Category: News
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August 20 Presentation on Spaceweather by Rich K3VAT
Don’t miss our interesting program coming up at the August 20, 2026 club meeting by Rich Kennedy K3VAT on Spaceweather. 7:30pm at the clubhouse on Grace Street in Winchester. If you want to do a little background homework before his presentation, check out https://spaceweather.com/.
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Berryville Hamfest 2026: Wet but wonderful
No one in today’s club can remember as much rain as we had for the 2026 Hamfest, but hundreds of visitors still braved the forecast and the weather to enjoy a few hours of all the things that make the Berryville Hamfest so special: tailgaters, vendors, Ruritan BBQ chicken, Sugar Creek ice cream, 50/50 drawings,…
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Field Day 2026: A Great Day For SVARC
Thank you First of all, a big thank you to Gary Fortun K4GJF with support from Rich Kennedy K3VAT, John Foote W3GX, and Dave Adsit KG4BIR… and EVERYONE who helped to plan and execute this year’s Field Day. It was a big success on several levels. Hot dogs and burgers and brats…oh my! We started…
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Mark Your Calendars for Field Day 2026 June 27-28
Get ready for 2026 ARRL Field Day, June 27 – 28. This year’s theme is “Amateur Radio: A National Resource.” Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club’s Field Day details will be posted HERE as they are decided on. Important change this year SVARC’s 2026 Field Day will be held at the Club House instead of the…
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HF Propagation and Solar Indices
Mick Stutler W8BE gave an excellent program recently that walked us through the relationship between solar activity and HF propagation. He covered everything from how the Sun’s EUV radiation creates the ionosphere to the key indices every ham should know: SFI, SSN, Kp, and Ap. The presentation also breaks down the ionospheric D, E, and…
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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…