President’s Letter for January 2025

Happy New Year to All,

A quick reminder: Because of the MLK holiday, this month’s meeting will be on WEDNESDAY, January 22nd, and NOT Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone to donated gifts to Toys 4 Tots. I am told we collected more toys than ever before. Thank you also to everyone who came out to our annual Holiday Party. Thanks too, to the Heartney’s for hosting us and providing us with the turkey and ham.

A huge thank you especially to Theresa, KG4TVM, who, after finding out that the Yorkshire Restaurant would not be hosting us this year, stepped back in at near last minute to turn out another excellent Holiday Party for our club.

If you took part in the annual ARRL Straight Key Night (SKN) on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, congratulations.

It’s time to think about our Annual Dues, again. The amount is $25.00 and the preferred method of payment is PayPal, if you can. Your other choices of payment could be, mailing it in, paying online or just bringing your payment to the monthly meeting. Renewal form and instructions are attached in the newsletter and the PayPal link can be found in the members section on the OVH’s web site: https://w4ovh.net

OVH officer nominations are now being received; there will a vote for a new slate of officers for 2025 at the February, 2025 OVH meeting, also on a Wednesday (February 19th). So please be thinking of the best candidates for our club; if you are personally interested, please volunteer. I myself will be running for yet another term as OVH President, and am asking for your support.

Our first Tailgate planning meeting will be on the 14th of January at Sam and Joe’s Pizza; 6 PM for dinner and 6:30 PM for business. Please remember we are doing another Tailgate Party in lieu of a Hamfest for June 2025. It is the only money making event for the year, so please try to be involved.

Our monthly breakfast returns this Saturday, January 18th at 8:00 AM. Pioneered by Byron, AK4XR, we get together every Saturday before our meetings at a table or two in the back of Yorkshire Restaurant for some good food and good conversation.

Yorkshire Restaurant
7537 Centreville Rd.
Manassas, VA 20111
(703) 368-4905

Our next monthly meeting WEDNESDAY, January 22nd and NOT Tuesday.
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Buckhall VFD Hall
7190 Yates Ford Road
Manassas, VA 20111

John, KG4NXT, will be presenting an update into the OVH’s foray into mesh networks.

Also, a reminder to check in to the OVH’s Thursday night VHF/UHF repeater net at 8 PM.
The details for that are on the OVH’s web site: https://w4ovh.net

Questions, comments or war stories can be directed to my e-mail: KN4DD@arrl.net
73,
Ken, KN4DD

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