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Reaching out from 730 feet (AGL) near the merger of I-195, I-95, and I-64 sits the antenna for the MRA (Metropolitan Repeater Association), 145.43. It is a nice complement to the RATS 146.88 repeater in the southwestern part of the metro area. 145.43 has a long reach north towards Fredericksburg, west to Mineral, east to Read More …
The Richmond Amateur Radio Club is inviting you to our Monthly meeting. Topic: Electromagnetic Radiation effect on the human body by Rick Waller, KA4OHM. Time: Friday Jun 12, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time The audio for the business part of the meeting and the checkins will be on the Chesterfield repeater, 137.60 with no tone Read More …
There is now a new how to area on the website, on the right under RARC. Currently there are 3 sets of instructions How to change your address with the FCC How to renew license with the FCC How to find where Hams are in Virginia (FM17 grid, and several club’s members), and all of Read More …
With proper “social distancing” the RARC met on 13 March. Because many could not be there, the presentation was recorded. Find it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ypQaQ0w5BU&feature=youtu.be
Two presentations, one by John DeMajo, K5HTZ, and a second by Ken Zutavern, K4ZUT, at the 10 January 2020 RARC club meeting are outlined here. John‘s presentation is available by clicking this link: loop-antenna-project John’s spreadsheet calculator is at mag_loop_calculator. Ken showed another design that used a hand-wound toroid transformer instead of a small loop Read More …
If you have problems with this site, sent a note to richmondarclub@gmail.com. After years of Chris Walker, N4CBW, generously hosting our website rarclub.net on his site, we’ve moved it to another server. It’s taken almost a month longer than than expected but the webmaster (W4BRU) is pretty rusty not having done this since 2009.
November 9th, 2019 A table of radios the makers made, a CW station, an SDR receiver with loop antenna and a spectrum display, and a SSB station. Time for ham radio fun.
A recording of the June club meeting presentation at the Richmond Amateur Radio Club. You can view it by searching for “youtube ken zutavern test bench” or clicking https://youtu.be/YpAw7doAN28.
Four cars of hams chased a balloon carrying APRS and launched from Franklin Military Academy, a Richmond city school. KN4CZZ, chemistry teacher at the school led this, his second launch from the school. This time he used APRS and got lots of hams to chase with him. It didn’t go far but it went high, Read More …
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
