Powhatan Area Radio Club
Where the FUN Begins
147.315+ CTCSS 74.4 - Wires-X Room: 33183
443.350+ Linked to DMRVA Network
145.730 Packet Gateway/Digi (N4POW-10)
145.090 VARA FM Gateway/Digi (N4POW-10)
Saturday, August 7 Ham Radio Exam Session, 10am – Noon, Gospel Light Baptist Church
Tuesday, August 17 Monthly Meeting, 7pm, Powhatan Co. EOC
Presentation: “Overview of the SHARES program”
Saturday, August 28 Fellowship Breakfast, 8 – 9am, County Seat Restaurant
Activation Exercise: 9am – Noon, Powhatan Co. EOC
Scenario: “Supporting communications during a shelter activation”
Saturday, September 4 Ham Radio Exam Session, 10am – Noon, Gospel Light Baptist Church
Tuesday, September 21 Monthly Meeting, 7pm, Powhatan Co. EOC
Presentation: “Civil Air Patrol – Radio Direction Finding”
Saturday, September 25 Fellowship Breakfast, 8 – 9am, County Seat Restaurant
Hands On Workshop: 9am – Noon, Powhatan Co. EOC
Project: Build a “J” pole antenna and Anderson Power-pole connections
Saturday, October 2 Ham Radio Exam Session, 10am – Noon, Gospel Light Baptist Church
Tuesday, October 19 Monthly Meeting, 7pm, Powhatan Co. EOC
Presentation: “Power Supplies (switching vs linear) for ham radio”
Saturday, October 23 Fellowship Breakfast, 8 – 9am, County Seat Restaurant
Hands On Workshop: 9am – Noon, VDEM Regional Radio Cache Demonstration
Saturday, November 6 Ham Radio Exam Session, 10am – Noon, Gospel Light Baptist Church
Tuesday, November 16 Monthly Meeting, 7pm, Powhatan Co. EOC
Presentation: “What’s this WinLink thing all about”
Saturday, November 20 Fellowship Breakfast, 8 – 9am, County Seat Restaurant
Activation Exercise, 9am – Noon, Powhatan Co. EOC
Scenario: “Logistical communications support/Project Wal-Mart”
Saturday, December 4 Ham Radio Exam Session, 10am – Noon, Gospel Light Baptist Church
Saturday, December 18 PARC Holiday Gathering, 5pm – 9pm, Location: TBD
Tuesday, December 21 NO MEETING
Monthly Club Meeting
3rd Tuesday of every month
Next Meeting: 08/17/2021 @ 7:00 p.m.
Powhatan County Emergency Operations Center
(Ground floor of the Village Building)
3910 Old Buckingham Road
Powhatan, VA 23139
NCO Training Net
This net is on the 147.315 repeater & is for Net Control Operator training. As NCO, you will need experience and this is the place to get it. Our rotating NCO's are learning, so please be courtous. To sign-up to be NCO, send an email to N4MDR at iCloud.com
Every Monday @ 19:00
VE Testing
The next license testing session will be Saturday August 7th, beginning at 10:00. New licenses and upgrades at Gospel Light Baptist Church, 2109 Anderson Hwy. in Powhatan (across from Wendy's) ARRL Exams are still only $15 (cash preferred) . Click here for more information or to pre-register. Walk-ins welcome.
Wonderful WinLink Wednesday Net
All day every Wednesday
Send a WinLink message to Greg Butler kw6gb@winlink.net
Include your call, your name, your location, mode (VHF or HF)