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Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club (RVARC) is dedicated to the advancement of amateur radio, serving Southwest Virginia, since 1932

Radio History

On This Day – Jan 5

 Fact of the day: It was on this day in 1940 that Edwin Armstrong first demonstrated to the FCC in the USA his revolutionary idea for using wideband FM. This ultimately lead to the introduction high quality FM broadcasting, although Armstrong had to fund the first station himself.

Quote: Be an encouager. The world has plenty of critics already. Dave Willis