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WEEKLY NET – Thursday 20:00 hours on 147.315MHz
Formal NTS traffic accepted.Amateur Radio and ARES announcements accepted. Check-ins from all amateurs accepted. EMCOMM Training encouraged. Comments from all stations on the roster when requested.
Wednesday 21:00 hours DSTAR Net on 145.380 DV Please enable gateway mode.
CLUB MEETINGS – Second Friday at (7 pm)
LOCATION: Alexandria City’s new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Community Room at 3600 Wheeler Avenue AT intersection of Duke Street and Quaker Lane. Public Parking in front of EOC building. WARNING: Do NOT park on Wheeler Avenue, as the City's ticketing protocol applies. TALK-IN on 147.315 repeater. MONTHLY PRE-MEETING DINNER (5:30 pm) at Atlantis Restaurant in Bradlee Shopping Center (3648 King St. /Rt 7).CLUB MISSION & PURPOSE
MISSION is commitment to advancing community citizens awareness of ham radio communication technologies and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing certifications in collaboration with American Radio Relay League (ARRL).PURPOSE is to support communications as requested by City of Alexandria's Emergency Services Office, by Alexandria Red Cross and by Public Event Directors for George Washington's Birthday Parade, Marine Corps Marathon Venture Quest and Bull Run Meet.ARC Club Officers
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2018 TEAM
- KC2IAY - Monica Wilson - President
- KI4D - Don Lewis - Vice President
- N8IK - Ian Keith - Treasurer
- KM4GMQ - Casey Bonanno - Secretary 2017 TEAM
- KI4BXU - Erik Misavage - President
- KC2IAY - Monica Wilson - Vice President
- N8IK - Ian Keith - Treasurer
- KM4GMQ - Casey Bonanno - Secretary 2016 TEAM
- KI4BXU - Erik Misavage - President
- KC2IAY - Monica Wilson - Vice President
- W9TCE - Ted Einersen - Treasurer
- KV3W - Jay Orbin - Secretary CLUB COMMITTEES
- KA4GFY - Rich Adamy - Training Coordinator
- N4ASX - Rick Bunn - ARC-Short Editor, ARES
- N8IK - Ian Keith - Club Information
- KI4MWP - Marshall DeBerry - D-STAR
- K4AXQ - Roy Wright - Webmaster
- N4CWP - Harry Jones - Membership
Alexandria Club Bulletins
=====================================================Our new 70cm DMR Repeater is on the air! Many thanks to Pat KF4MTV for acquiring the XPR8400 repeater from the City of Alexandria, and to Jay KD4BPZ and James K4JK for adding us to the DMRVA network. We're on 442.4125+, Color Code 1, with talkgroups at http://www.dmrva.org/talkgroups/. Get your DMR radios programmed and start using the repeater! Codeplugs for some popular radios are at http://www.dmrva.org/downloads/. Remember, you MUST have a DMR ID available free at https://www.dmr-marc.net/cgi-bin/trbo-database/userreg.cgi 73, Ian N8IK=====================================================New law in Virginia effective 7/1/2014. HB 608. Special license plates for amateur radio operators. The law eliminates the requirement that vehicles must have radio transmitting and receiving equipment permanently installed in order to be eligible for special license plates for amateur radio operators. 73, Ian N8IK=====================================================Smart phone app to report rain, hail, sleet and snow to NOAA - SKYWARN spotter program + mPING, http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130206_mping.html Feb. 2014 - KI4D=====================================================Very cool SDR HF radio in the Netherlands with a nice waterfall display. http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ Dec '13 KT4MV=====================================================SSTV tutorial from: Twilio developer SMS and VoiceXML software for phone apps - https://www.twilio.com/blog/2013/10/1-855-meow-jam-sending-cat-pictures-over-the-phone-via-space-age-technology.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=November Nov. --Alex KJ4LWL=====================================================VOA Radiogram HF digital transmissions - continue to be a great way to gain insight and experience with various digital modes - text and images. http://voaradiogram.net/ Don, KI4D=====================================================If you like DX, and who doesn't, these are great books! Great DX Books! Experience the joy of the chase, the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory! (1) The Complete DX'er by Bob Locher, W9KNI A guide-book for the rising DX hunter since its first edition in 1983. (2) A Year of DX by Bob Locher - W9KNI's personal account of the challenges, joys and sorrows in pursuit of the Holy Grail - winning the CQ DX Marathon. (3) Adventures of a DXpeditioner by Roger Western, G3SXW Are you a DX'er? Have you longed to be on the other side of the pile-ups? Do you dream of taking a rig to exotic locations? 73, Ian N8IK======================================================Virginia launches free emergency preparedness mobile app http://www.vaemergency.gov/sites/default/files/mcdonnell_header.jpg======================================================[DX-QSL] New Global post stamp ROUND, forever Global stamp costs $1.10 for mailing anywhere in the world (including Canada and Mexico). Dave W4DN======================================================Ham Radio Links
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Alexandria ARC Affiliations
"American Radio Relay League Member" 
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"FISTS Club - ARC #2963 