Help us celebrate our first president's birthday. Our annual George Washington Special Event will take place on Feb. 17 (Sat) & 18 (Sun), 2024. The event will be in the greenhouse of the Mount Vernon Estate.

This free event is open to the public, especially those interested in the art of Ham radio! Stop by if you want to learn more about radios and we'll even let you get on the air and talk to people from around the world!

Email social@mvarc.org if you're interested in coming so we can provide details.

Details:

On Saturday: MVARC members will first arrive about 8:30AM to set up stations. The stations will likely be operational by 10AM. Anyone and everyone will be permitted to get on the air, as we will use the club’s call, K4US. We would love to put little kids on the air too! On Saturday, we will operate until about 3PM (as we must be off grounds by 4PM). For a variety of reasons, Saturday is the BEST day for newbies and guests to sample ham radio! The club will leave the antennas up overnight for the next day.

On Sunday: A few members will straggle in about 8:30AM to make a few more contacts. Likely, members will start to take down stations about 11AM.

Looking for a QSL card?

Send a SASE to: K4US, PO BOX 7234, Alexandria, VA 22307.