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Welcome to the VB ARC website - Home of W4UG!
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The Virginia Beach ARC is a full service "ham radio"
club covering all aspects of the hobby. Visit the Public Service
page to find all of the events that we support in the city. Visit
the Admin page to find all the details of the club from Bylaws to
officers. The History page looks at the events from the past.
The membership page offers full details on joining VBARC and membership
roster.
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Note that
the July meeting has been cancelled. The next
meeting of VBARC is Thursday
September 6th.
The meeting will start at 7:30 PM and the location will be
the St Andrews Methodist church multipurpose room on the corner of
Princess Anne Rd and Tuscon Lane in Va Beach.
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The
next Board of Directors meeting will be August 22nd @ 7:00 PM at the VBARC Beach Shack,
3469 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach.
Click here for a map to Ocean Park
Rescue - THE VBARC BEACH SHACK
News
License Testing:
We host a testing session for all amateur radio levels at all of our
Membership meetings as well as specified events such as the Va Beach
Hamfest. Testing is open to everyone and you do not need to
preregister.
Public
Service Notes from Tom WS9B:
We would like everyone to program in their radio’s
147.045, 146.97, 147.3 and 444.95 as simplex frequencies.
It provides a backup if repeater goes down.
No Tones….
NOTE:
VBARES/Public Service has selected three (3) crossband frequencies: they
are 445.775, 445.875 and 445.85. We have also selected three (3) 2M
frequencies for simplex operation: they are 147.57, 147.405 and 147.51.
These frequencies will have an ENCODE and DECODE tone of 233.6.
Please add to your programming file or
manually enter the above for all your radios.
If all else bring radio to club meeting and I will try and
program it for you with all the frequencies above.
QRP Saturday:
Ed W8NLZ will host the next QRP Saturday on October 13th at Princess Anne
Park. Rough start about 9:00 AM. Bring out your radio of get
on the air with one of the radio's that are there.
Lighthouse
Special Event: Thanks to those that made contact with
us at the Cape Henry LH Special Event.
DXING:
Are you into DXing? Have you visited the website DXnews.com?
This site offers a lot of information on upcoming DXpeditions,
contesting, IOTA, etc. Highly recommend a visit.
Radiosport or contesting is a popular way to make contacts and increase your
operating skills, work on WAS and DXCC. In February the following ARRL sponsored contests are
being held. Please go to the arrrl.org/contest page for details of
each event. Even with a Tech license you can participate in a
couple of these events.
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September 2018 |
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+ All Asian DX Contest, Phone |
0000Z, Sep 1 to
2400Z, Sep 2 |
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+ CWOps CW Open |
0000Z-0359Z,
Sep 1 and
1200Z-1559Z, Sep 1 and
2000Z-2359Z, Sep 1 |
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+ Russian RTTY WW Contest |
0000Z-2359Z,
Sep 1 |
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+ Wake-Up! QRP Sprint |
0600Z-0629Z,
Sep 1 and
0630Z-0659Z, Sep 1 and
0700Z-0729Z, Sep 1
and
0730Z-0800Z, Sep 1 |
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+ AGCW Straight Key Party |
1300Z-1600Z,
Sep 1 |
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+ RSGB SSB Field Day |
1300Z, Sep 1 to
1300Z, Sep 2 |
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+ Colorado QSO Party |
1300Z, Sep 1 to
0400Z, Sep 2 |
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+ IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB |
1300Z, Sep 1 to
1259Z, Sep 2 |
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+ Alabama QSO Party |
1500Z, Sep 1 to
0300Z, Sep 2 |
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+ PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m
Sprint |
2000Z, Sep 1 to
2000Z, Sep 2 |
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+ WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone |
1000Z-1400Z,
Sep 2 |
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+ Tennessee QSO Party |
1800Z, Sep 2 to
0300Z, Sep 3 |
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+ MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint |
2300Z, Sep 3 to
0300Z, Sep 4 |
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+ ARS Spartan Sprint |
0100Z-0300Z,
Sep 4 |
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+ Phone Fray |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 5 |
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+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z,
Sep 5 and
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 5 and
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 6 |
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+ NRAU 10m Activity Contest |
1700Z-1800Z,
Sep 6 (CW) and
1800Z-1900Z, Sep 6 (SSB) and
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 6 (FM) and
2000Z-2100Z, Sep 6 (Dig) |
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+ SKCC Sprint Europe |
1900Z-2100Z,
Sep 6 |
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+ UKEICC 80m Contest |
2000Z-2100Z,
Sep 6 |
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+ NCCC RTTY Sprint |
0145Z-0215Z,
Sep 7 |
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+ NCCC Sprint Ladder |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 7 |
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+ Kulikovo Polye Contest |
0000Z-2359Z,
Sep 8 |
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+ WAE DX Contest, SSB |
0000Z, Sep 8 to
2359Z, Sep 9 |
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+ SARL Field Day Contest |
1000Z, Sep 8 to
1000Z, Sep 9 |
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+ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon |
1200Z, Sep 8 to
2400Z, Sep 9 |
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+ Ohio State Parks on the Air |
1400Z-2200Z,
Sep 8 |
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+ Russian Cup Digital Contest |
1500Z-1859Z,
Sep 8 and
0600Z-0959Z, Sep 9 |
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+ ARRL September VHF Contest |
1800Z, Sep 8 to
0300Z, Sep 10 |
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+ North American Sprint, CW |
0000Z-0400Z,
Sep 9 |
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+ Swiss HTC QRP Sprint |
1300Z-1900Z,
Sep 9 |
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+ 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday
Sprint |
0000Z-0200Z,
Sep 10 |
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+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB |
1900Z-2030Z,
Sep 10 |
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+ Phone Fray |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 12 |
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+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z,
Sep 12 and
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 12 and
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 13 |
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+ NCCC RTTY Sprint |
0145Z-0215Z,
Sep 14 |
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+ NCCC Sprint Ladder |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 14 |
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+ SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest |
1600Z, Sep 14
to 1000Z, Sep 16 |
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+ ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest |
0600 local, Sep
15 to 2400 local, Sep 16 |
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+ SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest |
1000Z, Sep 15
to 1000Z, Sep 16 |
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+ All Africa International DX Contest |
1200Z, Sep 15
to 1200Z, Sep 16 |
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+ Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW |
1200Z, Sep 15
to 1200Z, Sep 16 |
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+ SRT HF Contest SSB |
1300Z, Sep 15
to 1300Z, Sep 16 |
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+ Iowa QSO Party |
1400Z, Sep 15
to 0200Z, Sep 16 |
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+ New Hampshire QSO Party |
1600Z, Sep 15
to 0400Z, Sep 16 and
1600Z-2200Z, Sep 16 |
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+ Washington State Salmon Run |
1600Z, Sep 15
to 0700Z, Sep 16 and
1600Z-2400Z, Sep 16 |
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+ New Jersey QSO Party |
1600Z, Sep 15
to 0359Z, Sep 16 and
1400Z-2000Z, Sep 16 |
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+ QRP Afield |
1600Z-2200Z,
Sep 15 |
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+ Feld Hell Sprint |
1800Z-1959Z,
Sep 15 |
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+ North American Sprint, RTTY |
0000Z-0400Z,
Sep 16 |
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+ BARTG Sprint 75 |
1700Z-2059Z,
Sep 16 |
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+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest |
0100Z-0300Z,
Sep 17 |
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+ 144 MHz Fall Sprint |
1900 local -
2300 local, Sep 17 |
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+ Phone Fray |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 19 |
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+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z,
Sep 19 and
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 19 and
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 20 |
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+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW |
1900Z-2030Z,
Sep 19 |
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+ NAQCC CW Sprint |
0030Z-0230Z,
Sep 20 |
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+ NCCC RTTY Sprint |
0145Z-0215Z,
Sep 21 |
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+ NCCC Sprint Ladder |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 21 |
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+ AGB NEMIGA Contest |
2100Z-2400Z,
Sep 21 |
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+ FOC QSO Party |
0000Z-2359Z,
Sep 22 |
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+ Maine QSO Party |
1200Z, Sep 22
to 1200Z, Sep 23 |
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+ UK/EI DX Contest, SSB |
1200Z, Sep 22
to 1200Z, Sep 23 |
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+ AGCW VHF/UHF Contest |
1400Z-1700Z,
Sep 22 (144) and
1700Z-1800Z, Sep 22 (432) |
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+ North American SSB Sprint Contest |
0000Z-0400Z,
Sep 23 |
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+ Classic Exchange, CW |
1300Z, Sep 23
to 0800Z, Sep 24 and
1300Z, Sep 25 to 0800Z, Sep 26 |
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+ 220 MHz Fall Sprint |
1900 local -
2300 local, Sep 25 |
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+ SKCC Sprint |
0000Z-0200Z,
Sep 26 |
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+ Phone Fray |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 26 |
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+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z,
Sep 26 and
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 26 and
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 27 |
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+ UKEICC 80m Contest |
2000Z-2100Z,
Sep 26 |
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+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data |
1900Z-2030Z,
Sep 27 |
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+ NCCC RTTY Sprint |
0145Z-0215Z,
Sep 28 |
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+ NCCC Sprint Ladder |
0230Z-0300Z,
Sep 28 |
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+ ARRL EME Contest |
0000Z, Sep 29
to 2359Z, Sep 30 |
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+ Feld Hell Sprint |
0000Z-2359Z,
Sep 29 |
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+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY |
0000Z, Sep 29
to 2400Z, Sep 30 |
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+ Texas QSO Party |
1400Z, Sep 29
to 0200Z, Sep 30 and
1400Z-2000Z, Sep 30 |
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+ Classic Exchange, Phone |
1300Z, Sep 30
to 0800Z, Oct 1 and
1300Z, Oct 2 to 0800Z, Oct 3 |
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Local repeaters are controlled by
the Virginia
Beach Emergency Amateur Repeater Society or VBEARS. Repeaters are
available on 146.970, 146.895 and 444.950. Please check the VBEARS page
for full details of all repeaters in the region. If you are using the
repeaters and have problems please address your issues to the Manager of the
repeater via email here.
We also have a new repeater on 147.300+ managed
by the Hospital Network. It is open to all hams when not used for
emergency events.
KKey nets
on the 146.895 repeater are:
ARES Net every
Tuesday Night at 8:00 PM
Hampton Roads Service
Net at 9:00 PM every night.
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