Here are some thoughts on one way to adjust your SDR and waterfall for “optimal” reception and viewing. This is my preferred style; there are others, but my hope is that these examples will help illustrate what each of the controls do and what the observable effects are. These examples use the AirSpy HF Discovery …
For the first time in a very long time the Members of FARA felt it was time to have a fox hunt – after all the club is located in fox hunt country. Brad, N7IVV, volunteered to be the leader of the Fox Den, the small group involved in the planning and building of the …
October 26th is the date for the annual Great Pumpkin Ride event where radio amateurs help with some of the “net” style communications between the various rest stops and the Warrenton HQ. We have provided support for this event the last few years as a public service and us fun and rewarding event. For more …
The Fox Den is excited and proud to present the Fauquier Amateur Radio Association’s First Annual Fox Hunt on Saturday, 19 October 2019! This will be a 2m Fox Hunt, so plan your equipment accordingly. The fox will be transmitting on 146.550 MHz, and will be turned loose at 13:00 EDT. The hunt will end at 15:00, …
The Fauquier Amateur Radio Association is pleased to congratulate Rich Zwirko, K1HTV, on his recent nomination for, and award of the Krenkel Medal. The Krenkel Medal is a highly prestigious honor awarded to a very select group of international recipients, all of whom have made major lifetime contributions to amateur radio and radio communications. Rich …
The Members of FARA again this year participated in the annual ARRL Field Day Event. This year our Field Day Chairman was our President, KN4GDX, his first time being involved with Field Day in this capacity. We also were able to get some pre-Field Day press coverage:
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Summer is right around the corner and the beauty of the Virginia landscape is in full swing. The Shenandoah Mountains are a short skip from Fauquier County and are begging to be climbed, providing an excellent platform for amateur radio propagation. Summit on the Air[1] activations are a fun way of combining amateur radio with …
