Club breakfast well attended

FARA Slub Breakfast April 2018

Many FARA members attend the monthly breakfasts in Warrenton, Virginia discussing all manner of things concerning amateur radio and other topics. Focus included final thoughts on VAQP 2018 and the upcoming ARRL Field Day.

FARA member part of Horse Endurance Ride volunteers

Vet Checkpoint

A member of FARA joined numerous volunteers of all stripes to help with communication relaying during the April 2018 Old Dominion Horse Endurance Ride near Star Tannery, Virginia. As the photos attest, communications were an important, but yet small part of the entire effort required to execute events like this. The health of the horse …

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Technical Net

Every Sun. @ 8pm on the W4VA 2m repeater – 147.165+ PL 167.9 Hz – Informal discussions of technical topics, Q&A, operating events, procedures, etc.

General Service Net

Every Wed. @ 8pm on the W4VA 2m repeater – 147.165+ PL 167.9 Hz – Formal, directed net for general discussions of member and non-member ham activities over the past week.  Ham related news and topics of interests are usually provided.

Monthly Meeting with Presentation on Antennas

Monthly meeting with presentation by John Huggins, kx4o, concerning the topic of Antennas with focus on: Proper antenna vocabulary (surviving the false narratives of The Zed and so on), Survey of various HT antennas and their relative efficiencies (with real laboratory measurement), Ways to make the most of your VHF/UHF portable (tigertails, etc.). Here is …

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