The next meeting will be another on-line Zoom meeting. Because of covidvirus concerns we will again socially distance ourselves on the internet.
Program: "Experiences at natural disasters as a Red Cross volunteer"
by Bob KD7SXH
Wednesday, January 20th
6:30pm Social Time
7:00pm Presentation and Business
Saturday, April 17th.
Watch this space for more info.
Knobby Knee Net
Every Morning at 7:00AM
60s Trivia Net
Tuesday Evenings at 6:30PM
T.G.I.F. Net
Friday Evenings at 6:30PM
Matt N7YIO is a certified drone pilot. He took this photo of the Squaw Peak repeater site. Our repeater is the little shack in the bottom left corner. Camp Verde is in the upper left and the red rocks near Sedona in the top left. Click the photo for a large version.
The VVARA annual dues are $24 and are due January 1st. You are not required to be a club member to use our repeaters or attend club meetings. Your dues help the club operate and maintain two repeater sites and pay for meeting space. Please support the club by joining or renewing your membership here:
https://vvara.org/about.html#member
The FCC has agreed with ARRL and other commenters that its proposed $50 fee for certain amateur radio applications was “too high to account for the minimal staff involvement in these applications.” Read more...
ARRL Website
A proposal submitted by Congresswoman Debbie Lesko before Congress to name April 18, 2021 National Amateur Radio Operators Day. Please urge your representatives to support this proposal. Read more...
BILLS-116hres1201ih.pdf
“The goal here should be to kick the proprietary protocols off the airwaves, replace DMR, Fusion, D-Star, etc. To do that, it’s not just good enough to be open, it has to be legitimately competitive.” Read more...
https://m17project.org/