The VICTOR AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION (VARA) is the employee amateur radio club of L-3 Communications Systems - East and other successors of the Victor Talking Machine Company (VTMC), and sister organizations. The club started when we were the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), and now includes employees and retirees of RCA, GE Aerospace, Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin, and L-3 Communications Systems - East. We are headquartered at the Camden Waterfront Technology Center, Camden, NJ, in the shadow of our former Nipper Building, on the Delaware River overlooking the city of Philadelphia, PA (see the view from our building). Affiliated members are located in Moorestown, NJ and throughout the country. We operate the Camden repeater (146.82-). Our members and former members have been pioneers in the communications business, a century-long heritage which started in 1901 here in Camden.
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Victor Talking Machine Company (VTMC)
-- 1901 - 1929
Radio Corporation of America (RCA) -- 1929 - 1986
General Electric Aerospace (GE) -- 1986 - 1993
Martin Marietta Corporation (MMC) -- 1993 - 1995
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) -- 1995 - 2003 (ATL, EPI)
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) -- 1995 - 1997 (Communications
Systems)
L-3 Communications Corporation (L3C) -- 1997 - present
(Communication Systems - East)
"If you don't like the company you're working for, wait
another year!"
RCA History (provided by Thomson Consumer Electronics)
RCA Victor 100th Anniversary Special Event (Oct-Dec 2001)
WA3RCA NG2R KB2VBI W2VTM
Camden, NJ USA -- Camden County -- Grid FM29kw
| Position | Name & Call Sign | Phone |
| President | Pete Greene, N2LVI | 856 338-2343 |
| Vice President / Membership | Joe Everhart, N2CX | 856 338-4099 |
| Secretary | Steve Devlin, N3DZT | 856 338-2876 |
| Treasurer | Steve Devlin, N3DZT | 856 338-2876 |
| Activities Chairman | Dave Mull, N2GQG | 856 338-3131 |
| Training Chairman | Tim Ohrman, W2CN | 856 338-4797 |
| Repeater / PARA Representative | John Goheen, KB2ADL | 856 397-3703 |
| Moorestown Representative | Rich Inacker, N2VVT | 856 722-3464 |
Other L-3/Lockheed Martin/RCA Club Locations & Contacts |
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| Contact & E-mail | Website | Plant Location | Heritage | Contact Phone Number |
| Pete Greene, N2LVI | L-3 CSE, Camden, NJ RCA GCSD, CSD, Broadcast |
856-338-2343 |
| Rich Inacker, N2VVT | LM NE&SS, Moorestown, NJ RCA MSR, LM GES, LM NE&SS |
856-722-3464 |
| Ron
Vattimo, KC3PC Astro ARC, WB2JQR |
LM CPC, Newtown, PA RCA Astro / GE Astro |
215-497-3660 |
| Clarence Rudd,
W2PGS RCA ARC, W9RCA |
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Indianapolis, IN RCA Consumer Electronics |
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| George
Gadbois, W3FEY Thomson ARA, W3RCA |
Thomson Multimedia Inc., Lancaster, PA RCA Picture Tube Division |
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| Barry Griffen,
KD5PXU Raytheon ARC, WD5GSL |
L-3 Integrated Systems, Greenville, TX Raytheon Aircraft Integration Systems / E-Systems |
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| Rick Donkin,
KA7MMM Saltlake Peaks ARC, K7CSW |
L-3 CSW, Salt Lake City, UT Lockheed Martin, Loral Wideband Systems |
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| Craig LaBarge, WB3GCK | LM MDS, Valley Forge, PA GE Aerospace M&DS |
610-531-3241 |
| Jim Woods,
KC7FG LMERA ARC, WA6GFY |
LMMS, Sunnyvale, CA Lockheed |
408-742-3033 |
| Benj
Campbell, W0CBH Waterton ARS, N0LM |
LM Astronautics, Denver, CO Martin Marietta |
303-977-9917 |
| Barry Whittemore, WB1EDI | BAE Sanders, Nashua, NH Sanders, LM Sanders |
603-885-7190 |
| Bill
Penny, WM5U Lockheed Martin ARC, W5SJZ |
LM Tactical Aircraft, Ft Worth, TX General Dynamics |
817-763-4212 |
| Tony Miles,
KD4CJO Lockheed Martin Emp. ARA, W4LMA |
LM Aeronautics, Marietta, GA Lockheed |
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Affiliated Corporate Home Pages:
(Legal Notice: VARA is solely responsible for this web
page content. Endorsement is not implied or inferred.)
 L-3 CS-East Camden, NJ |
 ATL Labs Cherry Hill, NJ |
 Lockheed Martin Moorestown, NJ |
| Universal Web Access: | http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/index.html |
| L-3 CSE Access: | \\Csenetapp\Public_HTML\pgreene\vara\index.html |
| Web Page Maintained by Pete Greene, N2LVI
Victor Amateur Radio Association |
Contact Webmaster:
Pete Greene, N2LVI
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| © 1998-2010 VARA. All rights reserved. Last Updated: 27 July 2010 |
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