LARG POTA Activation – 19 Jul
We have a great morning activating park US-9935, the VA Bird and Wildlife Trail at the Rust Nature Sanctuary. Setup started about 815am and we stopped operations just before noon. We had 3 stations and while I don’t have the final numbers, we were between 90 and 100 QSOs. Also 3 operators got their first exposure to FT8 and POTA all in one sitting.
Attendees were:
- Steve, KS1G
- Ron, KB4IQI
- Tareck, K9TRE
- Patrick, KR4VZF
- Rob, KR4EEV
- Jerry, KR4BXO
- Dave, KE4S
- Jim, K4FW and his wife Cindy.
- Steve, N4RAF
We also had some visitors who stopped by as they went out to repair the bluebird houses and expressed some interest in getting their license.
Field Day 26 – Photos
Photos from Field Day can be found here.
Or if you prefer to download the slide show click here.
20 Jun 26 Meeting Charts
The updated charts from the 20 Jun 26 meeting are posted here: https://shorturl.at/DXFct
Thanks to everyone who attended.
Happy Fathers Day!!!
Steve, N4RAF
LARG SWAG
A reminder you may buy club SWAG from:
Lands’ End: https://business.landsend.com/store/larg/
The SignMan: https://thesignman.company.site/ (new site)
June 2026 LARG Meeting Videos
Videos of the June meeting presentations have been posted to the LARG website. Links to videos take you to an unlisted playlist on YouTube. Presentations and video from most recent meetings are available at https://k4lrg.org/information/presentations/
73 Steve KS1G
Field Day – 2026
We are almost there. This year we will be a 3A station with 3 HF stations, plus GOTA , satellite, and 6m stations.
Volunteers always needed for setup and tear down – see schedule below.
Or just come out and operate or see what FD is all about. Bring the family – we get points for anybody under 18 who shows up. And more if they get on the GOTA station!
Location: 47 W Loudoun St, Round Hill, VA 20141, at the Sheriff’s Round Hill Station
Here is the schedule of events:
The Oplan and safety briefing can be found here: https://shorturl.at/L3pVs
Kicking Off My Japan SOTA/POTA Adventure — Now Operating as JQ7FWB
After weeks of waiting, refreshing inboxes, and double‑checking paperwork, it’s finally official: my Japanese reciprocal amateur radio license has arrived. I’m now on the air in Japan as JQ7FWB. It helps if your passport is not expired when you submit your application… Luckly I found it then rather than when I was standing at the checkin counter.
To lock the call sign into memory, I came up with a little mnemonic:
- J – Japan
- Q – Same second letter as my US call
- 7 – Japan Region 7
- F – Fat
- W – White
- B – Boy
Today kicks off the warm‑up phase of the trip: charging batteries, checking radios, sorting cables, and making sure nothing that should beep is silent and nothing that shouldn’t beep is beeping.
Early Monday morning, I’ll be heading up Mt. Kamabuse for my first SOTA activation of the trip. I hope to active by 11:00 PM UTC on June 14th.
If you hear JQ7FWB on the bands, give me a shout.
The summit is pretty easy access but I expect a lot of wind noise, and hopefully lots of contacts.
Sunday 2M Net, 07 June 2026
Net commenced at 2000 local on the 146.700/146.850 repeaters. Check-ins:
- W0MPM John
- WA4TXE Dave
- K3WD Bill
- KS1G Steve
- W3VAR Chuck
- KR4KRG Ryan
- W4PMP Chris (net control)
Topics tonight: Great discussions on many topics: Camping Adventurers, Trip to Sicily, Ancestry Research, Sat Trailer Repairs, Africa Safari, Skywarn Class, Flowerpot Antenna, etc.
Net was secured 2041.
73’s,
Chris, W4PMP
Sunday 2M Net, 31 May 2026
Net commenced at 2000 local on the 146.700/146.850 repeaters. Check-ins:
- WA4TXE Dave
- W3VAR Chuck
- N4FAF Jim
- K3WD Bill
- WA4KBM Kevin
- KS1G Steve
- W4PMP Chris (net control)
Topics tonight: Great discussions on many topics: Reston Bike Ride, Travel, Field Day, Incorporation Paperwork, New rig for Audi, etc.
Net was secured 2041.
73’s,
Chris, W4PMP