Vienna Wireless Society

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About VWS

The Vienna Wireless Society (VWS) was founded in 1963. With a membership of over 300 licensed amateur radio operators and monthly technical meetings, VWS is among the largest and most active Amateur Radio clubs in Northern Virginia.

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Our Mission & Pillars

Our program of radio-related activities and public service rests on three main pillars: Scientific, technological, and educational activities; Recreational operating activities; and Emergency service activities. Recognized as the Dayton Hamvention Club of the Year in 2021.

VWS Governance & Documents

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Non-profit & Tax Exempt Status

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Technical Infrastructure: Repeaters

Information regarding our repeater systems and technical setups.

Initial antenna install for K4HTA at the MITRE building. The taller colinear antenna is K4HTA and the smaller one is for N9KET. Both the K4HTA and K4XY repeaters were upgraded about a year ago with the exact same systems. Both sites use a Raspberry Pi4 running Allstar software as the repeater controller. Since both repeaters are Allstar nodes, we can link them easily via the internet. We also use the Allstar software for remote receivers we are testing which allows easy linking to K4HTA. Additionally the K4HTA controller is set up to afford Echolink access. Both repeaters are configured to allow remote access via the controllers.

K4HTA

Primary repeater system.

K4XY

Secondary repeater system.