Sunshine Corner

SUNSHINE CORNER – October 2026   Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members: Scott, KR4BNF; Ray, KM4EKR; Rob, KC4VDN; Phil, AI5TD; Bruce, WD4PAC; Eric, KO4MBI; and David, KY4MM. 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. The Willing Warriors Bike Ride was Saturday, September 12th. Thanks to the OVH members who provided radio support for this wonderful event. On Sunday, September 20th we held a POTA event at Sky Meadows State Park. The weatherman did not help our event at all, claiming we were going to be completely … Read more >>

SUNSHINE CORNER – September 2026 Sending Happy Birthday wishes to the following club members:  Gus, N4MLE; Scott, WB6EFW; Al, KB4BHB; Jim, WE4JJ; Ron, N4RDZ; Bill, AF4LL; Mark, WA4KFZ; Richard, N4HOS; Luis, KQ4GBC and Lori, KC0EWN.   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 Tuesday, September 15th, George, K4GVT will be giving his program on Vehicle FOB Relay Attack.   George has done a lot of work on this presentation, and we are looking forward to hearing it! Buckhall VFD is having the last BBQ Chicken dinner for 2026 on Saturday, … Read more >>

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   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 >>

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 – 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 >>