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SUNDAY NET

Our Sunday Net meets every week at 9:00 am on 146.685 (neg offset, 110.9 Hz CTCSS). All are welcome. 
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December Meeting, 9 Dec 2023 -- Annual Holiday Party

QCWA Ch 91 Members & Friends of Ch 91....  Hopefully we’ll see you at our Saturday, Dec 9th holiday party at 1130 at PJ Skidoos* in Fairfax.  We’ll have some cheer, and a grand time socializing.  There is no technical program planned for the meeting.   In January, we’ll return to our traditional 3rd Saturday of the month meeting, and the program will discuss the ability of the aging power grid, the largest manmade machine in the world  to absorb more and more renewable energy gene
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November 18th Mtg, Glory Days

QCWA, Ch  91 & Friends of Ch 91: Hope to see you at our November meeting, Saturday, 18 Nov @ 1130 at Glory Days in Fairfax (MircoCenter shopping Center off Nutley Rd.  This month you are in for a treat.  Tom, AI4UZ is going to dazzle us w/ new magic tricks hot from this year’s Magic Trick Convention.  Looking for one volunteer willing to be sawed in half.   Note at the November meeting we will have election of officers.  If you would like to be considered for an officer position,
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NO August Meeting!

QCWA Ch 91 members & Friends of Ch 91:  We’ll not have a monthly meeting on the 3rd Saturday in August – instead operate the NAQP-SSB event on Sat, Aug 19th, starting at 2pm, and have fun!  We will meet in person next on Saturday, Sept 15th.  It will be our annual fall picnic. Pse mark your calendar to join us in September.  Also, if the spirit moves you, consider joining our on-air net every Sunday morning at 9am on the NVFMA Fairfax 2m repeater – 146.790 MHz, PL tone 77.0 Hz
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July 15th Meeting

Hopefully you have your calendar marked for our July meeting on Saturday, July 15th.  The meeting will be held at 1130 at Glory Days Fairfax, in the PanAM shopping center.    Our presentation is by John, K4XC.  He will discuss Electrical Communications of Oahu from the 19th century Kingdom to 1922.  He’ll discuss the landline telegraph to submarine cables and interisland, coastal, and trans-pacific radio stations, including commercial and US Navy radio operations.  The three forms of
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May 20th Meeting

Topic:  Next generation recruitment of Ham trends and insights.  Join Alexandria Amateur Radio Club’s Joe Izaquirre, KO4QQX as he discusses his Club’s efforts finding the 21st century solution for recruiting new Hams to join their Club.  The meeting will be held at Glory Days in Fairfax at 1130, on Saturday, May 20th.  Glory Days is in the Pan Am shopping center at 3059 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA 22031  
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April 15th Meeting

Ch 91 Mbrs & Friends of Ch 91:  Hopefully you’ll join us on Saturday, Apr 15th, at 1130 at Glory Days in Fairfax.   Our presentation on the early history of radio in the Hawaiian Islands needs to move to the right, as John, K4XC won’t be available this month.   Instead, we’re going to have a discussion about the history of Amateur Radio, circa 1923-ish.  We’ll use Chris, W2PA excellent timeline as our guide.  See:  http://w2pa.net/HRH/  See you all in a couple weeks.  M
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No March meeting!

QCWA, Chapter 91 & Friends of Ch 91:  We’ll have no Chapter meeting in March, instead enjoy the Virginia  QSO Party (Mar 18-19), or the VWS WINTERFEST (Mar 19).  Also, the Virginia activation of W1AW/4 on Mar 15-21st and there is still room to sign up to operate an hour or two.  See:  http://bit.ly/3iYqWCS  In April, we’ll have John, K4XC join us and he’ll talk about early history of radio operations in Hawaii.  The meeting will be at Glory Days (Fairfax) on Apr 15th.  Mike,
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Feb 18th Program

Please plan to join us for our 2nd face to face meeting of the year on Saturday, Feb 18th starting at 1130.  Our venue will be Glory Days in Fairfax, near the MicroCenter.   Our topic is Digital Mobile Radio, and some other internet-based methods for getting on the air (GOTA).  The focus is on operating procedures.    We’ll have a number of DMR experts help us GOTA, and we’ll spend our time exploring different talk groups.  See you on the 18th.  Mike, WA8AHZ 
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Thanksgiving, 2022

As we approach another Thanksgiving, I note the following SK... Vic Clark, W4KFC, was President of the ARRL, and honorary member of the Vienna Wireless Society. He died the morning after Thanksgiving, 1983, after having just returned home from traveling on behalf of the ARRL. At the time, Chapter 91 was known as the Northern Virginia Chapter of QCWA. After Vic's untimely death, the chapter applied for, and received, the name memorializing Vic. Keep Vic and his extended family in your p
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November 19th Meeting, Via Zoom

Pse join the Chapter on the 3rd Sat of November for a business meeting.  The meeting will start at 1130, and the Zoom link is:     Agenda includes:  Treasurer Report Motion to grant funds to NVFMA for use of the Fairfax Repeater On the Need to send in periodic (monthly) Chapter reports to HQs Nomination of, and then election of officers for CY23 Discussion regarding level of participation on Sunday morning nets and monthly meetings  Additionally, w
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October 15th Meeting, Via Zoom

Hard to believe October is here, and it’s time to mark ours calendar for the monthly QCWA meeting on Saturday, Oct 15th starting at 11:30.  The meeting will be via Zoom.   Our guest this month is Richard Dillman of the Martine Radio Historical Society, and he’ll talk about their mission, and organization dedicated to repairing, restoring and operating the historical “shore to ship” radio station KPH, located on the Point Reyes National Seashore as a way to honor the men and women who for 1
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September 17th Picnic

QCWA, Ch 91 members:   Please block your calendar for the 3rd Saturday in September (Sep 17th) for our Fall picnic starting at 1130 at Doug’s QTH.  NO ZOOM !!!!  If you need a ride to the picnic, let me know at WA8AHZ@arrl.net  Please plan to share a side-dish for about 3-4 people (max) ... that would be helpful. During the picnic, we’ll have a short discussion and tour of a whole house emergency generator system, and our friends from Vance Electric, in Springfield will
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August 20, 2022 @ 1130 Chapter Meeting, Via Zoom

Please mark your calendar to join us on Saturday, Aug 20th @ 1130 via Zoom to learn more about the Network Engineers Repeater Association (NERA) system of VHF & UHF repeaters in the DMV area – a little bit of history, and how NERA provides an outstanding public service to the community.  We will be joined by Art Feller, W4ART for the presentation.   The Link to the Zoom Mtg is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/968580533?pwd=QUJPWHh2ZWpOcW9TNVdyUjdFMWw2QT09
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Jul 16, 2022 Chapter Meeting, 1130 via Zoom

Please mark your calendar for Saturday, Jul 16th @ 1130 to join us for our monthly meeting, via Zoom.  The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/968580533?pwd=QUJPWHh2ZWpOcW9TNVdyUjdFMWw2QT09 Our topic is about the modern reincarnation of “homebrewing”.  Specifically:  The (Re)emergence of an Amateur Radio “Maker Community” .  Join Dean, KK4DAS, and chair of an active Amateur Radio Maker group in Northern Virginia, as he discusses the reemergence of home brewing – in the 21st Century.  H
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Spring Picnic, May 21, 2022

Pse join the Chapter for our May 21st face to face meeting, starting at 11:30 am for our Spring Picnic.  The Venue will be AK4AO’s home at 3630 Camelot Dr, Annandale.   It would be nice if you can bring a side dish to share.   It’s been a while since we’ve been able to meet in person, and hope to see you all there.   Mike, WA8AHZ President, QCWA, Ch 91
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April 16th Program

QCWA Ch 91 & Friends:  Please circle your calendar for Saturday, 16 Apr @ 1130 for our next QCWA meeting.  It will be by Zoom (only) and Chris, W2PA has agreed to return to the Ch 91 club house to talk about some other aspects of Ham Radio History.  As you may remember, Chris last talked to us in May 2021, and his talk was entitled:  "Where Did the Bands Come From?"     This time, he’ll share his historical research on the foundation of the American Radio Relay League -- research
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February 19th Program

I’m pleased to let you know that we have a real bang-up program for our Saturday, Feb 19th program @ 11:30, via Zoom*  The FFx County ARES folks are going to join us and give a state of play with the revitalized Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) program.    Our speaker is Scott Brewer, and he is one of the Assistant Emergency Coordinators for the Fairfax County ARES.  He'll present a brief overview of ARES, covering organizational affiliations, membership and certification requirements
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General Announcement

Talk to Santa via Ham Radio!

For over a decade, The Santa Net has connected kids from coast to coast with Santa Claus. Youngsters (and those Amateurs young at heart) can talk to “Santa at The North Pole” via strategically placed relay stations who are responsible for relaying in the voice of Santa.  Prenet check-ins are welcome each night starting at 7:15 PM central or via email at 3916nets@gmail.com Third party rules and regulations apply. The event runs nightly thru Christmas Eve. The Santa Net is a team effort that
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ARRL Transatlantic Radio Test

All,  Remember QCWA won't have a face to face holiday party/meeting on Saturday, 11 Dec at PJ Skidoos.  Next meeting will be January 15th ... most likely by Zoom. Also, there is a possibility that the 146.685 MHz repeater will be off the air starting on Friday, Dec 10th.  Our regular Sunday morning net will be hosted on the NVFMA 146.910 MHz repeater at 9am.  Hope to see you on the net on Sunday. We're pleased to provide you a link to the YouTube video of our November meeting, where ou
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November & December meetings and events

Please mark your calendar to join us, via Zoom on Saturday, Nov 20th @ 1130.  Our program will discuss a number of mystery radio stations (and not so mystery stations)  that populate the HF bands, sometimes right in the middle of the US Amateur Radio bands.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/968580533?pwd=QUJPWHh2ZWpOcW9TNVdyUjdFMWw2QT09 Would also like to point out that QCWA, in cooperation with (ARRL, Radio Club of America (RCA), Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), and the An
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Regular General Meeting, 16 Oct 2021

Pse mark your calendar for Sat, 16 Oct @ 1130 for our monthly Ch 91meeting, via zoom.  The topic is an historical perspective of the ARRL 1921 Transatlantic test – the first Amateur Radio transatlantic radio test.  Our speaker is Bruce Godley Littlefield, the grandson of Paul Godley, 2ZE and one of the principals radio operators of the 1921 test.  Bruce has extensively researched his grandfather’s journey in Amateur Radio, and I believe you’ll find his talk stimulating.   The Zoom link i
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General Membership Meeting

September 18, 2021

We're going to defer the Face to Face picnic planned for September, due to COVID.  So, the plan for September?  Let's have lunch together via Zoom .... hard to share (ham) sandwiches, but we can share our ham radio stories and exploits. Details for our Sept social (bring your own lunch): When: Saturday, 18 Sep @ 11:30 am Where:  Zoom, link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/968580533?pwd=QUJPWHh2ZWpOcW9TNVdyUjdFMWw2QT09 What:  General rag chew See you on the 18th!

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