Bill (William) Hixson, KC4WCQ, of Chesterfield county, has passed away. His estate is selling his extensive ham radio equipment collection. See http://www.demajo.net/hixson/ for examples and contacts.
RARC Remotely Controlled Station – setup and operation A two-evening seminar on the club’s remotely controlled station. It’s open to 12 club members, just enough to fill a Zoom screen. The cost is $10. Tuesday March 16, 7 to 9pm on Zoom, description, tour, and demonstration. Tuesday March 30, 7 to 9pm on Zoom, a Read More …
Registration for the fall will be announce in mid-summer.
Tailgate fest on April 10, 2021. Load-in will begin at 7:00AM and we must be out of the facility by 12:00 Noon. The location will be at the Scottish Rite Temple at 4204 Hermitage Rd. as usual. There is no cost to participate but participation must be at your own risk. Sellers must provide their Read More …
Classes for the spring will be February 27 to May 1 with February 20 the registration deadline. The exam prep classes for Technician, General, and Extra classes will be taught via the Zoom tele-meeting system. See https://rarclub.net/license/class-schedules/ for more information and for the registration form.
10am Saturday January 9th Chesterfield Library Bon Air Branch9103 Rattlesnake RdNorth Chesterfield, VA 23235 It is free as it’s under the Laurel VEC Requirements: Click https://rarclub.net/license/ve-testing/
Presentation: Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU, presents “Delicious HamPi.” Many hams around here are using the $40 Raspberry Pi computer for logging, station control, and digital modes. Most hams are familiar with Windows. PiOS (aka Raspian) is very different. Loading software, connecting, etc. is new and different with a Pi. HamPi takes away much of the worry Read More …
Business meeting The first 10 to 20 minutes are the business of the club. Reports on the finances, new members, the school, the club stations, etc. are covered. Program 5G Overview by Brewer Pedin, W4MGA 5G, 5G, 5G – we keep hearing about it. What is it and when is it? Brewer Pedin, W4MGA, is Read More …
Business meeting The first 10 to 20 minutes are the business of the club. Reports on the finances, new members, the school, the club stations, etc. are covered. Program The rest of the meeting is the usual technical program. For October program is by Robert Orndorff, W4BNO. The subject: “Solar Numbers and Amateur Radio”; this Read More …
Program Rig control, logging, and digital modes with a Raspberry Pi Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU, will attempt a live demonstration of rig control with a $35 hand-sized Raspberry Pi computer from his station. He’ll have a few slides on hand in case the live demo goes … well you know how live demos can go. Read More …
