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Welcome New Member, KB4VLD!
We’d like to welcome a new member to our growing VARC family, Rusty Wetherington, KB4VLD! Rusty is bringing his wealth of knowledge and experience to our group and we can’t be more excited to have him involved. He’s also been elected unanimously as our club secretary! Thanks Rusty!
Welcome the new VARC President and Vice President!
Please welcome Walt Dix – KM4SMU and Dale Blanchard – KM4QFB to the VARC family. Both Walt and Dale are active amateurs and are committed to the advancement of amateur radio in the South Georgia area. Walt has accepted the position of President and Dale has accepted the position of Vice President. Please reach out […]
Smokin Pig!
Tonight was the first VARC meeting of the year. Due to the unavailability of the normally scheduled meeting place the club meeting was held at the “Smok’in Pig” barbeque restaurant which is known for its great food. The normal crew was present for a great evening of socializing and tasty barbeque. Ham radio discussions centered […]
Welcome to the New Year!
Well 2012 is behind us and hopefully each one of us had a great holiday season to top it off. We are well into the New Year now with the first Monday evening net behind us with 13 check ins. So thirteen is our lucky number! The first testing session for the year was yesterday […]
May 1st VARC Meeting Briefing
VARC members and other area hams met this evening to enjoy each others company at “Chow Town” which is a fairly new oriental restaurant located over by the mall. Everyone seemed to enjoy the food and the meeting area was very pleasant for socializing about ham radio. Discussions centered around HF, DX, antennas, HamCram, repeater […]
Club Meeting – March
The March VARC club meeting was on Tuesday the 6th. Members met at Applebee’s for supper and to enjoy socializing with each other. A report was made for the Century bike ride which was held the previous Saturday during very dangerous weather conditions. Amateur radio and VARC really shined during this event. The severe weather […]
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ARRL News
- The K7RA Solar Update September 17, 2021Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot numbers started strong at 124 this reporting week, September 9-15, but ended at zero. Average daily sunspot numbers went from 64.6 to 58.3. Average daily solar flux declined from 92.9 to 87.4.Geomagnetic indicators remained moderate, with last week’s average daily planetary A index unchanged at 7, and average daily […]
- ARISS Seeks Hosts for Ham Radio Contacts with Space Station Crew September 16, 2021
- Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, Joins ARRL Headquarters Staff September 16, 2021Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, of Batesville, Mississippi, has joined the staff at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, where he will serve as manager of the Education and Learning Department (formerly the Lifelong Learning Department). He had consulted for the department as an instructional designer and was instrumental in the implementation of ARRL’s Learning Network webinars. Goodgame […]