Vienna Wireless Society’s 49th WINTERFEST matches Hams, Makers and Electronic Enthusiasts with Vendors on Sunday, March 9th, 2025 for a traditional Hamfest. Tickets can be bought in advance and raffle tickets are available now. More info here - https://t.co/AVRc86Eh6x
Its Monday again, you know what that means ... our weekly net is tonight at 8pm!
Early check-ins will begin at 7:45.
Catch us on the K4HTA repeater, 146.685, negative offset, CTCSS tone 110.9 hz; or the K4XY repeater at 448.375, negative offset, no tone.
Dont forget to get on the air for our weekly net at 8pm. The net will be on K4HTA repeater, 146.685, negative offset, CTCSS tone 110.9 hz; or the K4XY repeater at 448.375, negative offset, no tone.
This Sunday is our Spring Picnic. Swing by and bring your portable setup. Or just a HT. Or just yourself.
Details are on our homepage - https://t.co/kmTBjIVaYM
#HamRadio#POTA
VWS is having a POTA Event on Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 11am to 1pm EDST at Wolf Trap National Park. Come out an get your POTA on.
More info here - https://t.co/FrinYMy714
#hamradio#POTA
Tonight is the VWS 2-meter net on the K4HTA and K4XY repeaters at 2000 EDT. Early check-ins at 1945. EchoLink is working, so we will be able to hear from friends in other areas as well.
https://t.co/GrZCleokhu
Tonight is our April general membership meeting (April 12th) at Oakton High School starting at 7:30 ED. Our guest speaker via zoom will be from RTL systems to talk about programming your VHF/UHF radio memories to store all the repeater data. More info here-https://t.co/kmTBjIVaYM
Don't forget our weekly net tonight at 8pm.
Come join us using any of the methods listed below:
K4HTA info: FM 2M: 146.685(-) CTCSS: 110.9 Hz
K4XY info: FM 70cM: 448.375(-) – no tone
Echolink: K4HTA-R
AllStar node: 52093
This weekend is another contest: CQ WPX SSB. It is another good one for newer hams to try to work. There should be lots of DX stations. Last year there were about 7000 single operator logs and most of the logs were from outside of North America.
https://t.co/kHV4nglwrb
This weekend is the Virginia QSO Party. Are you making plans to participate?
We need as many people participating as
possible and sending their logs in.
Hope to hear you on the air!
More info is here - https://t.co/edz7ICJEcN
#hamradio#qsoparty#novaham
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Calling all radio amateurs to the Monday night net hosted by the Vienna Wireless Society on the K4HTA and K4XY repeaters this evening at 8 pm EDT.
146.685(-) CTCSS – 110.9 Hz Tysons, Virginia (Call sign K4HTA).
448.375(-) Fair Oaks Hospital (Call sign K4XY).
Today is the big day.... IT'S WINTERFEST!!!!
Are you ready? Hope you bought tickets (esp raffle tix) and made plans to come see us.
Tickets are available at the door too, in case you didn't get them online.
https://t.co/AVRc86DJgZ
#hamradio#hamfest#novaham
Big thanks to Gordon Miller (NQ4K) from @sparcradio for coming out to our meeting last night to talk about the VA QSO party.
Hope y'all are making plans to participate in the event.
More info - https://t.co/edz7ICJEcN
Dont forget, tonight is our March General Membership meeting at Oakton High School Cafeteria
The meeting will start at 7:30 and as usual will have the virtual option with zoom. The zoom link is https://t.co/RisWm2F7YK
#hamradio#novaham#vws
Less than one week to go until our Winterfest event. Make sure you get your tickets, grab some raffle tickets and most of all bring your wallet to the event.
Hope to see everyone there.
https://t.co/WyDZ8nrn96
#hamradio#hamfest
Only 2 weeks to go to our Annual WINTERFEST! There is still plenty of time to buy your tickets. Make sure you have plans to come see us.
Dont forget to buy your raffle tickets too! Some amazing prizes. To include a brand new FT-DX10!
https://t.co/dLBZCQZmuM
#hamfest#hamradio
You don’t even need to attend the event to win. We’ll get any prizes you win shipped directly to you.
More information is available at https://t.co/AVRc86DJgZ
#hamradio#hamfest#vwswinterfest
Did you know that #Winterfest, one of the largest and most successful #hamradio#hamfest in the #DMV area is coming on March 10th?
Whether you need a brand new radio, or a tube for your dusty boat anchor, the vendors will have it. https://t.co/AVRc86DJgZ #hamr
It gets even better: You don't need to come to #Winterfest to leave with a brand new #Yaesu#FTDX10! Just get a raffle ticket, or even better, get 10!
Tickets for entry and the raffle are available now.
Purchase your tickets here- https://t.co/WyDZ8nrn96 #hamradio#hamr