W1AW/4 Operations from Virginia
Will, K4MI will be operating this week as W1AW/4 for the Virginia operation. There will be many others on the air from Virginia making contacts across all HF bands and modes. I promised that I would send out a list …
Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
VE Session Reminder
From Mike Conte W4NYY Our October 2014 VE Sessions will be held on Saturday October 4th at Thomas Nelson Community College starting at 9 am. TNCC is located off of Centerville Road on Opportunity Way just across from the old …
Update to JCC Alerts System
From Chris KC4CMR The county will launch an improved JCC Alert system next week. JCC Alert is now part of the CodeRED network, which enables county officials to quickly deliver emergency alerts and notifications. JCC Alert also gives individuals and …
ARRL Changes for those with an Expired License
From Mike W4NYY: I just found out this morning while opening the VE materials for next Saturday that the ARRL has made some significant changes to it’s view of those who have expired license’s. Please read the attached files. You …
Busch Gardens ChristmasTown Dash 8K
From Chris, KC4CMR: Today, I heard from the coordinator of the Christmas Town Dash asking amateur radio to participate again this year for communications. This year the event is December 7. This is an early morning run that usually ends …
K4RC.net site issues
As most of you are aware there was a problem with the club web site for a good part of Monday, 9/8/14. This was due to a server failure at Our web host QTH.com. They had to completely rebuild that …
October VE Session
Our October 2014 VE Session will be held on Saturday October 4th at Thomas Nelson Community College starting at 9 am. TNCC is located off of Centerville Road on Opportunity Way just across from the old and now gone Outlet …
Technician License Class in Hampton
For those who know someone who may be interested, a Technician Class is being held in Hampton. Im forwarding the information on behalf of the Hampton ARES coordinator Chris Hosman, KC4F. Please contact him directly for more information and to …
Builders’ Group Starting Again
As announced at the club meeting, the WAARC Builders Group will begin a fall session starting on Saturday September 13th and will meet bi-weekly for 4-6 sessions depending on interest. For those of you who are new builders or weren’t …
North America QSO Party Event
The North American QSO Party phone contest is this Saturday, 16-Aug, from 1400 local to 0200 local Sunday. It’s a quick 12 hour contest, but lots of fun. WAARC will be operating the contest from the Williamsburg EOC, located at …