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It was on this day in 1958 that the first American man made satellite was launched into orbit around the

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On This Day: Jan 27

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It was on this day in 1880 that Thomas Edison filed his patent for an electric incandescent lamp Quote: Old people

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 It was on this day in 1838 that Samuel Morse first demonstrated his idea for a telegraph system to his

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 It was on this day in 1775 that Andre-Marie Ampere was born near Lyon in France. He is credited with

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It was on this day in 2000 that Hedy Lamarr, the Holywood actress and co-inventor of the idea for frequency

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  It was on this day in 1933 that Ray Dolby was born. The company he founded invented and developed

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It was on this day in 1866 that the Royal Aeronautical Society was formed in London. It is now a

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On This Day – Jan 10

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Fact of the Day: In 1946, the first radar signals were reflected off the Moon’s surface by a U.S. Army

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FYI : Digital vs Analog VHF/UHF

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An article that may have relevance for You. (ripped from Vienna Wireless Society (Fairfax, VA)) Let’s start out with making

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Mailing Address
ROANOKE VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
PO Box 2002
Roanoke, VA 24009
USA

Meetings are held at:
Roanoke Valley American Red Cross
352 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24016

We meet on the 2nd & 4th Friday of the month at 7 p.m. Except for June and November when we only meet on the 2nd Friday. We DO NOT meet any Friday in December.

NET

We have a weekly social net on Wednesday at 7 p.m. or 1900 hours local on the W4CA repeater. The repeater is located on 146.985 (-) pl 107.2.

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