Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 2025

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Duane KK4BZ runs with HT along side 3 turkey girls

On Thanksgiving Day 2025,  OVH provided communications support for the Turkey trot race at the George Mason campus in Manassas.  Operators were Theresa KG4TVM,  David KG4GIY, Duane KK4BZ and John KG4NXT.  Duane ran in the race and provided support from his positions.  The rest of us were along University to ensure safety. The trot had its greatest turnout ever.  They had 2000 people register for the two races.   OVH provide support for the longer race which include off campus streets.   The police blocked the roads for the duration of the trot. Click the image for more pictures.

Vice-President’s Letter for November 2025

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VICE PRESIDENT’S LETTER: QST, from club VP KM4OZH yes Vice President. The President position is still vacant, contrary to what some have indicated. In my first letter a quantity of my words were edited and words added, so I take no responsibility for what appeared in the newsletter. Future letters will contain information that I know about or of interest to me. If I sound annoyed, so be it. Due to my limited computer skills it seems I have neglected moderating certain emails. Thanks to John KG4NXT for helping out. November 7th Theresa, John and myself visited Ken KN4DD in the hospital. I think Ken was surprised when we showed up but he seemed in good spirits. John helped him set up his phone to connect to the .97 repeater. … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – NOVEMBER 2025 Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Wayne N7QLK, Kevin KX4KU, Baofang KK4JFK, Theresa KG4TVM, Jerry KR4EZZ, Butch W4HJL, Greg KM4CCG, Zachary KQ4RIS, Jeff WB4TT, Charlie WA4YGI, James KA4BOC, Paul KO4GZR, Ken K3KFB.     Sending healing thoughts to Ken KN4DD, who is currently in Fair Oak Rehab to work on healing his knee after a very extensive surgery.   The plan is for him to go home on Friday, November 14th. Get well wishes to Al KB4BHB who is in the hospital and he is hoping to go home on Monday, November 10th. Special thank you to Gil KM4OZH, John KG4NXT, Sam KQ4SL and George K4GVT on their help with getting our club trailer in order.  Hope to have a 3-ring binder at the … Read more >>

President’s Letter for October 2025

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I guess everyone knows by now that our Club President Ken KN4DD has had issues from his recent knee replacement. Complications have caused Ken’s resignation as President. He will be missed, having done an excellent job the past few years. Thanks Ken. To that end it is my responsibility, as vice president, to step up and temporarily assume his duties. For me these are big shoes to fill, so here goes starting with this letter. .John and Theresa have been in Ecuador for some weeks visiting Don, known as WA2SWX, at his new home. John and Don did some POTA work at different locations, and among many other contacts worked KE2N, N7QLK and W4RKU on 10m FT8. Be sure to check out Theresa’s Sunshine Corner for details on their Ecuador … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – OCTOBER 2025 Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members: Ray KM4EKR, Rob KC4VDN, Phil AI5TD, Chris KN4IJF, Bruce WD4PAC, Eric KO4MBI and David KY4MM Special thanks to Ken KN4DD for working as our club President since 2022. Ken is stepping down due to some serious medical issues. Please send him your thoughts and prayers for his full recovery. Congratulations to George K4GVT on finally retiring for good!!! Let’s see what George will get into with all his spare time! The OVH Club Trailer will be in the Manassas Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 6th, 2025. We are looking for someone to pull the trailer thru the parade and also people to help decorate the trailer. Please reach out to me if you are interested or have … Read more >>

President’s Letter for September 2025

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Hello All, A reminder that September is National Preparedness Month. So, while the weather is warm and mostly dry, now would be a good time to inspect any tree-supported antennas or get a new one up. Left on our 2025 To-Do List, we have the Manassas Christmas parade on December 6th at 10 AM and our annual OVH Christmas Party. Preparations have begun. Back on September 6th the Ole Virginia Hams supported the SOWW 8th Annual Bike Ride. It was ~93° and nice. And the rain waited until the evening. A big thank you to new member, Jerry, KR4EZZ, who not only attended his first Bike Ride as a spotter, he wrote his first article as a contributor for our webpage, “My First Willing Warrior Ride”, immediately below this article. … Read more >>

My First Willing Warrior Ride

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The following is from Jerry, KR4EZZ, who was helping with the (8th annual SOWW) Warrior Ride for the first time: Click on the picture to see the whole article and a slideshow at the end. I was not going to go to the brewery first and just go to my station, as the schedule had me down to be there at 9:15. But, I decided it might be nice to see things start. At the brewery, I was told the station (Evergreen Country Club) was set up ahead of time and they were waiting for me. So, I took off. Got there and saw a tent, with two EMTs (Great Falls FD) and two nurses (from UVA Hospital, Haymarket on Heathcote Blvd. and from Prince William) sitting underneath. A bit … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – AUGUST 2025 Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Andy, KJ4MTP; Ken, KD4VA; John, KK4TCE; Karl, W4KRL; Stu, W4PR; Joseph, KO4TUX; Ronnell, KK4ZUR; Chick, KC1PIA; Duane, KK4BZ and Raymond, KK4AQR. Congratulations to Wayne, N7QLK, and wife Vicki on the birth of their first grandchild.  Megan (Daughter) and Alexander (Son-in-Law) gave birth to a bouncing baby boy they have named Adam. Their daughter Lauren is also pregnant and will be due very soon. WOW, it will be like having twins in the house! Can’t wait to see pictures of everyone! Congratulations to our friends at the Shenandoah Valley ARC on their successful Berryville Hamfest. John, KG4NXT, and I were able to meet up with several OVH members on a beautiful Sunday morning in Clarke County. Thanks to … Read more >>