North Carolina ARRL Section

06/26/2025

Field day eve-eve. Same advice applies this year as last. Be safe and have fun.

06/13/2025

Interested in Quarter Century Wireless Association?
The next Piedmont Chapter 126 meeting will be held, in person, on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Best Food Cafeteria in Siler City, NC.
ALL members and guests and family members are welcome! Our meeting room will be in the Steakhouse. Go into the Cafeteria Gift shop and take an immediate right opposite the cash register. Wearing your Ham badge is encouraged. Plan to arrive at 11:30 AM to socialize, dinner at 12Noon, business and program at about 12:45 PM.
Program: By Richard, N1FUA and will be a program on "Basic NANO VNA Operation for Antenna SWR Measurements”.

06/13/2025

Interested in Quarter Century Wireless Association?

The next Piedmont Chapter 126 meeting will be held, in person, on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Best Food Cafeteria in Siler City, NC.

ALL members and guests and family members are welcome! Our meeting room will be in the Steakhouse. Go into the Cafeteria Gift shop and take an immediate right opposite the cash register. Wearing your Ham badge is encouraged. Plan to arrive at 11:30 AM to socialize, dinner at 12Noon, business and program at about 12:45 PM.

Program: By Richard, N1FUA and will be a program on "Basic NANO VNA Operation for Antenna SWR Measurements”.

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05/30/2025

Thursday, May 29 is the 2nd quarter Roanoke Division Town Hall. The theme for the evening will be “How To Make Your Field Day A Success.” Please register your Field Day sites on ARRL’s Field Day Locator map at: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator

05/05/2025

The latest Section Newletter is on our webpage, ncarrl.org. Now that the email system for Section Managers is functional again, you can subscribe to have the nesletter and other communications delivered to your email box. Instructions for subscribing are on the home page below the newsletter link.

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04/17/2025

The latest ARRL Section news is available at:
https://www.ncarrl.org/Newsletters/April_13_2025.html
These are now coming back to members' mailboxes. If you did not receive one, see the newsletter of the NCARRL front page https://www.ncarrl.org for instructions on how to subscribe.

Note: Section News is Temporarily unavailable through email. When it is again available through email this notice will be removed. Until this notice is removed, check this page approximately every two weeks for new newsletters. Also, follow us on Facebook for posting announcements.

04/05/2025

NC Section and Roanoke Division at RARSFEST today.

03/01/2025

Feb 27, 2025

Although there are indications that a bulk ARRL mail system will be activated in March that will allow ARRL Directors and Section Managers to send emails to members, the system is not yet online.

Prior to the Mary 2024 ransomware attack, I could post a Section Newsletter and it would go out automatically to 2812 ARRL members in NC. Please forward this newsletter to members of your club or group as well as to others you think may be interested.

Best wishes to each of you.

Marv, WA4NC
NC section Manager
Boone

Weather recently has been a challenge up here in the mountains but, at least temporarily, weather conditions have improved quite a bit.

01/25/2025

NCARRL Newsletter January 22, 2025

The latest NC ARRL Section Newsletter is available at:
https://www.ncarrl.org/Newsletters/January_22_2025.html
Please share this post with other North Carolina Radio Amateurs.

The ARRL bulk email system has been unusable since the latter portion of May 2024 due to a cyberattack at HQ. As a result, the newsletter is not currently being sent to section members by email. Please share this with all radio amateurs in North Carolina.

Marv, WA4NC
NC Section Manager
Boone

Note: Section News is Temporarily unavailable through email. When it is again available through email this notice will be removed. Until this notice is removed, check this page approximately every two weeks for new newsletters. Also, follow us on Facebook for posting announcements.

01/05/2025

Before the internet we had CB Radio and before that we had Amateur Radio enthusiast in many towns worldwide. The hobby is still around to today and currently I only know of one near me, whilst back in the 1950's/'60's I could point out three huge aerials within half a mile of my parents home. Having said that with modern day equipment, I'm only guessing the height of aerials probably don't go so high as before.
The history of amateur radio, dates to the dawn of radio communications, with published instructions for building simple wireless sets appearing at the beginning of the twentieth century. Throughout its history, amateur radio enthusiasts have made significant contributions to science, engineering, industry, and social services. Research by amateur radio operators has founded new industries, built economies, empowered nations and saved lives in times of emergency.

01/05/2025

NCARRL Newsletter January 4, 2025

The latest NC ARRL Section Newsletter is available at:
https://www.ncarrl.org/Newsletters/January_4_2025.html
Please share this post with other North Carolina Radio Amateurs.

The ARRL bulk email system has been unusable since the latter portion of May 2024 due to a cyberattack at HQ. As a result, the only way Section Managers can communicate with members is by sending the Section Newsletter to club presidents along with a request that they forward the newsletter to club members and interested persons.

Like all other issues of the NC Section Newsletter, this newsletter is archived at ncarrl.org.

I hope 2025 is good for you and your families and that you are blessed with good health. Stay warm and do something that will help the thousands of persons in western North Carolina who lost so much as a result of Tropical Storm Helene.

Marv, WA4NC
NC Section Manager
Boone

12/20/2024

SECTION NEWSLETTER:

The ARRL bulk email system remains inoperative because of the May cyberattack. I hope you will pass the December 18 NC ARRL Newsletter along to members in your club, your friends and to others who may be interested.
https://www.ncarrl.org/Newsletters/December_18_2024.html
Merry Christmas and wishes for a Happy New Year go out to each of you.

Marv Hoffman, WA4NC
NC Section Manager
Boone