About Ham Radio
- So what is ham radio anyway? Find out here — http://www.helloradio.org
About Us and Around Here
- Shenandoah Valley ARC on Facebook
- Local weather
- Frederick County, Virginia
- Shenandoah County, Virginia
- Warren County, Virginia
- Hardy County, West Virginia
- Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Morgan County, West Virginia
Popular Ham Things In Our Area
- Northern Virginia Traffic Net
- 147.300 MHz Bluemont Repeater — A very wide coverage repeater in our local area
Hamfests
Berryville Hamfest – first Sunday in August
Dayton Hamvention
Manassas Hamfest – June
Vienna Wireless Winterfest – March
Richmond Frostfest – February
Other Clubs Fairly Close By
- Arlington Radio Public Service Club
- AMRAD — Amateur Radio Research & Development Corporation
- Blue Avalanche Communications Group
- Loudoun Amateur Radio Group
- Massanutten ARA; Inc.
- Northern Virginia FM Association
- Ole Virginia Hams — Manassas
- Page Valley Amateur Radio Club
Useful Online Tools
- QRZ call sign lookup and discussion forums
- DX Cluster
- DXSummit (spotting info)
Organizations and Government Agencies That Work With Ham Radio Operators
- American Red Cross
- North American Center For Emergency Communications – Communications to and from our Military troops
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
Regional and National Organizations
- American Radio Relay League
- Virginia ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service)
- Quarter Century Wireless Association – For hams who have been licensed 25+ years
- ArtSciPub Repeater Directory
- RepeaterBook.com — Also offering mobile Apps for Android and iOS devices
- The Mid-Atlantic Repeater Council T-MARC
- A.M.S.A.T.
- F.C.C. Amateur Radio Div. 1270 Fairfield Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245 — Tel. (800) 322-1117 or (717) 337-1212
Other Stuff
- Skywarn Weather Spotter website
- Becoming A Storm Spotter From Home – An Excellent list of resources for storm spotters
- Severe Weather and Storm Spotter Resources: Learn about all kinds of severe weather, why Storm Spotters are needed, and how to become a Storm Spotter. We learned about this excellent site from a student named Amelia. She and her father came across it when she was doing extra research. Thank you, Amelia!
- eHam.net – Lots of ham information and equipment reviews from other amateurs
- Amateur radio archive
- Lots and lots of HAM Radio links
- RadioMasterList
- Telecommunications Timeline