MVARC

The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club is comprised of hams from the NoVa/DC/Md area. (Repeater: K4US/R 146.055MHz Input/146.655MHz Output--Use PL tone 141.3 Hz)

[Corey @KN4YZY_Corey]

Please join us at the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club for our exciting Annual Field Day 2026 at our brand-new location! We’re looking forward to celebrating together and making wonderful memories. We hope to see you there! #Fieldday2026 Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club. #amateurradio #hamradio

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In this week's Amateur Radio News and Notes Podcast and Newsletter we have a contest spotlight for the CQ World Wide WPX Contest on CW this weekend, we learn about free online Field Day training from the Long Island CW Club & more.

Check it out for free: https://t.co/jR7GdnVEcE

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week:
• Dayton Hamvention Starts Today May 15-17, 2026
• QRPARCI Four Days in May Recap
• Elecraft Announces New AX4 Antenna
• Yaesu Announces System Fusion III and DR-3X Repeaters
https://t.co/Zb97vsR3dQ

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In this week's Amateur Radio News and Notes we learn about the Armed Forces Day Crossband Test tomorrow, we get ready for Dayton Hamvention next week, we find about about the QRPARCI Four Days in May Conference next Thursday, Check it out for free at https://t.co/8Ou9ycz2tx

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

Priscilla Presley – a Film star and who was married to Elvis Presley, was a Ham Radio Operator and her call sign was N6YOS. Yes, Priscilla Presley was a licensed ham radio operator in the 1990s. She held the call signs N6YOS and KC6IWA. She was reportedly active in a repeater group before letting her license expire in 2000, describing the hobby as "addictive".

There's a Youtube video on the Turnin Rust channel called "Elvis’s Abandoned Limo Found in Junkyard! | 1963 Pink Cadillac Will It Run | Turnin Rust" where at 1:51:22 they find a Grandmaster CW memory keyer tucked into a corner under a back seat.

Priscilla's ham radio license was under her maiden name folks:

Call Sign: N6YOS, Previous Call Sign: KC6IWA, Grant Date: 04/10/1990, Expiration Date: 04/10/2000, Cancellation Date: 04/11/2002, Registrant: Lou Lou Beaulieu, Beverly Hills, CA 90213

Read more: https://t.co/FmerFn3xAb

#yloperator #hamradio #hamradiocommunity Priscilla's ham radio license

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

Big congrats to our newly-elected 2026-27 officers!
President: Corey Law, KN4YZY
VP: Philip Mulford, AK4KM
Treasurer: Ed Cabic, N2EC
Secretary: Clayton Wilson, KI5YFN

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week:
• Contest Spotlight: QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party
• FCC Warns Licensee About Out-of-Band Transmissions
• MVARC Nets on the Air
• What’s happening with DX?
• Solar Activity Update
• Upcoming Contests
https://t.co/A2MDRc4W4E

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

Someone built a working D-STAR transceiver on a cheap ESP32 board. Text, GPS, images, web interface. Reportedly the only open-source D-STAR implementation out there. The comment section debate on digital modes is worth the price of admission.
🔗 https://t.co/hIdA3I4c5e

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

Old radio meets new tricks. This ham tapped into his vintage tube receiver's IF stage and added an SDR panadapter for a real-time spectrum display — something that used to cost as much as a car. Great DIY write-up from Hackaday.
🔗 https://t.co/92DhST0Ojm

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

Great little primer on why ham radio matters and how to get licensed — perfect to share with anyone who's been on the fence. The Technician exam is more approachable than people think, and the payoff is huge. Send it to someone who needs the nudge.
🔗 https://t.co/c3wYi4SuYs

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

When a historic blizzard buried the Northeast in February, ham radio operators didn't just watch — they went to work. ARES-SKYWARN nets on 12+ repeaters pushed 1,000+ real-time reports to the NWS and emergency managers. This is why we train.
🔗 https://t.co/8K1MmXNBoj

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week:
• Contest Spotlight: Virginia QSO Party
• DXpedition Spotlight: CY0S Sable Island
• Voice of America Staff Reinstated by U.S. District Court
• Indiana Passes HOA Bill
• MVARC Nets on the Air
• What's happening with DX?
https://t.co/xv2sjDUG6Z

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week
• Dayton Hamvention Announces 2026 Award Winners
• HamSci Conference This Weekend
• Bouvet Island 3Y0K DXpedition Update
• Guinea-Bissau J51A DXpedition Breaks QSO World Record
• MVARC at Vienna Wireless Winterfest This Weekend
https://t.co/XndrJ4YhUF

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week
• Contest Spotlight: ARRL International DX Contest on SSB
• Bouvet Island 3Y0K DXpedition Update
• Yaesu Radio Prices to Increase
• Amateur Radio News and Notes Podcast Celebrates Its First Year
• MVARC Breakfast and Meeting Recap
https://t.co/yGuoyYLugQ

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week
• Contest Spotlight: CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest
• DXpedition Spotlight: J51A Guinea Bissau
• Bouvet Island 3Y0K DXpedition Update
• Desecheo Island KP5/NP3VI DXpedition to be QRT March 3
• HamClock Gets New Community Backend
https://t.co/L4AkjeNF2b

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

In the log this week:
• New U.S. 60 Meter Band Allocation Effective Today 2/13/2026
• KP5/NP3VI Desecheo DXpedition To Continue Operations Until 3/3/2026
• MVARC Special Event Station at George Washington's Mount Vernon This Weekend 2/14/2026-2/15/2026
https://t.co/TUAx87LeUk

[Corey @KN4YZY_Corey]

@MountVernonARC

[Corey @KN4YZY_Corey]

@MountVernonARC
Headline: Winter Field Day #WFD was a success! 📷📷
A huge thank you to everyone who joined the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club yesterday. We had a great turnout, starting with breakfast at IHOP and getting on the air by 11 AM!
Highs and lows of the day:
The Weather: A brisk 23°F outside.
The Tent: Thanks to Ed, it was a tropical 90°F inside!
The Food: Huge thanks to my wife for the warm drinks and afternoon pizza run.
It was great to see some neighbors and new faces like Lael (KR4HOG) stop by. We’re still totaling up the contacts, but the energy was fantastic.
Next Up: Join us Feb 14-15 at the George Washington Mount Vernon Estate! We’ll be operating from the greenhouse (nice and warm). If you’ve been off the air for a while, this is the perfect time to get back on. See you there!
73, Corey KN4YZY
#HamRadio #WinterField Day #MVARC #AmateurRadio #MountVernon #WFD The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) #mountvernonarc

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

What a great time out at winter field day. The tent was in the 80s despite outside being in the teens. Got ops old and new on the air, had wonderful hospitality from KN4YZY and his XYL. Even had some folks who might join the club. Most Importantly we had fun. Thanks to all!

[MVARC @MountVernonARC]

Shout out to everyone who came out to join us this morning at Belle Haven park for a POTA activation!