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March Meeting 03/14/2020 – Cancelled

Good Afternoon,

New information regarding the COVID-19 Virus and related closings, cancellations and recommendations has been rapidly evolving.  I have also been contacted by several members who where either unable to attend or were concerned over the meeting tomorrow.

With that said, and out of an abundance of caution, I have decided to cancel tomorrows meeting.  I do apologize for the late notice and for any inconvenience.  Because this decision was reached so let please take a moment to ensure any fellow members that you have regular contact with are aware of the cancellation.  

Sorry for the inconvenience but we want to look out for our members.

Respectfully,

Doug K4AIU

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March 12 2020 HF Net

Good net was enjoyed by those who checked in Thursday evening. Check ins included:
KE4S
N4CF
K8SYH
K3WD
N1ESD
N4PD
KC3ANS
KD2DKB

Multiple threads of discussion included participation in the just completed ARRL SSB contest last weekend, CWTs of late, and some antenna comments.

Only stations on 10m included myself and N4PD.

Nets concluded at 0040.

NCS for this week, Jeff, K0ZR

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LARG Monthly Meeting 03/14/2020

Good Morning,

Our Monthly LARG meeting will be held as scheduled this Saturday March 14, 2020. If you are not feeling well or are concerned about possible exposure we certainly understand.

We look forward to seeing those who can make it on Saturday.

In order to accommodate anyone who may not be able to make it, I will ATTEMPT to host a free conference call during the meeting.

Dial-in number (US): (425) 436-6383

Access code: 623119#

Online meeting ID: dougscomms

Join the online meeting: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/dougscomms

Take Care,

Doug

Doug – K4AIU
Loudoun Amateur Radio Group

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LARG 2M Net 3-8-2020

The LARG Sunday Night 2M net was convened at 8:30 PM Local.

Check Ins:

  • WB2UNA, John
  • K4JB, Jim
  • N4PDY, Mike
  • W5ODJ, John
  • KQ4CI , Evan

We discussed Spring Forward time, preparations for Spring, the LARG Extra Class exam, and possible site for the best Holiday event, the LARG Holiday party.

73 Evan KQ4CI

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Net Report: Thursday SSB Net Mar 4, 2020

80m – 3675 KHz on 05MAR 2020 Open 0100Z
Listening 3822 KHz for General class ops to check-in
QNI:
K3WD Bill +15
K8SYH Bill +15
WoMPM John +20
W5ODJ John +10
KE4S Dave, net control
We discussed our contact efforts with VP8PJ over the past few days. According to their plan, they went QRT as we opened our net.
Closed 0123Z

John W5ODJ called the 10M net on 28.405 MHz with check-in from Chris W4PMP. I was able to join the conversation late, when I figured out a work-around for the poor performance of the G5RV on 10 meters.

Please join us next week at 8:00PM on Thursday. 73 de Dave KE4S

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LARG is looking for your help

It was great seeing many of your at our January meeting. Please join me in thanking our 2019 Officers for their dedication and hard work!

The club is looking for your help. We have many talented members who bring to the club vast experience and unique skills.

Please consider getting involved in one of the below important roles that we are currently seeking members to become involved in. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to any of the officers.

Youth (STEM) outreach & LARG Public Information Officer

We are also looking for members who may be interested in coordinating these very important events.

• Field Day – Jun 27-28

• Reston Century – late August

• Oktoberfest – Sep 25-26

• Holiday Party – TBD: Dec 5 or 12

Thank you for your consideration and participation in the club.

Doug Coulter, K4AIU

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2M Net Report

LARG 2M Net Report for Sunday 3-1-2020

The net was convened at 8:30 PM local.

Check Ins:

KD4PIZ  Patrick  Herndon   Hand Held

KD4NYX  Wendy    Leesburg  Yaesu FTM-400XT

WB2UNA  John     Leesburg  Kenwood

KD4HAX  Joe      Leesburg  Yaesu FTM-400

KQ4CI   Evan     Ashburn       Baofeng UV-5R III Hand Held

We had very interesting discussions of taxes, Beethoven sonata singing, cloud forensics, and SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus).

The net was secured at 8:27 PM local.

For Wendy, Joe, and others, 145.31 is C4FM and analog auto dual mode, so after the social portion of the net is closed next week, feel free to C4FM.

Respectful Best Regards  Evan KQ4CI

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2m Net Report; February 23, 2020

We seated the most famous Sunday Night Net held by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group on 2-Meters FM at 20:30 local time. Tonight was on the WA4TXE/R on 146.700 MHz (no pl).

Check-ins were as follows:

  • W5ODJ, John (NCS)
  • KG4TIH, Paulson
  • KU4FT, Chris
  • K0ZR, Jeff
  • KD4HAX, Joe
  • W4PMP, Chris
  • KO4ANI, Mike
  • N4PD, Paul
  • K4JB, Jim
  • K4MNA, Mitch
  • N4PDY, Mike

Reminder: The Extra class is on Mondays (tomorrow).

Everyone have a great week!

73,

John
W5ODJ

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Sunday night digital net report.

As you likely know, we meet every Sunday evening from 19:30 to 20:00 local time for a brief digital net. Anyone is welcome. For all the details on this net you can find it here.

There were two checkins tonight:

  • John, W5ODJ (NCS)
  • Paulson, KG4TIH

We had a nice, hour long, conversation and tested two different bands. It was nice to catch up with Paulson over a digital QSO.

73!

John
W5ODJ

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2 Meter net report

We held the 2 meter net tonight (February 16, 2020). There were 6 check-ins:

  • W5ODJ, NCS
  • N4PDY
  • KD4NYX
  • KD4HAX
  • WA4TXE
  • KK4TNO

Mike let us know there are going to be 11 students in this next Extra class training. He let us know that N1RM is mostly organizing this training and that it has gone very well.

Remember that tomorrow is when we meet at Wegmans for lunch. If you are free you might consider joining us.

Thank so all who took the time to test their radio gear. Everyone have a great week.

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