WVARA does not have a monthly evening meeting in December. Instead, we have a Holiday Party.
| When: | Noon to 3pm, Sunday December 7 |
| Where: | Silicon Valley Red Cross Building outdoor patio |
| 2731 N. First Street, at Plumeria Drive in San Jose | |
| (The Red Cross building is on the southwest corner of that intersection. The patio is on the east, or First Street-facing, side. By parking on the building’s east side, you will have a short no-stairs walk to the patio.) | |
| Who: | Members, family and guests are all welcome to attend. |
| Weather: | Rain or shine. We will shift indoors to the Break Room / Kitchenette and Room 3 if it is inclement. |
| Bring: | Your own meat / main-dish items, and maybe a desert or side dish to share. |
| Your own beverages, or a water bottle (we have access to the Red Cross’s Break Room to refill). We will bring some bottled water from our “flea market horde” as well. | |
| Available: | Hot charcoal and grilling utensils. |
| AC outlets are in the Break Room just off the patio if you wish to plug in a hot plate or crock pots. Bring a long extension cord to reach out to the patio. (Crock pots filled with wonderful chili have been known to appear at past parties.) | |
| A limited supply of disposable plates, cups, serving utensils, cutlery, and napkins (but it is a big help if you bring what you will need). | |
| Drawings: | The WVARA tradition of drawing for Holiday Door Prizes continues. Santa Claus has made arrangements for some great prizes this year! |
| Another WVARA tradition involves those attending donating other interesting items they want to rehome. If you have such items, at least tangentially radio-related, bring them: we keep drawing door prize tickets until everything is gone. This is a good chance to find a new home for things like gently used mag mounts that don’t work on a vehicle with fiberglass body panels, USB-B cables or heliax that is just too awkward to carry on SOTA activations. | |
| Eligibility: | Every attending member in good standing (e.g. 2025 dues are paid) is eligible for the door prizes drawings (you must be present to win). |