Sunshine Corner

SUNSHINE CORNER – April 2026   Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Harry KC9TXL, Harry KN4IJY, Brian KK4CBS, Gene KN4JMB, Gil KM4OZH, Paul N4PD, Joe KI4OHR, Lillian KK4MXY, David KI4AZX, Paul W4ZB, David KD4DEE, Mark KN4OGC and Paul KO4UOO.   Very sad news on April 1st, Art W1CRO passed away.   Art was a club member for many decades and wore many hats in the club along the way.   George K4GVT is working with Art’s wife, Hajia to find new homes for Art’s ham equipment.   Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.  I did pull some photos of Art and along with the email stories and condolences, framed everything in a shadow box and gave it to Hajia at the viewing.  Sorry that I had to … Read more >>

SUNSHINE CORNER – March 2026 Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Noel NW5N, Scott KM4FID, Kate KR4FRP, Gary K4MRL, Jeff N1SN, Michael KO4BCN, David KO4HIR and Michael KO4HBU. Well I don’t think winter is done with us yet, but hopefully soon!!! Happy to hear that Butch W4HJL is home recuperating, excellent news! Vienna Winterfest is Sunday, March 15th.  OVH will have a table set up to spread the word about our Hamfest in June.  Please try to come out and support the Vienna group.  George K4GVT will be there talking to the vendors to see if they will come to our event. Virginia QSO Party is Saturday & Sunday, March 21st to 22nd.  Great contest and hope you will consider participating, at home or mobile.   Please remember … Read more >>

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 >>

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 – 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>