Class registration Tuesday 26 Feb

Tuesday February 26th 7 to 8pm is registration for the spring classes. We will be teaching:

Technician license preparation (first license)
General license preparation (second license)
Extra license preparation (highest license)
RARC Remote Station user setup and operation, Saturday 3/16/2019, Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU
DStar Seminar, Saturday 04/06/2019, Win Grant, W4WIN
NEC Antenna Modeling, Thursday 3/28/2019, Robert Orndoff, W4BNO
DMR setup, some Saturday in March or April, Mike Baker, N4LSP

The details are at http://rarclub.net/license/class-schedules/

Radio Builders’ Group

Prayer meeting over the failing kit. The team isolated the bad component and it’s fixed. It’s what we do.

February newsletter posted

Click RARC Newsletter February 2019

Privacy & Security on the Internet

Jim Bates, K8OI, on who is gathering what information on you and how they are using it. And, what you can do to minimize it. Click 2019-02 – RARC Privacy and Security v2019-01-11

Powhatan Area Radio Club

With an Analog-Fusion VHF repeater, a UHF DMR repeater, and a Winlink access point expected in February, PARC will add to the ham radio connections especially for the southwest end of the metro area. Check out their website at https://www.n4pow.com/

RARC officers, directors installed at annual banquet

November 9th, 2018, the officers and directors elected at the October RARC meeting were installed at the annual banquet. New president John DeMajo, K5HTZ, on the upper left spoke to the members after installation. On the right outgoing president Jim Bates, K8OI, greets the new president. At the bottom, the new and the outgoing officers and directors present are introduced by Jim. Left to right they are George Golding, W3PPY, Win Grant, W4WIN, David Robinson, KJ4LHP, and Ken Leidner, WV0L.

RARC at the 2018 RVA MakerFest

Photos by WA1UQO & W4BRU

Fall Radio School license class registration closed

Classes have started. Registration for the Spring 2019 classes will be in early March. Check this website in early January for the schedule.

Prep for the Unexpected Slides

Click here for PDF slide show.

Hams and the Russian attempted coup website

The presentation to the RARC on the ham radio operators dealing with the Russian coup-attempt is now available and enhanced on a dedicated website. Click http://www.rarc-russia.com/