Find upcoming WVARC meetings, presentations, Field Day activities, special events, and an archive of past club programs.
Oct 17: JOTA 2026 — Volunteers Needed
Help WVARC introduce 30–40 Scouts to amateur radio during Jamboree-on-the-Air on Saturday, October 17, from 9:00 AM–2:00 PM at Heard Scout Pueblo. Volunteers are needed to operate radios, answer contacts from home, provide demonstrations, serve food, and assist with setup and cleanup.
Oct 24: Church Camp POTA Activation — RSVP Required
Join WVARC at Church Camp Road Recreation Area (US-13337) on Saturday, October 24, 2026, approximately 3:00–6:00 PM Arizona time. RSVP through HamClubOnline is required before attending. Technician operators are welcome, and the club will provide hot dogs, chips and drinks.
RSVP on HamClubOnline. See the event details for directions, talk-in information and group operating guidelines.
Oct 31: WVARC On-Air Business Meeting
Join WVARC’s on-air Business Meeting Saturday, October 31, 2026, around 10:00 AM Arizona time, immediately after the Saturday Morning Net. Tune to the NY7S Del Webb repeater for club business, upcoming events and member discussion.
Repeater: 147.300 MHz, +600 kHz offset, PL 162.2 Hz.
Nov 2: WVARC Monthly Member Meeting
WVARC’s next monthly meeting is Monday, November 2, 2026, from 7:00–9:00 PM Arizona time in Walton Hall at Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church, 11025 N. 111th Avenue, Sun City. A public Zoom option is also available.
Join the in-person social hour from 6:00 PM or the Zoom social hour from 6:30 PM. Guests are welcome and do not need an amateur radio license.
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Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Scheduled
Scheduled
Tucson Area Autumn Hamfest 2026
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST
- Club
- NON-WVARC
- Location
- Immanuel Presbyterian Church
- Address
- 9252 E. 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Buyers receive free admission and parking. Seller setup begins at 6:00 AM; seller/vendor spaces are $10 per parking space. Morning snacks are provided by Scout Troop 157. Raffle...
- Contact
- Radio Society of Tucson
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Ponderosa Bible Church (parking lot)
Scheduled
Scheduled
TARA Ham Radio SwapFest
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
- Club
- NON-WVARC
- Location
- Ponderosa Bible Church (parking lot)
- Address
- 1800 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, AZ
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- The Tonto Amateur Radio Association invites buyers and sellers to its Ham Radio SwapFest. Admission is free; tailgater spaces are $5. Raffle prizesAmateur radio, GMRS, electronics, and computer...
- Contact
- Tonto Amateur Radio Association | n7tar.tara@gmail.com
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Beardsley Park, Ramada #7
Venue Type: Outdoor
Location: Beardsley Park, Ramada #7
Scheduled
Scheduled
WVARC 65th Anniversary Celebration
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Venue Type
- Outdoor
- Location
- Beardsley Park, Ramada #7
- address
- Beardsley Recreation Center, 12755 W Beardsley Rd, Sun City West, AZ 85375
- Location
- Beardsley Park, Ramada #7
- Address
- Beardsley Recreation Center, 12755 W Beardsley Rd, Sun City West, AZ 85375
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join the West Valley Amateur Radio Club as we celebrate 65 years of amateur radio, community, and fellowship. The celebration will be held at Beardsley Park, Ramada #7,...
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Introduction to Antenna Modeling & Design
- Day
- Monday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Class
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Learn to design and model complex antennas without complex math. The class introduces antenna fundamentals and terminology, then models a simple 10-meter dipole and a three-element Yagi-Uda antenna...
- Contact
- wv7hs-class@outlook.com
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Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church — Walton Hall
Scheduled
Scheduled
WVARC Monthly Member Meeting
- Day
- Monday
- Time
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Event Type
- Club Meeting
- Location
- Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church — Walton Hall
- Address
- 11025 N. 111th Avenue, Sun City, AZ 85351
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- West Valley Amateur Radio Club monthly regular meeting. The public is welcome, and guests do not need to be licensed amateur radio operators. 6:00 PM — In-person social...
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On air — Del Webb Repeater and 147.580 MHz simplex
Venue Type: Outdoor
Scheduled
Scheduled
EmComm Relay Station Exercise
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Event Type
- Emcomm Exercise
- Venue Type
- Outdoor
- Location
- On air — Del Webb Repeater and 147.580 MHz simplex
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join WVARC for an EmComm exercise on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 10:00 AM to noon MST to test our relay stations.The simplex frequency will operate as a...
- Contact
- Mike Peters (K1MHP)
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Open-Invite
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Open-Invite
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join us during the West Valley Ham Shack’s regular winter hours. Visit the Radio Room for a demonstration and hands-on instruction in HF operation using the ICOM IC-7300....
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Portable Backup Solar Generation Systems for Hams
- Day
- Monday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Class
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Learn how to select and assemble a portable solar generation system for ham radio gear and ancillary equipment such as antenna tuners, lights, and laptops. The class covers...
- Contact
- wv7hs-class@outlook.com
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Heard Scout Pueblo
Venue Type: Outdoor
Location: Heard Scout Pueblo
Scheduled
Scheduled
JOTA 2026 – Jamboree-on-the-Air
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Venue Type
- Outdoor
- Location
- Heard Scout Pueblo
- address
- 1901 E. Dobbins Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85042
- Location
- Heard Scout Pueblo
- Address
- 1901 E. Dobbins Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85042
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join the West Valley Amateur Radio Club in supporting Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) 2026 and helping introduce Scouts to amateur radio. Approximately 30 to 40 Scouts, ages 11 to 18,...
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Open-Invite
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Open-Invite
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join us during the West Valley Ham Shack’s regular winter hours. Visit the Radio Room for a demonstration and hands-on instruction in HF operation using the ICOM IC-7300....
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Discovering Your Technician Privileges
- Day
- Sunday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Class
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Now that you have your Technician license, do you know what you can do with it? This class helps new and experienced hams get more from Technician privileges,...
- Contact
- wv7hs-class@outlook.com
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Parks on the Air (POTA)
- Day
- Monday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Class
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Learn about portable amateur radio operation from national and state parks. Experienced activator Frank K7SD will explain how to hunt parks from your home station, activate a park,...
- Contact
- wv7hs-class@outlook.com
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Zoom — Members Only
Scheduled
Scheduled
WVARC Board Meeting
- Day
- Wednesday
- Time
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Event Type
- Club Meeting
- Location
- Zoom — Members Only
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Monthly meeting of the West Valley Amateur Radio Club Board. This meeting is for club members only. 5:45 PM — Zoom room opens 6:00 PM — Board meeting...
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Hybrid
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Members Only: Remote Operation at the Shack
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- Private
- Venue Type
- Hybrid
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- This class is for WVHS members who want to be early adopters and help roll out remote operation. Learn how to control the Shack ICOM 7300 from home...
- Contact
- wv7hs-class@outlook.com
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Open-Invite
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Open-Invite
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join us during the West Valley Ham Shack’s regular winter hours. Visit the Radio Room for a demonstration and hands-on instruction in HF operation using the ICOM IC-7300....
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Church Camp Road Recreation Area (US-13337)
Venue Type: Outdoor
Location: Church Camp Road BLM Special Recreation Management Area
Scheduled
Scheduled
POTA Group Activation, Church Camp
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Venue Type
- Outdoor
- Location
- Church Camp Road BLM Special Recreation Management Area
- address
- 33.841697, -112.334335
- Location
- Church Camp Road Recreation Area (US-13337)
- Address
- 33.841697, -112.334335
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- The West Valley Amateur Radio Club invites members to join us for our October Parks on the Air (POTA) activation at Church Camp Road Recreation Area (US-13337) on...
- Contact
- Adam, N7XAK | pota@westvalleyarc.com
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Winlink
- Day
- Monday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Class
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Learn how to use Winlink to send and receive email, including attachments, over UHF, VHF, or HF amateur radio frequencies. Winlink can operate with or without the internet...
- Contact
- wv7hs-class@outlook.com
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NY7S Del Webb repeater
Meeting Type: Club
Scheduled
Scheduled
WVARC Monthly Business Meeting
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Event Type
- Club Meeting
- Meeting Type
- Club
- Location
- NY7S Del Webb repeater
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join WVARC on the NY7S Del Webb repeater for our monthly on-air Business Meeting, held after the Saturday Morning Net. We’ll recap the previous Board meeting, discuss club...
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NY7S Del Webb repeater
Scheduled
Scheduled
WVARC Monthly Business Meeting
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVARC
- Event Type
- Club Meeting
- Location
- NY7S Del Webb repeater
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join WVARC on the NY7S Del Webb repeater for our monthly on-air Business Meeting, held after the Saturday Morning Net. We’ll recap the previous Board meeting, discuss club...
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West Valley Ham Shack
Venue Type: Indoor
Location: West Valley Ham Shack
Scheduled
Scheduled
Open-Invite
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
- Club
- WVHS
- Event Type
- WVHS Open-Invite
- Venue Type
- Indoor
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Location
- West Valley Ham Shack
- Address
- Youngtown, AZ
- Status
- Scheduled
- Details
- Join us during the West Valley Ham Shack’s regular winter hours. Visit the Radio Room for a demonstration and hands-on instruction in HF operation using the ICOM IC-7300....