Last updated Mar 9, 2026 at 1600 EDST.
View from the WA4NC DMR Sugar Mt. Repeater site. In the distance is Rich Mt. and Howard’s Knob near Boone – Rich Mt. Is the home of the WA4J repeater and the other WA4NC DMR repeater.
WARC honors Mark Ashley, K4CK, for five years as president.
1/5/2026 – at the January 25, WARC club meeting, incoming president Corey Brown, WB0RXQ, presented Mark Ashley, K4 CK, with a certificate of appreciation for his five great years as president of our club. Mark guided the club through Covid, had encouraged many club activities, such as Fox, hunting and field day. We are very fortunate to have had Mark as our leader, and our confident that Corey will continue that tradition.
A NEW PAGE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS WEBSITE CALLED “HAM SPOTLIGHT“, EDITED BY LORY WHITEHEAD, W3AX – Revised NOV 19, 2025
If you missed the February 16 presentation by Terry Ketron covering the history of the WA4J repeater, hey link will be hopefully published soon.
WA4J in the NC QSO party
On Sunday, March one, 2026, WARC operated in the North Carolina QSO party. This annual event, held each March, is a fun, but intense, contest in which stations in North Carolina attempt to contact as many US states and North Carolina counties as possible and to make as many additional contacts worldwide. This year we operated from K2SD’s station in Fleetwood. The following club members participated: K2SD, K2ODV, K4ANC, K1HE, NI4E, WB0RXQ, and KQ4ZHy,
Coming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 11:30 am | LUNCH at Cracker Barrel |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 6:00 pm | REGULAR CLUB meeting |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 7:00 pm | ZOOM Presentation |
| May 4, 2026 | 6:00 pm | REGULAR CLUB meeting |
| May 16, 2026 | 10:00 am | Emergency Fest |
| May 18, 2026 | 11:30 am | LUNCH at Cracker Barrel |
WATAUGA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NETS
| NET NAME | DAY/TIME | REPEATER | NOTES |
| WARC 2-METER NET | EACH THURSDAY 8:00 pm | WA4J 147.36 103.5 Hz | WIDE AREA COVERAGE |
| HIGH COUNTRY DMR NET | EACH TUESDAY 8:00 PM | WA4NC 443.0375 DMR | ALSO ON MANY OTHER AREA DMR REPEATERS |
| WATAUGA SKYWARN INFORMATION NET | FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8:00 pm | WA4J 147.36 103.5 Hz | PROVIDES TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR WATAUGA COUNTY SKYWARN MEMBERS |
Our club meets on the first Monday of the month. If the first Monday falls on a holiday, the meeting will be rescheduled.
Beginning September 8, 2025, the club will meet at the Blue Cross Blue Shield office at 2640 highway 105, suite 1 01, Boone, NC 28607. You may also attend remotely via ZOOM
If you want to get involved in Ham Radio in the High country, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP BY. If you would like to attend remotely, please email k2sd@arrl.net
WARC 2026 OFFICERS
President Corey Brown WB0RXQ
Vice-President Danny Horney KE4AAP
Secretary Rob Thompson KQ4OYC
Treasurer George Bartholomew, Jr. K2ODV
NEW WARC HAT, SHIRTS, AND JACKET NOW AVAILABLE – ORDER TODAY!!
WARC members may now order custom, hats, shirts, and jackets from JSE Custom Embroidery. These very stylish and affordable items feature the new WARC logo. No amateurs wardrobe is complete without one of these items. Visit https://www.jse-repair.com/product-category/club-apparel/watauga-arc-wa4j/
WARC MONTHLY LUNCH – JOIN US!
We gather at 11:30 AM on the third Monday of the month at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Boone. No business is conducted, just a chance to talk about any and all topics related to Amateur Radio. Everyone is welcome!