Category: Amateur Radio hobby
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Coffee and Nerds at the Clubhouse
President Bill Hyman KK8E is encouraging members to stop by the Clubhouse on Saturdays starting around 9:30am for an hour or two (coffee and doughnuts on hand!). It’s a great way to get more familiar with the fantastic equipment and shack set-up we have available for all members. Get help with your own questions and…
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Fun Way to Experience Amateur Radio: ISS Slow-Scan TV
Thanks to club member Daniel Poston KG4WHO, here’s something you may want to check out: “On Friday 2 October at 09:00 UTC, the ISS (International Space Station) begins Series 33 of its slow-scan television events: a run of images on the theme of student education, sent down from Expedition 75 on 437.550 MHz FM in…
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Help Needed With JOTA 10-17-26
From: Dave Adsit, KG4BIRKg4bir98@gmail.com540-303-7055 Help needed Saturday only, October 17, 2026 The Scouting America’s (formerly Boy Scouts of America) annual Jamboree On The Air is scheduled for October 16-18, 2026. This year I have been asked by a Winchester Scout Troop if I could host a JOTA station as part of their campout in October. …
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Next Quarterly Training Event
SVARC member Don Goff N4MDX and his Kaleb’s Wish Foundation are sponsoring the next live streaming, quarterly Training Event—”Ham and GMRS Simplex Net Radio Communications Test”—on Sunday, December 6, 2026, starting at 8:00pm. Open to the public. Here are the details from their last Facebook event page. See Kaleb’s Wish Foundation Facebook page for updates:…
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ARRL Section Manager’s Listening Tour
The Club was honored to have Mike Aimone, WA8AHZ, as our presentation speaker on May 21, 2026. He is the new ARRL VA Section Manager, and he is visiting club’s to share what he’s learning about the current state of the hobby and hear what we think. He began by asking “What is the current…
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Thawfest IV on 4-11-2026
SVARC member Clint Estes KA4RBW shared this info about a hamfest on Saturday April 11th just an hour down the road in Madison County. This is his former club’s hamfest and is an outdoor event with bathrooms on totally level ground with parking within a few steps of the venders. …