Our Open Repeaters: 146.82 PL 146.2 / 448.775 PL 146.2
Shenandoah Valley Emergency Net – Tuesday 7PM ET 146.82 – Join us!
Welcome!
Do you enjoy puzzles? Science, Technology, Engineering, Math? How about finding new friends far and wide?
If so, amateur radio may be a “thing” for you!
Thank you for visiting the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club website! Here’s what you should know about us:
- We are one of the oldest Amateur Radio Clubs in the United States, first established in 1948!
- We are the home of the World Famous Berryville HamFest, always the first Sunday of August! Radio amateurs from far and wide have come together for community, fellowship, new parts, gear and pre-owned treasures since 1953.
- We meet on the first and third Thursday monthly at 7:30 in our clubhouse. Visitors Welcome! Conversation begins at about 6:30 PM. Please visit our Club in-person or remotely via Zoom during one of our meetings to say “hello”. Use our contact page to request the meeting link.
- Our radio room features a FlexRadio 6400 FlexRadio 6700 and Elecraft K3s. Both Flex radios can be operated for send and receive by club members anywhere on the Earth with an internet connection.
- Read more about the Club, or, Contact us with questions.
Field Day 2023 – June 23-24 – Clarke County Fair Ground
Field Day is coming June 24-25. Field Day is Amateur Radio’s Open House event of the year where over 40,000 amateur stations go into the field, setup, operate and make contact. It is also a day of national emergency communications preparedness. We operate around the clock for 24 hours, make as many contacts across the United States, Canada and the World as we can, over as many different modes such as voice, digital and even morse code.
Amateur Radio is the heart of everything STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math. Amateur Radio knowledge can lead to careers in Radio Frequency Engineering, Broadcasting in Media, Military Communications, Design, Build, Fabrication and more.
Please join us during Field Day this year, maybe even get on the air yourself and make a few contacts to experience for yourself! Come anytime from 2PM Saturday and through 1PM Sunday June 25.
Find out more: https://svarc.us/field-day/
Even though you do not need an operating license during Field Day, if you would like to find out more and test for your amateur radio license, click here: https://svarc.us/ve-testing/
Are you an existing radio amateur, want to find a great place to connect to other radio amateurs, and have access to a fine HF station as a member benefit? Submit your application now! https://svarc.us/how-to-join-svarc/
Remembering Operation Overlord – D-Day – June 6, 1944
Space Weather Mini Course: Analyses of Space Weather Events in the 20th Century and BeyondSpace Weather
Presented by Heliophysicist and Radio Amateur [WX6SWW] Dr Tamitha Skov, this is a 3 hour 20 minute mini course entitled Analyses of Space Weather Events in the 20th Century and Beyond, including a discussion of the 1859 Carrington Event. The Carrington Event was a massive solar flare that caused havoc and burned the infrasctructure of the Telegraph communications system and caused Auroras to be seen as far south as the Tropics. Normally Aurora are found around the higher latitudes including North and South Pole. In relation to Amateur Radio and especially low, medium and high frequency communications [HF], GPS satellites and communications systems our Sun has tremendous potential to affect not only our communications in space, but also our infrastructure on the Earth.
Please consider supporting Dr. Skov’s efforts to inform and contribute a greater understanding to the importance of how our star, the Sun affects our planet Earth.
Find more videos of Dr. Skov on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpWxfx
Here website is: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/
Dr. Skov’s Podcast can be subscribed to here: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/feed/podcast/
3rd Party Resources to learn more:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] Space Weather Prediction Center: https://swpc.noaa.gov
Learn more and study Space Weather: https://www.nasa.gov/spaceweather
Earn a Degree in Space Weather – Millersville University: https://www.millersville.edu/swen
Welcome to a fascinating part of being a Radio Amateur. Apply to join us! You’ll be glad you did!
Open Headset Interconnect Standard [OHIS] N6MTS
N6MTS, Mark may be familiar to you as he is co-host of podcast HamRadioWorkBench.com. Mark has founded a company that is designing products for the audiophile and amateur radio. At the May 2023 Dayton Hamvention, Mark presented his open headset interconnect standard. Mark realized an opportunity with the ability to use any headset, with any amateur radio, without the need for a box-full of adapters. What mark has in development and pending production is a solution that allows an interconnect between any radio, and any headset. Hat tip to Mark for finding a problem and taking on the challenge to bring a long needed solution to market. Thank you, Mark! You can find out more at Mark’s website: https://ohis.org/ 73.
Memorial Day
Gratitude to those who gave all for our Nation, our Freedoms, our Constitution and our Flag. Ice a cold one for those who cannot be with us, set a place at the table, leave it empty for those who cannot be with us due to the ultimate sacrifice. 73.