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ARC – Shorts May 2015

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ARC Shorts – April 2015

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ARC Shorts -March 2015

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ARC SHORTS January 2015

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WEEKLY NET – Thursday 20:00 hours on 147.315 MHz, tone 107.2

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 20:00 hours DSTAR Net on 145.380 DV Please enable gateway mode.
CLUB MEETINGS – Second Friday at 19:00 hours

LOCATION Regular MEETING is held at - Alexandria City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Community Room at 3600 Wheeler Avenue at the 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.
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 communications support requests by City of Alexandria's Emergency Services Office (EMS), Alexandria Red Cross, George Washington's Birthday Parade, Marine Corps Marathon.
ARC Club Officers
2022-2023 TEAM
KI4D - Donovan (Don) Lewis - President

K4KBK - Sean Gallagher - Vice President

KI4BXU - Eric Misavage - Treasurer

KN4LLL - Carol Myers - Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
N8IK - Ian Keith

KO4ZIK - Bob Crumley

WA4MPR - Jason Palma
CLUB COMMITTEES
KA4GFY - Rich Adamy: Training / Club Trustee

N4ASX - Rick Bunn: ARES

KB2LRX - Jan Maas: ARC-Shorts Editor

N8IK - Ian Keith: Club Info

KI4MWP - Marshall DeBerry: DSTAR Administrator

KW4UJ - Richard Morani, N8IK - Ian Keith: Webmasters

WD4ADF - Bryan Pettigrew: Net Control Coordinator

KO4ZIK - Bob Crumley: Club Membership Retention

KO4QQX - Joe Izaguirre: Membership

KB2LRX - Jan Maas: PIO

ARC Field Day 2019 VA QSO Award
Arlington ARC – 2019 Field Day Guest
ARC Member ~ Lane Thurmond K4QFS
Lane Thurmond Equipment Gift to ARC 6-15-2019

This is a note of acknowledgement and many thanks to Lane Thurmond for equipment donations to the Alexandria Radio Club at the monthly club meeting last night. Lane donated the following equipment (see attached photo): 1. FT-897 transceiver with attached LDG AT-897 tuner 2. Astron 35A (13.8V/35A) power supply 3. Goldsource DF1790-1320 (13.8V/20A) power supply 4. LDG AT-600 Pro tuner These units will be available for use at Field Day 2019 by the Club. Lane and his family will be departing shortly for military duty on Guam where his wife will serve as a Captain in the United States Navy. Don, KI4D ARC - VP
ARC member Robert Anderson KJ4RBD ~ 2 meter antenna <$7 dollars
Alexandria Radio Club Donation by Chuck Watson, K4NMO
K4NMO Donated Equipment

* A complete multi-bank “Go-Kit” that was used to support the Marine Corps Marathon, including an ID-1
* A Buddipole Kit
* A tri-mode Comet GP-98 antenna
* Military (poles) antenna mast sections
* Harbor Freight solar panel system
* 65AH 12V battery in a battery carrying case – this is kept in the bed of my truck with my battery bank for maintaining charg* 65AH 12V battery in a battery carrying case – this is kept in the bed of my truck with my battery bank for maintaining charge
Charles Watson, EdD. K4NMO, obtained his general license while a member of the Alexandria’s Radio Club in 2003. He became interested in amateur radio public service, he built an emergency all band remote radio station that can be powered by batteries, solar or AC. He has operated the mobile station to support Marine Corp marathon’s Echo medica station. Because of increasing demands on his time, he recently donated his all band remote station with accessories to the Alexandria Radio Club hoping to
benefit the Club’s missions and capabilities.
Chuck, who works at MITRE corporation, obtained his doctorate from the George Washington University studying the interrelationships among police officers and how members of police organizations develop trust.
He began his career as a deputy sheriff in Lyon County, Kansas; Shawnee County, Kansas; and also worked in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Presently he is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University ethics for information technology
managers and is the deputy chair of Fairfax County Virginia’s Industrial Development Authority.
Club Bulletins

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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
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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
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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
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Very cool SDR HF radio in the Netherlands with a nice waterfall display. http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ Dec '13 KT4MV
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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
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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
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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
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Virginia launches free emergency preparedness mobile app http://www.vaemergency.gov/sites/default/files/mcdonnell_header.jpg
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[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
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Tag Archives: Webmaster – Roy K4AXQ

ARC – Shorts May 2015

ARC Shorts – April 2015

ARC Shorts -March 2015

ARC SHORTS January 2015

Daily HF propagation Conditions

W4HFH Site Search

Archive ARC-SHORTS Newsletters

WEEKLY NET – Thursday 20:00 hours on 147.315 MHz, tone 107.2

CLUB MEETINGS – Second Friday at 19:00 hours

CLUB MISSION & PURPOSE

ARC Club Officers

ARC Field Day 2019 VA QSO Award

Arlington ARC – 2019 Field Day Guest

Lane Thurmond Equipment Gift to ARC 6-15-2019

Alexandria Radio Club Donation by Chuck Watson, K4NMO

K4NMO Donated Equipment

Club Bulletins

Ham Radio Links

ARC Affiliations