RATS VA QSO Party | Monument Ave 10K Volunteering Opportunity

[RATS Secretary]

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society EXTRA! EXTRA! March 11, 2026 Inside this email: VA QSO Party Monument Ave 10k Volunteering VA QSO Party We will be hosting a VA QSO Party event at Laurel Recreation Area in Henrico on March 21st from 11am to 8pm. The event is FREE and you DO NOT need to be a RATS member to join us. All clubs and individuals are invited to participate, licensed or not! We'll have HF radios on the air operating under the club callsign for all to enjoy. We will also be offering free DMR radio programming. We have a large number of codeplugs ready to go for many different radio models. You will need to bring your radio and programming cable. We will have some food and water available, but please feel free to bring a dish or snacks to add to the table! If you have any additional questions, please reach out at activ...@rats.net. Monument Avenue 10k Volunteering Volunteer registration is now open for the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k, coming up on April 18th! Our Public Service Team is looking for volunteers to provide communications from various points along the route. You do not need to be experienced operating at events to participate. We will pair you up with someone that is. Operating at events is fun, it gives us skills useful for operating in emergency communications and it shows our local community what we are capable of as radio amateurs. If you have any additional questions, please reach out at volu...@rats.net. If you would like to be sure you are notified of future RATS public service activities, please consider signing up for our Public Service Announcement email list.  You do not need to be a RATS member to receive these announcements, and you can unsubscribe at any time. Meetings and Club Contacts Next membership meeting:  Friday, March 20th at 7:30 PM Next Board meeting:  Wednesday, April 1st at 6:30 PM Link to all meetings: https://go.rats.net/zoom Meeting minutes and video: https://www.rats.net/club-info/minutes Listen to our repeaters from anywhere with the Broadcastify network and Brandmeister Hoseline Club leadership, committee, and workgroup contact information is available on our website. Unsubscribe