Fox Hunting in Yorktown
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 …
Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
N4MW with his new IC-705
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 …
More on Route 66 event
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 …
Club member awards for Route 66 event
WAARC President Toby Papas KLØSS recently presented awards to Wally Frank WA3RWP and Ed Kelly K1NUH for their high-scoring participation in the club’s competition during the recent nation wide Route 66 Special Event week. Stations were limited to a maximum …
Article on Godspeed from 1985
Recently, Rich W4BUE contacted the club with a copy of an article about a replica trip of the Godspeed that took place back in 1985. This article appeared in the newsletter of the Jamestown Settlement, and can be viewed here. …
WAARC Hamshack Hotline Directory Available
If you have a Hamshack Hotline, or “bat phone” as some members call it, there is now an up-to-date directory of club members that are on the network. Instead of programming everyone’s number directly into your phone, you can configure …
Virtual Club Meetings for the rest of 2020
The James City County Library has made the decision to keep their meeting rooms closed for the rest of 2020. Since we are unable to use the library, the club has elected to continue using Zoom for club meetings for …
Results from August 19 VE Session
The WAARC VE team held a VE session on Wednesday, August 19 at the Little Creek Reservoir Park picnic shelter. This allowed for plenty of distance between examinees and VEs, in compliance with COVID-19 recommended practices. It was a little …
VE Testing Session on August 19
The WAARC VE team will be holding a VE Testing session on Wednesday, August 19. The testing session will be held in the picnic shelter at Little Creek Reservoir Park, 180 Lakeview Drive in Toano, VA. A map will be …
Virtual Club Meeting in August
Due to the meeting rooms at the library remaining closed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, the August club meeting will be held via Zoom. The Hour of Power will begin at 6pm followed by the regular club meeting at …
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