Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club

Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club (RVARC) is a non-profit, Special Service Club dedicated to the advancement and enjoyment of amateur radio. The club has been serving Southwestern Virginia since 1932.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club is to provide emergency communications services to the community; to assist other civic organizations; to promote the technical craft of amateur radio through class training and testing; to mentor new amateur operators and members; and enhance fellowship among radio amateurs.

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CLASSES

The RVARC will be offering Technician, General, and Extra Licensing Classes on October 6, 13, & 20^th. From 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., we will be using the ARRL study manual and PowerPoint. We will need instructors for ALL 3 classes. If interested in being an instructor or attending a class, please contact Leigh Anne, KJ4YMK at leighanneb99@gmail.com.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 26th-27th 2012 will be Festival in the Park (Elmwood Park- downtown Roanoke) and we will be hosting a special event station. Our station is always located at the flagpole in the center of the park. This is our biggest event to present ham radio to the public. We need our club members to be present and equally divided up between Saturday and Sunday. The FT-990 (club radio) and possiably the new radios from the ARRL Grant will be putting out “W4CA special event Festival in the Park” from 9:30am to 5:00pm and we need control operators. If you cannot stay all day we would appreciate you helping an hour or 2. If you do not want to operate we need you there to speak with the public. Email Ron Ramsey if you can help at shagramsey @ msn.com. We need support from all of our club members to make this activity a success.

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We meet on the 2nd & 4th Friday of the month. Except for June and November when we only meet on the 2nd Friday. We also do not meet any Friday in December.

Meeting location is:

Roanoke Valley American Red Cross

352 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24016

We also provide a monthly VE Test session on the 3rd SUNDAY of the month at 2pm also at the American Red Cross.

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We have a weekly social net on Wednesday at 8pm on the W4CA repeater. The repeater is located on 146.985 (-) pl 107.2.

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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

Congress directed that the FCC provide the report back within 180-days and that clock is already counting. The FCC is only accepting comments for a 45-day period, which will end May17, 2012. The FCC has issued a Public Notice – DA 12-523- soliciting input from the public as part of their study. The ARRL is gathering comments from the Amateur Radio community to present as part of its comments on the public notice.