Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Meetings on 2nd Tuesday, 7PM at James City-Bruton Fire Station in Toano
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 …
Recently there has been an interest in checking into nets when people are away from the area. While there is IRLP capabilities available on the 147.105 machine, this requires having a repeater or simplex node in order to connect via …
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 …
Congratulations to KB4PAT on her license upgrade Read more »
This past year has been unlike any other. We have not been able to have meetings at the library, and other gatherings have been heavily modified due to the COVID-19 situation. Nonetheless, amateur radio continued on and with that comes …
On Saturday, January 16 the I-Move van was brought out to the Toano Farmer’s Market, in conjunction with a community event where kits with masks and hand sanitizer were handed out. The I-Move van is a project created by the …
This weekend is WAARC’s annual Yorktown Special Event that coincides with the commemoration of the General Cornwallis and the British’s surrender to George Washington and the Colonial Army in 1781, which helped end the American Revolution. This year will be …
Over the past couple weeks Randy WB7URZ has hidden a “fox” in and around the Yorktown area. If you are new to fox hunting, a fox hunt is a search for a radio transmitter that has been hidden somewhere. It …
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 …
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