ARRL Virginia Section (VA) Section Manager Carl A. Clements, W4CAC 4500 Wake Forest Rd Portsmouth, VA 23703-4413 757-484-0569 w4cac@arrl.org Section Links Hamfests Affiliated Clubs Ham Radio Classes Other sections Roanoke Division

Assistant Section Manager Brian E Bayus, N1KC 2521 Heathcliff Ln Reston, VA 20191-4225 (703) 264-1180 brian.bayus@comcast.net Daniel J Edwards, AG4YU 403 Meadow Brook Ln PO Box 601 New Castle, VA 24127-0601 (540) 864-7021 Thomas L Gregory, N4NW 14 Shallow Creek Ln Stafford, VA 22554-3966 (540) 720-0431 n4nw@n4nw.org Bernard H Leonard Sr, W4LGY 22413 Apache Ln Bristol, VA 24202-1643 (276) 669-4387 Richard W Logan, KF4ZUF 2552 Detroit St Portsmouth, VA 23707-1724 (757) 737-0821, (757) 673-0238 kf4zuf@arrl.net Christine E Sokol, K4CES 124 Summitt Dr Rich Creek, VA 24147-9642 (540) 726-2211 k4ces@arrl.net Rue O Stuteville Jr, KA4PLH 1405 Virgilina Ave Norfolk, VA 23503-2312 (757) 583-2588 Affiliated Club Coordinator Ronald A Ramsey, AB4A 6635 Poage Valley Road Ext Roanoke, VA 24018-6850 (540) 776-0638, (540) 774-9474 Official Observer Coordinator Jack B Cochran, WC4J PO Box 757 Nokesville, VA 20182-0757 (703) 965-6011, (703) 257-9545 wc4j@wc4j.com Section Emergency Coordinator Ronald M Sokol, K4KHZ 124 Summitt Dr Rich Creek, VA 24147-9642 (540) 726-2211 k4khz@arrl.net State Government Liaison Martin B Mait, AG4DN 12 Lakeview Cir Palmyra, VA 22963-3327 (434) 578-2825 Section Traffic Manager William A Farmer, KI4GWC 4800 Clintwood Dr Portsmouth, VA 23703-4204 (757) 647-9202 ki4gwc@yahoo.com Technical Coordinator Howard E Wood Jr, WA4PGI 1349 S David St Covington, VA 24426-2238 (540) 969-5543, (540) 962-8111

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Please visit the ARRL VA Section web site for an in-depth view at what's happening in the VA section. www.arrlva.us Our web site is updated on a regular basis. VA Section news, reports and training tips including the following monthly reports can be found there: Section Manager's Report [June 15, 2007] Section Traffic Manger's Report [June 11, 2007 Section Emergency Coordinator's Report [June 13, 2007] The site also has detailed contact information for the entire section leadership team. Take a look!! Also check out our Virginia ARES web site at: www.aresva.org/aresva.html Thanks for your interest in ARRL VA Section ...

Carl Clements, W4CAC, Section Manager Dan Edwards, AG4YU, Webmaster

The "packet rocket" owned by Dave Potter, W4RPI, is ready to roll.	The Virginia Digital Net which meets M-F at 1915 (local) on 3.5785 MHz USB is experimenting with Chip 64 to pass NTS traffic.
ARISS QSO antennas and equipment set up on the roof of Virginia Run Elementary School. AZ / EL rotator system with circularly polarized 2-meter yagi is on the left with the Diamond X-50 vertical on the right. The tent in the center houses rotator control equipment, signal amplifiers, and power supplies. -- photo courtesy of Phil Wherry, AI4JF	Lt Vince Rose, KG4KQL, left, Gloucester County Sheriff's department with Joe Safranek, K4JJS, County RACES Radio Officer, conducting an amateur radio emergency communications training net covering a major portion of Eastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina.

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