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 to put the OVH on your log. Thanks to Gordon NQ4K for the Zoom meeting he prepared for us at our February meeting on the 2026 QSO Party!
Congratulations to Mark WA4KFZ and the VE Team for a successful VE Testing Session in February. Next session is Date: April 18, 2026 (Saturday) Exam Start Time: 0830
Location: Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151
Hamfest 2026 – Moving right along with permits, etc.. We need club members to volunteer to help on the day of Hamfest, June 20th. Also, need help spreading the word to other hams, clubs, possible vendors and tailgaters. If you belong to another club and would like to hand out flyers, please let me know and I will get those to you. Also, for vendors, if they want to reserve a table in advance, the Hamfest section on our website www.w4ovh.net has a table reservation section and PayPal button, thanks to KG4NXT for setting this up.
Field Day 2026 – Planning is underway, looking for overnight operators. Please contact John kg4nxt@arrl.net or at 703-789-6449 for any questions or to help in planning.
Please make sure the club has your correct call sign and mailing address on our website in the member’s only section – w4ovh.net
Please send me your news, good, not so good and ham related info! kg4tvm@hotmail.com
Thursday night net at 8 pm is a great way to keep up with current events and hear what everyone is up to with their radios!
73,
Theresa
kg4tvm
