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Arlington hams help coordinate Marine Corp Marathon

For some, the Marine Corps Marathon is a checkmark on their bucket list. For an elite few it is a 2 1/2 hour Sunday run in the park. For the more casual runner it can be either an adrenalin infused adventure of a lifetime or it can be a grinding painful heartbreak ending in defeat. […]

2013 CQ Worldwide DX Contest

The 2013 CQ World Wide DX contest was held recently and one DX station decided to combine the audio from his station with QRZ data related to the operators he worked. A pretty neat idea. Check out the YouTube video created by DX station IZ5NFD, Italy:

Retirement recognition for Dan Gillenwater, K9SLY

K9SLY- Dan is one of the founding members of the ARPSC and active supporter of the RACES protocol established in Arlington County Government after 9/11/2001. When the newly appointed RACES Officer for the county issued a request for Civil Emergency Amateur Radio Operator volunteers Dan didn’t have his amateur radio license. Dan was the one […]

Planning to visit the National Capital Region?

If you are planning on visiting the Nation’s Capital, check out   this video.   It should be of interest to any ham that’s visiting the area.

ARPSC Membership Renewal Time

It’s the time when members are asked to pay membership dues to support ARPSC repeaters, web sites, and club activities. Individual – $20.00 Family – $25.00 Click here for more details and to download a membership application form.  And … if you are not yet a member, please join! Thanks and 73s, W4AVA.org

Update from the ARPSC Board of Directors

It had been my intention to send out a New Year’s message to our members, but the flow of the river was faster than my ability to paddle. I have fallen behind. However, by chance, I am on time for the Chinese (lunar) New Year. So, eat long noodles for good luck as we begin […]

QSONet is delivering virtual ionosphere reports for amateur radio

QSONet is a good online resource for timely ionosphere reports for ham operators. The Cormac Propadex – Current Ionospheric Conditions: Propadex is updated four times per hour Eight hours of history is shown on the graph. When the Propadex is high, it means the F2 maximum useable frequency is higher than average for this time […]

Commerce Department’s Radio Spectrum Wall Chart

Any ham knows that the radio spectrum is crowded. How crowded? Well, nothing drives home the point better than this PDF wall chart from the Department of Commerce.  Click here to access the PDF.

Wednesdays at 9 p.m. W4AVA repeater, 146.625 MHz (-600) tone 107.2. All Amateur Radio operators are welcome to participate in the net.