WA4J (147.36/103.5 Hz and WA4NC (444.575/151.4 Hz) are linked repeaters covering the High Country around Boone, North Carolina.
View from the WA4NC DMR Sugar Mt. Repeater site. In the distance is Rich Mt. and Howard’s Knob near Boone – Rich Mt. Is the home of the WA4J repeater and the other WA4NC DMR repeater.
Last updated May 11, 2024 at 1200 EDT.
Welcome to these new WARC members! Karen Acree-KN4WQT, Terry Schilson-N4VPL, and Rob Thompson-KQ4OYC.
Coming Events
Date | Time | Event |
May 20, 2024 | 8:00 am | Coffee at Cracker Barrel |
Jun 3, 2024 | 6:00 pm | WARC IN-PERSON MEETING |
Jun 17, 2024 | 8:00 am | Coffee at Cracker Barrel |
Jun 22, 2024 | 10:00 am | ARRL FIELD DAY |
WATAUGA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NETS
NET NAME | DAY/TIME | REPEATER | NOTES |
WARC 2-METER NET | EACH THURSDAY 8:00 pm | WA4J 147.36 103.5 Hz | WIDE AREA COVERAGE |
HIGH COUNTRY DMR NET | EACH TUESDAY 8:00 PM | WA4NC 443.0375 DMR | ALSO ON MANY OTHER AREA DMR REPEATERS |
WATAUGA SKYWARN INFORMATION NET | FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8:00 pm | WA4J 147.36 103.5 Hz | PROVIDES TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR WATAUGA COUNTY SKYWARN MEMBERS |
Our club meets on the first Monday of the month. If the first Monday falls on a holiday, the meeting will be rescheduled.
Beginning in 2024, we will have our business meetings every other month (the even-numbered months starting in Feb) and ZOOM presentations in the alternate months. The Presentation Committee will offer a presentation on ZOOM every odd-numbered month starting in March. We are testing this meeting sequence in 2024 and re-evaluate at the end of the year.
Summary: in person business meetings in the even months, ZOOM presentations in the odd months.
Our business meetings will continue to be at ECR Software offices in the industrial park.
Matt Mellon K9MJM has arranged for us to use a conference room at ECR Software for our Business meetings. This is an excellent, state of the art facility with built in teleconferencing capabilities. Those who prefer to attend remotely will be able to do so via Microsoft TEAMS.
Please note new meeting location0: ECR Software Corp. has a new facility in the Boone Industrial Park and this will now be our meeting location. The address is: 474 Industrial Park Drive See map at bottom of this page.
If you want to get involved in Ham Radio in the High country, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP BY. If you would like to attend remotely, please email k2sd@arrl.net
WARC 2024 OFFICERS
President Mark Ashley KX4IK
Vice-President Danny Horney KE4AAP
Secretary Jessica Horney KM4NCM
Treasurer George Bartholomew, Jr. K2ODV
NEW WARC HAT, SHIRTS, AND JACKET NOW AVAILABLE – ORDER TODAY!!
WARC members may now order custom, hats, shirts, and jackets from JSE Custom Embroidery. These very stylish and affordable items feature the new WARC logo. No amateurs wardrobe is complete without one of these items. Visit https://www.jse-repair.com/product-category/club-apparel/watauga-arc-wa4j/
WARC MONTHLY COFFEE – JOIN US!
We gather at 8:00 AM on the third Monday of the month at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Boone. No business is conducted, just a chance to talk about any and all topics related to Amateur Radio. Everyone is welcome!
WARC MENTOR PROGRAM
If you are a newly-licensed Ham, or perhaps returning to the hobby after a number of years, WARC has a Mentor program just for you. A number of our members have volunteered to assist others needing help getting on the air or learning more about other aspects of Amateur Radio. For more information, email Scott Douglass, k2sd@arrl.net.
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE FOR 2023 MEETINGS
Watch this space for the 2024 presentation schedule, available soon.