Category: News
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KM4BUN Audrey: Young Ham presenting on APRS Balloons and PicoSats
Audrey Mcelroy, KM4BUN shared a great tutorial on APRS High Altitude Balloons combined with APRS PicoSats. Audrey is an Extra class ham who got involved in Amateur Radio when she was six years old with the help of her parents Tom McElroy W4SDR, and mother Jan McElroy K4PRM.
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Dayton Hamvention 2021 Canceled
From the Hamvention website: Unfortunately, several setbacks in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic make necessary the difficult decision to cancel Hamvention 2021. Hundreds of volunteers have been working to do everything necessary to bring this Hamvention to the many amateur radio enthusiasts and vendors who support the Dayton Hamvention. Vaccine distribution both in the…
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Interview with David Minster NA2AA, new ARRL CEO
Tim Duffy K3LR of DX Engineering interviews David Minster Na2AA, the new ARRL CEO. Thanks to club member John Kanode N4MM for letting us know about this video.
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NEW ARRL Virginia Section Website
From the ARRL Virginia section news: http://www.arrlva.com/ This new site will offer a one stop shop for all current and important Virginia ham radio news. Sections for ARRL HQ news, VA club news, Contest news, DX news, ARES news, as well as other sections like builder tips, etc. There will be opportunities for posting up-to-the-minute…
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Mobile operator in Virginia?
Please Read & Print. Put in your vehicle[s]. PRINT or Save as .PDF: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/pdf/vacode/46.2-818.2/ Effective January 1, 2021, all residents and travelers in the State of Virginia are prohibited from holding or operating a communications device while on Virginia’s highways. Thankfully due to the intercession of Virginia Section of, and the ARRL Amateur Radio operators…
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Honoring KF4EKA
How sad we are that our beloved club member Sandy KF4EKA (Sandra Lee Ritter Bowen) is now a Silent Key. A native of Frederick County, Sandy earned her undergraduate degree from Bridgewater College and her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Virginia. For 31 years, she was a highly respected and popular elementary…