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 – 2022
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