Hamfest

Sunshine Corner – August 2026

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SUNSHINE CORNER – August 2026   Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Ken, KD4VA; Andy, KJ4MTP; John, KK4TCE; Karl, W4KRL; Stu, W4PR; Chick, KC1PIA; Duane, KK4BZ; and Raymond, KK4AQR. I just recently went through our membership list and compared it to the birthday list I have. There are quite a few members who I don’t have birthday months for. So, if you don’t see your name listed in your birthday month, please let me know at kg4tvm@hotmail.com John, KG4NXT and I traveled to Berryville for their Hamfest on August 2nd.  As we pulled in the sky opened up on us for about 20 minutes. There were already a large number of tailgaters set up and they had tables in 3 buildings with a nice crowd by 8:15 … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner – July 2026

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SUNSHINE CORNER – JULY 2026   Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Jack KN4HHQ, Steve KM4WVP, Philip KI4WGC, Jeff KM4FTK, Bruce KN4TS, George K4GVT, Jim KB0HSA, Sandy KM4JUS, Rosalie KN4ZLY, Jeff K9VEG, Luther WA3FMO, Stephen KO4GQR, William WB4KLC. I just recently went thru our membership list and compared it to the birthday list I have.  There are quite a few members who I don’t have birthday months for.  So, if you don’t see your name listed in your birthday month, please let me know at kg4tvm@hotmail.com Condolences to Ken KN4DD, his wife Paula passed away this month. Her final resting place is in New Jersey.   Please keep Ken in your thoughts and prayers, he is still having issues with his knee and needs another surgery. Condolences to … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner – June 2026

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Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members: Jan, KE4TMW; Edward, KQ4DPP; Jim, KM4SXM; Sean, KQ4FRQ; Robert, W4PHX; Seth, WA4FZY; Wayne, AG4ZZ; Gene, N4HFW; Bob, K4HJF; Nick, no callsign; Daniela, KQ4IKQ; Noah, KQ4IDI; David, KQ4BDS; Dana, KM4TTP; Ron, K3FR and William, KO4QDL. Well, I can now say KG4NXT and I have been to Hamvention in May! What a crazy, but very organized event; it was massive. Even though we were in Ohio, we still ran into several OVH club members and had a great time! Congratulations to all the graduates over the last month. I know several club members including myself have graduates this year and we wish the best to all of them! Safe travels to Ron, K3FR, as he has moved to Johnson City, Tennessee. We will … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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SUNSHINE CORNER – MAY 2026   Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members: John, KM4VCJ; David, KG4GIY; Bill, WA4FIC; Rob, KR4EEV; Dick, KM4UXE; Susan, K3SSP; Bruce, KN4GDX; Don, WA2SWX/HC4DA; Bob, KQ4PSE; Jim, WI4EE; John, KG4NXT; Kenneth, KI4EOH and Lynn, KX4HR. John, KG4NXT, and I are looking forward to going to Hamvention in Ohio in the next few days. There are several OVH members also going, so I hope we can all meet up at the event. This will be our first time going so I’m sure we will have some stories when we get back! Virginia QSO Party has preliminary results out and Gil, KM4OZH, is looking pretty good for a plaque and we will see if anyone else comes away with an award! Hamfest 2026 – June … Read more >>

Vienna Hamfest

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OVH Table at Winterfest

OVH went to Winterfest which is also know as the Vienna hamfest. They again had it at the Oakton high school and all tables were sold out. Unlike other hamfests, this is a BYOC event where you have to bring your own chairs. OVH had a table and distributed flyers to our upcoming hamfest in June. George K4GVT distributed flyers in the tailgate area and also in the inside. Theresa KG4TVM also distributed flyers inside. There were a number of OVH members including Bill AF4LL, Jim KM4SXM, Gil KM4OZH, Bruce KG4DGX and Karl W4KRL. This is probably the last time we will see Bill since he has taken a job in Kentucky. He has helped a lot with contacts on field day. The food prices were impressive – $4 for … Read more >>

Review: 2023 Tailgate Party

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With the weekend behind us, it is time to take a look back at our Tailgate Party 2023.While we await the official numbers from our Treasurer & Tailgate Chairman Don, WA2SWX, I call it an unqualified success. It was our second ever Tailgate Party and I can say we have earned more than two and a half times our seed money. I have long held that “Good luck happens when preparation meets opportunity”. We were certainly well prepared.  Led by Don in his fourth outing as Tailgate / Hamfest Chairman, it was as close to a turnkey operation as he could make it. Your OVH Tailgate Committee met three times in 2023 to bring this together. With the Coronavirus days receding in the rearview mirror, our most pressing concern was … Read more >>