http://www.viennawireless.org/ Announcements and news from the Vienna Wireless Society http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=188 Bernie Wimmers 2010-07-17 The next meeting of the VWS will be held this coming Friday night, July 23rd. The meeting will be held in the Lecture Hall of the Oakton HS. The evenings program will be projects that club members had to use solder. It can be anything,as long as you smell solder, it's good to bring in! http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=187 Bernie Wimmers 2010-07-07 The next meeting of the VWS will be held this coming Friday night, July 9th. The meeting will be held in the Lecture Hall of the Oakton HS. The meeting topic will be a video on the Navajo Code Talkers. http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=186 Bernie Wimmers 2010-06-26 Join the VWS for the ARRL Field Day Saturday and Sunday. We are at Burke Lake park in Fairfax. The event starts at 2 PM today and runs for 24 hours. Come on out and get on the air! http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=185 Bernie Wimmers 2010-06-23 There will not be a formal meeting at our normal location, instead all members are encouraged to gather at our Field Day site at Burke Lake Park (south of Fairfax City on Route 123) anytime after 4 pm or so. Lend a hand in the start of the set up phase. Usually this means trying to get a few ropes shot into the trees before dark. And yes, food will be served. http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=184 Bernie Wimmers 2010-06-06 The next meeting of the Vienna Wireless Society will be this Friday, June 11, at 7:30 pm, in the Lecture Hall of Oakton High School at 2900 Sutton Road. The presenter will our Field Day Chair,Ray KJ4CNN. This is the last formal meeting before Field Day (the next meeting is at Burke Lake). Come ready to get the latest news and be prepared to step in if needed. http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=183 Bernie Wimmers 2010-05-12 The next meeting of the Vienna Wireless Society will be this Friday, May 14, at 7:30 pm, in the Lecture Hall of Oakton High School at 2900 Sutton Road. Ron Payne WA6YOU is back with a demonstration of crimping various types of coax connectors. http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=181 Pete Norloff 2010-05-03 Thanks to Mel Clarke, KI4WKZ, for putting together a complete summary page of all of our high altitude balloon flights to date up through this past weekend's VWS-8. Please see VWS Balloon Program Flight History http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=182 Pete Norloff 2010-05-03 A selected group of high altitude photos from the VWS-8 Balloon Flight are available here. http://www.viennawireless.org/news.php?post_id=180 Bernie Wimmers 2010-05-02 Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the safe launch and recovery of the latest balloon flight. The balloon reached a height of 117,683 feet and safely landed in Southern Maryland. The camera took some great photos, maybe some of the best yet. VWS-8 Photos