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Welcome to the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group web site!

LARG’s mission is to promote amateur radio communications through education, radio activities, and support of emergency communications in Loudoun County.

LARG 2026 Objectives are:

  1. Share the passion, knowledge, skills and resources of ham radio.
  2. Encourage learning and experimentation.
  3. Provide opportunities and activities to explore, test and use ham radio.
  4. Have a good time.

We are an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliated club where many of our members support the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) of Loudoun County.

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Kicking Off My Japan SOTA/POTA Adventure — Now Operating as JQ7FWB

After weeks of waiting, refreshing inboxes, and double‑checking paperwork, it’s finally official: my Japanese reciprocal amateur radio license has arrived. I’m now on the air in Japan as JQ7FWB. It helps if your passport is not expired when you submit your application… Luckly I found it then rather than when I was standing at the …

Kicking Off My Japan SOTA/POTA Adventure — Now Operating as JQ7FWB

Sunday 2M Net, 07 June 2026

Net commenced at 2000 local on the 146.700/146.850 repeaters. Check-ins: Topics tonight:  Great discussions on many topics: Camping Adventurers, Trip to Sicily, Ancestry Research, Sat Trailer Repairs, Africa Safari, Skywarn Class, Flowerpot Antenna, etc. Net was secured 2041. 73’s, Chris, W4PMP

Sunday 2M Net, 31 May 2026

Net commenced at 2000 local on the 146.700/146.850 repeaters. Check-ins: Topics tonight:  Great discussions on many topics: Reston Bike Ride, Travel, Field Day, Incorporation Paperwork, New rig for Audi, etc. Net was secured 2041. 73’s, Chris, W4PMP