Once again, the members of FARA packed up their gear for the annual ARRL Field Day event which takes place the last weekend of June. Though a little hot the weather was fine, and we had no rain or storms. This year we had a couple of wonderful additions. First was instead of creating a …
FARA held the first of its three scheduled Fox Hunts for 2022 on April 16th, and Mother Nature cooperated nicely with beautiful spring weather. The hunters assembled at the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport parking lot in Midland, VA to begin the hunt. About 20 people turned out, including club members with their young children, and a few …
After missing a whole year of face-to-face club activities due to the pandemic, the members of FARA had the opportunity to gather and see one another again, or for the first time, as the club gathered for the annual ARRL Field Day at C.M. Crockett Park in Midland, VA. This year’s effort was led by …
ARRL Field Day 2020 was certainly different that any previous Field Day event. Because of the pandemic and social distancing (a phrase that we all are sick of hearing) the ARRL temporarily change the rules to allow club scoring from individual participating stations. We as a club decided near the end of May that we …
On a chilly February day, FARA members conducted another fun Fox Hunt. The exercise took place the afternoon of February 29th, 2020. This time the Fox Den was led by Bob, KN4SPL along with Garth, K4BOX, and Mike, KF4TEK making up the rest of this iteration of the Fox Den. The hunters gathered in a …
It has been 28 years since the last time leap day occurred on a Saturday, but it appears to have inspired members of the club to socialize. A total of 33 people attended this month’s club breakfast at The Bistro on the Hill at Fauquier Hospital. From founding members to the newly elected and prospective …
For the first time in a very long time the Members of FARA felt it was time to have a fox hunt – after all the club is located in fox hunt country. Brad, N7IVV, volunteered to be the leader of the Fox Den, the small group involved in the planning and building of the …
