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Valley Amateur Radio Association

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Calendar of Events – 2026

November 14, 2025 by normd

Monthly Meetings

First Tuesday of each month. See the Home page for details.

2026 Meeting Programs

DateProgramPresenter(s)
JanuaryRTTY OperationFred Castello
February Augusta County ECCPatrick Lam
March Virginia QSO Party OperationJohn Lasher
April DMR from a technical perspective
www.dmrva.org
James Kirkham (K4JK)
May Need a Speaker
June Preparations for Field DayField Day Committee Representatives
June Field DayAll
July No meeting
August , SaturdayClub Picnic at Grand Caverns Pavillon #4Noon. All welcome!
September Nominations for Board Members Need a Speaker
October Annual Meeting, Elections & a PresentationNeed a Speaker
November Need a Speaker
December Christmas Party – Golden Coral, Waynesboro, 6:00PMCome one, come all!
Other Meeting ideas under consideration: EC Roundtable discussion, Sunspot Data and Propagation, 5G, ARRL Regional Director, WinLink POTA, DMR (Riley)

Public Service Events

EventCoordinatorNet ControlDates
Lee Warren Queen City Century Bike TourNeed VolunteerColinJune 14, 2025
Mountain Mama BikeButch N5SMQ – ConfirmedButch N5SMQ / Jerry WD4ITNAugust 2, 2025
Basic Skywarn Class
Augusta County Government Center
Dave K4UEKRegister at https://www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarn 
Shenandoah 100 Mountain Bike
(Not Club Sponsored)
Chris Barnes KN4IJFAugust 30-31, 2025
Valley Veterans RideDave K4UEKColin/RileySeptember 6, 2025
Shenandoah 500 Motorcycle RideBryan K4RMYTBD
Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike FestivalCancelled Permanently
Grindstone
Not Club Sponsored
TBDSeptember 19-21, 2025

ARRL Field Day

June 28-29. 2025 – More details here

Hamfests

Berryville, VA   . https://berryvillehamfest.com
Roanoke, VA

Daily Events

Minus 2 Net : Each night 10 pm on 146.850 & WD4VA-L EchoLink
Virginia Phone Net each day on 3.947 at 4pm and 7:30pm

Weekly Events

10 Meter Net each Friday at 8:30pm on 28.490
6 Meter Net each Saturday at 9pm on 53.010 FM

Full List of Net MeetingsDownload

List of Nets and Events Maintained by Milan N0EUV

MARA-Sep-2025Download

Contact Corral – Provided by Bob Moore KN3Y

09 ContestsDownload

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