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May 2026 Meeting
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Read MoreApril Club Events
World Amateur Radio Day is Apr 18th and you’ll hear a lot of stations calling CQ WARD, not only on the 18th, but all month long. Join the fun and celebrate by wishing a fellow Ham Happy WARD on the air. The theme this year is: “Advancing the Spirit of Amateur Radio Through Innovation”, reflecting its centenary…
Read MoreNovember 2025 Business Meeting
The annual business meeting for the Vienna Wireless Society will be held on Friday, November 14th, 2025 at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Oakton HS in the cafeteria, and will be streaming via Zoom. The Zoom link (URL) will be posted here on the club website and calendar. We encourage all members to…
Read MoreOctober 2025 Monthly Meeting
When: October 10, 2025 starting at 7:30 pm. Where: Oakton High School, Vienna Barry Duggan (KV4FV) will present “How to build a SSB receiver using GNU Radio” The only hardware used is an RTL-SDR dongle which costs about $20. In preparation for the presentation, look at: Installing GNU Radio https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php?title=InstallingGRRTL-SDR FM Receiver https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php?title=RTL-SDR_FM_Receiver If you cannot attend in person, the…
Read MoreSeptember 2025 Events
Monthly Meeting – September 12 On Friday September 12 at 7:30 PM, join our VWS EMCOMMS lead Mark Cornick N3MSC as we focus on local Emergency Communications Services-courtesy of the ARES Roundtable. The meeting location is the Vienna Community Center, 2nd floor. What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)? What is its role in a changing landscape…
Read MoreAugust Events
August is turning out to be a busy time for VWS. We have the following events planned for the next few weeks. Hope you did not miss these events in early August. August 2 2025 – POTA Activation and more Join VWS members on August 2 2025 for POTA activation, a 145 ALIVE event and…
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