Check out the Valley Hams site, which has lots of interesting information.
A list of Net meetings is now listed under the Nets and Repeaters page.
Calendar of Events
Monthly Meeting
First Tuesday of each month. See the Home page for details.
Zoom Link for all meetings
2022 Meetings Programs
| Date | Program | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Cancelled due to inclement weather | |
| February 1 | Emergency Communications and WIKI | Jack Smith (KE4LWT) |
| March 1 | Winlink, Gateways and GoKits | Corey (KO4CTF) and Marty (KE4KEW) |
| April 5 | FT8 | Andy (from MARA) |
| May 3 | Logging programs | Jeff (W4PJW) |
| June 7 | Preparations for Field Day | Field Day Committee Representatives |
| June 25-26 | Field Day | All |
| July 5 | Field Day Debrief | All |
| August 20 | Club Picnic at Natural Chimneys Pavillon #2 | Noon for all |
| September 6 | Nominations for Board Members & End-fed Antennas | Bob Van Fossen (K4DJG) |
| October 4 | Annual Meeting, Elections & Satellite Radio | Fred (KF4FC) |
| November 1 | Grounding | Dave (AD4TJ) |
| December 6 | Christmas Party | Come one, come all! |
2023 Meetings Programs
| Date | Program | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Cross Band Repeaters | Matt Huffman (KD4UPL) |
| February 7 | Morse Code keys and bugs | Gordon Batey (WA4FJC) |
| March 7 | Knots | Wayne Bowyer |
| April 4 | Moonbeam Radio | David Tanks |
| May 2 | Contesting | Tim Duffy of DX Engineering |
| June 6 | Preparations for Field Day | Field Day Committee Representatives |
| June 23-25 | Field Day | All |
| July 4 | Fourth of July – No Meeting | |
| August ? | Club Picnic at Natural Chimneys Pavillon #2 | Noon for all |
| September 5 | Nominations for Board Members & TBD | |
| October 3 | Annual Meeting, Elections &TBD | |
| November 7 | TBD | |
| December ? | Christmas Party | Come one, come all! |
2023 Meetings
Public Service Events
| Event | Coordinator | Net Control | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Mama Bike | Butch N5SMQ – Confirmed | Butch N5SMQ / Jerry WD4ITN | August 6, 2022 |
| Shenandoah 100 Mountain Bike (Not Club Sponsored) | Chris Barnes KN4IJF cwbarnes62@gmail.com | September 4, 2022 | |
| Valley Veterans Ride | John Chevalaz (KB2LOZ) | John Chevalaz (KB2LOZ) | September 10, 2022 |
| Grindstone 100 | Geep Howel (W4ARTS) geep@wa4rts.net | September 16-18, 2022 | |
| Shenandoah 500 Motorcycle Ride | Bryan K4RMY | TBA | |
| Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike Festival | Lenny – To be confirmed | Lenny? | October 15-16 – To be confirmed |
ARRL Field Day
June 25-26. 2022
Hamfests
Berryville, VA August 7, 2022
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