Category: Education
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Help Needed With JOTA 10-17-26
From: Dave Adsit, KG4BIRKg4bir98@gmail.com540-303-7055 Help needed Saturday only, October 17, 2026 The Scouting America’s (formerly Boy Scouts of America) annual Jamboree On The Air is scheduled for October 16-18, 2026. This year I have been asked by a Winchester Scout Troop if I could host a JOTA station as part of their campout in October. …
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August 20 Presentation on Spaceweather by Rich K3VAT
Don’t miss our interesting program coming up at the August 20, 2026 club meeting by Rich Kennedy K3VAT on Spaceweather. 7:30pm at the clubhouse on Grace Street in Winchester. If you want to do a little background homework before his presentation, check out https://spaceweather.com/.
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HF Propagation and Solar Indices
Mick Stutler W8BE gave an excellent program recently that walked us through the relationship between solar activity and HF propagation. He covered everything from how the Sun’s EUV radiation creates the ionosphere to the key indices every ham should know: SFI, SSN, Kp, and Ap. The presentation also breaks down the ionospheric D, E, and…
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ARRL Section Manager’s Listening Tour
The Club was honored to have Mike Aimone, WA8AHZ, as our presentation speaker on May 21, 2026. He is the new ARRL VA Section Manager, and he is visiting club’s to share what he’s learning about the current state of the hobby and hear what we think. He began by asking “What is the current…
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Emergency Response Certification Update 2025
Frederick County Sheriff’s Department is revamping the CERT program for Winchester and Frederick County. They have a 9-week course that will run every Wednesday from 6:00 – 9:00 PM, starting March 12th and runs until May 7th (see attached flyer for additional information). CERT is a fantastic opportunity to serve your community in a variety of ways.…
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Mobile Bonding and Grounding by W3GX John.
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club · W3GX John Foote Grounding 03 2024 Preso Fine information! Would you like more? We extend our sincere gratitude to W3GX, John Foote, for his insightful presentation on March 21, 2024, at the Clubhouse. The event was a tremendous success, with a full house of 42 attendees in the shack,…