{"id":440,"date":"2018-01-06T00:42:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T08:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/?p=440"},"modified":"2018-01-06T00:42:10","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T08:42:10","slug":"january-meeting-wednesday-january-10th-2018-wake-atoll-dxpedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/06\/january-meeting-wednesday-january-10th-2018-wake-atoll-dxpedition\/","title":{"rendered":"January Meeting &#8211; Wednesday, January 10th 2018 &#8211; Wake Atoll DXpedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>It\u2019s time for our first WVARA meeting of 2018. Please join us this Wednesday (Jan 10th) at 7pm in Meeting Room 5 at the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2731 N. First Street at Plumeria Drive (southwest corner) in San Jose.\u00a0 Most of us come in through the side entrance on the southwest side of the building \u2014 look for our red WVARA sign on the side where they park all the Red Cross trucks.\u00a0 Cookies will be served, and of course, visitors are welcome!<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t been to the Red Cross, &#8220;talk-in&#8221; is usually available on the Association&#8217;s repeaters, normally 2m\/220 are good choices.<\/p>\n<p>A few of us usually meet for dinner a block down the street around 6 pm prior to the meeting, and anyone is welcome to join. We&#8217;ll try to mix the pre-meeting restaurant up a bit this year, but we&#8217;ll start with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/dish-n-dash-san-jose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/dish-n-dash-san-jose&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1515314018070000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGsqKF3ONJDw59MoSyfS1zC2Yl6ig\">https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/<wbr \/>dish-n-dash-san-jose<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>John Miller will be talking to us about the 2013 K9W DXpedition to Wake Atoll. John has been on many DXpeditions and always tells an awesome story.<\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>John&#8217;s Bio:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>John was first licensed as WV2BQJ in 1958 while living in Syracuse, NY.\u00a0 In 1976, John\u2019s career took him to Silicon Valley, where he reconnected with amateur radio in the late 90s.\u00a0 In addition to his own website, he has created websites for a number of amateur radio organizations:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For the last decade, John has focused heavily on DXing, contesting, and recruiting new operators into the hobby.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>John is a member of ARRL, INDEXA, MLDXCC, and PAARA. He is Past-President of the Northern California Contest Club, a Director of the Northern California DX Club, a founding member of the CW Operators\u2019 Club, a member of the editorial staff of the National Contest Journal, and a Director of the Northern California DX Foundation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/K6MM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/K6MM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1515314018070000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRPcTQ6FZ4ODUSmgFuUf9lDV_c5A\">http:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/K6MM<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Hope to see you there!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time for our first WVARA meeting of 2018. Please join us this Wednesday (Jan 10th) at 7pm in Meeting Room 5 at the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2731 N. 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