Category: Amateur Radio hobby
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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. …
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Winter Field Day 2026
In January? Why…and how? Big thank you to John Foote W3GX and Gary Fortun K4GJF who organized this year’s Winter Field Day and made sure those who came had a great experience. Here is John W3GX’s report: Winter Field Day answers the question, why not get this kind of “hurry-up” radio experience more than once…
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SVARC: Among Top 80 Amateur Radio Blogs for 2025
Our club website has just been ranked as #46 among Feedspot’s “80 Best Ham Radio Blogs and News Websites in 2025.” Kudos to everyone in the club who has contributed content or submitted information to those who are website administrators
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April’s a Big Month for Ham Radio
From the March 27, 2025 “The ARRL Letter:” We’re only days away from April and ARRL’s month-long Ham Radio Open House (HROH). Radio clubs, schools, and other groups that operate a shared ham radio station are urged to join the nationwide event to raise the visibility of amateur radio and related technology. April is also Science…
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SILENT KEY: Frank A. Swiech N1DGQ
SVARC club member Warren Corliss KQ4KLA has notified us of the death of a significant contributor to our hobby of amateur radio: Francis (Frank) A Swiech N1DGQ. Warren recalls: “Frank was founder of what is now the New England Repeater Directory. He originally maintained the spreadsheet in the 90s, which I then assisted in getting…