{"id":2546,"date":"2026-03-31T19:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:41:20","slug":"wvara-presidents-message-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/31\/wvara-presidents-message-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"WVARA Presidents Message &#8211; April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As I write this, I\u2019m far from San Jose but very much still connected to WVARA and Amateur Radio.&nbsp; I\u2019ll be traveling across the Nordic countries\u2014Norway, Sweden, and Denmark\u2014through most of April, but rest assured, I\u2019ve packed my KX2 and several antennas and I\u2019ve already done a few POTA activations in Norway as LA\/KK6IK, and I invite you to listen for me on&nbsp;<strong>20 meters CW and FT8 from the island of Svalbard as JW\/KK6IK on April 8<\/strong>, between 08:00 and 17:00 UTC. If band conditions cooperate, I hope to catch some familiar callsigns!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, there\u2019s plenty happening stateside with WVARA this month. Our club continues to grow in energy, participation, and community, thanks to all of you who show up\u2014on the air, at meetings, and for the informal get-togethers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"m_2004102070249043204whats-happening-in-april\"><strong>What\u2019s Happening in April<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 8 General Meeting:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave, WR6Z, will be leading a hands-on discussion and demonstration on\u00a0<em>AllStar<\/em>. This will be a great opportunity to learn how to connect and configure your equipment so more members can connect on the W6PIY repeater system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April\u00a0 20 \u201cCoffee Take Down\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0at Peet\u2019s Coffee (144 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA)\u00a0in Sunnyvale \u2014 always a relaxed, enjoyable time to meet fellow hams, swap ideas, and maybe plan that next activation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WVARA Spring POTA Event \u2013 April 25.<\/strong>\u00a0We\u2019ll close out the month with a group Parks on the Air activation at a location to be announced soon. Bring your rig, batteries,\u00a0 antennas and enthusiasm\u2014let\u2019s make this one a big turnout!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"m_2004102070249043204looking-back-at-a-busy-march\"><strong>Looking Back at a Busy March<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>March was full of momentum. Our March 11 general meeting had excellent attendance, as Eric, W6HS, guided attendees through MeshCore configuration and duse. We also held our second \u201cCoffee Take Down\u201d on March 23 at Blue Bottle at Santana Row along with a fun mini-POTA activation at Martial Cottle Park in San Jose after coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, the club membership passed&nbsp;<strong>two major votes<\/strong>&nbsp;shaping the club\u2019s future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adoption of the\u00a0<strong>new WVARA Bylaws<\/strong>, paving the way for a more inclusive and modern club framework for now and into the future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approval of a\u00a0<strong>new, larger, more central meeting location<\/strong>, beginning in\u00a0<strong>September 2026 at the West Valley San Jose Public Library, Community Room (1243 San Tomas Aquino Road, San Jose)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Until our summer break, we\u2019ll continue to meet at the&nbsp;<strong>Santa Clara Valley Red Cross Building<\/strong>, as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the scenes, your Board has been hard at work, too. We\u2019ve started to reconfigure the W6PIY repeaters to enable for AllStar-linked operations while keeping the ability to have a local communication capability (as well as working to fix the 1.2 GHz machine), centralized club assets in a new storage unit, and created a\u00a0<strong>private WVARA MeshCore channel<\/strong>\u00a0for members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"m_2004102070249043204looking-ahead\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark your calendars:\u00a0<strong>Saturday, May 9, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0is our biggest annual fundraiser, the\u00a0<strong>WVARA benefit at the ASVARO Electronics Flea Market<\/strong>. It\u2019s always a fun day and an important support event for the club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re chasing DX, chatting on our repeaters, or hanging out at local WVARA gatherings, thank you for continuing to keep WVARA active, welcoming, and innovative. I may be operating from across the globe this month, but I\u2019ll be thinking of you all on the airwaves.&nbsp; I&#8217;ll see you all at the April 25 POTA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>73,<br><strong>Scott, KK6IK<\/strong><br>President, West Valley Amateur Radio Association<br><br>San Jose, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I write this, I\u2019m far from San Jose but very much still connected to WVARA and Amateur Radio.&nbsp; I\u2019ll be traveling across the Nordic countries\u2014Norway, Sweden, and Denmark\u2014through most of April, but rest assured, I\u2019ve packed my KX2 and several antennas and I\u2019ve already done a few POTA activations in Norway as LA\/KK6IK, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/31\/wvara-presidents-message-april-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WVARA Presidents Message &#8211; April 2026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WVARA Presidents Message - April 2026 - WVARA HOME<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/31\/wvara-presidents-message-april-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WVARA Presidents Message - April 2026 - WVARA HOME\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As I write this, I\u2019m far from San Jose but very much still connected to WVARA and Amateur Radio.&nbsp; 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