that getting their license didn’t really provide everything they needed to know to be successful and enjoy making radio contacts. To assist with this, we have reserved the community room in the Toano Bruton …
At the August meeting Hour of Power session of the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club, Jack, KY4EA, provided a great review of antenna SWR, covering definitions, possible problems, and tools to analyze antennas. Then members got a chance to get …
On Saturday, July 6 WAARC will hold its annual Colonial Williamsburg Special Event. This special event station commemorates the 248th anniversary of Independence Day in the United States. The special event station will be set up at Quarterpath Park, 202 …
The weekend of June 22-23 is ARRL Field Day this year. It is held annually on the FOURTH full weekend of June. WAARC holds its Field Day operation at Little Creek Reservoir Park, 180 Lakeview Road in Toano, VA. A map …
The WAARC spring Technician license class wrapped up with a test session on April 27. There were lots of VEs on hand to administer tests to both class members and others looking to upgrade. Three of the new technicians, Rich …
This Saturday, May 11th is the Annual Jamestown Special Event. As with last year, we will be operating from the Jamestown Beach Event Park across from the Jamestown Settlement. The map is attached below. Setup will begin at 8am and …
This year’s Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award recipient is someone familiar to the club. Mackenzie Denton, KO4GLN, was announced as the 55th recipient of the award. This award is the highest and most prestigious recognition of an ARRL member operator …
Kenzie KO4GLN Presented with the Roanoke Division Service Award Read more »
The Williamsburg Area Radio Club (WAARC) will offer a radio license class this spring. Class dates are March 25 – April 26, 2024, and will be from 9:00am – 12:30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with additional class dates of …
WAARC Radio License Class scheduled for Spring 2024 Read more »
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