Squaw Peak
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.
Dues are Due
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
FCC Reduces Proposed Amateur Radio Application Fee to $35
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
National Amateur Radio Operators Day
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 M17 Project
“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/
