Yorktown Special Event Date Set
Our Special Events Coordinator Tom AJ4LM has confirmed the date for the Yorktown Special Event. It will be held on October 18 at the Yorktown Battlefield. More info will be posted as the date gets closer.
Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
KJ4ADE, SK
Info from Chris, KC4CMR: Dennis, KJ4ADE, passed away last Friday. Dennis was always willing and enjoyed helping at our events like the Marathons. He was also involved in CERT training and emergency simulations. He will be missed. Link to Daily …
Club Members in the News
Recently a couple of club members were involved in an emergency preparedness training exercise. Bobby, N5VCU and Kyle, KK4BMZ participated with the Patriot’s Colony CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) in a realistic simulation to practice in the event of a …
Pedal the Parkway Story in the Virginia Gazette
From Chris KC4CMR: See the attached article from the June 28 Virginia Gazette about the Pedal the Parkway event. Thank you to Dino for representing the club, and to all that participated. Pedal the Parkway article in PDF format.
13 Colonies Event
Will K4MI is operating the 13 Colonies Special event this week as K2B/QRP for Virginia. If you hear him, please give him a call! The event will be on from 1300Z July 1-0400Z July 7 (9AM July 1-Midnight July 7 …
Field Day!!!
Be sure and stop by the WAARC Field Day 2014, Saturday 2pm – Sunday 2pm. For those who may need talk in, someone will probably be monitoring the 76 machine. Throughout the day, small bags of ice and snacks are …
Virginia Gazette Field Day Coverage
The 6-25-14 issue of Virginia Gazette gave the club some very nice field day coverage with a photo on page C3 (attached) and an entry in their daily calendar of events that linked to the photo. Kudos to Robby Steele at …
Field Day Plans
Field day is rapidly approaching, so here are the current plans and a few tips to help ensure a successful event. The mobilization team will meet for breakfast at Jimmy’s in Norge Friday morning at 0830. After breakfast (around 1000) …
July 4th Colonial Williamsburg event date set
Tom AJ4LM has confirmed the date for the Colonial Williamsburg special event. It will be Saturday July 5th. We will be setting up at the Robert Nicolson house on Francis St. across from the driveway to the Bassett Hall parking …
Web Site Updates
I hope everyone enjoyed the Club Picnic tonight. Although it was rather muggy, it was nice to get to enjoy ham radio and food at our new Field Day site. A few weeks ago a suggestion was made to add …