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Welcome to the WTRA web site! We are a non-profit amateur "ham" radio club based in Smithfield Virginia. Learn more about us by clicking the menu items on the left of your screen. Amateur Radio is a friendly, high-tech hobby that's got something fun for everyone!

You can write us at WTRA, PO Box 323, Smithfield, VA 23431-0323 USA. The e-mail address is wt4ra AT wt4ra.org. Our amateur radio club call sign is WT4RA. General/program meetings are held the second Monday of each month. Annual meeting: January. This is the new officer election meeting. Formal/business meetings are held on the second Monday of the second month of each quarter at 7:30 PM in Smithfield, Virginia. The 2009 meeting dates are January 12, February 9, May 10, August 10, November 9.

We hold a weekly net on our repeater on 147.195 (+) every Thursday at 7:30 PM. We hope you check in. Net script.

The town of Smithfield is located in the northern part of Isle of Wight County. The county is named after the island off the coast of southern England. When you visit Smithfield, you will be welcomed by the town's sign declaring it as the "ham capital of the world".

If you are just learning about the amateur radio hobby, visit this site. Other places to visit and learn more about ham radio, a hobby of over 700,000 licensed U.S. operators, are the ARRL, FCC-Amateur Radio Division and YAHOO! amateur radio info search. In any case, take time to learn more about this wonderful hobby and click here to view a video of Amateur Radio Today.

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Current WTRA officers:

Chris Peters, N4KIT President

Lyle Hornbaker, KI4WKT Vice-President

Jarvis Hearn, W4RGN 2nd Vice-President

Ron Harvey, W4RRH Secretary

Dick Harrell, W4RBH Treasurer

Ron Primmar, N4TJI Trustee