Category: News
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Upcoming Hamfests Late Winter/Early Spring 2025
From the February 2025 ARRL Roanoke Division newsletter: Highlighted: State Convention with ARRL Forums And Added Prizes FEBRUARY 22 – Glenville, WV Talk-In: 145.29 (PL 91.5) MARCH 1 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Area Hamfest MARCH 7&8 – Concord, NC – Charlotte Hamfest MARCH 9 – Vienna, VA – Winterfest APRIL 5 – Raleigh, NC…
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Upcoming State QSO Parties
From February 2025 ARRL Roanoke Division Newsletter: All four states in the Roanoke Division will be holding their annual state QSO parties. Please join them and get on the air to let operators everywhere get a chance to work not only your state, but also your county or independent city. FEBRUARY 22 – South Carolina…
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ARRL Roanoke Division News
February 2025 NEWSLETTER February, 2025 ROANOKE DIVISION SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS – Since 1968, the Roanoke Division has selected one person each year who exemplifies the spirit of excellence and selflessness in making Amateur Radio better for all. In that time, 56 fellow operators have been deemed extraordinary, and now the time has come to select…
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Two Silent Keys
We send our sincere condolences to the families of these two fine men who, during their lifetimes, gave so much to our hobby and to their communities. Alan R. Moeck WA2RPX Alan was a longtime member of our club and won recognition from ARRL for his commitment to VE Testing. He was named to the…
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SVARC Field Day 2024
Message from Mick W9BE I am pleased to report to you that the 2024 SVARC Field Day is in the books. As you know we decided to have the event at the club due to circumstances, and everyone who attended agreed that it was a good call since the late summer heat came early this year. We operated…
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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…