The Annual August Reston Century Ride
Since August of 2000, the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group has deployed multiple portable emergency communications stations throughout Loudoun County to support this 1000-plus bicycle ride across the county. Six sites are supported from before dawn to dusk with over 30 members participating. Read More |
The Annual First Night Leesburg
Emergency communications and public service support for First Night Leesburg by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group began in 1994. This annual event deploys portable and walking stations throughout the Town of Leesburg at some 20 locations. A central net control ties all of this together. Almost two dozen members deploy for this operation. Read More |
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You will find many more of our public service and emergency communications event at the "Emergencies" and "Service" link tabs above |
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The Adventures Of Radio Station K4LRG
The Loudoun Amateur Radio Group of Loudoun County in Northern Virginia, founded in 1994, is a family oriented club with a wide variety of activities and interests including public service, emergency communications support, high altitude balloon radio, camera and video flights, fox hunts, contesting and DX-ing. Our premier events are the annual K4LRG operation in the June
ARRL Field Day
, the Reston Bicycle Club Ride Communications Operation in August and First Night Leesburg in December. We are an affiliated club of the American Radio Relay League and many of our members support the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Loudoun County. We encourage advancement in the art of amateur radio communications and offer several training courses each year.
We operate four
weekly radio nets
where our members get together to say hello and check their equipment. Many of our members regularly participate in domestic and international radio contests and are among the best and have won many club and individual awards including Commonwealth titles in the
Virginia QSO Party
. Visit
Announcements
to learn about our current activities. Use the Link Tabs on this page to look around the LARG - K4LRG on the Internet.
