JULY Meeting:
It will be a dinner meeting at the Golden Corral
QRP SATURDAYS:
On the 2nd
Saturday of each month we will hold QRP Saturdays. We will meet at
9:00 AM at Princess Anne Park and put a couple of stations on the air
plus have a New Ham training module. Come on out!
License Testing:
A License testing events are being scheduled
for the Second Thursday of each month at the Virginia Beach Fire training
Center, 927 S. birdneck Rd, Va Beach 23451. You must preregister
with Ed
Williams KN4KL, VE Manager, if you are interested in one of these
testing sessions.
Field Day 2022:
We are off and running with a new location this year. We will be at Woodstock Park
off Providence Rd near Interstate 64. We are teaming up with the
VA DX Century Club again. We will be out there from 10:00 AM Saturday Mat 25th through
3:00 PM sunday the 26th. This is a continuous operation so we need
operators at all hours. The we will use the W4UG call as a 3A setup
(W4UG VA 3A)which will have a
CW, SSB and a combo Digital/6 Meter station. Also KC2DLR will
manage a GOTA station. Come out and join us to operate and for a
cookout Saturday night at 5:00 PM.
Public Service Notes:
The
next event is the Wicked 10k in October. We are also supporting
other regional club events before this event such as the MS 150 in June
in Williamsburg and the Crawling Crab 5k in October. See the PS
page and contact either
Tom WS9B or Terry KA8TNF
VBARC Radio Shack - The
shack at Ocean Park Rescue has been shut down by the new administration
of the Rescue Squad. We are looking for a new location to build a
new shack. Any suggestions are welcome.
Radiosport or contesting:
This is a popular way to make alot of contacts and increase your operating skills, work on WAS and
DXCC.
Click here to see all upcoming contests!
