There was some discussion last night on-net. 1. For marine batteries, I would NOT shop at West Marine, unless you plan to pay top dollar (or wait for a sale.) Or, "shop" at West Marine and "buy" somew

Here's a fine article on the Radio Spectrum Archive created by Thomas K4SWL, a good friend of mine and Kim's. https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/building-a-time-machine-for-radio

Would you like to be Net Control Station of the Arlington County Net tomorrow evening? If you would, please contact me, for example by emailing nw3v -at- arrl dot net . If you've never tried it before

Here are some links for items mentioned at the October meeting. ------------------------ WETA-FM's coverage map. (Of special interest to users of the W4WVP/R 70-cm repeater) https://weta.org/about/cov

******************************************** The ARES E-Letter Published by the American Radio Relay League ******************************************** October 17, 2018 Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE <k1ce@

I have postponed the WETA-FM tour, which was tentatively scheduled for October 16, until November 20, at the request of WETA-FM Chief Engineer Mike Byrnes. The Arlington Amateur Radio Club will meet a

I have just updated the AARC homepage at <http://www.w4wvp.org> by adding several paragraphs describing our October 16 business meeting (in the Longfellow Room of the Westover Branch Library) and the

Good morning all, This link may be of interest to new hams. KE0OG covers just about all amateur radio topics. https://www.youtube.com/user/davecasler/videos What do you think about this series of Yout

I'm re-sending, as this test was re-scheduled for tomorrow, Oct 3 FEMA’s Nationwide EAS and WEA Test Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system test. The Federal Emergency

Please join us for the next monthly meeting of the Arlington Amateur Radio Club. Date and Time: October 16, 2018, 7 PM. (We may occupy the room as early as 6:30) Location: Westover Branch, Arlington P

As mentioned on last night's net, here is the FCC public notice pertaining to importation, sale, and operation of non-compliant "Chinese" VHF/UHF radios. 73, KI4PW / Paul Begin forwarded message: > Fr

Kim KD9XB, Christopher K6FIB and I have filed a comment with the FCC regarding the rules for HF international broadcasting. I have posted a FAQ with links to the comment on this page: http://www.kobb.

Please join us for the next monthly meeting of the Arlington Amateur Radio Club. Date and Time: September 18, 2018, 7 pm. Location: Saint Thomas More Cathedral School, 105 N. Thomas St., near the inte

As mentioned during Tuesday's meeting, Arlington County is holding a Disaster Relief Trials event on Saturday, Sept 29. The goal is to distribute relief supplies and perform other tasks using bicycles

Gary Sessums, KC5QCN, ARES Emergency Coordinator for Arlington County and now Activities Chairman of Arlington Amateur Radio Club, is credited on page 7 and depicted on page 6 of the ARRL 2017 Annual

Please join us for the next monthly meeting of the Arlington Amateur Radio Club. Date and Time: August 21, 2018, 7 pm. Location: Saint Thomas More Cathedral School, 105 N. Thomas St., near the interse

As reported in the link below, the Fiscal Year 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) budget request includes a provision to shut down WWV and WWVH. https://swling.com/blog/2018/08

The International Space Station will be transmitting SSTV today (Monday) noon to 3:30 pm and tomorrow (Tuesday) 9:25 am to 3:15 pm on 145.8 MHz FM mode. Keep a transceiver or scanner receiver on 145.8

https://www.dealerscope.com/article/radioshack-looks-to-make-a-comeback-with-hobbytown-deal/ Store locator shows nothing anywhere near DC, or inside the Beltway.

Please join us for the next monthly meeting of the Arlington Amateur Radio Club. Date and Time: July 17, 2018, 7 pm. Location: Arlington Central Library, Bluemont Room, 1015 N. Quincy St, Arlington. A