Vienna Wireless Society

Vienna Wireless Society We are a ham radio organization based out of Vienna, Virginia. We are very active with each other, as well as with the public.

Our events include: numerous meetings, high altitude balloon launches, and public events. Repeater info -

The Vienna Wireless Society operates two repeaters.

146.685(-) CTCSS – 110.9 Hz Located in Tysons, Virginia (Call sign K4HTA).

448.375(-) Located at Fair Oaks Hospital (Call sign K4XY). Both the 2m and 70 cm VWS repeaters are available for general Amateur Radio use. However, when an emer

gency is declared, either one or both of the repeaters may be dedicated for use by the Fairfax County ARES/RACES organization. Please listen before transmitting to determine if and how the repeaters are currently being used. It is always a good radio practice to begin by asking “is this repeater is in use?” On Monday evenings at 8pm, the 2m repeater is used for the VWS Monday Evening 2m net. Consider joining the net, and if you are new to Amateur Radio let us be your first contact! The net is open to all licensed Amateur Radio operators.

05/14/2026

Tonight is our WORLD FAMOUS* 10 Meter Pow Wow net so whether you’re a seasoned DXer or just got your callsign, this is the perfect time to get on the air and join the conversation.

📡 The Details:
• When: Tonight at 8:30 PM
• Frequency: 28.444 MHz
• Mode: USB (Upper Sideband)

🔓 Calling All Technician License Holders!
If you’ve been sticking to the local VHF/UHF repeaters, this is your chance to stretch your wings!
The 10-Meter Band is a unique "cross-over" space where Technicians have voice privileges between 28.300 MHz and 28.500 MHz. Our net falls right in the heart of that window, making this a fantastic opportunity to:

• Test out your HF equipment.
• Experience "skip" and long-distance propagation.
• Build confidence on the HF bands in a friendly, local environment.

Pro Tip: If the bands are open, you might be surprised at how far your signal can travel on 10 meters with just a simple wire antenna!

Grab a drink, find a comfortable spot in the shack, and help us make some noise on 28.444. See you on the air! 73! 📻📡

*Maybe not WRLD FAMOUS … but pretty close.

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Lots of cool radio things happening including this fun sstv activity!If you capture a SSTV image from the ISS (easy...j...
05/08/2026

Lots of cool radio things happening including this fun sstv activity!

If you capture a SSTV image from the ISS (easy...just receive only with your HT) this weekend, and upload the image to the ARISS web site (very easy as even low quality pitiful barely readable images work, ask me how I know...), you get a QSL card from space! How cool is that! If you've joined the VWS's Monday night digital play group you are ready to go. All that SSTV practice is ready to pay off.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SSTV/comments/1t5pc2d/ariss_fans_we_are_go_for_sstv_series_32/

How to do this? Essentially, get a ISS tracker app on your phone/PC/whatever so you know when it is over head, have your HT tuned to 437.55mhz, record when the ISS is overhead and transmitting, get a way to record the audio chirp chirp, then play the audio into your favorite SSTV secret ring decoder like MMSSTV (there are many others as well). Then send the image to ARISS, and wait like an excited happy kid to get your lovely, cool, neat-o-torpedo QSL card from space!

The hyper advanced rocket science kids will tell you to adjust for doppler, stand on one foot with your elbow at 75 degrees, and offer a live goat to the Gods of Propagation. Well maybe, but it sort of works without all that.

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Is Ham Radio still relevant in Emergency Communications?In this presentation, David Lane (KG4GIY) argues that amateur ra...
05/06/2026

Is Ham Radio still relevant in Emergency Communications?

In this presentation, David Lane (KG4GIY) argues that amateur radio remains a critical, life-saving tool during emergencies, despite the prevalence of modern consumer technology. He asserts that while cell phones and the internet are convenient, they are fragile and prone to failure during large-scale disasters.

This is quite an interesting topic and well worth the watch.

31 likes, 7 comments. "Is ham radio as emergency communication still relevant?"

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22180-22183, 22185

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