The Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (LARC) is an ARRL Affiliated Club that was first formally organized in 1950 and incorporated in 1970. The Club has been in service to the Lynchburg Community ever since. For more details about the club, click on the “About Us” tab. Take a look around our site to see what is currently going on with our club.
Current News:
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Club Log DXCC Most Wanted September 2023
1. P5 DPRK (NORTH KOREA) 2. BS7H SCARBOROUGH REEF 3. CE0X SAN FELIX ISLANDS 4. BV9P PRATAS ISLAND 5. KH7K KURE ISLAND 6. KH3 JOHNSTON ISLAND 7. FT/G GLORIOSO ISLAND 8. 3Y/P PETER 1 ISLAND 9. FT5/X KERGUELEN ISLAND 10. YV0 AVES ISLAND 11. 3Y/B BOUVET ISLAND 12. ZS8 PRINCE EDWARD & MARION ISLANDS 13.…
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LARC Meeting – September 8, 2023
Reminder: LARC Meeting. When: Friday, September 8, 2023 7:30pm to 9:30pm EDT. Where: Fire Training Center at 613 Training Center Road, Lynchburg, VA. Program: Wire antennas and modeling – Mike Leger (W8PQ). 37°19’33.6″N 79°12’40.1″W 37.325985 N, -79.211132 W. Come at 7 and socialize.
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Free, Zoom Technician Licensing Course starting September 7, 2023
A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, Sept 7, and will run through Thursday, October 19 (7 sessions). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. Please publicize this with anyone…
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Ham Radio Enthusiasts Battle High-Frequency Traders for the Airwaves
Ham radio operators are sounding the alarm over the latest threat to their beloved hobby—and this time, it is coming from Wall Street. A group of high-frequency trading firms are asking the Federal Communications Commission to open shortwave frequencies to greater commercial use, so they can use radio to zip financial data around the world…
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Event: LARC Meeting – Friday, August 11, 2023
Reminder: LARC Meeting When: Friday, August 11, 2023 7:30pm to 9:30pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Fire Training Center at 613 Training Center Road, Lynchburg, VA View Event Program: Yagi Antennas – Herbert G Winn, Esq. (WW4GW) 37°19’33.6″N 79°12’40.1″W 37.325985 N, -79.211132 W Come at 7 and socialize.
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ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®, as part of its mission to protect Amateur Radio, has filed comments against a proposal that would introduce high-power digital communications to the shortwave spectrum that in many instances is immediately adjacent to the Amateur HF bands. Click here or on the link below to see the entire article on the…
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ARRL Raises Rates
On July 23, 2023 the ARRL announced that they are raising the annual cost of membership to $59 per year and changing the way the various magazines they produce are funded and delivered. This writer (David Simms, N4IW) feels like this is still a bargain for the many benefits and services we receive from our…
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DXCC Most Wanted Countries 2023 Club Log Version. Updated July 2023
Club Log’s DXCC Most Wanted Countries list has been updated. There are quite a few changes to the list obviously affected by some of the recent DXpeditions. Click the link below to go to Club Log and see the List: https://dxnews.com/dxcc-2017/
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