Category: News
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W4R Special Event Begins April 5
Get ready to participate in this very special event in the life of the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club: our 70th Anniversary celebration. Our special event callsign is W4R The event will begin on April 5, 2018, 00:01 local The event will end on April 14, 2018, 23:59 local The operating venues will be: W4RKC…
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Growing Family of Hams – March 2018 VE Session Success Story
Second Sunday of Most Months Many people in the local ham radio community are aware of the Northern Shenandoah DX Association’s VE Sessions that have been held the second Sunday of most months at the SVARC club house What Made March 2018’s Session Special This past Sunday’s VE Session (March 10th, 2018) at the club…
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70th Anniversary Special Event QSL Card Sneak-Peek
Gary Fortun (K4GJF) has been hard at work on design of a QSL card specially crafted to celebrate 70 years of the SVARC with all those who work our special event (W4R) during the days of April 5th to the 14th of 2018 (UTC), and request a QSL card. He has received a lot of…
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In Memoriam: John Richard Boyd, Sr.
Silent Key Former SVARC member John R. Boyd, Sr., 86, died January 25, 2018, after a 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s. John Kanode N4MM and Royce Crocker W3IF paid tribute to John at our club meeting on February 1. John served in Korea in the Air Force and had a distinguished career with the U.S. government…
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SVARC Scholarship Announcement in QST
Our club, last year, voted to establish a $1,000 annual scholarship to be administered by the ARRL Foundation with a preference for candidates from our geographic service area. The members were enthusiastic about investing in the future of our hobby by encouraging licensed hams to continue their education. The first scholarship will be awarded this…
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Congratulations To Alan Moeck WA2RPX
ALAN MOECK WA2RPX has been named to the ARRL VEC Volunteer Examiner Honor Role in December 2017 QST magazine. With a total of 236 sessions, Alan is #2 in the Roanoke Division.