Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – FEBRUARY 2026   Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Dick WN7S, Harvey WB6TTF, Jeff WB6UIE, Art W1CRO, Mike KN4NDI, Tyssen W8ZM, Gerald KN4DWT ****Please remember the February monthly club meeting with be held on the 3rd Wednesday (February 18th) at the Buckhall Fire Department.  This is due to Monday of that week being a Federal Holiday and it pushes the training room schedule by one day. ******  February meeting is always our annual election of officers!  Can we add your name to the slate?   Extremely sad news to report, James KQ4CAX passed away on February 5th.   James had a stroke at the end of November and then another stroke in January.  On the evening of February 5th, he suffered a cardiac event that … Read more >>

OVH goes to Middle Peninsula Hamfest

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On Feb 7, 2026, Theresa, KG4TVM, and John, KG4NXT, went to the Middle Peninsula Hamfest in Gloucester, Virginia. The weather was very cold and we had swirling snow that seriously obstructed our vision. We had a table and our primary purpose was to distribute OVH tailgate flyers, which we did. Ron, K3FR, attended too and had an IC-7100 with original box and manuals for sale. Ron got an offer but did not take it. We will be happy to take any other consignment items to Winterfest. We do not charge a consignment fee. Someone gave John a low power Dentron tuner. Scott KE4WMF is a VHF limited rover contestant like Gil KM4OZH. Scott parked his car with antenna farm in full bloom. He also gave a presentation on the evolution … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – JANUARY 2026 Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  William KN4YPG, Elizabeth KG4NXV, Erik K4SOK, Joe KM4UYA, John WA1STU, Ken KE2N, James KQ4CAX, Mark KO4MBN, Ken KN4DD, Fred WD4ASP, Cat KM4PBD, John KG4HZC, Sam KQ4SL. ****Please remember the January & February monthly club meetings with be held on the 3rd Wednesday (January 21st and February 18th) at the Buckhall Fire Department.  This is due to Monday of those weeks being Federal Holidays and it pushes the training room schedule by one day. ****** Always thrilled to post here about the arrival of babies!   Congrats to Wayne N7QLK and his YL Vicky on the birth of their Granddaughter on January 5th, Congratulations to the whole family. Also, congrats to George K4GVT and his YL Ev on … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – DECEMBER 2025 Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Tony KM4KLB, Ed KK4PHP, Jay NQ4T, Dianne KI4FVV, Bill N4SV, Alan KY4DN, Byron AK4XR, David KK4ZUU.   Enjoy your day!   Happy to report that Ken KN4DD is home recovering from his knee surgeries.   Ken is also the recipient of the club’s Lifetime Achievement Award which was announced at the club party.   We will be getting the award to him soon. Also happy to report that Al KB4BHB is out of the hospital and is recuperating at his son & daughter-in-law’s home in Remington.  John KG4NXT, Gene N4HFW and I went to visit Al this past week and he is looking a lot better! James KQ4CAX is a patient at Inova Fairfax due to having a stroke.   John … Read more >>

Vice-President’s Letter for December 2025

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  Seasons greetings from KM4OZH. It’s time for parties with friends and family. Speaking of parties, Theresa and John hosted the OVH wingding at their home. An enjoyable evening, with plenty of great food and some surprise attendees. Many thanks Theresa ,well done.   Best wishes for speedy recoveries to James KQ4CAX, Al KB4BHB and Ken KN4DD.   Radiowise, this is a quiet month for me. In preparation for the January VHF contest I practiced and became more familiar with meteor scatter operation, Using the MSK144 mode I successfully made numerous contacts to the West and Midwest. Learning from seasoned VHF contesters, meteor scatter contacts can provide much needed distant Grid Square multipliers from late night operations.    VHF contacts are scarce so another means of making contacts is welcome.   … Read more >>

OVH Holiday Party 2025

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Lots of toys for tots

The 2025 OVH Holiday Party was held at the Heartney house.  We had out of  town OVH members attend: Wayne N7QLK and wife Vicki came from Ocala, Florida on the Amtrak Auto Train.  This was a surprise appearance. Ray KM4EKR and Sandy KM4JUS came from  Leesville, South Carolina. Other OVH members include Gil, KM4OZH, Byon AK4XR and wife Jane,  Jay NQ4T,  Jeff WB6UIE, Pinky KN4ZLY, Gus N4MLE, Alex KQ4MIG and wife, Ken KE2N,  Luther WA3FMO, Ken KE2N , Greg KM4CCG,  John KG4NXT, Theresa KG4TVM. Pinky was our photographer. It was a potluck with Theresa providing ham and turkey.  There were so many desserts that we had to put them on two tables. There was a brief business meeting where we voted in Scott KN4BNF and Ken KN4DD was awarded the … Read more >>

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 >>