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  • Renew ARRL Membership with JARC

    Renew ARRL Membership with JARC

    Is your ARRL membership expiring in 2023? As an ARRL Affiliated Club, JARC can process your renewal and a part of your regular dues support the club. Complete the attached form and mail it to our PO Box or emailRead More »
  • JARC VEC Begins Using ExamTools.Org

    JARC VEC Begins Using ExamTools.Org

    The Jefferson Amateur Radio Club (JARC) is proud to announce that we have transitioned to using examtools.org’s internet-based testing platform for our Volunteer Examiner Coordination (VEC) exams. As a founding VEC, JARC has always been committed to providing top-notch testingRead More »
  • JARC Participates in the 14th Annual 13 Colonies Special Event – 2022

    JARC Participates in the 14th Annual 13 Colonies Special Event – 2022

    Jefferson Amateur Radio Club, W5GAD, is proud and eager to participate in the annual 13 Colonies Special Event. The event runs July 1 – July 7 and honors the 13 colonies, United States’s independence, and active military and veterans.Read More »
Volunteer Examiner

Volunteer Examiner

JARC is a Volunteer Exam Coordinator or simply VEC. This means that we report test results directly to the FCC.  We have been a volunteer examination group for this area since 1984, the year that the VE program began. While other local groups have

Special Service Club

Special Service Club

JARC is an ARRL Special Service Club. “What does this mean?” you ask. Well, the ARRL Board of Directors, recognizing that problems are best solved at the local level and that the local club is the best representative of Amateur Radio’s interests

Education Training

Education Training

JARC schedules throughout the year the most requested topics and training classes which have included study classes for obtaining a Technician license and for upgrading to General or Extra class.  Some past topics presented