Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club
RVARC Monthly Meetings

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The Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club, P. O. Box 1496, Fredericksburg, VA 22402-1496, an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliated club, meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month (except December) at 7 PM.

Thanks to Mike W1ZFB, our monthly meetings are held in the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's substation in the Spotsylvania Towne Center as our meeting place. It is just inside the entrance between JC Penny and Macy's across the corridor from LensCrafters. It is #405 on the attached mall map. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM. The door will be open about 6:45 PM.

Please check the Calendar for the next meeting date.

Monthly meetings are usually followed by a featured program of interest presented by a club member or guest. The December meeting is traditionally a dinner/awards meeting held at a time and place TBD.

2024 Program Schedule

April
- Making satellite contacts - Ray KN2K
May
- Civil War telegraphy - John KX4JTL
June
- Passive radar off planes - Dave AC4IU
July
- 45' ham radio tower installation - Tom KK4WPR

The club has been in existence since the 1950's and in it's current incarnation, since 1975. The RVARC operates Field Day, an emergency preparedness exercise contest held every June, conducts amateur radio training classes and provides communications for several public service activities in the Fredericksburg, VA area. The club call is K4TS.

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