{"id":50,"date":"2025-12-20T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erarc.com\/?p=50"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:33:50","slug":"new-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erarc.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/new-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome &#8211; 73"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The East River Amateur Radio Club, Inc., is located in Bluefield, West Virginia. The club&#8217;s call sign is W8MOP. The ERARC was incorporated in 1960.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ERARC online services:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamclubonline.com\/\">https:\/\/hamclubonline.com<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join online, manage membership, view communications, &amp; more!<br>To register, search for the club&#8217;s call:  <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">W8MOP<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monthly Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The club meets monthly on the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">first Monday<\/mark>. Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. at 704 Bland St. Bluefield, WV, room 523. There is a wheelchair accessible door coming into the building from the parking lot immediately downhill. Parking is beside the building in a fenced in area or across the street (not part of our complex).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join us at club HQ every <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">3rd Thursday<\/mark> night at 6:30pm. We&#8217;re just hanging out and having fun in the radio room!&nbsp; Bring a friend!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekly Get-togethers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please join us at a weekly breakfast get-together &#8211; 9:00 AM Fridays at &#8220;The Gathering Place&#8221;\u00a0in Bluefield, VA, or 8:00 AM Saturdays &#8211;\u00a0Valley Restaurant\u00a0&#8211; Green Valley, across from the mini-mall.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The East River Amateur Radio Club, Inc., is located in Bluefield, West Virginia. 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