Sunshine Corner

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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 >>

OVH VE Session February 28 2026

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On February 28 2026, OVH had its first in-person, all-electronic VE exam using the ExamTools system. We provided tests to four applicants, and everyone went home a winner. We now have one new Technician Class operator and three new General Class operators in our region. Grading exams is a cinch since we no longer must use the blue templates and pencil-checking approach. The computer system does everything for us! This makes the process effortless (for the VE team) when an applicant wants to attempt the next exam element for the same $15 exam fee. Three applicants paid in cash and one paid using a PayPal Pool account. When the ARRL opens on Monday, I will upload the Zip file containing all the exam information and make payment for the candidate testing … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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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 >>

OVH goes to Middle Peninsula Hamfest

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On Feb 7, 2026, Theresa, KG4TVM, and John, KG4NXT, went to the Middle Peninsula Hamfest in Gloucester, Virginia. The weather was very cold and we had swirling snow that seriously obstructed our vision. We had a table and our primary purpose was to distribute OVH tailgate flyers, which we did. Ron, K3FR, attended too and had an IC-7100 with original box and manuals for sale. Ron got an offer but did not take it. We will be happy to take any other consignment items to Winterfest. We do not charge a consignment fee. Someone gave John a low power Dentron tuner. Scott KE4WMF is a VHF limited rover contestant like Gil KM4OZH. Scott parked his car with antenna farm in full bloom. He also gave a presentation on the evolution … Read more >>

Sunshine Corner

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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 >>

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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 >>

Vice-President’s Letter for December 2025

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  Seasons greetings from KM4OZH. It’s time for parties with friends and family. Speaking of parties, Theresa and John hosted the OVH wingding at their home. An enjoyable evening, with plenty of great food and some surprise attendees. Many thanks Theresa ,well done.   Best wishes for speedy recoveries to James KQ4CAX, Al KB4BHB and Ken KN4DD.   Radiowise, this is a quiet month for me. In preparation for the January VHF contest I practiced and became more familiar with meteor scatter operation, Using the MSK144 mode I successfully made numerous contacts to the West and Midwest. Learning from seasoned VHF contesters, meteor scatter contacts can provide much needed distant Grid Square multipliers from late night operations.    VHF contacts are scarce so another means of making contacts is welcome.   … Read more >>

OVH Holiday Party 2025

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Lots of toys for tots

The 2025 OVH Holiday Party was held at the Heartney house.  We had out of  town OVH members attend: Wayne N7QLK and wife Vicki came from Ocala, Florida on the Amtrak Auto Train.  This was a surprise appearance. Ray KM4EKR and Sandy KM4JUS came from  Leesville, South Carolina. Other OVH members include Gil, KM4OZH, Byon AK4XR and wife Jane,  Jay NQ4T,  Jeff WB6UIE, Pinky KN4ZLY, Gus N4MLE, Alex KQ4MIG and wife, Ken KE2N,  Luther WA3FMO, Ken KE2N , Greg KM4CCG,  John KG4NXT, Theresa KG4TVM. Pinky was our photographer. It was a potluck with Theresa providing ham and turkey.  There were so many desserts that we had to put them on two tables. There was a brief business meeting where we voted in Scott KN4BNF and Ken KN4DD was awarded the … Read more >>