2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree – K2BSA
Be sure to listen out for K2BSA this week as they are operating from West Virginia for the 2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree. We will keep our D-Star repeater, W4VLD B, connected to D-Star reflector 33A during the duration of the Jamboree. SSB in MHz: 28.390, 24.960, 21.360, 18.140, 14.290, 7.190, 3.940 PSK-31 in MHz: 28.120, 24.920, […]
Field Day 2013… Goal 500 Points! – Best Score Ever! 2300 Points!
Members of the VARC just finished up field day for this year. What a wonderful experience for members, visitors and perspective amateurs alike. Ham radio shouldn’t be hard but rather fun and enjoyable which is what this event was. It was great to see the following amateurs: Bobby, Michael, Greg, Payne, Sheila, Barry, Tim, John, […]
2013 Field Day – June 22 & 23
Make plans now to enjoy this year’s W4VLD Field Day. We’ll be operating at 5202 Phillips Road (Coordinates: 30.7432,-83.3949) in Valdosta. Don’t forget the potluck meal Saturday evening at 6:00pm. Even if you can’t stay for the whole event, at least make plans to come share some time with your fellow hams over a meal. […]
March 11th – Ham Radio Testing Results
We had three from Nashville, one from Alapaha, and a “walk-in” from Waycross. All took the Technician test and passe! The one from Alapaha then took the General and passed. We had a good ham radio exam day! Congratulations to those who passed and are now new hams! Patricia McCloud, Gene Milton and Jim Freeman […]
March 11th – Ham VETS
Recently the VARC was contacted from members of the local American Legion post. The wanted to know if any of the local vets who are also hams would be interested in joining the legion to promote both the legion and the VARC. If you are a VET and this sounds interesting to you please contact […]
March 10th- 5K Run
Last Saturday morning VARC members gathered to support the Azalea City Festival 5K run. Because of the help from the VARC the event went off with out any major issues and everyone running made it through the course safely. And the weather was just perfect for both the run and the festival. This will be […]
March 2nd – Century Bike Ride
This last Saturday club members and non club members took off their “I am No. 1” jerseys and put on the club colors to support the Century Bike Ride. These giving members braved the early cold morning in order to setup communication and GPS tracking for the bike ride. The ride organizers were again very […]
Open House – FSU Mag LaB – February 16th
Every February, the Magnet Lab invites the public to spend the day at its world-class research laboratory, and every February, they come by the thousands. Open House typically attracts around 5,000 guests. The 2013 Open House will be held on Saturday, February 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free event features something for […]
Orlando Hamfest Road Trip – February 9th
Several hams from the Valdosta area made a road trip down to Orlando for the hamfest. The weather for the hamfest was excellent! The fest was well attended from hams from all over the Southeast area. There were several vendors selling new ham equipment and the flea market are had a lot of low cost […]
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 […]
