ARRL Field Day is June 22-23. RATS will once again have Field Day operations at Laurel Park, 10301 Hungary Spring Road Glen Allen, VA 23060. Talk-in: 146.88 (74.4 tone) or 442.55 (74.4 tone). For more information visit the ARRL Field Day site at http://www.arrl.org/field-day.
Author: Jim, WY4O
ARRL Field Day – Richmond
ARRL Field Day is June 23-24. RATS will once again have Field Day operations at Laurel Park. For more information visit the ARRL Field Day site at http://www.arrl.org/field-day.
Due to Field Day, the next DDXG meeting will be held one week earlier than usual, Saturday, June 16th. DDXG meets at the Deep Run Recreation Center at 9900 Ridgefield Parkway, Henrico, VA 23233.
Frostfest 2018
DDXG will once again be at Frostfest on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at the Richmond Raceway Complex. Frostfest is the mid-Atlantic’s largest winter hamfest. Our location has changed just a bit this year – we are now in the rear of the hall just to the left of the prize drum. Hours are from 8:30AM to 3:30PM. As in years past all of the flea market tables for Frostfest have been sold out. You are guaranteed to find a huge variety of great ham radio stuff to start or add to your shack.
DDXG will again provide the test bench so if you find a great rig or simply need to make sure something that has caught your eye powers up you can bring it by the DDXG tables. The team will help you test out basic power and transmit functionality. We have a 12 volt power supply, a dummy load, and SWR/power meter available.
Frostfest will also host a number of commercial vendors including Elecraft, Ham World, Quicksilver, Signman and more. Plus meetings (including the ARRL Virginia State convention), forums, and VE testing will all take place.
Be sure to stop by the DDXG booth and learn about our club. Members are available to share our excitement about DX, answer questions, and make you aware of upcoming DXpeditions! Ask us about joining DDXG to learn about or share your passion for DX!