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Monday, July 13, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

2009 Field Day Results

Band/Mode
QSO Breakdown:
CW
Digital
Phone
QSOs
QSOs
QSOs
160m

80m
83
360
40m
810
102
560
20m
210
43
153
15m
133
9
52
10m
198
6m
112
2m
22
0.7
5
Satellite
4
GOTA
23
TOTAL 
1236
154
1489

 

Score Summary:

CW
Digital
Phone
Total

Total QSOs
1236
154
1489
2879

Total Points
2472
308
1489
4269
Claimed Score = 8,538

				

Monday, May 11, 2009

Marine Corps Half Marathon - Sunday May 17th, 2009 Information

Communications support participant location assignments 2RUN2009USMC.xls


2009 Course Map [Click for full size]


Detailed Course Directions - 1


Detailed Course Directions - 2

Official Marine Corps Website

Monday, March 02, 2009

Technician class will start on Thursday, March 26th, 7-9 PM at Red Cross Facility, Massaponax and run for 7-8 weeks.

Pre-registration not required but would be appreciated. Please contact Jack Cavanagh kb4xf@arrl.net

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Annual RVARC Christmas Dinner Meeting will be held at Mimi's Café, 10001 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, [Cosner's Corner] on Thursday December 11th at 18:30.

See the dinner menu (pdf) for more information.

Check the Mapquest link for the restaurant location.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

2008 Field Day Results

                         ARRL Field Day Entry Form

Call Used: K4TS     GOTA Station Call: AK1E     ARRL/RAC Section: VA     Class: 8A

Participants: 38     Club/Group Name: Rappahannock Valley ARC

Power Source(s): Generator, Solar

Power Multiplier: 2X


Bonus Points:

  100% Emergency power
800
  Media Publicity
100
  Set-up in Public Place
100
  Information Booth
100
  W1AW Field Day Message
100
  Natural power QSOs completed
100
  Site Visit by invited served agency official
100
  Youth participation
60
    Youth operators=3

    Youth participants=5

  GOTA Bonus
120
  Submitted via the Web
50
Total Bonus Points
1,630



Score Summary:

CW
Digital
Phone
Total

Total QSOs
1546
0
1484

Total Points
3092
0
1484
4576
Claimed Score = 9,152

                    

Submitted by:
John Cavanagh, KB4XF
223 N. Randolph Rd.
Falmouth, VA 22405
E-mail: kb4xf@arrl.net

Comments:
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Band/Mode
QSO Breakdown:
CW
Digital
Phone
QSOs
Pwr(W)
QSOs
Pwr(W)
QSOs
Pwr(W)
160m

80m
303
100
40m
951
100
541
100
20m
250
100
415
100
15m
179
100
49
5
10m
166
100
17
5
6m
46
100
2m
2
100
1.25

Other

Satellite

GOTA
111
100
TOTAL 
1546
0
1484


 
GOTA Bonus: GOTA Coach - Double Bonus Points

Name/Call
QSOs
Bonus Points
James Marvin, AJ4JE
29
40
Carla Marvin, KJ4ETX
3
0
Dar Horne, KD4CVC
40
80
David Turner, AI4EE
12
0
Dennis Wynn, KI4GZY
15
0
Robert Pederson, KJ4FAI
5
0
Peter Rupert, (NONE)
2
0
Noah Hebert, (NONE)
3
0
Liam Davis, (NONE)
2
0

				

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Information for the VOPEX 2008 exercises is available here.
Spotsylvania_VOPEX_2008_Presentation_20080526.pdf
  and
VOPEX2008_Emergency_Drill_20080526.pdf

Monday, March 31, 2008

Hey Everyone,
  I am willing to order FD stuff again this year, t-shirts, pins, water bottles if anyone is interested.
 
Go to:

http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=NO-1324#top 

to see everything that is available.

Last year the shirts sold out early -- so this year we should order
early! Please get your order into me NO LATER THAN  Monday, 14
April 2008. Prices for the shirts are $12.95, pins are $5.00, pins
from earlier Field Days are $2.00 and water bottles are $3.95. I will
add a pro-rata shipping fee to everyone's bill, which should amount to
less than a dollar each. I'll collect from you during our next
meeting in April.
Send me an email now!
 
73,
John W4IM  w4im@arrl.net

        

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

A Technician Class license class is scheduled to begin in King George County beginning 24 March at 1730 at the new Fire & Rescue EMS facility. Contact David Collins N4WDC, for information. n4wdc@arrl.net

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Amateur Radio Technician Class starting 10 Jan 2008
The RVARC will begin a Technician Class starting 10 Jan 2008 1900 at the new Red Cross Office in Massaponnax next to the Cracker Barrel on Southpoint Pkwy.
Jack, KB4XF will be the lead instructor. Tom, AK1E, will head up logistics. Darr, KD4CVC, will act as the supplies coordinator. All interested in this class please email Jack at cjcav(atsign)earthlink(dot)net.
Those members that volunteered to help out please also email Jack so that he can set up a roster.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

The RVARC Christmas Dinner and December Meeting

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 from 6:00/7:00 until 10:00 PM at The Clubs at Quantico.

Cash bar from 4:00 til 9:00 (not in our dining room, the officer’s bar).

Our room will open at 7:00 P.M.
Buffet Dinner at 7:30 P.M., $22.50 each, followed by WB4LNT's slide show.

Directions to the dinner:

Attendees who are driving up to Quantico from Fredericksburg or from the 
Rt 610 entrance to  Rt 95

From junction of Rt 17 and Rt 95 to Rt 610 --- 10 miles
From Rt 610 and Rt 95  to entrance ramp to 1st/south Marine Corp Base 
Quantico Exit --- 4 miles
When you exit I-95, go East one mile to the Base gate.  
Through the main gate, they will want to
see ID. Put your parking lights on please. All you need for an ID is your
driver’s license, just say you are going to an event at the Clubs at
Quantico and you will be passed along. They usually do not hand out
visitor’s placards anymore.
Note: 
the gate closes at 10:00 p.m. so if you do not leave the Clubs at Quantico
(CAC) by 9:45 Wednesday evening, you will need to go the long way back
out through the base. Also, cell phone use with out a hands free device
is prohibited aboard the base!

Once through the gate, continue through
three (3) lights until you see the Chapel and Base HQ on the left
(big building set 1/8 of a mile off the road. The CAQ is on your right,
just after a hotel style building, the Inn at Quantico, a guest house.
If you get into the traffic circle, stay there and get out to the right
after you make a 360 degree circle. There is a sign for the Clubs at
Quantico.

The Clubs at Quantico sign is on the right with the parking lot well lit.  
The entrance to the building is marked as  "Administrative Offices and 
Banquet facilities".
Buffet Dinner is served at 7:30 pm
We have the facility until 10:00.
 

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Starting in August 2007, the meeting place will move to the new Red 
Cross facility at their new location at 4836 Southpoint Parkway, next to 
Cracker Barrel in the Massaponax area. I-95 exit 126, in the former
Crystal Reflections building at the old Factory Outlet Center.

Google Map

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Field Day 2007 Results

Call Used: K4TS     GOTA Station Call: N9JH     ARRL/RAC Section: VA     Class: 8A

Participants: 58

Power Source(s): Generator

Power Multiplier: 2X

Bonus Points: 


Description
Points


100% Emergency power
800


Media Publicity
100


Set-up in Public Place
100


W1AW Field Day Message
100


Site Visit by invited served agency official
100


 
 


Youth participation





  Youth operators = 5



  Youth participants = 8
100


GOTA Bonus
80


Submitted via the Web
50


Total Bonus Points
1,430







Score Summary:



CW
Digital
Phone
Total



Total QSOs
1230
0
790



Total Points
2460
0
790
3250
Claimed Score = 6,500



Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:


CW
Digital
Phone



QSOs
Pwr(W)
QSOs
Pwr(W)
QSOs
Pwr(W)


160m



80m
73
150
173
150


40m
932
150
168
150


20m
139
150
148
150


15m
78
150



10m
72
150


6m
1
150
69
150


2m
3
150
54
150


1.25
1
150
8
150


Other
3
150
14
150


Satellite



GOTA
84
150


Total
1230
0
790


	 	 	 	 	 	 
GOTA Bonus: GOTA Coach - Double Bonus Points

Name/Call		QSOs	Bonus Points
Andrew Steele, (NONE)	12	0
Thonmas Steele, (NONE)	8	0
Robert Brandel III, KI4JVC	24	40
Christiana Brandel, KI4SLR	35	40
Andrew Brandel, (NONE)	5	0				
				

Sunday, February 04, 2007

RVARC will begin classes to prepare for the General Class License Exam
beginning March 1st at 7 PM to 9 PM (8-10 weeks)

Fire Station #2 - upstairs
101 Altoona Dr
(Behind Hampton Inn and across from Burlington Coat Factory)
Park across from the Fire Station in the Burlington Coat Factory lot.
You will see cars with antennas on the roof.

To register, please contact:

Kathy Hitt
k4thy@arrl.net
540 371-2459
				

Sunday, November 05, 2006

The RVARC Christmas Dinner and December Meeting

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 from 6:30/7:00 until 10:00 PM at The Clubs at Quantico.

There will be a buffet and the cost will be $22.50 each.

Reservations and payment needs to be in to 
Gordon, WB4LNT by November 28th 
(the night of the club meeting).

SARG and SARA are invited.

Don't forget to get your nomination for Ham of the Year 
and Elmer of the Year into John, W4IM as soon as possible.
Need to have time to get the plaques made.

Directions to the dinner:

Attendees who are driving up to Quantico from Fredericksburg or from the 
Rt 610 entrance to  Rt 95

From junction of Rt 17 and Rt 95 to Rt 610 --- 10 miles
From Rt 610 and Rt 95  to entrance ramp to 1st/south Marine Corp Base 
Quantico Exit --- 4 miles
One mile to the Base gate.  Security requires a drivers license for 
identification.
From the Security Gate to Club. ---  2.5 miles, approx. 3 lights, stay 
on the road straight ahead, do not turn off until the Club parking lot.
The Clubs at Quantico sign is on the right with the parking lot well lit.  
The entrance to the building is marked as  "Administrative Offices and 
Banquet facilities".
Dinner is at 7 pm
We have the facility until 10:00.
 

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

The next Amateur Radio class sponsored by
the Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club
will begin Sept. 28th at 7 PM to 9 PM (8-10 weeks)
Fire Station #2 - upstairs
101 Altoona Dr
(Behind Hampton Inn and across from Burlington Coat Factory)
Park across from the Fire Station in the Burlington Coat Factory lot.
You will see cars with antennas on the roof.

I need to know if you have a book (Now You're Talking), or are
interested in purchasing one the first night of the class for the
discounted price of $15.

The next class may not be until next summer or fall.

Please pass this information on to your friends and ask them
to get in touch with me to register. There is no fee for the class
or to register, but we are volunteers and like to be able to plan
the classes to be the most effective. There is limited space in
the class.

Kathy Hitt
k4thy@cox.net
540 371-2459